Criminal Justice & Political Science Doctoral Work
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Individual Risk Factors and Drug Court Success: An Application of the Risk, Needs, Responsivity Model
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Research has documented that drug courts can and do work; however, recent attention has focused on how individual characteristics may be related to program success and post program recidivism. It was the purpose of this ... -
Integrating the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Approaches for an Enhanced Police Performance Measurement System
(North Dakota State University, 2021)An effective performance measurement system is an integral part of modern police management. Police agencies have measured their performance against a very restricted set of crime-focused indicators, such as crime rates, ... -
Correctional Case Planning: An Examination Into the Impacts of Case Plans on Offender Recidivism
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Case planning has become common practice within many correctional intervention programs. While the practice of case planning is not a new idea, it remains a largely neglected field within the study of offender rehabilitation. ... -
Unsettling Settlements: Examining Police Misconduct Lawsuits in the City of Chicago
(North Dakota State University, 2020)There is limited empirical research related to lawsuits involving the police due in part to limited accessibility to relevant data sources. This study aims to examine the relationship between citizen, situational, and ... -
Chasing the Dragon: The Social Construction of the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Utilizing a social construction perspective, this study uses a mixed method approach to examine the opioid epidemic. The study begins by identifying the numerous claims-making groups along with conducting a content analysis ... -
Officers on Patrol: A Qualitative Examination of Patrol Officer Behavior and Decision Making
(North Dakota State University, 2018)The understanding of what patrol officers do, and why, suffers from a lack of perspective presented from the officers themselves. To develop this understanding, a qualitative methodology was employed in the current study ... -
Is Justice Delayed Justice Denied? : Examining the Timeliness of Completing Police Misconduct Investigations
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This study aims to examine how patrol officer and complaint characteristics influence the timeliness of completing police misconduct investigations. Further, it analyzes how the timeliness of the investigation influences ... -
Citizens’ Perception of Police Services in an Oil Boomtown
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Past research indicates that various factors influence citizens’ perception of police services, including citizen characteristics, prior criminal victimization, personal safety, and fear of crime. However, less is known ... -
A Big Deal: Examining Routine Activities Variables Related to Sexual Victimization on the College Campus
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The sexual assault and sexual coercion of women on college campuses is a pervasive and ongoing problem. It is estimated that over 15% of women attending college experience some type of sexual assault or coercion each year ... -
Sexual Assault Cases and the Funnel of Justice: An Examination of Police and Prosecutorial Decision-Making
(North Dakota State University, 2014)In order to improve responses to sexual assaults so that fewer cases drop out of the criminal justice funnel, it is important to understand the decision-making processes of the police and prosecutors in these cases. The ... -
Blessings and Curses: The Impact of the North Dakota Oil Boom on Offender Reentry and Reintegration into the Community
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Education, employment, housing, and substance abuse pose significant problems to the successful reentry of individuals released from prison. The current research project utilized a natural experiment, an oil boom in a ... -
No Time for Stolen Yard Gnomes: Changing Styles of Policing during an Oil Boom
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Western North Dakota law enforcement agencies have experienced dramatic changes in the policing landscape as a result of an oil boom. These agencies were forced to deal with a rapidly growing population that brought different ...
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