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Submissions from 2016
Revisiting the Measurement of Imbalance: an Empirical Test of IAT, Aggravated Assaults, and Violence Against Women, Chad Posick and Adam Bossler
A Crime Script Analysis of Brute Force Attacks Against Israeli and Chinese University Computer Networks, Wuling Ren, Adam Bossler, Tamar Berenblum, David Maimon, and Ido Sevilla
They Were Getting High on What? A Qualitative Evaluation of Novel Psychoactive Drug Knowledge among Practitioners, John Stogner, David Khey, Laura E. Agnich, and Bryan Lee Miller
Submissions from 2015
Comparative Perspectives on School Shootings: The Aftermath for Communities in the U.S. and Finland, Laura E. Agnich
Fear of School Shootings and Active Shooter Event Preparedness in the Rural South, Laura E. Agnich
School Shootings: Prevalence, Media Portrayals, and Community Responses, Laura E. Agnich
Sexual Dating Violence: The Effects of Alcohol, Drug Use, and Sexual Orientation, Laura E. Agnich
Victimization among LGBTQ College Students in the Rural South: Strategies for Coping and Resiliency, Laura E. Agnich
"It's Kind of Difficult to Have Fun, Especially if You're Not 'Out:'" Drug and Alcohol Abuse as Coping Strategies in Response to Strain among College Students Who Identify as Gender and Sexual Minorities, Laura E. Agnich, Bryan Lee Miller, and John M. Stogner
Not Necessarily Unsafe, but Vulnerable: Perceptions of Safety and Harassment among LGBT Students at a Rural University, Laura E. Agnich, Bryan Lee Miller, and John M. Stogner
Advice on How to Successfully Navigate Graduate School and Academia, Brenda Blackwell
Evaluation of the Savannah SPI, Adam Bossler
Future Steps for Cybercrime Research: Moving the Field Toward Internet Usage Data and Honeypots, Adam Bossler
Roundtable: Making Smart Policing Happen: Facing Challenges in Policy Agency Organizational Change, Adam Bossler
Thunderdome II: Internet Usage Data Vs. Survey Data, Adam Bossler
Examining Differences in Open Web and Tor-Based Data Markets, Adam Bossler, Thomas Holt, and Olga Smirnova
Technology, Communication, and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies, Adam Bossler and Justin Hoyle
Revisiting Imbalance: An Expansion of Institutional Anomie Theory and Violent Crime Rates, Adam Bossler and Chad Posick
Racial Disparities in the American Child Welfare System, Shanna N. Felix, April M. Schueths, Chad Posick, and Laura E. Agnich
Exploring the Emergence of the Islamic State: a Case Study, Laurie A. Gould and Jack Lightfoot
Boko Haram and the Islamic State: Variations in Terror, Laurie A. Gould, Matthew Pate, and Jack Lightfoot
Sex Differences in the Likelihood to Endorse Bystander Intervention Strategies among University Students, Kelley Hartman, Christina Policastro, Laura E. Agnich, and Laurie Gould
General Strain Theory and its Empirical Status: Types of Strain and Negative Emotions, Causal Processes, and Contingencies, Deena Isom and Brenda Blackwell
Identity Theft in a Digital World, Kevin Jennings
The Demographics of Computer Criminals, Kevin Jennings
The Demographics of Computer Criminals: Are the Stereotypes True?, Kevin Jennings
The Application of Cyber Forensic Techniques to Street Crime: Everyone Has A Computer in their Pocket, Kevin Jennings and Michael J. Balas
Gender Stereotypes and Youth Violence, Lindsay Kahle, Laura E. Agnich, Anthony A. Peguero, Jennifer L. Murphy, Olivia Foroughi, and Jennifer N. Nester
The Effects of Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Sexual Orientation on Sexual Victimization, Krista Latham, Laura E. Agnich, and Christina Policastro
Cyber Espionage: A Case Study, Jack Lightfoot and Laurie A. Gould
An Examination of Global Trends in Human Trafficking, Matthew Pate, Laurie A. Gould, and Jack Lightfoot
An Integrated Theory of Victimization, Chad Posick
Understanding the CASA Process, Chad Posick and Shanna N. Felix
Cyber Forensics Meets Big Data, Jonathan Yerby and Kevin Jennings
Submissions from 2014
An Examination of Sexual Assault, Intimate Partner Violence, and Dating Violence among University Students in a Rural Setting, Laura E. Agnich, Laurie Gould, and Christina Policastro
Novel Drugs: College Epidemic or Media Hype?, Joseph Bacot, Michael Singleton, Shanna N. Felix, Bryan Lee Miller, Laura E. Agnich, and John M. Stogner
Implications of Criminological Research on Cybercrime Policies, Adam Bossler
Exploring the Predictors of Youth Sexual Victimization Online, Adam Bossler, Thomas J. Holt, and David May
Don’t Re-Traumatize the Traumatized!, Maxine L. Bryant
Economic Empowerment, Maxine L. Bryant
Sexual Orientation and the Likelihood to Intervene as a Bystander in Cases of Sexual Assault, Shanna N. Felix, Alexandra Breed, Laura E. Agnich, Laurie Gould, and Christina Policastro
The Effects of Self-Control, Sex, and Sexual Orientation on Dating Violence Victimization, Shanna N. Felix, Christina Policastro, Laura E. Agnich, and Laurie Gould
Experiential Learning in Diverse Criminal Justice Contexts: Issues for Assessment, Laurie Gould, Laura E. Agnich, and Bryan Miller
The Case for a Criminological Explanation of State Failure, Laurie A. Gould and Matthew Pate
A Cross-National Study of the Death Penalty, Meghan Hale, Laura E. Agnich, and Laurie Gould
A Comparative Analysis of Print Media Coverage of the Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook Elementary School Tragedies, James E. Hawdon, Laura E. Agnich, Robert Wood, and John Ryan
Cheating the American Dream: A Comparative Analysis of Strain and Principal Reported Cheating, Bryan Lee Miller, Laura E. Agnich, and Chad Posick
The Generality of the Victim-Offender Overlap: Examining Cultural Contingencies, Chad Posick and Laurie Gould
Gender and Sexual Minority Literature: A Tool for Understanding, Caren Town, Trina Smith, Laura E. Agnich, Dina C. Walker-DeVose, and Scott A. Beck
Submissions from 2013
Eyewitness to Workplace Violence: The Virginia Tech Killings, Laura E. Agnich
Gun Violence in the United States, Laura E. Agnich
Gun Violence in the United States and Canada-A Comparison, Laura E. Agnich
Principals' Perceptions of School Violence: A Multilevel Cross-National Analysis, Laura E. Agnich
Prison Rape in Context, Laura E. Agnich
The Effects of Gender, Student Achievement, and Poverty on Bullying Victimization in Cross-National Contexts, Laura E. Agnich
"Drank Up in My Cup:" How Prevalent is the Illicit Use of Codeine Cough Syrup Mixture "Purple Drank," and Who Is Using It?, Laura E. Agnich, John M. Stogner, and Bryan Lee Miller
Exploring Digital Forensic Examiners' Perceptions of Cybercrime, Adam Bossler and Thomas J. Holt
Assessing Trends and Correlates of Malware Infection Victimization at the Macro-Level, Adam Bossler, Thomas J. Holt, and George Burruss
The Role of the Black Church in Offender Re-Entry, Maxine L. Bryant
Exploring the Relationship Between State Failure and Transnational Crime, Laurie A. Gould and Matthew Pate
Perceptions of Police and Public Safety: Baselines for Policy Response, Laurie A. Gould and Matthew Pate
"Sippin' on Some Sizzurp:" Exploring the Relationship between Musical Preferences and Experimenting with Purple Drank, Melanie Hart, Laura E. Agnich, John M. Stogner, and Bryan Lee Miller
How Many Lone Nuts does it take to bring about Presidential Succession?, Dennis D. Murphy
Rifle Reports and the Warren Report: Three Conspiracies in One?, Dennis D. Murphy
Combating Crime as a Social Enterprise, Matthew Pate and Laurie A. Gould
The Dual Role of Victim Emotions and Police Officer Empathy in Satisfaction With Police Encounters, Chad Posick and Jack McDevitt
Novel Drug Use in the LGBT Community: A Mixed Methods Approach Using the Social Structure-Social Learning Model, John Stogner, Joe Ruckus, Laura E. Agnich, and Bryan Lee Miller
Submissions from 2012
"Doing Gender" after the Virginia Tech Shooting: How Does the Media Portray Gendered Behavior and Behavioral Expectations after a High Profile Crime?, Laura E. Agnich
Media Depictions of the Virginia Tech Shooting and Aftermath, Laura E. Agnich
Gender, Emotion Work, and Communal Grief after the Virginia Tech Shooting, Laura E. Agnich and James E. Hawdon
Oslo Terror and Other Shooting Incidents: Reactions and Comparisons, Laura E. Agnich and John Ryan
Exploring the Relationship between Low Self-Control, Social Learning, and Cybercrime, Adam Bossler, George Burruss, and Thomas J. Holt
Examining the Macro-Level Correlates of Malicious Software Infections, Adam Bossler, Thomas J. Holt, and George Burruss
Exploring the Correlates of Malware Victimization in a College Sample, Adam Bossler, Thomas J. Holt, and George Burruss
Intelligence-Led Policing in a Rural County, Adam Bossler, Catherine Marcum, and Michele Covington
Exploring Gender-based Disparities in the Legal Protection of Citizens in Failing and Fragile States, Laurie A. Gould
Extrajudicial Killings, Political Imprisonment and Disappearances in Failing States, Laurie A. Gould and Matthew Pate
"Me and My Drank:" Exploring the Relationship between Exposure to Popular Music and 'Purple Drank' Experimentation, Melanie Hart, Laura E. Agnich, Bryan Lee Miller, and John M. Stogner
Submissions from 2011
Exploring the Utility of Open Source Data to Predict Malicious Software Creation, Adam Bossler, George Burruss, and Thomas J. Holt
Examining Officer Support for Community Policing On- and Off-Line, Adam Bossler and Thomas J. Holt
Correctional Innovation: Working to Identify "Pockets of Excellence" from an Administrative Point of View, Adam Bossler, Jessie Krienert, and Shane Dixon
Analyzing Gender Gaps in the Criminal Justice System: a Cross-national Comparison, Laurie A. Gould
Exploring the Relationship Between Gender Violence and State Failure: Preliminary Findings, Laurie A. Gould
Courting Disaster: Judges, Lawyers, and Electile Dysfunction, Dennis D. Murphy
The Health Care Reform Law of 2010: Will the Supreme Court be its Death Panel?, Dennis D. Murphy
Polity and Punishment: the Nexus of State Failure and Social Control, Matthew Pate and Laurie A. Gould
Submissions from 2010
An Examination of State and Local Law Enforcement Responses to Cybercrime, Adam Bossler and Thomas J. Holt
The Relationship between Self-Control and Risky Social Interactions On-Line, Adam Bossler, Thomas J. Holt, and David May
Using Self-Control Theory to Predict Online Interaction with Strangers among Middle and High School Students, Adam Bossler, David May, and Thomas Holt
Judge Faye Sanders Martin, Rebecca M. Davis
Submissions from 2009
Low Self-control Hackers?: the General Theory of Crime and Computer Hacking, Adam Bossler and George Burruss
Policing Cybercrime at the Street Level, Adam Bossler and Thomas Holt
General Strain Theory and Cybercrime Offending, Thomas Holt and Adam Bossler
Examining the Applicability of Low Self-control to Juvenile Computer Crime, Thomas Holt, Adam Bossler, and David C. May
Submissions from 2008
An Empirical Assessment of SSSL and Cybercrime, Adam Bossler, George Burruss, and Thomas Holt
Examining Awareness and Perceptions of Computer Crime in the General Public, Thomas Holt, Adam Bossler, and George Burruss
Examining On-Line Harassment among a Population of Juveniles, Thomas Holt, David C. May, and Adam Bossler
Submissions from 2002
Man’s Inhumanity to Man: The Case of Political Terrorism, Dennis D. Murphy
Submissions from 2000
My, How Our Garden Doth Grow! Preliminary Evaluation Results on Savannah, Georgia’s Weed and Seed, Michael E. Donahue and Don A. Josi
