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Submissions from 2015

Comparative Perspectives on School Shootings: The Aftermath for Communities in the U.S. and Finland, Laura E. Agnich

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Fear of School Shootings and Active Shooter Event Preparedness in the Rural South, Laura E. Agnich

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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

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Victimization among LGBTQ College Students in the Rural South: Strategies for Coping and Resiliency, Laura E. Agnich

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"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

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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

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Evaluation of the Savannah SPI, Adam Bossler

Future Steps for Cybercrime Research: Moving the Field Toward Internet Usage Data and Honeypots, Adam Bossler

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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

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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

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Racial Disparities in the American Child Welfare System, Shanna N. Felix, April M. Schueths, Chad Posick, and Laura E. Agnich

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Exploring the Emergence of the Islamic State: a Case Study, Laurie A. Gould and Jack Lightfoot

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Boko Haram and the Islamic State: Variations in Terror, Laurie A. Gould, Matthew Pate, and Jack Lightfoot

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Sex Differences in the Likelihood to Endorse Bystander Intervention Strategies among University Students, Kelley Hartman, Christina Policastro, Laura E. Agnich, and Laurie Gould

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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

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The Demographics of Computer Criminals, Kevin Jennings

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The Demographics of Computer Criminals: Are the Stereotypes True?, Kevin Jennings

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The Application of Cyber Forensic Techniques to Street Crime: Everyone Has A Computer in their Pocket, Kevin Jennings and Michael J. Balas

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Gender Stereotypes and Youth Violence, Lindsay Kahle, Laura E. Agnich, Anthony A. Peguero, Jennifer L. Murphy, Olivia Foroughi, and Jennifer N. Nester

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The Effects of Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Sexual Orientation on Sexual Victimization, Krista Latham, Laura E. Agnich, and Christina Policastro

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Cyber Espionage: A Case Study, Jack Lightfoot and Laurie A. Gould

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An Examination of Global Trends in Human Trafficking, Matthew Pate, Laurie A. Gould, and Jack Lightfoot

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An Integrated Theory of Victimization, Chad Posick

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Understanding the CASA Process, Chad Posick and Shanna N. Felix

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Cyber Forensics Meets Big Data, Jonathan Yerby and Kevin Jennings

Submissions from 2014

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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

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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

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The Evans County (GA) Smart Policing Initiative: The Use of Technology to Improve Communication and Job Readiness in Rural Georgia, Adam Bossler

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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

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The Effects of Self-Control, Sex, and Sexual Orientation on Dating Violence Victimization, Shanna N. Felix, Christina Policastro, Laura E. Agnich, and Laurie Gould

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Experiential Learning in Diverse Criminal Justice Contexts: Issues for Assessment, Laurie Gould, Laura E. Agnich, and Bryan Miller

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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

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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

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Cheating the American Dream: A Comparative Analysis of Strain and Principal Reported Cheating, Bryan Lee Miller, Laura E. Agnich, and Chad Posick

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The Generality of the Victim-Offender Overlap: Examining Cultural Contingencies, Chad Posick and Laurie Gould

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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

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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

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Principals' Perceptions of School Violence: A Multilevel Cross-National Analysis, Laura E. Agnich

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Prison Rape in Context, Laura E. Agnich

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The Effects of Gender, Student Achievement, and Poverty on Bullying Victimization in Cross-National Contexts, Laura E. Agnich

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"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

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Exploring Digital Forensic Examiners' Perceptions of Cybercrime, Adam Bossler and Thomas J. Holt

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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

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Exploring the Relationship Between State Failure and Transnational Crime, Laurie A. Gould and Matthew Pate

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Perceptions of Police and Public Safety: Baselines for Policy Response, Laurie A. Gould and Matthew Pate

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"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

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Combating Crime as a Social Enterprise, Matthew Pate and Laurie A. Gould

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The Dual Role of Victim Emotions and Police Officer Empathy in Satisfaction With Police Encounters, Chad Posick and Jack McDevitt

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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 2009

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Low Self-control Hackers?: the General Theory of Crime and Computer Hacking, Adam Bossler and George Burruss

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Policing Cybercrime at the Street Level, Adam Bossler and Thomas Holt

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General Strain Theory and Cybercrime Offending, Thomas Holt and Adam Bossler

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Examining the Applicability of Low Self-control to Juvenile Computer Crime, Thomas Holt, Adam Bossler, and David C. May

Submissions from 2008

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An Empirical Assessment of SSSL and Cybercrime, Adam Bossler, George Burruss, and Thomas Holt

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Examining Awareness and Perceptions of Computer Crime in the General Public, Thomas Holt, Adam Bossler, and George Burruss

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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