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Author:: Wenger, Marin Ruth
Title:: Bringing Back the City: A Multilevel Analysis of Crime and Ecological Context
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: neighborhoods
disadvantage
income inequality
criminology
omitted level bias
multilevel
File:: Download Wenger_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: D Wayne Osgood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member
Barrett Alan Lee, Committee Member
Shannon Marie Monnat, Outside Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member

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Author:: Laskorounskaia, Julia A
Title:: The Color of Risk: Unpacking the Implications of Actuarial Risk Prediction at Sentencing
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: sentencing
judges
recidivism
pennsylvania
race
risk assessment
File:: Download laskorunsky_dissertation_7_28_2017.pdf
Committee Members:: Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary Zajac, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Christopher Jon Zorn, Outside Member

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Author:: Hanrath, Lily Savannah
Title:: MORE THAN JUST MONEY: HOW THE BAIL PROCESS CREATES UNINTENDED RACIAL DISPARITY
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: Bail
Focal Concerns
Race
Pennsylvania
Judges
Disparity
File:: Download Hanrath_Lily_Final_Thesis_Formatting_11.28.2017.pdf
Committee Members:: Jeffrey Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Darrell J Steffensmeier, Committee Member

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Author:: Freelin, Brittany Nicole
Title:: THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL READINESS ON SUSPENSION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: School Readiness
Suspension
Exclusionary Discipline
File:: Download Freelin_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Corina Antohi Graif, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David M Ramey, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member

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Author:: Sanders, Amber Nicole
Title:: EVALUATING THE NATURE OF CHANGES IN SCHOOL VIOLENCE DURING “THE GREAT AMERICAN CRIME DECLINE”
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: crime trends
crime decline
school violence
File:: Download Sanders_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Eric P Baumer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric P Baumer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
David M Ramey, Committee Member
Paul Morgan, Outside Member

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Author:: Knoth, Lauren Kay
Title:: DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND RECIDIVISM RISK: A CROSS-COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF DUI RISK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: Driving Under the Influence
DUI
DWI
Recidivism
Risk Assessments
Finland
Drunk Driving
File:: Download FinalDissertation_Knoth_7.9.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard Barry Ruback, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Barry Ruback, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Outside Member

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Author:: Mataic, Dane Rypel
Title:: Mobilizing the Faithful: Religious Congregations, Opportunities for Activism, and the Mobilization of Attendees
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: Mobilization
Religion
Organizations
File:: Download Mataic_Dissertation_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:: Roger Finke, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Finke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John McCarthy, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Forrest Scott Briscoe, Outside Member

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Author:: Zvonkovich, Jordan Tyler
Title:: Exploring the Effects of Prior Record on Sentencing Decisions
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: Sentencing
Prior Record
Race
File:: Download Thesis_Final__With_grad_school_revisions_.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member

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Author:: Smith, Jesse
Title:: Intergenerational Transmission of Religious Conservatism
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: Religion
Religious conservatism
Intergenerational transmission
Millennial
Cohort
Moral absolutism
Transcendent authority
File:: Download Smith_Jesse_Thesis_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:: Valarie Elizabeth King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roger Finke, Committee Member
Gary J Adler Jr., Committee Member
Eric P Baumer, Program Head/Chair

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Author:: Chapman, Alexander
Title:: CHILD MALTREATMENT TRENDS: SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION AND DEATHS OF DESPAIR
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: Substance Misuse
Child Maltreatment
Social Disorganization
Deaths of Despair
File:: Download Chapman_MT_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Ashton Michael Verdery, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric P Baumer, Committee Member
Sarah Anne Font, Committee Member

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