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Author:: Knoth, Lauren Kay
Title:: Conviction or Diversion? An Analysis of First-time DUI Offenders in Pennsylvania
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: DUI
Sentencing
Deterrence
Reintegrative Shaming
Recidivism
File:: Download Knoth.Final.Thesis._4.9.15.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Palmore, Christopher C
Title:: Examining the conditioning effect of self-control on strain using a within-individual change appraoch
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: strain
self-control
conditioning effect
File:: Download palmore_thesis_3.pdf
Committee Members:: Julie Horney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard B Felson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Ramirez, Nayan Guillermo
Title:: Queer and Delinquent? The Role of Sexual Orientation on Adolescent Delinquency
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: Delinquency; Sexual Orientation; Adolescence; Sexual Minority
File:: Download NRamirez_Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Jeremy Staff, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Parker, Brandy Rae
Title:: Examining Race and Ethnicity in Pennsylvania Murder Charge Reductions
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: prosecutorial discretion; race/ethnicity; charge reductions
File:: Download FINAL_THESIS.pdf
Committee Members:: Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Fry, Sarah V
Title:: Residential Poverty, School Poverty, and Adolescent Problem Behaviors: An Activity Space Perspective
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: neighborhoods
activity spaces
ecological
delinquency
schools
school neighborhoods
poverty
problem behavior
File:: Download Sarah_Fry_Thesis_2015.pdf
Committee Members:: Corina Graif, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Gladfelter, Andrew Scott
Title:: FISH OUT OF WATER: DEVELOPING A THEORY OF PERSON-PLACE MISMATCH AND VICTIMIZATION
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: victimization
person-place mismatch
residential mobility
hate crime
college students
SEM
File:: Download GladfelterDissertationFinal2.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard Barry Ruback, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Barry Ruback, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Guangqing Chi, Outside Member
Corina Antohi Graif, Committee Member

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Author:: Cuevas-Buendia, Gerardo Valente
Title:: Unequal Access: Punishment and High School Completion
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: School punishment
High School Graduation
Race and Ethnicity
File:: Download Final_Thesis_CUEVAS_G.pdf
Committee Members:: David M Ramey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Derek Allen Kreager, Committee Member

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Author:: Mccarthy, Daniel Joseph
Title:: ESTABLISHING THE GENDER GAP IN ILLEGAL DRUG SALES AND DRUG SALE EARNINGS: A QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT USING THE NATIONAL INCIDENT-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM (NIBRS)
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: Gender
Gender Gap
Drugs
Drug Sales
Drug Distribution
Illegal Drugs
File:: Download Thesis-Post-Hearing-Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Darrell J Steffensmeier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
Holly Nguyen, Committee Member

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Author:: Lantz, Brendan Gregg
Title:: The Consequences of Crime in Company: An Analysis of Co-offending Group Violence and Arrest Patterns in the NIBRS Data, 2003-2012
Graduate Program:: Criminology
Keywords:: Co-offending
NIBRS
Violence
Crime Clearance
Group Crime
File:: Download Lantz.Dissertation_Final_Draft_Full_Version_6.5.17.pdf
Committee Members:: Richard Barry Ruback, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Barry Ruback, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Staff, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Outside Member
Holly Nguyen, Committee Member

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