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Title: Investigating the Impact of Too Good for Violence: A School-Based Violence Prevention Program for Minority Males
Author: Greene, Madison
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: In response to increasing concern over school crime and violence, a variety of efforts have been implemented to target this issue. Prevention programs, aimed at reducing risk factors associated with violence and enhancing protective factors, are o...

Title: DISCONNECTING FROM DISORDER: AN ANALYSIS OF NEIGHBORHOOD DISORGANIZATION ON ADOLESCENT ACADEMIC WELL-BEING
Author: Martin, Kylil
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: K.R. MARTIN. Disconnecting from disorder: an analysis of neighborhood disorganization on adolescent academic well-being. (Under the direction of DR. LYN EXUM)Delinquency has been shown to occur in specific locations near juveniles’ educational ins...

Title: Sexual Assault Program and Proactive Bystander Behaviors: What Matters?
Author: Moore, Brianne
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: Sexual assault on college campuses is a public health issue. More than fifteen percent of women in the United States will be sexually assaulted while in college (Carey, Durney, Shepardson, & Carey, 2015). That is more than 1 in 4 college women. In...

Title: THE MEDIA’S PORTRAYAL OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING VERSUS EXPERIENCES: UNDERSTANDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING FROM THE SURVIVOR'S PERSPECTIVE BY ANALYZING MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DEBUNKING THE MYTHS
Author: Sanders, Katherine
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Criminology
Description: Not much is known about how the media portrays human trafficking. Human trafficking can be defined as the involuntary procurement, movement, trade and exploitation of labor under conditions of coercion and force. Individuals can be trafficked for ...