Browsing Doctoral Dissertations by Title
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Negative emotion and eyewitness memory
(2022-12-01)Witnessing or being the victim of a crime is often emotionally distressing, and this emotional distress reaction can influence the storage and retrieval of event-related memory. Eyewitness memory, therefore, cannot be ... -
Neural markers of antisocial behaviour in offenders and their relationship with risk-factors of offending
(2022-03-01)The relationship between neural integrity and offending patterns has been increasingly evaluated to better understand the mechanisms that predispose towards offending behaviours. While this work has made inroads into ... -
Toward assessing and improving the protective efficacy of Canadians’ interrogation rights: misinformation and caution comprehension
(2022-08-01)The right to silence and right to counsel serve to protect detainees facing the power imbalance of police interrogation. Unfortunately, research indicates people are misinformed about their rights and struggle to comprehend ... -
Understanding minor attracted persons
(2023-10-01)Minor attracted persons (MAPs) are a group of understudied individuals who acknowledge a sexual interest in children but who may never have offended against a child. They are often regarded the same as individuals who have ... -
What lies beneath: an examination of the underlying components of deception detection
(2022-12-01)Little is known about the underlying components that are responsible for the processes involved with decision-making in deception detection. Throughout this dissertation, I explored previous (mis)conceptions about ... -
Young adults’ understandings of their transition out of the child welfare system
(2021-07-01)This dissertation examines care leavers’ first-hand experiences of negative outcomes through a theoretical lens. Regardless of multiple, intersecting identities and structural changes, youth in the Ontario child welfare ... -
Youth correctional officer orientation and opinions on relationships with youth
(2021-08-01)This study explored the personal perspectives of current and past youth correctional officers within secure and open custody facilities in Ontario. A multi-methods design was used to examine officers’ orientation to their ... -
Youth justice policy implementation – community organizations’ perspective
(2023-10-01)This dissertation is situated at the intersection of two gaps in Canadian youth justice literature – limited scholarship focused on youth justice community-based organizations (CBOs) and few studies investigating the impact ...