Browsing Faculty of Social Science & Humanities by Author "Downing, Steven"
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An analysis of the representation of internet child luring and the fear of cyberspace in four Canadian newspapers
Roberts, Steven (2011-08-01)Due to the popularization of Internet technologies in the last two decades, public attention has been directed to issues surrounding online sexual exploitation of minors in Canadian Newspapers. Specifically, newspaper ... -
Conceptualizing Silk Road as countercultural rebellion
Mestrinaro, Andrew (2015-08-01)Silk Road (SR) is an anonymous online illicit marketplace (OIM) that is often cited as an example of criminal innovation. I add that SR is more than just a marketplace and should be considered as a demonstration of rebellion. ... -
Cybercrime and public criminology
Savage, Jonah A. (2023-12-01)The enigmatic nature of cybercrime is an enduring theme across the criminology literature. As a result, a disconnect between stakeholders involved in digital crime seems to contribute to irresponsible discourse and ineffective ... -
Easy skins, easy life: a chronological case study of loot boxes and transferable cosmetic items in the video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Nguyen, Phillip (2022-12-01)Video game publishers have continually developed novel methods of maximizing revenues from video game titles. Modern gaming customarily involves paid downloadable content that further monetizes a base game. Loot boxes, ... -
Exploring the interactional theory: a theoretical exploration of the dark web’s impact on delinquent behaviour
Magnante, Michael (2021-08-01)Throughout the years, modern issues of delinquent behaviour have evolved and shifted from the advancements of technology and the development of the virtual world. Despite the possibility for this connection, research has ... -
Ideological parallels between Gamergate and white supremacy: a thematic content analysis
Etherington, Jordan (2018-09-01)The subject of this thesis is the main online hub of the alt-right video game movement Gamergate, for the purpose of examining if the discourse of Gamergate possesses significant ideological parallels with explicitly White ... -
The many faces of Rob Ford: the representation of politician deviance, dishonesty and denial
Filippelli, Vanessa (2015-09-01)The discourse surrounding recent Canadian politics has involved the misbehaviour of Toronto’s former mayor, Rob Ford. Much of the information the public received about the antics of Ford is derived from media representations. ... -
Milking anomie: experiencing food safety on Canadian dairy farms
Gray, Allison D. (2014-04-01)The developing discipline of Food Crime requires the analysis of food safety responsibility from a critical structural perspective. Analyzing the Canadian dairy industry, this project seeks to answer how the legal definition ... -
Post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans - a battle for benefits: a matter of social justice
McCristall, Philip (2016-04-01)The effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on military Veterans as they reintegrate back into a civilian role can be quite dramatic. In this thesis I discuss how society treats Veterans with PTSD upon their return ... -
Predicting the threat of death in stalking cases through Artificial Neural Network
Icardi, Simone (2020-10-01)Stalking is a complex phenomenon that needs to be explained through several frameworks of research. During the years, scientists from the psychological, criminological, psychological, and legal fields made important steps ... -
Race, place and crime through the lens of Toronto’s print media
Rhodes, Vanessa N. (2015-07-01)Geographical areas with high concentrations of impoverished racialized groups tend to experience disproportionate rates of violence in Canada. As news media heavily focuses on crime reports, violence often comes to ... -
‘Return to roots’: an examination of the re-presentations of rurality within post-apocalyptic survival video games
Reid, Samantha (2016-01-01)Post-apocalyptic survival (PAS) themed video games provide a virtual world that re-presents the realities of current society. Current studies have examined the existence of game culture (Aldred & Greenspan, 2011; Atkins, ... -
Social importance of recognizing the victimization for mothers of school shooters
Partington, Ryan W. (2019-01-01)This paper presents various topics that contribute to understanding Sue Klebold, Monique Lépine, Terri Roberts, Laurel Harper, and Parvinder Sandhu as secondary victims of school shooting homicides. With the application ... -
Using an ethnonarrative design within arts-based community research: SKETCH Toronto and its ongoing social impact
Vibert, Amber (2018-12-01)This paper explores the experiences of youth and their interaction with the Toronto arts organization “SKETCH Working Arts” using an ethnonarrative design to examine levels of impact through the organization. Drawing on ... -
What’s in a name?: Revealing the function of the criminal pseudonym through a content analysis of ten characters in twelve films
Garnette, Nicole (2015-05-01)At times, individuals articulate their criminal identity with the construction of a pseudonym derived from within their subculture. This study assumes there is a value and/or purpose in the construction, cultivation and ...