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Conceptualizing Silk Road as countercultural rebellion
(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. ...
The female family annihilator, restructuring traditional typologies: an exploratory study
(2012-06-01)
Although both female and male mass murderers have been studied, less attention has been paid to women who commit mass murder. Current literature suggests mass murders committed by women, regardless of offender choice, are ...
Provocation, intent and harm: factors affecting public support for restorative justice processes
(2012-08-01)
This study tested whether observers’ support for restorative justice is contingent on the perception that an offender deserves respectful treatment. In a 2 (Intent: High, Low) x 2 (Harm: High, Low) x 2 (Provocation: High, ...
Assessing the impact of demographic, experiential, and attitudinal factors on support for the criminalization of HIV transmission
(2012-12-01)
Over the years criminal prosecutions regarding HIV transmission have increased in
Canada. There is ongoing debate within the academic and legal community regarding whether
reactive, criminal justice measures or preventative, ...
Pre- and post-offence behaviours of healthcare serial killers as a confidence game
(2012-10-01)
Extant literature, while plentiful on the topic of serial homicide in general, does not
adequately examine the phenomena of healthcare professionals who serially murder their
patients. Using a sample of 58 healthcare ...
A content analysis of women's safety websites: rape myths and the internet
(2012-09-01)
Women’s sexual victimization is perceived as a one sided problem that emphasizes women’s choices and neglect men’s accountability. Rape myths support an explanation of rape that allows women to remain fearful of sexual ...
Military and the media examining the wartime framing of Canada’s involvement in Afghanistan
(2015-11-01)
Through a content analysis of 72 print news articles and 12 official sources disseminated following the 2010 troop surge in Afghanistan, this study contends that the relationship between the major print news media and the ...
Are they right or wrong? Investigating the ability to judge the accuracy of eyewitnesses in same-and -other race identifications
(2012-08-01)
Past research has investigated the cross-race effect in the context of eyewitnesses and jury decision-making. The main goal of my thesis was to gain further insight into participants’ knowledge of the cross-race effect and ...
Reconsidering the 'new' penology: Risk management, dangerous and judicial decision-making.
(2013-07-01)
As a result of the prevailing sense that ‘nothing works’ and the proliferation of risk oriented concerns in the criminal justice system, the current penal era has been characterized as a “new penology.” According to Malcolm ...
Operationalizing the spatial influence of the risk factors behind the open-air drug markets in Durham region
(2015-08-01)
The social cost of illegal drugs has reached a very high point both in Canada and around the world. The efforts to control the global flow of illegal drugs have not achieved to compensate these costs. This thesis examines ...