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Silenced by the surname?: South Asian parents’ perceptions of child sexual abuse disclosure and recantation
(2023-08-01)
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious public health concern affecting millions. Identifying such abuse typically requires disclosure from victims—a challenging task considering potential social, familial, and ethnic barriers ...
Acknowledging offender trauma at intake: a qualitative thematic analysis of Canadian correctional policy
(2023-08-01)
Trauma has seldom been discussed in the literature in relation to incarceration. The research that does exist has tended to be gendered, focusing predominantly on the trauma experiences of female offenders. The current ...
Cybercrime and public criminology
(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 ...
Development of the Interview and Interrogation Assessment Instrument
(2023-04-01)
Confession evidence factors heavily in judicial decision making, and courts may call an expert social scientist to assess the coercive pressures of an interrogation and risk factors for false confession. At present, there ...
Promoting self-determination amongst youth in conflict with the law: are advocates doing their part?
(2023-01-01)
This thesis used data from eleven advocacy reports published between 1998-2017 in the province of Ontario. The reports ranged from specific youth facilities such as the Roy McMurtry and Hamilton Wentworth centers to reports ...
Are we where we should be? Assessing investigative interviewing practices and training of officers in the Force Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force
(2023-06-01)
In the criminal justice system, investigative interviewing is crucial for getting information that helps law enforcement agencies resolve cases. While there is a relative wealth of scholarly studies on investigative ...
Squeegee Punks reunite: safe streets for all: an insider qualitative study
(2023-06-01)
Squeegee Punks were a fixture on many busy street corners in urban cities in Canada in the mid to late 1990s. During the height of the squeegee kid phenomenon, multiple studies were conducted on how squeegee work impacted ...
Dual-task interference and its influence on deception detection and memory
(2023-08-01)
Using a dual-task paradigm, I examined how engaging in executive function tasks impacted deception detection and memory performance. University students (N = 185) were randomly assigned to detect deception while also ...
Examining the role of race in plea decision-making for defense attorneys and laypeople
(2023-08-01)
Guilty pleas and trials both result in convictions, however, the plea process is significantly shorter, and most convictions are secured through guilty pleas. Defendants typically only see their defense attorney during ...
Mapping the developmental trajectories of chronic offenders in Canada
(2023-07-01)
The current study analyzed convicted chronic offenders that were charged with at least two offences in the region of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, between 2006 and 2019 (N = 11,426) in order to investigate the relationship ...