Browsing Master Theses & Projects by Issue Date
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Race, place and crime through the lens of Toronto’s print media
(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 ... -
Public opinion on cyber-bullying laws in Canada
(2015-07-01)The proliferation of the Internet raises concern over the misuse and abuse of information and communication technology. A downside to the rapid adoption of hyper-connectivity is the potential danger resulting from the use ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Can participation in drug treatment courts reduce emergency department use? An evaluation.
(2015-08-01)Drug treatment court evaluations often measure criminal recidivism. Further research is required to reflect any additional social benefits that may transpire from participation in this diversion program. To expand drug ... -
The effect of target language proficiency on deception detection among undergraduate students
(2015-08-01)I examined the impact of targets’ language proficiency on observers’ lie detection accuracy, discrimination, bias, and confidence. Observers (N = 132) were randomly assigned to make deception judgments about targets (N = ... -
The many faces of Rob Ford: the representation of politician deviance, dishonesty and denial
(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. ... -
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 ... -
Blurred lines: perceptions of sexual consent and the role of mental illness
(2016-01-01)Sexual activity can be a pleasurable and critical element of self-expression. However, research has found that mental illness is a condition that may affect the ability to sexually consent. Despite this fact, sexual ... -
‘Return to roots’: an examination of the re-presentations of rurality within post-apocalyptic survival video games
(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, ... -
‘I was there’ and ‘It happened to me’: an exploratory study of the social organization of killing by military police officers and combat soldiers, 1976-1987
(2016-03-01)Various theoretical frameworks have been applied in an attempt to understand the phenomenon of killing. However, while previous studies have examined killing as an outcome-oriented measure, few have explored killing as a ... -
Risk and resilience: the impact of community programs on LGBTQ youth
(2016-04-01)There is a considerable amount of research suggesting that the challenges faced by LGBTQ youth can severely impact their lives, mental health, and general well-being. However, there still is a gap in the literature that ... -
Post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans - a battle for benefits: a matter of social justice
(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 ... -
Poverty, structural violence, and harm in Ontario
(2016-04-01)This study examined the experiences of those living in poverty in Ontario through the lens of social harm and structural violence. This research revealed that the experience of poverty is characterized by material hardship, ... -
Indo-Caribbean immigrants perceptions of dating abuse
(2016-04-01)Diverse cultures as well as social and political conditions work in various ways to alter the experiences of dating abuse among divergent populations. Utilizing an Intersectionality paradigm, I have attempted to understand ... -
Protection or provocation? Police control of Muslim immigrants in combating terrorism
(2017-04-01)Counter-terrorism efforts have considerable bearing on the relationship between Muslim immigrants and law enforcement. As frontline law enforcers, the police are responsible for securing community support and acting as ... -
Rights or wrong? Perceptions of trans people among undergraduate students
(2017-07-01)Transgender people are still facing discrimination and misconceptions regarding their lives and lived experience (Abraham, 2016; Clements-Nolle, Katz & Marx, 2006; Finkenauer et. al, 2012; Maclean, 2016; Pyne, 2011; Roussy, ... -
Reporting unwanted sexual behavior at a post-secondary institution: an examination of campus policy
(2017-08-01)The Ontario government has made recommendations and proposed legislation to mandate all universities and colleges in Ontario, Canada to create a sexual assault policy that involves student input. Using a small commuter ... -
Attitudes of suspicion, perceptions of criminality and willingness to report Muslims in Canada
(2017-08-01)The current research incorporated two studies to examine stigma toward Muslims within a forensic psychology framework. The studies utilized fictional news coverage to assess participant’s attitudes of suspicion, perceptions ... -
Perceptions of criminalization towards sex education among a generational sample of Canadian Pakistani Muslims
(2018-04-01)Of late, the Liberal government and the Ontario Ministry of Education implemented revisions to the provincial sex education curriculum, such as gender expression and same-sex relationship dialogue. These revisions led to ...