Browsing Master Theses & Projects by Author "Shon, Phillip"
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‘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
Baggaley, Katherine (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 ... -
Michael Slobodian: the forgotten school shooter. An examination of the on-scene offense characteristics of the first Canadian school shooting, Brampton, Ontario, 1975.
Ramnaraine, Jankie (2014-12-01)Mass murders and school shootings have become an emerging social problem in North America over the last two decades. Although rare, these terrifying events elicit horror, shock and fear across the nation. Despite the ... -
Power, privilege and cover-up: a case study on how intertextuality in police records can mislead homicide investigations
Zaidi, Huda (2014-10-01)Despite the newfound interest in homicide investigations, only a limited number of studies have been able to examine the validity of police and other official records which are collated during the course of an investigation. ... -
Pre- and post-offence behaviours of healthcare serial killers as a confidence game
Lubaszka, Christine Katherine (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 ... -
Protection or provocation? Police control of Muslim immigrants in combating terrorism
Alexander, Rachel (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 ...