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Societal perceptions of wrongful convictions
(2012-07-01)
In recent years wrongful convictions have received a considerable amount of research attention. This flourishing interest has resulted in a growing body of literature that aims to investigate this criminal justice phenomenon. ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
404 not found error: searching for truth in privatized corrections through online material
(2012-12-01)
In the last three decades private involvement in correctional service has transformed. Since the 1980s private interest in correctional service has evolved from the delivery of tertiary and secondary services such as ...
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 ...
Examining the impact of post secondary drug education.
(2013-07-01)
The prohibition of many drugs has led to the development and implementation of drug related education programs that typically exist at the elementary school level. As many of these programs are funded by the Canadian ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 = ...