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“…she hit me and we stopped, she was yelling and screaming at me”: An exploration of the perceptions, identities and stigma of men and domestic violence
(2019-12-01)
Domestic violence is a prevalent and important global social issue. This thesis is unique as it seeks to mobilize knowledge of male perceptions and experiences of domestic violence by giving voice to a rather silenced, ...
Beyond prosocial motivations to empathize
(2018-11-01)
This study aimed to re-evaluate the lay assumption that empathic concern is entirely guided by prosocial motivations. To this end, the Empathic Concern Motivations Scale was created to measure the magnitude of one’s prosocial ...
Sensitizing the general public: experiential processing alters perceptions of confession evidence and minimization
(2019-06-27)
False confessions are a leading cause of wrongful convictions in Canada, suggesting a lack of protection against false confessions. Moreover, minimization tactics can increase the chance of false confessions. Current ...
Climbing the corporate ladder: desired skills and successful psychopaths
(2018-04-01)
Many of the characteristics embodied by successful psychopaths, such as superficial charm, cool decisiveness, and a grandiose self-worth, are often treated synonymously with corporate leadership qualities. Consequently, ...
Examining the utility of pre-charge youth diversion programs: a Canadian context
(2015-05-01)
Despite the perceived benefits of pre-charge diversion programs, some researchers contend that programs based on police selection may suffer from selection bias. Critics have also argued that diversion programs are being ...
‘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, ...
Social importance of recognizing the victimization for mothers of school shooters
(2019-01-01)
This paper presents various topics that contribute to understanding Sue Klebold, Monique
Lépine, Terri Roberts, Laurel Harper, and Parvinder Sandhu as secondary victims of school shooting homicides. With the application ...
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 ...
Power, privilege and cover-up: a case study on how intertextuality in police records can mislead homicide investigations
(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. ...
The Ideological Conflict between the Criminalization of Drug Use and Harm Reduction Programming
(2019-06-25)
Policies that criminalize individuals who use drugs were first enacted for the purpose of imposing deviant identities on impoverished and racialized communities. These policies, which are disproportionately enforced, have ...