It’s great to see former students Hannah Rae Evans and Austin Bowling quoted in this article about our recently published study! Celebrities who cheat are more likely to commit
Category: Student Research
Graduate Student Tori Stuecklen Inspects the State of the Juvenile Justice System In Relation to Social Control for Class Research
Tori proposed an interesting study to examine the state of the juvenile justice system and how social control operates within the system. This research was conducted to form a groundwork
Graduate Student Sawyer Smith Explores the Relationship Between Corruption and Social Control Within the Chinese Government for Class Research
Sawyer conducted research into investigating the relationship between governmental corruption in the Chinese government and social order. The research provides a renewed approach to understanding this topic and a preview
Graduate Student Emilee Adams Examines Social Control Elements Of Two Well-Known Genocides for Class Research
Emilee explored two of the most well-known genocides, the Rwandan Genocide and the Holocaust, and compared many of the sociological elements through the lens of both formal and informal social
Graduate Student Harper Cook conducting class research on Social Control Through Abortion Banning.
Harper conducted class research which revolved around examining social control through the banning of abortion legislation. This research provides a unique approach to this sociological issue and a preview of
CCJ Graduate Student Matthew Mullins presents research at Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences National Meeting.
Second-year graduate student, Matthew Mullins, presented his research on the impact of military combat experience on mental health among incarcerated veterans at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Graduate Student Paige Sackman’s research on Narratives Created by Notorious Serial Killers Compared to Actual Events, and if Diagnosed Personality Disorders Affect the Narratives and How they Deviate from the Actual Events
Paige will be analyzing different journalist interviews with Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Aileen Wuornos. This is to better understand what deviations occur between their version of events versus the
Graduate student Melissa DiPano and Dr. Susan Dewey present research on police incident reporting at the annual Southern Studies Conference
In April, Melissa will present preliminary results from her thesis at the 2023 Southern Studies Conference in Montgomery, Alabama. Her submission entitled “Analyzing Police Incident reports at a Southern District
Graduate Student Abby Rathel Examines Alabama Prisons
Abby Rathel is examining the challenges that people who are incarcerated face in Alabama’s prisons. Some common problems include the inability to adequately address overcrowding, understaffing, physical and sexual violence,
Graduate Student Nour Akl and Dr. Jane Daquin’s Research on Misconduct in Prisons
Under the guidance of Dr. Jane Daquin, Nour Akl is working to examine and establish patterns of prison misconduct and how they relate back to the criminal careers of offenders.