Dawn-Marie Zak Baletka-Hayes, “Juvenile Delinquency Prevention:  Development of an Integrated Behavior Management Program," Chaired by Dr. Dennis R. Longmire, August 2006, Sam Houston State University

Kevin M. Beaver, "The Intersection of Genes, the Environment, and Crime and Delinquency: A Longitudinal Study of Offending," Chaired by John Paul Wright, December 2006, University of Cincinnati

Ashley Gail Blackburn, “The Role Perception Plays in the Official Reporting of Sexual Assault: An Examination of Females Incarcerated in the State of Texas”, Chaired by Dr. Janet L. Mullings, December 2006, Sam Houston State University

Brenda J. Bond, "Organizational Management of Offender Reentry: The Multidimensional Challenges of Change" Chaired by Jody Hoffer Gittell, August 2006, Brandeis University

Laura Burgdorf, "Empathy and Genocide: American Attitudes Toward Human Rights Commitment," Chaired by Dr. Jana Price-Sharps, May 2006, Alliant International University

Denise Paquette Boots, "The Role of Mental Health Problems in Explaining Violent Behaviors In Children and Adolescents Over the Lifecourse: An Exploratory Study," Chaired by Kathleen M. Heide, March 2006, University of South Florida

Salih Hakan Can, “Exploring Law Enforcement Decision Making- Developing and Testing Models Through Incident Command Simulation Training for Law Enforcement," Chaired by Dr. Richard H. Ward, August 2006, Sam Houston State University

Kelly Ann Cheeseman, " Correctional Officer Stress and Job Dissatisfaction: A New Examiniation of an Age Old Phenomenon," Chaired by William Wesley Johnson, May 2006, Sam Houston State University

Timothy W. Clark, “Ordem e Progresso? A Structural Analysis of Brazilian Lynch Mob Violence,” Chaired by Joachim Savelsberg, May 2006, University of Minnesota—Twin Cities

Robin King Davis, "Transferring Juveniles to the Adult Court: A Statewide Study of Florida Prosecutors," Chaired by Brandon K. Applegate, May 2006, University of Central Florida

Lillian P. Dote, “Citizen Willingness to Serve: Explaining Attitudes Toward Jury Service in Philadelphia,” Chaired by Ralph B. Taylor, May 2006, Temple University

Adam Dulin, “Development as Counterterrorism: An Examination of the Colombian Conflict”, Chaired by Dr. Richard H. Ward, December 2006, Sam Houston State University

Robert Durán, "Fatalistic Social Control: The Reproduction of Oppression through the Medium of Gangs," Chaired by Patti Adler, April 2006, University of Colorado

Durant Frantzen, “An Analysis of Factors Affecting Suspect Interrogations in a Sample of Texas Police Agencies”, Chaired by Dr. Larry T. Hoover, December 2006, Sam Houston State University

Gennifer Furst, "An Investigation and Theoretical Implications of Prison-based Animal Programs:   Incarcerated People and Animals Released from Their Cages," Chaired by Larry Sullivan, February 2006, John Jay College

David A. Green, "The Politics of Tragedy: Child-on-Child Homicide and Political Culture", Chaired by Michael Tonry, May 2006, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

Timothy C. Hart, "Respondent Fatigue in Self-Report Victim Surveys: Examining a Source of Nonsampling Error from Three Perspectives," Chaired by Thomas Mieczkowski, April 2006, University of South Florida

Constance Regina Hassett-Walker, "Deliquency and the Black Middle Class" Chaired by Edem Avakame, December 2006, Rutgers University.

Howard McKennedy Henderson II, “The Predictive Utility of Wisconsin Risk Needs Assessment in a Sample of Texas Probationers”, Chaired by Dr. Holly A. Miller, August 2006, Sam Houston State University

Lance Ray Hignite, “Measuring the Impact of Neighborhood Incivilities and Other Variables Upon Fear of Crime and Perceived Likelihood of Victimization,” Chaired by Dr. Dennis R. Longmire, December 2006, Sam Houston State University.

Eui Gab Hwang, "A Multilevel Test of Fear of Crime: The Effect of Social Conditions, Perceived Community Policing Activities, and Perceived Risks in a Megalopolis," Chaired by Edmund McGarrell, April 2006, Michigan State University

Catherine A. Jenks, “American Exceptionalism: Public Opinion on Liberty as a Core American Value,” Chaired by Dr. Marc Gertz, August 2006, Florida State University

Lara Helena Kuhn, "A Critical Assessment of the Social Control Perspective Recovering Its Foundations and Revitalizing Its Future" Chaired by Clayton Hartjen, December 2006, Rutgers University.

Don L. Kurtz, "Controlled Burn: The Gendering of Stress, Burnout, and Violence in Modern Policing." Chaired by L. Susan Williams, August 2006, Kansas State University

Brian A. Lawton,  “Levels of Nonlethal Force Reported by Philadelphia Police Officers:  Officer, Citizen, and Contextual Influences,” Chaired by Ralph B. Taylor, May 2006, Temple University

Thomas P. LeBel, "Invisible Stripes? Formerly Incarcerated Persons' Perceptions of and Responses to Stigma," Co-Chaired by Hans Toch and Shadd Maruna, May 2006, University at Albany, State University of New York

Unisa Lerdtomornsakul, “A Study of Juvenile Drug Offenders in the Central Observation and Protection Center, Bangkok, Thailand,” Chaired by Dr. Steven J. Cuvelier, May 2006, Sam Houston State University

John A. Lewis, "Do juvenile drunk driving laws really work? An interrupted time-series analysis of Pennsylvania's zero-tolerance juvenile alcohol law," Chaired by Randy Martin, May 2006, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

David Lilley, "Assessing Jurisdiction-Level Crime Trends During the 1990s: An Analysis of the Impact of Policing Changes," Chaired by David Carter, February 2006, Michigan State University

Tanya C. Link, " "Does a difference make a difference? A cross-national comparison of adolescent substance use in Germany and the United States," Chaired by Dean Rojek, August 2006, University of Georgia

Jeffrey M. London, “The Criminalization and Medicalization of Marijuana:  A Study of Changing Deviance Designations," Chaired by Robert Regoli, May 2006, University of Colorado at Boulder

Horace B. Lyons, “The Effects of Bullying on Criminal Proclivities Subsequent Behavior: A Content Analysis and Theoretical Explication”, Chaired by Dr. Dennis R. Longmire, December 2006, Sam Houston State University

Daniel Mabrey, “Tactical Terrorism Analysis: A Comparative Study of Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques to Predict Culpability for Terrorist Bombings in Two Regional Low-Intensity Conflicts”, Chaired by Dr. Richard H. Ward, December 2006, Sam Houston State University

Scott R. Maggard, “Structural Correlates of Race-Specific Drug Sales Arrests Over Time: Arrest Trajectories From 1980-2001”, Chaired By Karen F. Parker, July 2006, University of Florida.

Christine Martin, "Sentencing Decisions in Chicago Homicide Cases: Does Race Matter?" Chaired by Richard Block, May 2006, Loyola University Chicago

Danielle McDonald, "Empowering female inmates: An exploratory study of a prison therapeutic community and its impact on the coping skills of substance abusing women," Chaired by Rosemary Gido, May 2006, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Patrick N. McGrain, “An Examination of Therapeutic Engagement in a Prison-Based Drug Treatment Therapeutic Community,”  Chaired by Wayne N. Welsh, January 2006, Temple University

Joseph Murray, "Parental imprisonment: Effects on children's antisocial behaviour and mental health through the life-course," Chaired by David P. Farrington, March 2006, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, England

Seri Palla, "Breaking the Rules: Using Theories of Deprivation and Importation to Analyze Inmate Behavior," Chaired by Robert Johnson and Jim Lynch, May 2006, American University

Nickie Phillips, "Prosecution of Bias Motivated Crimes in a New Jersey County, 2001-2004," Chaired by Delores Jones-Brown, February 2006, City University of New York

Scott Allen Pray, “Police Officer Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Their Job Preparation,” Chaired by Dr. Larry T. Hoover, April 2006, May 2006, Sam Houston State University

Stephen K. Rice, "General Strain Amid Restoration: An Examination of Instrumental and Expressive Offenses." Chaired by Alex R. Piquero, August 2006, University of Florida

Barbara Rockell, "Streetwomen of Rochester, NY:  Who They Are as Women, Offenders, and Survivors."  Chaired by Hans Toch, May 2006, University of Albany

Ernest Scott, "Factors Influencing User Level Success in Police Information Sharing: An Examination of Florida's FINDER System," Chaired by K. Michael Reynolds, December 2006, University of Central Florida.

Eric L. Sevigny, The Tyranny of Quantity: How The Overemphasis on Drug Quantity in Federal Drug Sentencing Leads To Disparate and Anomalous Sentencing Outcomes, Chaired by Phyllis D. Coontz, August 2006, University of Pittsburgh

Christopher Sharp, "Interprofessional Collaboration Between Criminal Justice and Mental Health Practitioners Regarding Mentally Ill Offenders: Perceptions of Collaboration from Criminal Justice Practitioners," Chaired by Raymond Surette, August 2006, University of Central Florida

Tara O’Connor Shelley, “Environmental Threat, Environmental Crime Salience, and Social Control,” Chaired by Ted Chiricos, August 2006, Florida State University

James J. Sobol, "Social Ecology and the Vigor of Police Response: An Empirical Study of Contexts, Work Norms and Patrol Officer Behavior," Chaired by Dr. Robert E. Worden, December 2006, University at Albany

Mischelle Stone, "A Situational Analysis of Bounty Hunter Conduct," Chaired by Vincent Hoffman, October 2005, Michigan State University

Christopher J. Taylor, "Social bonding vs. differential association: Examining the major correlates of drug use in a sample of eighth and tenth grade juveniles in the United States," Chaired by Alida V. Merlo, May 2006, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Nelson Jose Tiburcio, "Five Years After: The Process of Long-Term Abstinence from Heroin Use Among Ex-Offenders," Chaired by Barry Spunt, March 2006, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York

Cécile Van de Voorde, "Freedom Fighters, Freedom Haters, Martyrs, and Evildoers: The Social Construction of Suicide Terrorism," Chaired by Thomas M. Mieczkowski, April 2006, University of South Florida

Stephanie A. Whitus Walsh, “The Relationship of Victims’ Perceptions of Child Physical Abuse and Adult-Formed Attitudes Toward Physical Forms of Discipline and Perpetrators of Child Physical Abuse”, Chaired by Dr. Raymond Teske, December 2006, Sam Houston State University

Robert Lewis Werling, “Disproportionate Minority Contact with the Police:  A Service Utilization Analysis”, Chaired by Dr. Phillip M. Lyons, August 2006, Sam Houston State University

Earl Anthony White, "The Phenomenological Essences of The Arrested Males In Their Relationship With Their Parents," Chaired by Timothy Emerick, March 2006, Capella University

Franklin T. Wilson, “A Qualitative Examination of the Core Cop Film Genre:  Thirty Years of Instrumental and Expressive Police Violence”, Chaired by Dr. W. Wesley Johnson, August 2006, Sam Houston State University

Robert M. Worley, "Correctional Employee Deviance Within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice:  A Quantitative Analysis," Chaired by Wesley Johnson, April 2006, Sam Houston State University

Matthew G. Yeager, "Constructing the Dangerous Offender: A Test of Quinney's Social Reality of Crime, " Chaired by Robynne Neugebauer, June 2006, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Minwoo Yun, “A Study of Hostage Taking and Kidnapping in Terrorism: Prediction of the Fate of a Hostage”, Chaired by Dr. Mitchel P. Roth, December 2006, Sam Houston State University

Carol Zimmermann, "Federal Incentives to Address Gun Violence: A Model of Success and Failure," Chaired by Edmund McGarrell, April 2006, Michigan State University 

2005

Julie Christine Abril, "The Relevance of Culture, Ethnic Identity, and Collective Efficacy to Violent Victimization in One Native American Indian Tribal Community," Chaired by Paul Jesilow with Gilbert Geis and Diego Vijil, May 2005, University of California, Irvine

Cary Dale Adkinson, "Power and Responsibility: Media, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Ideology in The Amazing Spider-Man," Chaired by Dennis Longmire, May 2005, Sam Houston State University

Irshad Altheimer, "Assesing the Relevance of Ethnic Heterogeneity as a Predictor of Crime and Social Control at the Cross-National Level," Chaired by Travis Pratt, 2005, Washington State University

Mark Anarumo, "So What Are We Afraid Of? The Practitioner View of the Terrorist Threat in the United States," Chaired by Leslie Kennedy, May 2005, Rutgers University

W. Carsten Andresen, "State Police: Discretion and Traffic Enforcement," Chaired by George Kelling, May 2005, Rutgers University

Tracy Andrus, "A Macro Analysis of Poverty And African American Incarceration," Chaired by Richard Tachia, May 2005, Prairie View A&M University

Georgios A. Antonopoulos, "On the Criminality of the 'Other': Ethnicity, Crime and Social Control in Greece," Chaired by Ben Bowling and Nicholas Ellison, December 2005, University of Durham, UK

Michael L. Arter, "Undercover and Under Stress: The Impact of Undercover Assignments on Police Officers," Chaired by David L. Myers, May 2005, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Jeremy Ball, "The Effect of Offender Characteristics on Plea Bargaining:Testing an Integrated Theory," Chaired by Cassia Spohn, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Clarence E. Banks, "The Effects of Early Substance Use Initiation on Measures of Social Control, Delinquency, and Future Substance Use," Chaired by Timothy Bynum, December 2005, Michigan State University

Eric Beauregard, "Processus de Predation des Agresseurs Sexuels Seriels:  Une approche de Choix Rationnel." Chaired by Jean Proulx and Kim Rossmo, 2005, University of Montreal

Etienne Blais, "Dissuasion et Securite Routiere:  Une Evaluation de L'Impact des Controles Penaux sur le Bilan Routier," Chaired by Marc Ouimet and Benoit Dupont, 2005, University of Montreal

Kathryn A. Branch, “Exploring the Role of Social Support in Heterosexual Women’s Use and Receipt of Non-lethal Intimate Partner Violence," Chaired by Christine S. Sellers, December 2005, University of South Florida

Blaine Bridenball, "Public Attitudes Toward the Police: The Primacy of Citizens' Perceptions of Their Neighborhoods," Chaired by Paul Jesilow, 2005, University of California, Irvine

Dale Brooker, "Exploring the Expectations and Attitudes of Recently Released Inmates from the Texas Prison System: A Focus on Familial Support in the Reentry Process," Chaired by W. Wesley Johnson, August 2005, Sam Houston State University

Kelly K. Browning, “County-Level Predictors of Homicide and Suicide in the State of Florida,” Chaired by M. Dwayne Smith, May 2005, University of South Florida

Frank Butler, "God's Gonna Trouble the Waters: Social Ethics, Religious Organizations, and Crime Policy," Chaired by Alan Harland, 2005, Temple University

TJulie Cantin, "Des Technologies de Controle aux Partenariats Public-Prive:  L'implication de L'enterprise Privee dans le Domaine Correctionnel au Canada," Chaired by Pierre Landreville, 2005, Universtiy of Montreal

Tammy L. Castle, "The Impact of Individual and Organizational Level Factors on Occupational Stress among Jail Correctional Officers," Chaired by Jamie S. Martin, May 2005, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Allison T. Chappell, "Learning in Action: Training the Community Policing Officer," Chaired by Marian Borg and Lonn Lanza-Kaduceposition, 2005, University of Florida

Yeok-Il Cho, "Acculturation Level and Law Enforcement Satisfaction and Strategies," Chaired by Robert Shearer, August 2005, Sam Houston State University

Kyu-Beom Choi, "The Effects of Actual Punishment Levels on Perceptions of Punishment: A multi-Level Approach," Chaired by Gary Kleck, 2005, Florida State University

Rebekah Chu, "Family Dysfunction and Co-occurring Depressive Symptons and Conduct Problems: Understanding Pathways of Risk Across Generations," Chaired by Alan Lizotte, 2005, University at Albany

Matthew S. Crow, “Florida’s Evolving Sentencing Policy: An Analysis of the Impact of Sentencing Guidelines Transformations”, Chaired by Marc Gertz, April 2005, Florida State University.

Leah Daigle, “Gender, Risk Factors, and Juvenile Misconduct: Assessing the Generality-Specificity Debate,” Chaired by Frank Cullen, February 2005, University of Cincinnati

Mario Davila, "After the Flood: Fraud Among the Elderly After Natural Disasters," Chaired by James Marquart, August 2005, Sam Houston State University

Jo-Ann Della-Giustina, "Gender, Race, and Class As Predictors Of Femicide Rates: A Path Analysis," Chaired by Maureen O'Connor, February 2005, City University of New York

Erik Dietz, "Defining 'Too Close for Comfort': Environmental Individual Determinants of Perceived Crowding Among a Sample of Federal Offenders," Chaired by Susan L. Miller, 2005, University of Deleware

Elaine Eggleston Doherty, "Assessing an Agegraded Theory of Informal Social Control: Are There Conditional Effects of Life Events in the Desistence Process?" Chaired by John Laub, 2005, University of Maryland

James Drylie, "Suicide-By-Cop: A Case Study Analysis:," Chaired by Maria Haberfeld, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Jason Dudish-Poulsen, "Occupational Values and Attitudes of Adult Probation Officers in an Urban Setting, " Chaired by Catherine Marienau, May 2005, Walden University

Steve Ellwanger, "Modeling Young Driver Accidents: The Role of Strain, Self-Control, and Institutions and Processes in Young Driver Accidents and Driving Delinquency," Chaired by Nicholas P. Lovrich, 2005, Washington State University

Ifeanyi Celestine Ezeonu, "The Social Construction of Black-on-Black Violence in Toronto?" Chaired by Rosemary Gartner, September 2005, University of Toronto, Canada.

Michelle Fournier, "Homosexualite, Armee et Police:  Etat de la Question et Experiences Vecues par les Militaires Policiers et Policieres Gais Selon leur Propre Point de Vue," Charied by Jean-Paul Brodeur and Marie-Marthe Cousineau, 2005, University of Montreal

Mark Foxall, "Latino Homicide Victimization: The Influence of Ethnic Residential Segregation," Chaired by Cassia Spohn, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Erika Frenzel-Davis, "Issues in the Measurement of Sentence Outcomes: Impications for Research on Sex Disparities in Sentencing," Chaired by Cassis Spohn, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Natasha Frost, "The Problem of Punitiveness," Chaired by Todd Clear, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Gennifer Furst, "Prison Based Animal Programs:  An Examination and Investigation," Chaired by Larry Sullivan, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Jeannine A. Gailey, "How People Attribute Responsibility to Individuals and Organizations Involved in Wrongdoing: An Empirical Assessment of an Integrated Model,"  Chaired by Matthew T. Lee, May 2005, The University of Akron

Christopher L. Gibson, "A Psychometric Investigation of a Self-Control Scale: The Reliability and Validity of Grasmick et al.'s Scale for a Sample of Incarcerated Male Offenders," Chaired by Ineke Marshall, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Troy A. Gilbertson, "Retail Point-of-Sale Guardianship and Youth Tobacco Purchases: A Double-Blind Experiment Using a Factorial Design," Chaired by Sherwood "Chris" Zimmerman, May 2005, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Aviva Twersky Glasner, "Deaf Criminal Offenders-Testing a Model of Deficient Socialization,"  Chaired by Ned Benton, April 2006, Graduate Center of the City University of New York

John Ellington "Ellis" Godard, Jr., "The Moral Order of Cyberspace: Social Structure and Conflict Management on the Internet," Chaired by Donald Black, with Thomas Guterbock and Sarah Corse, May 2005, University of Virginia

Suzanne R. Goodney-Lea, "Guns, Explosives, and Puppy Dog Tails: The Social Function of Animal Cruelty," Chaired by Martin Weinberg, May 2005, University of Indiana-Bloomington

Michael Scott Gordon, "Correctional Officer Control Ideology:  Implications for Understanding a System," Chaired by Laura A-Wilson-Gentry, May 2005, University of Baltimore

Shani P. Gray, "Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) and Community Crime Control Initiatives," Chaired by Steven Chermak, June 2005, Indiana University-Bloomington

Dana Greene, "Repeat Performances: Why Good Reforms Go Bad and Testing The Next Wave, Restorative Justice," Chaired by Larry Sullivan, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Rob Guerette, "Migrant Death and Border Safety Initiative: An Application of Situational Crime Prevention to Inform Policy and Practice," Chaired by Ronald V. Clarke, 2005, Rutgers University

William Christopher Hale, "Twenty-First Century Terrorism, Twenty-First Century Answers: The Why and How of Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination of Open Source Intelligence," Chaired by Richard H. Ward, August 2005, Sam Houston State University

Erika Harrell, "The Application of Agnew's General Strain Theory to the Relationship between Adolescent Victimization and Delinquent Behavior," Chaired by Ronet Bachman, May 2005, University of Delaware

Richard Hartley, "Do You Get What You Pay For? Type of Counsel and It's Effects on Criminal Court Outcomes in a Large Midwestern Jurisidiction," Chaired by Cassia Spohn, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Matthew Hickman, "Self-Reported and Official Police Problem Behavior: Identifying the Role of Context, Individual, and Data," Chaired by Ralph B. Taylor, May 2005, Temple University

Thomas Holt, "Hacks, Cracks, and Crime: An Examination of the Subculture and Social Organization of Computer Hackers," Chaired by Jody Miller, 2005, University of Missouri-St.Louis

Amanda Howerton, “Gender Differences in Coping: Implications for Crime and Depression,” Chaired by Karen Van Gundy, May 2005, University of New Hampshire

Holli Hurban, "Fear of Crime in the New York City Public Schools," Chaired by Dennis Kenney, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Dawn Irlbeck, "Patterns of Questioning During Traffic Stops: A Study of Possible Racial/Ethnic Profiling," Chaired by Samuel Walker, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Melissa Jarrell, “All the News That’s Fit to Print: Media Reporting of Environmental Protection Agency Penalties Assessed Against the Petroleum Refining Industry, 1997-2003,” Chaired by Michael J. Lynch, May 2005, University of South Florida

Kareem L. Jordan, "Violent Youth in Adult Court: A Comprehensive Examination of Legislative Waiver and Decertification," Chaired by David L. Myers, May 2005, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Anna K. King, "Self-understanding and attitudes towards offenders: Punitiveness as an element of identity management," Chaired by Shadd Maruna, July 2005, University of Cambridge

James Bryan Kinney, "Court Sentencing Patterns," Chaired by Patricia L. Brantingham, 2005, Simon Fraser University

Gerard La Salle, "Rolling the Dice in Atlantic City: A Study of Patrons as Victims of Crime on the Casino Floor," Chaired by Barry Spunt, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Cathryn Lavery,"Community College Male Athletes and Non-Athletes: An Examination of Status Characteristics and Rape Supportive Attitudes," Chaired by Gwendolyn Gerber, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Brian Lawton, "Levels of Nonlethal Force Reported by Philadelphia Police Officers: Officer, Citizen and Contextual Influences," Chaired by Ralph B. Taylor, 2005, Temple University

Jenifer A. Lee, "Judging the Hate Crime Victim: Law School Student Perceptions and the Effects of Individual and Law School Factors," Chaired by Jennifer Gossett, 2005, Indiana University of Pennslyvania

Marissa P. Levy, "Place-based Crime Prevention: Using Opportunity Structures and
Environmental Characteristics to Estimate Crime," Chaired by Leslie Kennedy,
November 2005, Rutgers University - Newark, School of Criminal Justice

Mitch Librett, "The Spoils of War: Divergent Lifeworlds and Identity Formation Among Undercover/Vice Cops in the 'Burbs," Chaired by David C. Brotherton, August 2005, City University of New York

Helen Ahn Lim, "Race, Bigotry, and Violence: Understanding the Impact of Hate Crime on Asian Americans," Chaired by Phil Parnell, 2005, Indiana University, Bloomington

Claudine Lanlois, "Les Measures de Rechange et le Systme Penal:  Opinions des Acteurs Penaux, jeux et enjeux," Chaired by Guy Lemire and Pierre Moreau, 2005, University of Montreal

Sean Maddan, "Sex Offenders as Outsiders: A Reexamination of the Labeling Perspective," Chaired by Ineke Haen Marshall, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

James McCabe, "An Examination of the Effect of Drug Enforcement on the..... of Serious Crime in Queens New York from 1995-2001," Chaired by Eli Silverman, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Patrick McGrain, "An Examination of Therapeutic Engagement in a Prison-Based Drug Treatment Therapeutic Community," Chaired by Wayne N. Welsh, 2005, Temple University

Scott M. Mire, "Correlates of Job Satisfaction Among Police Officers," Chaired by Holly Miller, August 2005, Sam Houston State University

Donna Morgan, "Femicide: Them Impact of Victim/Offender Relationship on Crime Characteristics," Chaired by Patricia Zapf, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Rebecca Murray,"An assessment of the Effects of Liquor-Serving Establishments on Crime Focusing on Blocks with Bars, Blocks behind Bars and Blocks around Bars," Chaired by Dennis Roncek, May 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

John Neiswender, "An Outcome Evaluation of the Mental Health Court of King Country, Washington: An Affirmation of the Specialty Court System," Chaired by Faith Lutze, 2005, Washington State University

Tracy Nobiling, "The Impact of Unemployment on Judges Sentencing Decisions: A Test of the Liberation Hypothesis," Chaired by Cassia Spohn, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Evaristus Obinyan, "Differential Tolerance of Delinquent Behavior by Juveniles From Different Racial, Age, And Gender Groups," Chaired by Michael J. Lynch, 2005, University of South Florida

Douglas Allan Orr, "To Bear Arms: A Neighborhood Analysis of Fear and Concealed Weapons Permit Holders," Chaired by Nicholas P. Lovrich, 2005, Washsington State University

Nickie Phillips, "Prosecution of Bias Motivated Crimes in a New Jersey County, 2001-2004," Chaired by Delores Jones Brown, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Jesenia M. Pizarro, "An Examination of Individual, Situational and Social Structural Predictors of Homicides: Are There Differences Among Homicide Subtypes?" Chaired by George Kelling, May 2005, Rutgers University

Mary E. Poulin,  “Improving Outcomes for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System: The Need for Classification,” Chaired by Philip Harris, January 2005, Temple University

Nicole Elizabeth Rader, "Women Doing Fear:  Applying the Doing Gender Framework to Fear of Crime for Women,"  Chaired by Michelle Hughes Miller, August 2005, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Melissa Ricketts, "An Empirical Assessment of Perceived Risk and Fear of School Violence Among K-12 Teachers," Chaired by Rosemary Gido, 2005, Indiana University of Pennslyvania

Laurel Rodriguez, "The Federal Organizational Sentencing Guideline: A Case Study of Regulatory Decision Making," Chaired by Henry Pontell, 2005, University of California, Irvine

Sunghoon Roh, "A Spatial Distribution of Calls For Service in Texas Suburbs: Macro- and Micro-Level Approaches," Chaired by Larry T. Hoover, Sam Houston State University

Jeffrey Rojek, "Organizing to Manage Risk: The Operations of a Police Tactical Unit," Chaired by David Klinger, 2005, University of Missouri-St.Louis

Patti Ross Salinas, "Texas Crime Victims Compensation: An Analysis of the Influence of Geographic Location, Race, Sex, and Employment," Chaired by Wesley Johnson, 2005, Sam Houston State University

Laurie J. Samuel, "The Impact of Police Intervention and the Code of the Street on Retaliation Homicide in Disadvantaged Communities in Washington, D.C."  Chaired by Vernetta D. Young, December 2005, Howard University

Claudia Edith San Miguel, "An Evaluation of Neighborhood Watch Programs in Texas," Chaired by Larry Hoover, 2005, Sam Houston State University

Shannon Santana, “Determining the Influence of Self-Protective Behaviors on Violent Victimization Completion: Results from the National Crime Victimization Survey,” Chaired by Bonnie Fisher and Frank Cullen, January 2005, University of Cincinnati

Melinda D. Schlager, "Assessing the Reliability and Validity of the Level of Service Inventory Revised on a Community Corrections Sample in New Jersey," Chaired by George Kelling, May 2005, Rutgers University

Stephen Schnebly, "Community Variation in the Nature of Crime Reporting Behavior," Chaired by Eric Baumer, 2005, University of Missouri-St.Louis

Jennifer E. Schneider, "The Influence of the Abolition of Parole Attitudes of Incarcerated Sex Offenders Toward Rehabilitation and Treatment," Chaired by Edem Avakame, May 2005, Rutgers University

Paul Schupp, "Legitimation Crisis & Penal Severity: Constructing a Radical Theoretical Explanation of Legitimation Crisis & Mass Incarceration in the Post World War II United States," Chaired by Graeme Newman, 2005, University at Albany

Jason Scott, "Police-Community Coproduction and Neighborhood Social Organization," Chaired by David Duffee, 2005, University at Albany

Kristen Scully, "The Effects of Incarceration on Attitudes on Attitudes Toward the Criminal Justice System," Chaired by Ted Chiricos, 2005, Florida State University

Kimberly Spanjol, "Self Reported Antecedents and Consequences of Female Heroin Use," Chaired by Larry Sullivan, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Vanja Stenius, "Imprisonment and Diminishing Marginal Returns," Chaired by Bonita Veysey, May 2005, Rutgers University

Mischelle Stone, "A Situational Analysis of Bounty Hunter Conduct," Chaired by Vincent Hoffman, 2005, Michigan State University

Chris Sullivan, "Emotional Health and Delinquency: A Longitudinal Assessment of Early Emotional and Behavioral Problems as Risk Factors for Delinquent Behavior," Chaired by Bonita Veysey, May 2005, Rutgers University

Jongyeon Tark, "Crime Victims' Self Protection," Chaired by Gary Kleck, 2005, Florida State University

Lynn Urban, "The Deterrent Effect of Curfew Enforcement: Operation Nightwatch in St. Louis," Chaired by Scott Decker, 2005, University of Misssour-St.Louis

Stephen W. Verrill, "Social Structure and Social Learning in Delinquency: A Test of Akers' Social Structure-Social Learning Model," Chaired by Christine S. Sellers, December 2005, University of South Florida

Scott Andrew Vollum, "Giving Voice to the Dead: An Exploratory Analysis of Executed Offenders' Last Statements and Statements of their Co-Victims," Chaired by Dennis Longmire, 2005, Sam Houston State University

Darin R. Walker, "Legal Issues Examining the Second Amendment," Chaired by William Banks Taylor, 2005, University of Southern Mississippi

Jeffrey Walsh, "Ecological Predictors of Local Motor Vehicle Theft and Changes Over Decade 1990-2001," Andrew Karmen, 2005, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Jennifer J. Wareham, “Strain, Personality Traits, and Deviance Among Adolescents: Moderating Factors,” Co-Chaired by Richard Dembo and John K. Cochran, August 2005, University of South Florida

Andre' L. Williams, "African American Women Speak on Their Experiences as Objects of the Drug War," Chaired by Peter Meyer, February 2005, Walden University

Steve Wilson, "Determining the Correlates of Police Victimization: An Analysis of Social Disorganization and Organizational Level Factors on Injurious Assaults," Chaired by Jihong Zhao, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Ling Zhou, "The Effect of Cultural Factors on Preference of National Drug Policy: An International Perspective," Chaired by Robert Shearer, 2005, Sam Houston State University

2004

Arnold Alexander, "Examining Race Effects in Juvenile Justice Processing: A Look at Juvenile Waiver in Pennsylvania," Chaired by Thomas Bernard, 2004, Penn State University

Lisa Marie Andrews, "The Utility of Routine Activities Theory in Relation to Child Sexual Abuse," Chaired by Dr. Janet Mullings, 2004, Sam Houston State University

Robert Apel, "Disentangling Selection from Causation in the Empirical Association between Crime and Adolescent Work," Chaired by Raymond Paternoster, 2004, University of Maryland

Shentell Auffart, "The Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine Under the Federal Sentencing Guidleines: The Impact and Ramifications on Equal Protection and Due Process," Chaired by Cassis Spohn, 2004, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Lesley Bain, "Money Laudering: Hide and Seek an Exploration of International Cooperation Between Law Enforcement Agencies," Chaired by Raymond Corrado, 2004, Simon Fraser University

Elizabeth Bartels, "Crime During the British Mandate in Palestine: 1918-1948," Chaired by Larry Sullivan, 2004, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Thomas D. Bazley, "Predicting Police Use of Force: A Study of Patrol Officers in an Urban Police Department," Chaired by Thomas Mieczkowski and Kim Lersch, December 2004, University of South Florida

John Peterson Blair, "The Roles of nterrogation, Perception, and Personality in Producing False Confessions," Chaired by Frank Horvath, 2004, Michigan State University

Kristie Blevins, “The Correctional Orientation of ‘Child Savers’: The Level, Sources, and Impact of Support for Rehabilitation Among Juvenile Corrections Workers,” Chaired by Frank Cullen, June 2004, University of Cincinnati

Luther Eugene Gene Bonham Jr., "Sanctions Toward Effective Probation (STEP): An Empirical Examination of a Zero-Tolerance Graduated Sanctions Probation Program," Chaired by Wesley Johnson, 2004, Sam Houston State University

Kevin Bonnycastle, "Sexd Offenders in Context: Creating Choices in the Age of Risk," Chaired by D. Chunn, 2004, Simon Fraser University

Lisa Bostaph, “Race and Repeats: Does the Repetitive Nature of Police Motor Vehicle Stops Impact Racially-Biased Policing?” Chaired by Robin Engel, August 2004, University Of Cincinnati

Renne Brassard, "L'experience et le Effets de L'enfermement Carceral des Femmes Autochtones au Quebec," Chaired by Mylene Jaccoud, 2004, Universtiy of Montreal

Kevin Buckler, " An Examination of Print Media in the Reporting of Homicide," Chaired by Lawrence Travis, September 2004, University of Cincinnati

Shannan M. Catalano," An Examination of the Convergence Between Victim Reporting and Police Recording of Serious Violent Crimes, 1973 - 2002," Chaired by Janet L. Lauritsen, August 2004, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Catherine Cerulli, "Does Intimacy Provide Leniency From the Law? A Study of Ohio Criminal Homocide Cases Involving Different Victim-Offender Relationship," Chaired by James Acker, 2004, University at Albany

Hongming Cheng, "A Comparison of Illegal Insider Trading in Canada and Post-Communist China: Globalized Market Economy and the Role of Law," Chaired by Joan Brockman, 2004, Simon Fraser University

Jiunn-Cherng Chiou, "A Study of Job Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction in Taiwan's Police," Chaired by Larry T. Hoover, December 2004, Sam Houston State University

Kyungseok Choo, "Gangs, Groups, and Korean American Youth: A Comparative Study of Group Delinquency Between Youth Gangs and Delinquent Groups," Chaired by Ko-Lin Chin, 2004, Rutgers University

Johnna Christian, "Exploring the Effects of Incarceration on Communities," Chaired by David Duffee, 2004, University at Albany

Frank A. Colaprete, “Development of a Criminal Investigator Mentoring Program for Police Personnel of the Rochester Police Department,” Chaired by Karen Bowser, March 2004, Nova Southeastern University

Julie Kiernan Coon, “The Adoption of Crime Prevention Technologies in Public Schools,” Chaired by Larry Travis, December 2004, University of Cincinnati

Jay Oliver Coons, "The Response of Police Officers to a Peer's Ethical Dilemma: Traversing the Knife Edge of Comradery Versus Compliance," Chaired by Steven J. Cuvelier, 2004, Sam Houston State University

Michael Costelloe," The Contribution of Crime Salience and Economic Insecurity to Explanations of Punitive Attitudes Toward Crime, Welfare and Immigration," Chaired by Ted Chiricos, August 2004, Florida State University

Ronald Craig, "The Crack Versus Cocaine Sentencing Disparity: A Social Historical Analysis of Race-BAsed Laws Within the United States," Chaired by Carles Corley, 2004, Michigan State University

Matthew Crow, "Florida's Evolving Sentencing Policy; An Analysis of the Impact of Sentencing Guidelines Transformations," Chaired by Marc Gertz, 2004, Florida State University

William Scott Cunningham, "Assessing Participatory Evaluation Processes and Outcomes in Juvenile Treatment Facilities," Chaired by David Duffee, 2004, University at Albany

Robert D'Ovidio, "Crime.com: Does Crime Have A New Face?," Chaired by George F. Rengert, 2004, Temple University

Jerry Daday, " Individual, Ecological, and Situational Factors Associated with Victimization and Offending in Violent Personal Crimes," Chaired by Lisa Broidy, May 2004, University of New Mexico

Jo-Ann Della-Giustina, "Gender, Race and Class as Predictors of Femicide Rates: A Path Analysis," Chaired by Maureen O'Connor, 2004, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Elizabeth Quinn DeValve, "Through Their Eyes: Toward An Undestanding of the Victimization Experience and the Formation of a Grounded Theory of Victimization," Chaired by Phillip Lyons, 2004, Sam Houston State University

Michael John DeValve, "Purpose, Power, Justice, and Marginalization: An Examination of Key Prerequisites for Diversity at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice," Chaired by Phillip Lyons, December 2004, Sam Houston State University

Deanna L. Diamond, "Crime Victim Services in Southeast Texas: An Exploratory Study of the Law, the Dream, and the Reality," Chaired by W. Wesley Johnson, December 2004, Sam Houston State University

Rhonda Dobbs, "Gender and Sentencing: An Examination of Florida's Determinate Sentencing Policies," Chaired by Ted Chiricos, 2004, Florida State University

Jason Doll, "An Analysis of the Effects of Community Policing on Fear of Crime," Chaired by Siobhan O' Toole, August 2004, California School of Professional Psychology

Angela G. Dunlap, "Give the World a Little Better Picture of the Way We Do It; Literary Illustrations of Jurisprudence in Missisippi," Chaired by Stephen Mallory, 2004, University of Southern Mississippi

Ida Dupont, "Help Seeking Behaviors of Marginalized Battered Women: Theoretical and Policy Implications," Chaired by Barry Spunt, 2004, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Mike Elbert, "Assessing the Correlates of Federal Post-Conviction Outcomes," Chaired by Cassia Spohn, 2005, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Danielle Polizzi Fox, "Testing the Generalizability of Sampson and Laub's Life-Course Theory: Examining the Relationship between Adult Social Bonds and Drug Use Among an African American Sample," Chaired by John Laub, 2004, University of Maryland

Natasha A. Frost, "The Problem of Punitiveness," Chaired by Todd R. Clear, 2004, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Maria L. Garase," On the Road to Deviance: Explaining Road Rage," Chaired by Alida V. Merlo, August 2004, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Tammy Sue Garland, "Saving Our Youth: A Preliminary Assessment of the Adults Relating to Kids (ARK) Program," Chaired by Dennis Longmire, 2004, Sam Houston State University

Matthew J. Giblin, "Institutional Theory and the Recent Adoption and Activities of Crime Analysis Units in U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies," Chaired by Steven Chermak, 2004, Indiana University-Bloomington

Heath Grant, "Fostering a Culture of Lawfullness: Examining the Relationship between Perceptions of Law Enforcement Legitimacy, Legal Reasoning and Behavior," Chaired by Dennis Kenney, 2004, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Michael Gray, "Variations of Police Behavior of Neighborhood," Chaired by Christopher Maxwell, 2004, Michigan State University

Egan Kyle Green, "Explaining Animal Poaching Among Adolescent Males Using Social Learning Theory," Chaired by Dennis Giever, 2004, Indiana University of Pennslyvania

Kimberly D. Hassell, "A Cross-Precinct Analysis of Police Patrol Practices and the Negotiation of Order Among Patrol," Chaired by Jihong Zhao, 2004, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Christopher Michael Hill, "An Analysis of Juvenile Justice Decision-Making and Its Effect on Disproportionate Minority Contact," Chaired by Kelly R. Damphousse, 2004, University of Oklahoma

Sameer Hinduja, "An Empirical Test of the Applicability of General Criminological Theories to Internet Crime," Chaired by Mahesh Nalla, 2004, Michigan State University

Kristy Holtfreter," Responses to Occupational Fraud: A Study in the Behavior of Law," Chaired by Merry Morash, January 2004, Michigan State University

Steven Hougland," Exploring the Perceptions of Florida Police Executives: Does Accreditation Work," Chaired by Stephen Holmes, July 2004, University of Central Florida

Eric Jefferis, “A Micro-Level Study of Residential Theft,” Chaired by Larry Travis, August 2004, University of Cincinnati

Wiley Z. Jenkins, "Adult Correctional Education: Historical Development Programming in the State of Mississippi and Contemporary Research Findings," Chaired by William Banks Taylor, 2004, University of Southern Mississippi

Nikki Jones, "Girls Fight: Negotiating Conflict and Violence in Distressed Inner-City Neighborhoods," Chaired by Elijah Anderson, 2004, University of Pennsylvania

George R. Kakoti, "Death Sentence Appellate Review and State Imposition of Death in Tanzania, 1980-2000," Chaired by Hal E. Pepinsky, 2004, Indiana University, Bloomington

Mahfuzul Khondaker, "Deviant Behavior among Youths of the Bangladeshi Community in New York City," Chaired by Kate Hanarahan, July 2004, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

James Bryan Kinney, "Court Sentencing Patterns," Chaired by Patricia L. Brantingham, 2004, Simon Fraser University

Jason Kissner, "If Reason is Sovereign: The Function of Reason in Hume and Consequences for the Classical/Positivist Divide, Rational Choice Theory, Low Self-Control Theory, and the Criminal Propensity Contruct," Chaired by Daniel Maier-Katkin, 2005, Florida State University

Steven Kohm, "I'm Not a Judge But I Play One on TV: American Reality-Based Courtroom Television," Chaired by John Lowman, 2004, Simon Fraser University

Dixie J. Koo, " Victims of Violence: Male and Female Heroin Users," Chaired by Roger Dunham, August 2004, University of Miami

Brandon Kooi, "Environmental Criminology and Mapping Hot Spot Bus Stop Locations: A Social Ecological Approach for Conducting a Quasi-Experimental Design and Testing Defensible Space Concepts," Chaired by Mahesh Nalla, May 2004, Michigan State University

Megan Kurlychek, "The Multilevel Context of School Disorder and Victimization, Examining the Influence of Student, School and Community Characteristics," Chaired by John Kramer, 2004, Penn State

Chalres Lanier, "The Roles of Experts and Other Witnesses in Capital Penalty Hearings: The Views of Jurors Charged with Determining the Simple Sentence of Death," Chaired by James Acker, 2004, University at Albany

James M. LaValle, "Guns and Homicide: Toward a Convergent  Resolution of the Gun Policy Conundrum," Chaired by Austin Turk, June 2004, University of California at Riverside

Won-Jae Lee, "Dynamic Effect of Employees' Participation in Decision-Making on Their Psychological Success," Chaired by Dr. Larry T. Hoover, December 2004, Sam Houston State University

Ellen Lemley, "Restorative Justice, Community Integration, and Perceived Fairness: An Exploratory Analysis," Chaired by David Nice, 2004, Washington State University

Carol Lenhart, "The Prison Litigating Reform Act of 1995: Is It's Bark Worse Than It's Bite? Analyzing the Effectiveness and Clarity of a Symbolic Law," Chaired by Frank R. Scarpitti, 2004, University of Deleware

Mitchell Librett, "The Spoils of War: Divergent Lifeworlds and Identity Formation Among Undercover/Vice Cops in the Burbs," Chaired by David Brotherton, 2004, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Edith Linn, "What Works for Me? Arrest Decisions as Adaptive Behaviors," Chaired by Warren Benton, October 2004, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Christopher Lowenkamp, “Correctional Program Integrity and Treatment Effectiveness: A Multi-sit, Program-level Analysis,” Chaired by Edward Latessa, March 2004, University of Cincinnati

Patrick Lussier, "Etude de la Generalite et de la Specificite de L'activite Criminelle des Delinquents Sexuels et des Facteurs Developpementaux Associes," Chaired by Jean Proulx and Marc Le Blanc, 2004, University of Montreal

Dennis Mares, "Civilization, Economic Change, and Trends in Interpersonal Violence," Chaired by Richard Rosenfeld, 2004, University of Missouri-St.Louis

Robert Martin, "Crime and the Dual Labor Market: The Relationship of Employment Quality and Adult Criminality," Chaired by Terence Thornberry, 2004, University at Albany

Amanda Mathias, "Juvenile Sexual Assault Victims and Their Decisions Not To Cooperate with the Prosecution: A Look at San Diego," Chaired by Samuel Walker, 2004, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Betsy Matthews, "Enhancing the Protective Capacity of Mentoring Relationships: Strengthening the Social Bond," Chaired by Edward Latessa, March 2004, University of Cincinnati

Michael Timothy Matthews, Cleaner Streets and Safer Neighborhoods:   Testing the Broken Windows Thesis in Redlands,  California," Chaired by Austin Turk, August 2004, University of California at Riverside

Roni Mayzer, "First Alcohol Use and the Developmet of Antisocial Behavior Problems from Preschool through Early Adolescence," Chaired by Christina DeJong, "Chaired by Christina DeJong, 2004, Michigan State University

Jean McGloin, "Associations Among Criminal Gang Members as a Defining Factor of Organization and a Predictor of Criminal Behavior: The Gang Lanscape of Newark, NJ," Chaired by George Kelling, 2004, Rutgers University

Hugh McGowan, "Context, Containment and Conversation Model: A Study of the New York City Police Department," Chaired by Barry Spunt, 2004, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Marie Mele, "Repeat Domestic Violence in the City of Newark, NJ: Prevalence and Policy Opportunities," Chaired by Michael Maxfield, January, 2004, Rutgers University

Robert Meesig, "An Exploratory Study Regarding the Effects of Community Policing on Index Crime Clearance Rates in Local Agencies with Investigators," Chaired by Frank Horvath, 2004, Michigan State University

Jeffrey D. Monroe, "Brady Gun Policy and Disaggregated Homicide Rates," Chaired by George F. Rengert, 2004, Temple University

Byong Ook Moon, "The Influence of Organizational Socialization on Police Officers' Acceptance of Community Policing: The Example of Korean Police," Chaired by David Carter, 2004, Michigan State University

Barbara Morrell, "Juvenile Waiver: The Elusive Definition of Rehabilitation," Chaired by Candace McCoy, 2004, Rutgers University

Christopher W. Mullins, "Masculinity, Street life and Violence: A Qualitative Secondary Analysis," Chaired by Jody A. Miller, May 2004, University of Missouri-Saint Louis

Carrie B. Oser,"Naltrexone in Private Substance Abuse Treatment Centers: Predictors of Adoption and A Categorical Typology of Adopters," Chaired by Paul M. Roman, August 2004, The University of Georgia

Charles W. Otto," Improving Comprehension of Capital Sentencing Instructions: A Bias-Reduction Approach," Chaired by Brandon K. Applegate, April 2004, University of Central Florida

Amy Dellinger Page, "Behind the Blue Line: Investigating Police Officers’ Attitudes Toward Women and Rape," Chaired by Lois Presser, May 2004, University of Tennessee

Richard Parent, "Aspects of Police Use of Deadly Force in North America," Chaired by Simon Verdun-Jones, 2004, Simon Fraser University

Justin Patchin, "Famlial Relations and Intervention Amenability: Paving a Path to Delinquency Desistance," Chaired by Tim Bynum, 2004, Michigan State University

Pedro Ricardo Payne, "The Arlanza Neighborhood Initiative: A Municipal Effort at Applying Social Disorganization Theory to Youth Violence Prevention," Chaired by Austin Turk, August 2004, University of California-Riverside

Jennifer Pealer, “A Community of Peers Promoting Behavior Change: The Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Community for Juvenile Male Offenders in Reducing Recidivism,” Chaired by Edward Latessa, June 2004, University of Cincinnati

Leonard Peck, "Hoeing a Long and Hard Row: Long Term Administrative Segregation of a Cohort of Texas Prison Inmates," Chaired by James Marquart, December 2004, Sam Houston State University

Ronald E. Pedro, "Policy and Procedures as a Prelude to Peril: Linkage Blindness, Cultural Lag and the Terrorism of 9/11," Chaired by Stephen Mallory, 2004, University of Southern Mississippi

Wendy Pogorzelski, "Managing the Politics of Public Defense," Chaired by Alissa Worden, 2004, University at Albany

Kim Polowek, "Victim Participatory Rights in Parole: Their Role and the Dynamics of Victim Influence as Seen by Board Members," Chaired by William Glackman, 2004, Simon Fraser University

Hillary Potter, "Intimate Partner Violence against African American Women: The Effects of Social Structure and Black Culture on Patterns of Abuse," Chaired by Joanne Belknap, November 2004, University of Colorado-Boulder

Mary E. Poulin, "Improving Outcomes For Girls in the Juvenile Justice System: The Need for Classification," Chaired by Philip W. Harris, 2005, Temple University

Shamir Ratansi, “Specialized Response Programs: Police Handling of Encounters Involving Persons With Mental Disorders,” Chaired by James Frank, December 2004, University of Cincinnati

Janet P. Stamatel," When the Wall Came Down, Crime Went Up: Crime and Social Change in Post-Socialist East-Central Europe from 1985 to 2000," Chaired by William L. Parish, March 2004, University of Chicago

Jongyeon Tark, "Crime Victim's Self-Protection," Chaired by Gary Kleck, August 2005, Florida State University

Glenn Thomas Tsunokai, "Asian Youth Gangs in Southern California  Suburbia: A Multidimmensional Perspective," Chaired by Austin Turk, December, University of California-Riverside

Kelly Welch, "Punitive Attitudes and the Racial Typification of Crime," Chaired by Ted Chiricos, May 2004, Florida State University

Jonathan M. Wender, "Policing as Poetry: Phenomenological and Aesthetic Reflections Upon the Bureaucratic Approach to Human Predicaments." Chaired by Robert Gordon, May 2004, Simon Fraser University

Scott W. Whiteford," A Cluster-Analytic Study of Adolescent Substance Use: Investigating the Drug-Crime Relationship," Chaired by Lynn White, August 2004, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Betsy Ann Witt, "Court Processing of Physical Child Abuse Offenders," Chaired by Raymond Teske, 2004, Sam Houston State University

Richard G. Wright, "Protection or Illusion? A Policy Analysis of Federal and Massachusetts Sex Offender Legislation." Chaired by Carole Upshur, December 2004, University of Massachusetts-Boston

Russell Lee Young, "A Time Series Analysis of Eco-terrorist Violence in the United States: 1993-2003," Chaired by Richard H. Ward, 2004, Sam Houston State University

Kristen Zgoba," Variations in the Recidivism of Treated and Non-Treated Sexual Offenders in New Jersey: An Examination of Three Time Frames," Chaired by Clayton Hartjen, May 2004, Rutgers University

Hongwei Zhang, "Enforcement of Protective Orders to Domestic Victims--A Narrative," Chaired by Raymond Teske, 2004, Sam Houston State University

Yan Zhang, "Explaining Drug Use and Delinquency by Race and Ethnicity: A Test of Differential Association, Social Bond, and Self-Control Theory," Chaired by Merry Morash, 2004, Michigan State University

2003

Dhruba Bora, "The Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Deviant Behavior," Chaired by John "Jake" Gibbs, August 2003, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Cynthia Boyles, "Fear of Crime, Civil Liberties, and Tolerance of the Use of Technological Anti-Crime Devices: Will a Fearful Public Exchange Civil Liberties for Safety?" Chaired by Brandon Applegate, August 2003, University of Central Florida

Robert Brown, “Exploring the Use of Formal Authority in Police-Citizen Encounters,” Chaired by James Frank, April 2003, University of Cincinnati

Heather J. Davies," Understanding Variations in Murder Clearance Rates: The Influence of The Political Environment," Chaired by Brian Forst, December 2003, American University

Christine Famega, "Discretion or Direction? An Analysis of Patrol Officer Downtime," Chaired by James Frank, August 2003, University of Cincinnati

Kate Hellenga," The Uncorrected Self: Identity Negotiation in Juvenile Detention," Chaired by Mark Aber, December 2003, University of Illinois - Urbana - Champaign

Mark Henych, "Perceptions of Computer Crime In The State of Florida and Future Policy," Chaired by Stephen Holmes, December 2003,University of Central Florida

Richard G. Hogan, "Private Prisons: An Evaluation of Cost and Quality," Chaired by Wayne Lucas, November 2003, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Beth M. Huebner, "Incarceration, Social Bonds, and the Life Course," Chaired by Timothy S. Bynum, August 2003, Michigan State University

David Hurley, "Closed Circuit Television: The Cincinnati Experience," Chaired by Lawrence Travis, March 2003, University of Cincinnati

Charles Thomas Kelly, "Commercial Bail, The Inequitable Taxing of the Poor in Louisiana," Chaired by Donald Cabana, December 2003, University of Southern Mississippi

Douglas Kieso," The California Three Strikes Law: The Undemocratic Production of Injustice," Chaired by Gilbert Geis, December 2003, University of California – Irvine

Sang Weon Kim, "Anomie, Institutions, and Crime: The Role of Social Institutions in the Relationship between Socio-economic Change and Crime in Russia," Chaired by William Alex Pridemore, November 2003,University Of Oklahoma

Patricia Ann King "Multicultural Competencies of Probation Officers," Chaired by Robert Shearer, December 2003, Sam Houston State University

Dawna Komorosky, "Predictors of Rape Myth Acceptance Among Criminology and Non-Criminology Students," Chaired by Jamie Martin, August 2003, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Karen Kvashny, "Modern Maritime Piracy in Asia: A Case Study of Transnational Organized Crime," Chaired by John Dombrink, August 2003, University of California - Irvine

Jeffrey C. Lee, "Police Fitness: The Effects of Activities, Service, Limitations and Programs on Fitness Retirement," Chaired by Stephen L. Mallory, June 2003, University of Southern Mississippi

Cynthia Lum, "The Spatial Relationship Between Street-Level Drug Activity and Violence," Chaired by David Weisburd, August 2003, University of Maryland

Betsy Matthews, “Enhancing the Protective Capacity of Mentoring Relationships: Strengthening the Social Bond,” Chaired by Edward Latessa, March 2003, University of Cincinnati

Lisa McCartan, "Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Offending Over the Life Course," Chaired by Michael Benson, August 2003, University of Cincinnati

Charles Mesloh, "An Examination of Police Canine Use of Force In The State of Florida," Chaired by Stephen Holmes, August 2003, University of Central Florida

Barbara Morrell, "Juvenile Waiver: The Elusive Definition of Rehabilitation," Chaired by Candace McCoy, October 2003, Rutgers University - Newark

Wendy Pogorzelski, "Managing the Politics of Public Defense," Chaired by Alissa Pollitz Worden, October 2003, University at Albany

Gayle M. Rhineberger," Social Disorganization, Disorder, Social Cohesion, Informal Controls, and Crime: A Reformulation and Test of Systematic Social Disorganization Theory," Chaired by Susan M. Carlson, December 2003, Western Michigan University

Bill Sanders," Our Manor: Youth Crime and Youth Culture in the Inner City," Chaired by Tim Newburn and Nikolas Rose, September 2003, London School of Economics-University of London

Christopher M. Sedelmaier, “Railroaded: The Effects of a New Public Transport System Upon Local Crime Patterns,” Chaired by Dr. Leslie Kennedy, April 2003, Rutgers University

David W.M. Sorensen, " The Effects of Intimate Partnering and Marital Failure on Criminal Behavior: Social Causation or Self-Selection?" Chaired by Mercer Sullivan and Jeffrey Fagan, January 2003, The State University of New Jersey

Kimberly Gentry Sperber, "Potential Applications of an Existing Offender Typology to Child Molesting Behaviors," Chaired by Pat Van Voorhis, August 2003, University of Cincinnati

Amy Stichman, “The Sources and Impact of Inmate Perceptions of Correctional Officers’ Bases of Power,” Chaired by John Woolredge, March 2003, University of Cincinnati

Richelle Swan, "On the Rocky Road to Restoring Justice: The Restorative Justice Movement in the United States," Chaired by John Dombrink, September 2003, University of California – Irvine

Kimberly De Tardo-Bora, "Researching Action Research: Little Things Matter," Chaired by Sherwood "Chris" Zimmerman, August 2003, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Melissa Thompson, "Expectations of Madness: Race, Gender, and Mental Health Evaluations in the Criminal Justice System," Chaired by Chris Uggen and Candace Kruttschnitt, August 2003, University of Minnesota

Stephen Ziegler, "Prosecutors, Palliative Medicine, and Physician-Assisted Death: An Empirical Assessment of the Likelihood of Prosecution Stemming from Opioid and Non-Opioid Administrations," Chaired by David Nice, May 2003, Washington State University