Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Criminal Justice Department.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Barriers to a Real Second Chance: Seeking Redemption While Set Up for Failure, Kara Forrai
Discerning Moral Injury, Alexandra A. Merletti
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Why Trafficking Victims End Up Running Away, Getting in Trouble, and Being Homeless, Makaylen Tadeo
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Finish This Over Drinks? A Study of Sexual Harassment Perceptions, Hannah E. Barti
The Impact of Childhood Experiences on Involvement and Confidence in Social Institutions, Jordan Sydney Donohue
The Impact of Attachment and Optimism on Delinquency, Kaylee Dawn Faria
Coercive Sexuality: The Effect of Early Victimization on One’s Views and Attitudes Toward Sex, Kevin Elias Hoover
Supervision in the Digital Age: Online Sexual Solicitation of Children and Youth, Kaitlyn Taylor Swanberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Survey of the Knowledge, Concerns, and Training of Transit Personnel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Elena A. Bejinariu
Built Environment, Land Use, and Crime: A Las Vegas Study, Stacey Lynn Clouse
Crime Attractors in Sin City? A Pre/Post Test of Crime Patterns and Police Enforcement Around Recreational Marijuana Facilities, Joshua Donnelly
Repeating Patterns: Does Emotional Child Abuse Lead to Intimate Partner Abuse?, Kathryn R. Henry
Measuring Perceptions of Safety among Staff and Women Clients in a Prison Substance Abuse Program, Jaclyn Parker Keen
Researcher-Participant Privilege: Confidentiality and Qualitative Criminology, Eric Michael
To Report or Not to Report: Student Reporting Behaviors of Violent Crimes in Schools, Heather Monaghan
Trauma on Top of Trauma: How Child Welfare Failures Affect Trafficked Children, Christie J.w. Ra
What You See You Perceive: Public Opinions of Potential Negative Consequences and Support for Officer Body-Worn Cameras, Jordyn Marian Sanders
What Happens in Vegas: The Influence of Las Vegas on High-Risk Attitudes and Behaviors, Marissa Tiemann
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Exploring the Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Among Gendered Racial/Ethnic Groups of Justice-Involved Youth, Linsey A. Belisle
Treatment and Perceptions of LGBTQIA+ Persons, Emily Bolshazy
From Ex-Offenders to Hopefuls: Exploring Changing Narratives and Personal Stories of Desistance, Darby Buckley
Examining Predictors of Student Perceptions of University Responses to Sexual Misconduct, Megan Giovannini
Disrupting Gender Normativity Through A Social Learning Framework, Ashley Shank