Student Theses
Theses from 2020
The application of a simple tissue-disruption method to DNA extraction for species identification, Jordana R. Fox
Digilantism, discrimination and punitive attitudes. A digital vigilantism model, Sebastián A. Galleguillos
Domestic Violence: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Statues in the United States (New York) and the Republic of India (Mumbai), Lenard G. Gomes Esq.
Performance of a DNA and Protein Co-Extraction with Trypsin in Comparison to Two Proteinase K based DNA Extraction Methods, Dinura A. Gunatilake
The Tipping Point in Psychopathy: Role of Psychopathic Traits in Trauma Exposure, Sneha M. Gupta
Impact of Think/No-Think Paradigm on Memory for Inadmissible Evidence, Catherine Hackett
An Evolution of Legal Rights for Guantanamo Bay Detainees: Habeas Corpus in the 21st Century, Jennifer Hirst
Further evaluation of a dry vacuuming technique for recovery of DNA from handwritten documents, Christian Hopkins
Discrimination of Soil Organic Matter Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Conjunction with Principal Component Analysis, Victoria G. Hsieh
Remembering School Shootings: An Examination of Intergenerational Differences, Kelly Huie
Impacts of Mental Health First Aid on Mental Health Literacy and Stigma, Junseon Hwang
The Influence of Prison Sentence Length on the Societal Dehumanization of Ex-Offenders, Skye Jensen
The Romanticization of Violent Male Offenders: How Trauma and Internalized Sexism Can Explain Women's Fascination with Serial Killers, Ella R. Johnson
Felony Disenfranchisement: Factors Relating to Support for Restoration, Alexis K. Karpf
Substance Use, Neurocognitive Deficits, and Criminal Recidivism, Emily H. Kim
Dementia and Competency in United States Courtrooms: A Case Law Review, Dana Miller
Psychopathy and Police Officers: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Relationship Between Psychopathic Traits and Police Work Across Temporal Factors, Hunter N. Moore
Examining the Impact of Competency to Stand Trial and Judicial Instructions on NGRI Verdicts, Erin K. O'Donnell
Reporting of Sexual Assault and Abuse of Males in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community, Yevgeniy Pastukhov Semchenkov
The Language Abilities of Justice-Involved Adults, Talaya Patton
Identification and Quantification of Classic, Prescription, and Synthetic Opioids in Hair by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS), Natalia A. Platosz
The Relationship Between Traumatic Brain Injuries, Impulsivity, and Crime, Brian Ramanauskas
Exploring the Relationship Between Anger, Aggression, and Perpetrator Substance Use in the Commission of Sexual Offenses, Dominique Rivera
Discrimination of Monozygotic Twins using DNA methylation levels of one CpG site at Chromosome 3, Dino O. Robinson
Examining Afro-cultural Values in African American Women with Childhood Sexual Abuse History: Its Relationship with Therapeutic Outcomes, Bibi Aneesa Subhan
An Analysis of the Parental Structure and Involvement on Subsequent Delinquency, Bosco Villavicencio Jr
Archaeology or crime scene? Teeth micro and macro structure analysis as dating variable, Jessica A. Vincenty
Theses from 2019
Brace for Impact: The Effects of Victim Impact Evidence and Judicial Instructions on Juror Memory Distortion and Sentencing Decisions in Capital Trials, Auset E. Alexander
The Influences of Education, Antisocial Behavior, and Involvement in the Criminal Justice System on Adult Legal Understanding, Lily Alpers and Mark Fondacaro
Gender Based Violence in India: An Analysis of National Level Data for Theory, Research and Prevention, Dhanya Babu
Coercive Control in Long Term Sex Trafficking Relationships: Using Exhaustion to Control Victims, Nicole C. Bassil
A Microspectra Analysis of Synthetic Wig Fibers, Jaclyn R. Beshlian
The Impact of Client's Gender and Culture on Service Providers Strategies in Diversion Programs, Stephany Betances
The Dud Effect: The Effect of Dissimilar Fillers in Eyewitness Lineups, Shannon Booth
An Exploration of Protein and DNA Components in Fingerprint Residue, Ashley Borrego
The Forensic Analysis of Children's Temporary Tattoos, Erika Bravo
Examining Witness Testimony in Domestic Homicides, Hana Chae
Examining the Association Between Childhood Exposure to Substance-Abusive Environments and Factor Two Psychopathic Traits, Cordelia Chou
The Forensic Analysis of Adult Temporary Tattoos, Paige Cooper
Simultaneous Determination of Fourteen Antipsychotic Drugs in Whole Blood by Solid Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Theresa M. Dawe
Stop, Question, and Frisk: A Tool of Racial Control in New York City, Justice D. Evans
Determination of Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Medicines in New York City Wastewater Samples, Jasmine J. Gayle
Language Access in Early and Late Spanish-English Bilinguals: An ERP Study, Lissete Gimenez-Arce
Development of a Screening Method for Drugs of Abuse by Direct Analysis of Dried Urine Spots Coupled to Mass Spectrometry, Melanie Goldstein
The Feedback Effect: Does Exposure to Interviewer Feedback Affect an Observer's Perception of Veracity and Guilt?, Kayla A. Harrod
Effects of mercury on the dopamine transporter cell surface expression in PC12 cells, Christina Hui
911 Dispatchers: Investigating Their Knowledge of Eyewitness Evidence Collection, Samantha A. Kosziollek
DNA Mixture statistics using a likelihood ratio software tool: effect of variations in drop-out rates and number of contributors, Felicia M. Lucero
Adults' Interpretation of Children's Relative Temporal Judgments, Meghan Manginelli
DNA recovery from handwritten documents using a novel vacuum technique, Patrick M. McLaughlin
Method Development and Validation for the Determination of Designer Benzodiazepines in Blood by LC-MS/MS, Victoria Mei
Quorum Blockchain Stress Evaluation in different environments, Daniel P. Mera
Population Movement and State Building: A Case Study of Migratory Policies in Italy, Julia Pagnamenta
The Forensic Analysis of Skin-Safe Stamp Pad Inks, Swetha Rajagopal
Evaluation of a novel DNA collection matrix designed to improve recovery of touch DNA from non-porous surfaces, Eric Ramirez
Do Psychopathic Traits Influence Distractibility by Empathy-Eliciting Pictures?, Priya M. Reji
Linguistic Features of False Confessions and Confessions Not in Dispute: A Corpus Analysis, Lucrezia Rizzelli
Development of Multiplex PCR Assay as a basis for Predicting Pigment Related Features, Stephanie A. Rodriguez
Lethal Use of Force: Insights into Mental Illness, Robert A. Ryan
Developing and Validating a Fast and Accurate Method to Quantify 18 Antidepressants in Oral Fluid Samples Using SPE and LC-MSMS, Sanghee S. Shin
Themes in Global Terrorism from 2010 to 2016, Rafael Sholomov
The Role of Eyewitness Confidence and Prosecution/Defense Presentation in How Facial Composites Shape Juror Decision-Making, Rebecca E. Singh
Examining Mental Health Stigma Among Police Officers and Intended Behavior Towards People with Mental Illness, Sara Soomro
The Impact of Cannabis Use on Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Dylan James Tellez
Isolation and Support Dynamics Among Concurrent Victims of Sex Trafficking, Leslie Unger and Chitra Raghavan
Theses from 2018
Bait questions as source of misinformation in police interviews: does race or age of the suspect increase jurors' memory errors?, Matilde Ascheri
Psychopathic Traits and P3 Modulation During Simple and Complex Target Detection Tasks, Olivia Aveson
The Effects of Conceptually Driven Versus Data-Driven Encoding on Traumatic Memory Amplification, Kelsey N. Barnett
Does Mental Illness Affect Societal Perception of Sex Offenders?, Keely A. Bartram
Bumbling in the Dark: The Effect of the Dark Triad, Online Dating, and Gender on Risky Sexual Behaviors, Rebecca Boudreau
Zolpidem Facilitated Sexual Assaults: A Hair Method Validation, Danielle N. Chasworth
Analysis of synthetic opioids in postmortem blood, vitreous humor, and brain tissue, Rachel K. Chesser
Optimizing a Method for DNA Recovery while Preserving Latent Prints on Paper, Niti Dalal
Asexual People’s Experience with Microaggressions, Tamara Deutsch
Did You Just Lie to Mom and Dad? Parental and Cultural Influences on Perceptions of Lie Acceptability, Rosaura Dominguez
Understanding the Nexus between Cryptocurrencies and Transnational Crime Operations, Sarah Durrant
Identification of Animal Species by Utilization of Processed Remains, Melissa I. Gaud
The Relation between DBT Skills Training and Attitudes Towards Individuals with BPD, Kenny Gonzalez
Revolution in Crime: How Cryptocurrencies Have Changed the Criminal Landscape, Igor Groysman
Detection of in-utero ethanol exposure via EtG and EtS analysis in umbilical cord and placenta, Jennifer Hanna
Evaluation of Illumina’s ForenSeqTM Signature Prep Kit for Eye and Hair Color as well as Biogeographical Ancestry Predictions, Krupa Vijaykumar Jani
What U.S Defense Attorneys Know About Facial Composites, Marisa H. Jaross
Risk Factors Associated with Sexual Assault among Asian Immigrant Women in Massage Parlors, Daun Jung
An Improved Method for the Analysis of Fiber Evidence Using Polarized Light Microscopy, Samuel F. Kaplan
An Analysis of Self-Reported Suicide Attempts and Ideation in a National Sample of Incarcerated Sex Offenders, Kseniya Katsman
Detection of In Utero Cannabis Exposure by Umbilical Cord Analysis, JiYoung Kim
Social Media's Influence on Pre-Trial Publicity, Kelly Kondroski
Differences in Psychopathy and Associated Traits by Police Officer Rank, Rosanne Libretti
A 3D Characteristics Database of Land Engraved Areas with Known Subclass, EnTni Lin
The Y-Screen Assay: Validation and Evaluation of Subsequent STR Success, Kassandra Luyando
Violence in Prostitution, Serena Maszak
Imagination or Proof: The Use of Imagery and False Evidence in Eliciting Internalized False Confessions, Kendall McMillen
Environmental Factors Affecting Rapid Shear in Fibers from the Passage of a Bullet, Laura Molina
A Leak in the Pipeline: College in Jail from the Participants’ Perspective, Kathy Mora
