Theses and dissertations published by graduate students in the Department of Sociology ad Criminal Justice, College of Arts & Letters, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Thesis: Examining Re-Entry Challenges and Needs of Trinidad and Tobago Offenders, Kamhya M. Milan
Thesis: Retention and Job Satisfaction Among Local Law Enforcement, Lisa N. Parron
Thesis: Purchasing Power: An Exploration of Predictors of Political Participation and Political Consumerism, Sara Resnick
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Thesis: Virginia Standards of Learning: An Analysis of Sociodemographic Effects on Exam Passing Rates, Anne E. Foster
Thesis: Extra-Legal Characteristics and Sentencing Disparity Among Federal Drug Offenders, Justin D. Galasso
Thesis: Predicting Attitude Toward Sex Education in Public Schools, Sarah A. Gibson
Thesis: The Simpsons: A Reflection of Violence, Theodore S. Huptich
Thesis: College Students Concern Toward Public Intoxication, Ashley N. Mason
Thesis: Is There a Perception of a Glass Ceiling? The Relationship Between Gender and Promotional Opportunities, Cassandra L. Matthews
Thesis: The Nature of K-12 Teacher Need Through 2050: A Demographic Investigation of the Teacher Shortage Crisis in the United States, Rebecca M. Mullen
Thesis: Correlates of Marital Success A Homogamy Model, Sarah A. Raper
Thesis: Abuse Behind the Badge Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse in Police Families, Denicia M. Veroza
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Thesis: Social Disadvantage and Family Violence: Neighborhood Effects on Attitudes About Intimate Partner Violence and Corporal Punishment, Deeanna M. Button
Thesis: The Effects of Collective Efficacy and Dissatisfaction With Law Enforcement on Neighborhood Crime Rates, Kelly E. Cobb
Thesis: Employers Preferences: What Type of Employers Are Hiring Ex-Offenders?, Gia M. Dyke
Thesis: The Depiction of Alcohol Tobacco and Other Substances in Children's G & PG-Rated Animated Films Post 2000, Lindsay F. Graham
Thesis: Who Should Patients Turn To? A Look at Caregivers' Willingness to Perform Various Caregiving Tasks for Patients With Alzheimer's Disease, Melina L. Laroco
Thesis: Intimate Partner Homicide, Karitta A. Page
Thesis: College Students' Concerns Regarding Prison Rape, Laura A. Rapp
Thesis: Using Peer Mediation as a New Alternative for Conflict Resolution: The Effects on Students' Behaviors and Attitudes, Shanika Anicia Testamark
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Thesis: Factors that Influence Domestic Violence Convictions in "No Drop Policy" Trials, Kim D. Akinyanju
Thesis: A Macro-Level Analysis of Divorce Rates and Juvenile Violent Crime and Drug Abuse in Virginia, Bianca Maria Conn
Thesis: Traumatic Experiences Contributing to Juvenile Delinquency: A Look at Gender Differences, Alexis L. Correia
Thesis: Testing Social Disorganization as It Pertains to Prostitution, Wynter Leighanne Edwards
Thesis: "Does It Take One to Know One?" A Comparison of Police Recruits' and Sergeants' Perceptions of a Good Police Officer, Kara K. Hoofnagle
Thesis: Personal Responsibility Versus Government Responsibility Welfare Attitudes Post-1996, Emily C. Ing
Thesis: The Floating Population and Crime in Contemporary China, Jonathan Wade Lopez
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Thesis: Citizen's Satisfaction With the Police, Kim Barshanet Baskerville
Thesis: Socioeconomic Attainments of Africans Versus African-Americans in the United States, Azeb Berhane
Thesis: An Examination Into the Effects of Social Positioning and Capitalist Immersion on Gendered Attitudes Towards Homosexuality in the United States, Fiona J. Blee
Thesis: Comparing Domestic Assaults in Military and Non-Military Populations: A Test of Social Learning Theory, Crystal S. Carey
Thesis: The Link Between Corporal Punishment and Teen Pregnancy, Jennifer M. Hagberg
Thesis: The Determinants of Academic Performance of African American Males, Marvin K. Hall
Thesis: Differential Police Treatment of Domestic and Nondomestic Assaults, Gina Michelle Sajko
Thesis: Boys Will Be Boys: A Social Control Approach to Assessment of Gender-Based Sentencing Disparity in Norfolk Circuit Court Cases, Fay F. Spence
Thesis: HIV/AIDS and Condom Usage: Factors That Contribute to African American Women's Vulnerability to HIV Infection, Monica P. Washington
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Thesis: Racial Discourse in Planet of the Apes, Mandy Sheidah Allen
Thesis: Euthanasia: An Exploration of Public Opinion, Debra M. Babylon
Thesis: The Effects of Firearm Use on Police Officers, Quinn M. Beers
Thesis: The Effect of Humor on Elderly Well-Being, Mary M. Boone
Thesis: Business Crime: The Perception and Experience of Victimization and Corresponding Use of Crime Prevention Measures, John A. Casten
Thesis: Gender and HIV Risk Behavior in China, Yelan Guo
Thesis: A Cross-National Analysis of the Impact of Conscription on Crime Rates, Nicolette G. Rose
Thesis: Social Capital and Religion: A Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship Between Religious Participation and Social Capital, Kyshawn Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Thesis: It Does Take a Village to Raise a Child, Rebecca J. Boyd
Thesis: Population Mobility High-Risk Environments and the Diffusion of HIV/STDS: A Community Based Study in Southwest China, Hongyun Fu
Thesis: War at Home Spouse Abuse in Military Families, Carrie L. Gray
Thesis: Social Disorganization Theory: Examining the Mediating Effects of Social Ties and Disorder on Crime, Matasha L. Harris
Thesis: Police Response to Domestic Violence: Does Officer Gender Make a Difference?, Amy Leighann Whitmore
Thesis: Effects of Race and Prosecutor's Perceptions of Victim's Behaviors on Domestic Violence Case Outcomes, Angel K. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Thesis: Selected Factors That Influenced a State's Collapse: A Historical Analysis of the Case of Sierra Leone, I. Betty Williams Conteh
Thesis: Chipping Away at the Gendered Wall Implications for Being a Woman Sociologist, Rebecca Fogerty Grove
Thesis: Crossing the Line: Juvenile Transfer and Prison Violence, Jessica M. Huffman
Thesis: Invisible Men in Family Planning: Determinants of Men's Unmet Need in Bangladesh, Mahmuda Khatun
Thesis: The Normative Structures Guiding Surfers' Perceptions About the Environment: An Exploratory Analysis of Environmental Behavior and Environmental Concern, Jeffrey G. Toussaint
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Thesis: Beneath the Black and Blue: The Child Abuse-Delinquency Connection, Heather M. Baltodano
Thesis: An Evaluation of Washington State's First-Time Offender Waiver (FTOW), Marianne Galgon
Thesis: Institutionalized Discrimination and Sectarianism in Northern Ireland, Darlene E. Hall
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Thesis: Victimless Crime: A Comparison of Public Offense Ratings of Misdemeanor Offenses and Virginia Sentencing Guidelines, Theresa M. Dutton
Thesis: Effects of Gender Role Socialization and Investments in Human Capital on the Decision of a Woman With Children Under School Age to Work Outside the Home, Marion A. Edrington
Thesis: A Study of Faculty Attitudes at Old Dominion University Toward the Use of Technology in Higher Education, Charles R. Gray
Thesis: Medical Students and Their Attitudes Toward Abortion: An Assessment of Which Factors Influence Medical Students' Willingness or Unwillingness to Perform Abortions, Katherine M. Krupa
Thesis: Perceptions of Police Abusive Behavior: Factors Influencing Citizens' Attitudes Toward the Police Use of Excessive Force, Debra P. Laville-Wilson
Thesis: Delinquency and Victimization Among Adolescents An Examination of the Relationship and Lifestyle Influences, Joy Eileen Livergood
Thesis: The Effects of Education and Exposure on College Students' Perceptions of Dating Violence, Kristian Moore
Thesis: Kicking at the Closet Door: The Opinions, Attitudes, and Experiences of Military Homosexuals, Rodney Lee Parks
Thesis: An Exploratory Study of Domestic Violence Attitudes Among Virginia Magistrates, Elaine M. Phillips
Thesis: Victims Confront Offenders: An Exploratory Study of Victim Satisfaction During Mediation, Krystal C. Walton
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Thesis: Social Disorganization Theory the Effect of Social and Economic Factors on Crime and Delinquency, Tonya G. Anderson
Thesis: An Analysis of Student Attitudes Toward Old Dominion University's TELETECHNET: A Comparison of Traditional and Non-Traditional Sites, Michael G. Bisciglia
Thesis: A Study of Community Satisfaction, Environmental Concern, and Attitudes Toward Development on Virginia's Eastern Shore, Tasha M. Brown
Thesis: Medicaid Fraud: Medical Students' and Physicians' Attitudes and Perceptions, Kristin M. Byars
Thesis: The Rape Victim's Response An Examination of the Impact of Situational Factors on Self-Protective Strategies Utilized by Sexual Assault Victims, Sharon K. Flax
Thesis: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Considering the Impact of Educational Institutions and Teacher Perceptions, Cynthia S. Glass
Thesis: Television, Low Self-Control, and Deviance: Examining Basic Elements of Gottfredson and Hirschi's General Theory of Crime, Moises O. Mina Jr.
Thesis: An Exploratory Study of the Correlates of Drug Use Among Juveniles: Analysis of Regional Variations in the United States, Denise D. Nation
Thesis: When Officers Get the "Blues": Factors That May Determine Which Officer Is More Inclined to Feel Job Stress, Olivia Poppy Nelson
Thesis: Factors That Affect Recidivism of Offenders on Electronic Monitoring in Norfolk, Virginia, Michael P. O'Toole
Thesis: Gender Roles Presented in Children's Literature: A Random Selection and Analysis of Non-Award Winning Books, Renae M. Poarch
Thesis: Computer Crime: Software Piracy Among College Students, Stephanie E. Stockdale
Thesis: Comparative study of Economic Adjustment and Housing Quality of Migrants and Natives in the State of Virginia, Bayram Unal
Thesis: The Influence of Extra-Legal Factors on the Sentencing of Drug Offenders in a Determinant Sentencing State, Ramonsa D. White
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Thesis: A Study of Child Abuse: Race Gender and Family Structure, Linda Wyatt Faircloth
Thesis: Assessing Levels of Cooperation Between PACE and Patrol Officers in the City of Norfolk Virginia Police Department, Michael G. Goldsmith
Thesis: Understanding Juror Decisions: The Influence of Other Jurors' votes, Unanimous Versus Majority Decision Rule, and Juror Gender, La Donna Flanagan James
Thesis: The Causes and Consequences of Migration: The Case of Chinese Women, Janet L. Warren
Thesis: Racial Differences in Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Women, LeKeshia M. Washington
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Thesis: Gender, Race, and Court Location Effects on Exceptional Sentencing in the State of Washington, Catherine L. Drezak
Thesis: Virginia's Eastern Shore High School Students: Factors That May Impact Their Educational Aspirations, Valdimir Demont Handy
Thesis: Dispatchers' Perceptions of Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) in Police Communications Operations: An Exploratory Study, Anthony L. Luckman
Thesis: Differences in Married Versus Maritally Disrupted Children's Frequency of Contact With Their Mothers, Sonya Dee Thompson
Thesis: Bailing Out of Bonds: The Effect of Victim/Offender Relationships and Other Factors in the Setting of Bail, Tancy Vandecar
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Thesis: When the "Blues" Come to Call: Police Officers' Attitudes Toward and Responses to Domestic Violence, Christine Reneé Crossland
Thesis: Pounding Seas Against the Shore Wife Battering in the U.S. Navy and Its Relationship to Duty Assignment, Peter James Mercier III
Thesis: An Exploratory Study of Gender and the Process of Negotiating Academic Contracts Among Sociologists, Miriam M. Newton
Thesis: Grading Teaching: An Evaluation of Teaching Techniques Used by California Community College Introduction to Sociology Instructors, Lynette Ann Osborne-Estes
Thesis: Fear of Crime in Rural America: Fear Along Virginia's Eastern Shore, David Steven Simon
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Thesis: A Comparison of Graduation Rates for Community College Transfer Students and Non-Transfer Students at An Urban, Regional University, Rory Jay DeShano
Thesis: Self-Esteem, Sense of Community, and Participation in Organized Sports: A Study of Rural High School Students on Virginia's Eastern Shore, Michele K. Lee
Thesis: An Examination of Factors Influencing the Definition of Rape, Connie Sue Minton