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Slavery's Enduring Legacy: Executions in Modern America by Vandiver, Margaret, Giacopassi, David, Lofquist, William

“…Using data on post-Greggexecutions and death sentences, we explore the previously observed, but not well understood, relationship between slavery and the death…”
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The Tennessee Slave Code: A Legal Antecedent to Inequities in Modern Capital Cases by Vandiver, Margaret, Giacopassi, David J., Curley, Mazie S.

“…Numerous studies have found evidence of racial discrimination in the imposition of the death penalty, particularly in the South. In this article, the authors…”
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"i hope someone murders your mother!": an exploration of extreme support for the death penalty by Vandiver, Margaret, Giacopassi, David J., Gathje, Peter R.

“…Although general support for the death penalty is decreasing, a segment of the pro-death penalty population continues to support capital punishment with great…”
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Memphis revisited: A reexamination of police shootings after the Garner decision by Sparger, Jerry R., Giacopassi, David J.

“…Fyfe's examination of police shootings in Memphis from 1969 to 1974 revealed that blacks suffered a disproportionate risk of being shot by officers of the…”
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Gender and racial differences in the acceptance of rape myths within a college population by GIACOPASSI, D. J, DULL, R. T

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Alcohol Availability and Alcohol-Related Crime by Stitt, B. Grant, Giacopassi, David J.

“…The role that alcohol plays in facilitating crime is widely acknowledged, and alcohol's relationship to crimes against persons has been well documented…”
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Ignoring the Past: Coverage of Slavery and Slave Patrols in Criminal Justice Texts by Turner, K. B., Giacopassi, David, Vandiver, Margaret

“…The authors reviewed 18 criminal justice and 13 policing texts published since 2000 to explore the amount of coverage these texts give to the relationship…”
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Pyrrhic Images, Dancing Shadows, and Flights of Fancy: The Drug Courier Profile as Legal Fiction by Janikowski, W. Richard, Giacopassi, David J.

“…Criminal profiles have long been used by federal law enforcement officials to aid in the detection and apprehension of individuals suspected of criminal…”
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Demographic Correlates of Sexual and Dating Attitudes: A Study of Date Rape by DULL, R. THOMAS, GIACOPASSI, DAVID J.

“…A probabilistic sample of 449 students from a major university completed the sexual and dating attitudes survey. The responses to the survey questions were…”
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The impact of local alcohol ordinances on official crime rates: The case of Tennessee by Dull, R. Thomas, Giacopassi, David J.

“…Past research has shown a strong link between alcohol and crime. In this study we examine the relationship between local alcohol ordinances and UCR crime rates…”
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Rape and the Devalued Victim by Giacopassi, David J, Wilkinson, Karen R

“…Numerous jurisdictions have made changes in their rape statutes in recent years. Five modifications that have commonly appeared in the amended rape…”
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Dry, damp, and wet: correlates and presumed consequences of local alcohol ordinances by Dull, R T, Giacopassi, D J

“…Local alcohol ordinances were studied in the state of Tennessee where 28% of the population resides in jurisdictions that forbid the sale of alcohol to the…”
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Motives and methods of under-age casino gamblers by Giacopassi, David, Stitt, B Grant, Nichols, Mark

“…Numerous studies have documented that under-age gambling is quite common. The present study employs interviews of 48 university students who gambled under-age…”
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Police Resentment of the Upper Class by Sparger, Jerry R., Giacopassi, David J.

“…Social class, or socioeconomic status, is an important determinant of individual behavior. Criminologists have generally examined the variable in three ways:…”
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Does the Presence of Casinos Increase Crime? An Examination of Casino and Control Communities by Stitt, B. Grant, Nichols, Mark, Giacopassi, David

“…This study is an analysis of crime in six new casino communities and compares the crime rates to those found in six noncasino control communities. The…”
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Gambling Among Older Adults: A Comparative Analysis by Grant Stitt, B., Giacopassi, David, Nichols, Mark

“…With the spread of gambling in its many forms across the American landscape the question arises as to how senior citizens have been effected. This study…”
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Voting for a Lottery by Giacopassi, David, Nichols, Mark W., Stitt, B. Grant

“…State lotteries have been adopted by thirty-eight states, primarily as a means of funding “good causes” or closing budgetary gaps. While several studies have…”
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Perception of casinos as disruptive influences in USA communities by Stitt, B. Grant, Nichols, Mark, Giacopassi, David

“…Casino gambling has been adopted by many communities as a means of increasing tourism and tax revenue. Casinos, however, are a controversial tourism…”
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Voting for a lottery by Giacopassi, David, Nichols, Mark W, Stitt, B Grant

“…State lotteries have been adopted by thirty-eight states, primarily as a means of funding 'good causes' or closing budgetary gaps. While several studies have…”
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Community Assessment of the Effects of Casinos on Quality of Life by Nichols, Mark, Stitt, B. Grant, Giacopassi, David

“…Recent attention has focused upon the social and economic impact of legalized gambling, particularly casino gambling. Though considerable attention has been…”
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