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Understanding the role of vaping in criminal behavior among adolescents by Vito, Anthony G., Rocheleau, Gregory C., Intravia, Jonathan

“…This study examines the link between ever vaped, vaped just flavoring in the past 30 days, and vaped just flavoring frequently in the past 30 days and violent…”
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Peers, Perceptions, and E-Cigarettes: A Social Learning Approach to Explaining E-Cigarette Use Among Youth by Rocheleau, Gregory C., Vito, Anthony G., Intravia, Jonathan

“…This study uses social learning theory to examine whether differential associations with e-cigarette-using peers is related to personal e-cigarette use among…”
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Luxury brand cars, racial profiling, and citations: Testing the social conditioning model and illusory correlation by Jackson, Leah, Vito, Anthony G

“…This study considers the issue of racial profiling in traffic stop citations for young Hispanic male citizens (YHM), young Black male citizens (YBM), and young…”
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Low Self-Control and Vaping: The Mediating Role of Health and Risk Perceptions by Intravia, Jonathan, Vito, Anthony G., Rocheleau, Gregory C.

“…Research has shown independent attention in the role of self-control and health/risk perceptions toward vaping in predicting vaping use among youth and young…”
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Understanding vehicle consent search requests through the use of the social conditioning model and illusory correlation by Waldspurger, Ella, Vito, Anthony G

“…Previous studies show racial or ethnic bias in police decision-making for consent search requests. Yet, few studies apply the social conditioning model and…”
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Adolescent Marijuana Dependence: The Role of Social Bonds and Social Learning Theory by Hahlbeck, Sydney M., Vito, Anthony G.

“…Using the 2017 National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) data, this research examines the extent to which social bonds and social learning theory predict…”
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Victimization, negative emotions, and substance use: Variability in general strain theory processes by marriage and relationship quality by Rocheleau, Gregory C, Olson, Jordan T, Vito, Anthony G

“…General strain theory maintains that the likelihood that individuals engage in deviance to cope with negative emotions is conditioned by several factors,…”
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A Comparison of Executions and Death to Life Commutations in Kentucky, 1901–2019 by Monahan, Ed, Vito, Anthony G., Vito, Gennaro F.

“…This study examines the administration of capital punishment in Kentucky. Comparing execution and death to life commutation cases from 1901–2019, we consider…”
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Understanding the role of race, gender and age in request to consent search drivers by Vito, Anthony G., Higgins, George E.

“…This study sought to understand the issue of racial profiling in police requests to consent search the driver. The social conditioning model was applied as a…”
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“Does daylight matter”? An examination of racial bias in traffic stops by police by Vito, Anthony G, Woodward Griffin, Vanessa, Vito, Gennaro F, Higgins, George E

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to draw a better understanding of the potential impact of daylight in officer decision making. In order to this, the…”
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The Issue of Racial Profiling in Traffic Stop Citations by Vito, Anthony G., Grossi, Elizabeth L., Higgins, George E.

“…This study addresses racial profiling when the traffic stop outcome is a citation. This study uses focal concerns theory as a theoretical explanation for…”
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Consent searches: understanding the role of race and what occurs during the traffic stop by Vito, Anthony G, Grossi, Elizabeth L, Woodward Griffin, Vanessa, Higgins, George E

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply focal concerns theory as a theoretical explanation for police officer decision making during a traffic stop that…”
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Kentuckian’s Attitudes on Capital Punishment, 1989–2016 by Vito, Gennaro F., Higgins, George E., Vito, Anthony G.

“…Citizens’ attitudes toward the death penalty have been effected by the availability of life without parole (LWOP). Our analysis focuses upon data from a…”
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What police leaders learned from “Lincoln on leadership” by Vito, Anthony G, Vito, Gennaro F

“…Purpose – One of the most popular texts on his subject, Donald T. Phillips’ Lincoln on Leadership – Executive Strategies for Tough Times, offers a superb…”
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Examining Adolescent Cocaine Use with Social Learning and Self-Control Theories by Schaefer, Brian P., Vito, Anthony G., Marcum, Catherine D., Higgins, George E., Ricketts, Melissa L.

“…An estimated 1.6 million adolescents use cocaine on a regular basis. Social learning theory and self-control theory are regularly used to explain adolescent…”
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A Research Note on Adolescent Steroid Use: An Examination of Social Learning Theory and Self-Control Theory by Vito, Anthony G., Higgins, George E.

“…This study compared the criminological theories social learning theory and low self-control to determine their effects on adolescent steroid use. The data for…”
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Heroin Use among Adolescents: A Multi-Theoretical Examination by Schaefer, Brian P., Vito, Anthony G., Marcum, Catherine D., Higgins, George E., Ricketts, Melissa L.

“…Criminological examination of substance use is common in the extant literature; however, little research has examined heroin use among adolescents. Recent…”
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Capital Sentencing In Kentucky, 2000–2010 by Vito, Gennaro F., Higgins, George E., Vito, Anthony G.

“…The current study attempts to build upon previous analyses of capital sentencing in Kentucky and other states. Using data compiled from official court records…”
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Lessons for Policing from Moneyball: The Views of Police Managers – A Research Note by Vito, Anthony G., Vito, Gennaro F.

“…Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball demonstrates how Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane used research evidence to improve his team’s performance in a…”
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Juvenile Hallucinogen Use: What do Multiple Theories Say about It? by Vito, Anthony G., Schafer, Brian P., Higgins, George E., Marcum, Catherine D., Ricketts, Melissa L.

“…The purpose of the present study is to examine hallucinogen use using multiple criminological theories. The study uses self-control theory, social learning…”
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