In the program, graduate students participate in activities led by the departmental graduate student association (GSA). The GSA organizes social gatherings for students, sometimes on their own as students and other times with faculty to get to know each other outside of the classroom. The GSA also helps to coordinate workshops for students, such as planning a program of study or a thesis workshop. The criminology GSA also organizes and participates in community projects depending on the interest of its members.<\/p>\n
Students apply their advanced knowledge and skills about contemporary crime and justice issues through completion of an independent capstone project focused on research, teaching, or a justice agency. Through this experience, students work with expert faculty to develop a unique project while preparing for their chosen profession or career.<\/p>\n
The following examples illustrate the kinds of capstone projects completed by some of our recent criminology master\u2019s students.<\/p>\n
Abdullah Alameri Barriers and Facilitators of Intervening: The Case of Campus Sexual Assaults<\/em><\/p>\n Sarah Edmiston Primed for Action: The Unique Role of Greek Life in Bystander Helping Behaviors<\/em><\/p>\n Jenna Fejervary Words Matter: Measuring Rape Myth Acceptance Through Survey Design<\/em><\/p>\n Brittney Harmon Understanding How Victim Advocates Perceive and Deliver Services Based on Organizational Structure and Institutional Location<\/em><\/p>\n Kaloni Heggen Is it in the Name? Ethnicity as an Intervening Factor in Bystander Behaviors<\/em><\/p>\n Viola Sawyer Intersecting Identities, and Attitudes Towards Police Violence and Strategies for Social Change<\/em><\/p>\n Madeline Stenger The Imprisonment Penalty: The Impact of Citizenship and Ethnicity in Hypothetical Sentencing Decisions in the “Age of Color Blindness”<\/em><\/p>\n Robert Watson Investigating the Effects of Sports Participation on Rape Myth Acceptance<\/em><\/p>\n Skyler Bosworth GMO Labeling Initiative 522: An Analysis of Discourse<\/em><\/p>\n Heather Foster How Do Video Games Normalize Violence? A Qualitative Content Analysis of Popular Video Games<\/em><\/p>\n Keith Hullenaar Negotiating Sex in College: An Investigation into the Sexual Consent Process on One College Campus<\/em><\/p>\n Mark Willingham Evaluating a 21st Birthday Campus e-Card: A Harm Reduction Intervention”<\/em><\/p>\n Samantha Brokenshire Evaluating Bystander Intervention Training: Creating Awareness on College Campuses<\/em><\/p>\n Colin Burke State-Corporate Crime in the Digital Age: A Case Study of U.S. Government Surveillance, 2011-2014<\/em><\/p>\n Taylor Lawrence Punitive Attitudes of Criminology & Criminal Justice Students<\/em><\/p>\n Stella Riskin Is Bullying Being Pushed Online? An Exploratory Analysis of Method Displacement<\/em><\/p>\n Allison Robb The Social Mediated Construction of “Bad” Laws: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Arizona SB 1062<\/em><\/p>\n Verlena Tso Perspectives of Domestic Violence Victim Advocates<\/em><\/p>\n Nour Alnabhany Ethnic Microaggressions against Arab Americans: A Critical Analysis of Semi-Structured In-Depth Interviews of Arab Americans<\/em><\/p>\n Tricia Hall Legalization of Marijuana and its Effect on Anticipated Use<\/em><\/p>\n Joshua Lepley Homosexuality and High School Bullying<\/em><\/p>\n Doris Schartmueller “Life” With or Without Parole: A Comparative Analysis of Life Sentences in Alabama, California, Massachusetts, and Nevada<\/em><\/p>\n Erika Hendrickson Understanding How Victim Advocates View Organizational Peer Support Groups to Reduce or Prevent Compassion Fatigue<\/em><\/p>\n Gwantel Lee The Impact of Gender and Protocol Variations within the Screening Process of Drug Courts: Yavapai County<\/em><\/p>\n Kasey Ragan Rhetoric vs. Reality: Using Feminist Scholarship to Assess an Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign<\/em><\/p>\n Justin Strong Citizenship, Incarceration, and the Dual Regime of Control: Shading Social Death<\/em><\/p>\n Kelly Anderson Social Identity Theory and Conflict Rape<\/em><\/p>\n Caro Banuelos<\/p>\n Samantha Brown Koori Courts and Fairness<\/em><\/p>\n Chris Duarte Transgender\/Gender Variant Individuals who have been Incarcerated: Issues, Policies, and Practice<\/em><\/p>\n Laura Hentges The Challenges of International Oversight of Nuclear Proliferation: A North Korean Case Study<\/em><\/p>\n Nancy Lubick Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulant Drugs by Students Attending a Rural, Southwestern University<\/em><\/p>\n Brianna McGill Defense Attorneys, Mentally Ill, and Substance Abusers: A Study of Coconino County Public Defense Attorneys<\/em><\/p>\n Jennifer Willson Juvenile Attitudes About the Police<\/em><\/p>\n Connie Adamovich A Historical Analysis of European Witch Hunts: A Comparative Study of Moral Panic<\/em><\/p>\n Kathryn Hermelin Angry, White and Armed: An Examination of Extremism in Mainstream Social Movements<\/em><\/p>\n Pamela Merino Exploring Bribery and Corruption in Mexico<\/em><\/p>\n Jodi Schorr The Arizona Court of Appeals: A Quantitative Analysis of Reversal and Remand Decisions from 2003 to 2008<\/em><\/p>\n Amanda Smith The Construction of Text Messaging While Driving as a Social Problem in Arizona<\/em><\/p>\n Ryan Staab Boundary Spanning and Offender Reentry and Reintegration: Models for Developing a Reentry Plan in Arizona<\/em><\/p>\n Kimberlee Waggoner Globalization and the Sex Work Policy: Service Agency Responses in the U.S. and Norway<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Joseph Alvillar (2014) Park Ranger Training Program Including a Corrective Action<\/em><\/p>\n Rachelle Barr (2015) Eyewitness Identification: The Case of Norberto “Beto” Ramos-Madrid<\/em><\/p>\n Kristin Braley (2012) Recreating a Victim Services Program<\/em><\/p>\n Zarina Enriquez (2011) Costs of Working in Law Enforcement for the Officers of the Tucson Police Department<\/em><\/p>\n Laura Giacobbe (2009) Bringing the Homeless Court Program to Flagstaff: Practicing Alternative Sentencing<\/em><\/p>\n Toni Hall (2012) Assessing LGBT Inclusivity of Bullying Policies in Arizona Schools<\/em><\/p>\n Ashley Holloman (2009) Promoting a Reality: An Analysis of My Experience (with a Yavapai County substance abuse program)<\/em><\/p>\n Joshua Johnson (2012) Communication and its Impact on Client Satisfaction<\/em><\/p>\n Jennifer Koyanagi (2013) Trial Preparation and Defense of Jacqes Lehayan in State of Arizona v. Jacqes Lehayan<\/em><\/p>\n Jessica Lurkins (2013) Coconino County Deferred Prosecution: A Program Evaluation<\/em><\/p>\n Michael McCasland (2015) Domestic Violence: Risk Assessments<\/em><\/p>\n Gregory Neville (2012) Developing a Statewide Data Gathering Tool for Domestic Violence Fatality Review in Arizona<\/em><\/p>\n Carissa Scarpa (2009) Masculinity and Sexual Assault: The M.A.R.S. Project<\/em><\/p>\n Mark Zollinger (2013) Compliance Audit of the Coconino County Sex Offender Registry<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n Margaret Bentzen (2009) Teaching Crime and Justice: A Pedagogical Recommendation for the Classroom and the Field<\/em><\/p>\n Ralph Garcia (2017) Inspiring Student Engagement and Collaboration Using Critical Pedagogy Across Three Different Modalities<\/em><\/p>\n Jaimee Limmer (2013) It’s Your Education, Be in It: Enhancing Success for First Year Criminal Justice Students<\/em><\/p>\n Jason Tabor (2010) Seven Tools of Teaching<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n Students have flexibility in their program of study, as our program allows students to choose 3 courses from the elective course offerings to \u201cspecialize\u201d in one of three areas. These emphasis areas include transnational crime & justice; communities & justice; and law, policy, & social change.<\/p>\n\n2016<\/h4>\n
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Flexibility in courses, emphasis areas, and capstone options<\/h3>\n
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