Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2017
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Department
Criminal Justice
Degree Program
Criminal Justice, MS
Committee Chair
Campbell, Bradley
Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Nix, Justin
Committee Member
Nix, Justin
Committee Member
Vito, Gennaro
Committee Member
Schaefer, Brian
Committee Member
Higgins, George
Author's Keywords
homicide; investigation; intimate partner homicide; moral time; sentence outcome; charges
Abstract
Previous literature explores the many dimensions of homicide investigations, including case and individual characteristics, evidence and investigative activities. However, little research delves into situational characteristics and their relationship to specific homicides, charge severity sought by prosecutors and sentence length given to homicide offenders. The current study sampled homicide cases (N=68) to gather baseline information and data regarding judicial outcomes. Donald Black’s Theory of Moral Time (2011) is tested and utilized as the study’s conceptual framework for the study’s hypotheses.
Recommended Citation
Lapsey, David Stuart Jr., "Moral time and homicide investigations." (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2681.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/2681
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