Sherah L Basham
Biographic Data
| ID | 215242 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sherah L Basham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sherah L |
| FAMILY NAME | Basham |
| SIGNATURE | BASHAM S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0377-0153 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Helping or Enforcing? Service, Security, and Occupational Identity in Female Criminal Justice Students’ Intent to Enter Law Enforcement
Women remain significantly underrepresented in law enforcement, comprising less than 14% of sworn officers in the United States despite decades of recruitment initiatives. Understanding what motivates or deters female criminal justice students from pursuing law enforcement careers is fundamental for addressing this persistent gap. This study examines the factors influencing female criminal justice students' intent to pursue a law enforcement care…
Bringing police practitioners and researchers together to build an evidence base: The American Society of Evidence-Based Policing applied criminology and data management course
Concern about the disconnect between policing in practice and evidence-based research has long been raised (Sherman, 1998). Numerous ‘calls to action’ and initiatives have been implemented in effor
Ironman: Do people who run for fun alter community-level crime occurrence
The Ironman Triathlon is a globally recognized event; however, there is a lack of research concerning its influence on crime in host cities. This study examines the extent to which the Ironman Triathlon, as a multi-day and mobile event, influences crime across and within the host city. Using city-wide and census tract-level crime data surrounding the May and September 2019 Ironman Competitions held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, autoregressive i…
Pet Primates: Attacks, Escapes, and the Law
Many homes throughout the United States contain nonhuman primates who are kept as pets. These private ownerships potentially endanger the pet, their owners, and society as a whole. Using data compiled by the Humane Society of the United States, 238 incidents of attacks and escapes of individuals classified as pets from 2000 to 2020 are examined. More than half of the reported incidents involved primate attacks on humans, 44% of attack victims wer…
Time lost as a result of wrongful conviction: The Impact of Race and Official Misconduct Across Offense Categories
Wrongful convictions represent a significant form of injustice. Prior studies have described the impact of suspect and case characteristics on the likelihood of wrongful conviction. Less is known about the relative influence of these factors, particularly suspect race and official misconduct, on time lost following wrongful conviction, or the extent to which these relationships vary by conviction type. The current study addresses these questions …
Examining the Effects of Perceptions of Voter Suppression and Voter Fraud on Support for Voter Identification Laws in the United States
Democracy is fundamentally grounded in the people's right to vote, but what happens when the same mechanisms meant to protect the electoral process become barriers? This study examined the relationship between perceptions of voter suppression and voter fraud and support for voter restrictions, such as requiring identification to vote. The study utilized data from the American National Election Studies 2020 Times Series Study, examining a sample o…
How to Write an Annotated Bibliography
Organizing, summarizing, and critically analyzing research is one of the first steps in the development of a research project. Creating annotated bibliographies is a common practice for students and researchers alike. Although annotated bibliographies are frequently utilized as course assignments, scaffolding exercises for project-based learning, and tasks for research assistants, many students and early researchers are unfamiliar with the proces…
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How to Write an Annotated Bibliography
Organizing, summarizing, and critically analyzing research is one of the first steps in the development of a research project. Creating annotated bibliographies is a common practice for students and researchers alike. Although annotated bibliographies are frequently utilized as course assignments, scaffolding exercises for project-based learning, and tasks for research assistants, many students and early researchers are unfamiliar with the proces…
Examining the Effects of Perceptions of Voter Suppression and Voter Fraud on Support for Voter Identification Laws in the United States
Democracy is fundamentally grounded in the people's right to vote, but what happens when the same mechanisms meant to protect the electoral process become barriers? This study examined the relationship between perceptions of voter suppression and voter fraud and support for voter restrictions, such as requiring identification to vote. The study utilized data from the American National Election Studies 2020 Times Series Study, examining a sample o…
Ironman: Do people who run for fun alter community-level crime occurrence
The Ironman Triathlon is a globally recognized event; however, there is a lack of research concerning its influence on crime in host cities. This study examines the extent to which the Ironman Triathlon, as a multi-day and mobile event, influences crime across and within the host city. Using city-wide and census tract-level crime data surrounding the May and September 2019 Ironman Competitions held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, autoregressive i…
Pet Primates: Attacks, Escapes, and the Law
Many homes throughout the United States contain nonhuman primates who are kept as pets. These private ownerships potentially endanger the pet, their owners, and society as a whole. Using data compiled by the Humane Society of the United States, 238 incidents of attacks and escapes of individuals classified as pets from 2000 to 2020 are examined. More than half of the reported incidents involved primate attacks on humans, 44% of attack victims wer…
Time lost as a result of wrongful conviction: The Impact of Race and Official Misconduct Across Offense Categories
Wrongful convictions represent a significant form of injustice. Prior studies have described the impact of suspect and case characteristics on the likelihood of wrongful conviction. Less is known about the relative influence of these factors, particularly suspect race and official misconduct, on time lost following wrongful conviction, or the extent to which these relationships vary by conviction type. The current study addresses these questions …
Bringing police practitioners and researchers together to build an evidence base: The American Society of Evidence-Based Policing applied criminology and data management course
Concern about the disconnect between policing in practice and evidence-based research has long been raised (Sherman, 1998). Numerous ‘calls to action’ and initiatives have been implemented in effor
Helping or Enforcing? Service, Security, and Occupational Identity in Female Criminal Justice Students’ Intent to Enter Law Enforcement
Women remain significantly underrepresented in law enforcement, comprising less than 14% of sworn officers in the United States despite decades of recruitment initiatives. Understanding what motivates or deters female criminal justice students from pursuing law enforcement careers is fundamental for addressing this persistent gap. This study examines the factors influencing female criminal justice students' intent to pursue a law enforcement care…
Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 works) · Criminology (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Criminal justice (3 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (2 works)