Samantha S Clinkinbeard
Biographic Data
| ID | 285050 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Samantha S Clinkinbeard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Samantha S |
| FAMILY NAME | Clinkinbeard |
| SIGNATURE | CLINKINBEARD S S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1839-2877 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Navigating social identity in policing: Female police officers’ experiences during the 2020 legitimacy crisis
Through 40 in-depth interviews with female officers, this research examines how women made sense of the events of 2020, focusing on their social and occupational identities as police officers. Using thematic analysis and social identity theory, the study analyzes how female officers construct and maintain professional identities when facing institutional challenges. Findings reveal that the 2020 legitimacy crisis created identity disruption, forc…
Navigating Entry: The Role of Exposure and Career Fit Negotiation in Women’s Pathways to Policing in the United States
Women’s engagement in policing in the United States and other countries has not reached its potential. We interviewed 47 women in law enforcement to learn about their pathways into policing. Two primary themes emerged: career discovery through exposure and negotiating career fit. Exposure through interactions with role models, hands-on experiences, and media portrayals, provided a peek into policing. The assessment and negotiation of career “fit”…
Construction of Radicalization
Terrorism by extremist groups has garnered much political, media, and scholarly attention since 9/11.1 Although radicalization may not be a necessary cause of terrorism, it has been found to play a role in terrorist pathways, but what we mean by the term “radicalization” is still somewhat of a mystery, because its definition is ever evolving across different groups and people.2 We have all read media stories in which politicians, criminal justice…
Why Did You Become a Police Officer? Entry-Related Motives and Concerns of Women and Men in Policing
As police agencies in the United States suffer declining applications and struggle to recruit women, the National Institute of Justice has identified workforce development as a priority research area. To recruit more effectively, we must understand what attracts people to policing and what deters them. We surveyed officers in two Midwestern police departments ( n = 832) about entry motivations and concerns and examined gender differences. Serve/p…
Who Dreams of Badges? Gendered Self-Concept and Policing Career Aspirations
National Institute of Justice’s Policing Research Plan (2017–2022) highlights the need to understand factors that attract diverse candidates. We explored whether college students had ever considered policing and found men were significantly more likely than women to contemplate policing careers. Further, we found higher levels of masculinity were associated with greater odds of policing aspirations; the relationship between gender and aspirations…
The other side of the coin: Exploring the effects of adolescent delinquency on young adult self-control
Gendered Self-Concepts and Drinking Behavior in a National Sample of Emerging Adults
Despite evidence that males drink more than females, there is much to be learned about gendered explanations for sex differences in alcohol use. We use the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health data to investigate gendered self-concept as related to alcohol use and related consequences among a sample of emerging adults. Dominance Masculinity (e.g., being aggressive, forceful, dominant) was the most consistent predictor of alco…
Learning Disabilities and Delinquent Behaviors among Adolescents: A Comparison of Those with and without Comorbidity
Research is inconclusive on whether adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) engage in more delinquency than adolescents without such deficits. Mixed results may result from a failure to account for the effects of co-occurring disabilities. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examines delinquency among adolescents without disabilities to youth with LD, Attention Disorder Symptoms (ADS), and comorbid LD/ADS. R…
Depression and Crime
Until relatively recently the study of depression and of crime were independent endeavors. Though the relationship between depression and crime is not yet well understood, there is strong evidence of an association, and depressive symptoms are overrepresented among delinquent and offender populations. Depression and crime and delinquency has been viewed within the framework of a number of traditional criminological theories (e.g., social control,…
Expectations, Fears, and Strategies: Juvenile Offender Thoughts on a Future Outside of Incarceration
The current article explores the possible selves, or future expectations, of 543 incarcerated juvenile offenders in four Western states in the United States. We argue that juveniles who are able to articulate future expectations and fears and generate concrete strategies for achieving their goals have higher levels of motivational capital (i.e., resources which provide momentum for behavior) and thus greater readiness for transitioning back into …
Sleep and Delinquency: Does the Amount of Sleep Matter
The psychology of Amber Alert: Unresolved issues and implications
The AMBER alert system is likely affected by a number of psychological processes, yet remains understudied. The system assumes people will remember Alert information accurately and notify police, but psychological research on related phenomena (e.g., memory, willingness to help) indicates that people may not be able or willing to act in ways the promote the success of the system. In addition, the system is intended to deter child abductions, howe…
Risk and Protective Factors Predictive of Sense of Coherence during Adolescence
This brief report presents a study undertaken to better understand the factors that are related to sense of coherence (SOC) levels among youth. Middle school students ( N = 1619) reported on risk and protective factors across ecological domains. Analyses revealed that social support, anger expression, family conflict and neighborhood cohesion were predictors of SOC for both males and females. Community views regarding gang membership was a predic…
Sleep and Delinquency: Does the Amount of Sleep Matter
Risk and Protective Factors Predictive of Sense of Coherence during Adolescence
This brief report presents a study undertaken to better understand the factors that are related to sense of coherence (SOC) levels among youth. Middle school students ( N = 1619) reported on risk and protective factors across ecological domains. Analyses revealed that social support, anger expression, family conflict and neighborhood cohesion were predictors of SOC for both males and females. Community views regarding gang membership was a predic…
Who Dreams of Badges? Gendered Self-Concept and Policing Career Aspirations
National Institute of Justice’s Policing Research Plan (2017–2022) highlights the need to understand factors that attract diverse candidates. We explored whether college students had ever considered policing and found men were significantly more likely than women to contemplate policing careers. Further, we found higher levels of masculinity were associated with greater odds of policing aspirations; the relationship between gender and aspirations…
Expectations, Fears, and Strategies: Juvenile Offender Thoughts on a Future Outside of Incarceration
The current article explores the possible selves, or future expectations, of 543 incarcerated juvenile offenders in four Western states in the United States. We argue that juveniles who are able to articulate future expectations and fears and generate concrete strategies for achieving their goals have higher levels of motivational capital (i.e., resources which provide momentum for behavior) and thus greater readiness for transitioning back into …
The psychology of Amber Alert: Unresolved issues and implications
The AMBER alert system is likely affected by a number of psychological processes, yet remains understudied. The system assumes people will remember Alert information accurately and notify police, but psychological research on related phenomena (e.g., memory, willingness to help) indicates that people may not be able or willing to act in ways the promote the success of the system. In addition, the system is intended to deter child abductions, howe…
The other side of the coin: Exploring the effects of adolescent delinquency on young adult self-control
Learning Disabilities and Delinquent Behaviors among Adolescents: A Comparison of Those with and without Comorbidity
Research is inconclusive on whether adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) engage in more delinquency than adolescents without such deficits. Mixed results may result from a failure to account for the effects of co-occurring disabilities. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examines delinquency among adolescents without disabilities to youth with LD, Attention Disorder Symptoms (ADS), and comorbid LD/ADS. R…
Risk and Protective Factors Predictive of Sense of Coherence during Adolescence
This brief report presents a study undertaken to better understand the factors that are related to sense of coherence (SOC) levels among youth. Middle school students ( N = 1619) reported on risk and protective factors across ecological domains. Analyses revealed that social support, anger expression, family conflict and neighborhood cohesion were predictors of SOC for both males and females. Community views regarding gang membership was a predic…
The psychology of Amber Alert: Unresolved issues and implications
The AMBER alert system is likely affected by a number of psychological processes, yet remains understudied. The system assumes people will remember Alert information accurately and notify police, but psychological research on related phenomena (e.g., memory, willingness to help) indicates that people may not be able or willing to act in ways the promote the success of the system. In addition, the system is intended to deter child abductions, howe…
Sleep and Delinquency: Does the Amount of Sleep Matter
Expectations, Fears, and Strategies: Juvenile Offender Thoughts on a Future Outside of Incarceration
The current article explores the possible selves, or future expectations, of 543 incarcerated juvenile offenders in four Western states in the United States. We argue that juveniles who are able to articulate future expectations and fears and generate concrete strategies for achieving their goals have higher levels of motivational capital (i.e., resources which provide momentum for behavior) and thus greater readiness for transitioning back into …
Depression and Crime
Until relatively recently the study of depression and of crime were independent endeavors. Though the relationship between depression and crime is not yet well understood, there is strong evidence of an association, and depressive symptoms are overrepresented among delinquent and offender populations. Depression and crime and delinquency has been viewed within the framework of a number of traditional criminological theories (e.g., social control,…
Gendered Self-Concepts and Drinking Behavior in a National Sample of Emerging Adults
Despite evidence that males drink more than females, there is much to be learned about gendered explanations for sex differences in alcohol use. We use the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health data to investigate gendered self-concept as related to alcohol use and related consequences among a sample of emerging adults. Dominance Masculinity (e.g., being aggressive, forceful, dominant) was the most consistent predictor of alco…
Learning Disabilities and Delinquent Behaviors among Adolescents: A Comparison of Those with and without Comorbidity
Research is inconclusive on whether adolescents with learning disabilities (LD) engage in more delinquency than adolescents without such deficits. Mixed results may result from a failure to account for the effects of co-occurring disabilities. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examines delinquency among adolescents without disabilities to youth with LD, Attention Disorder Symptoms (ADS), and comorbid LD/ADS. R…
The other side of the coin: Exploring the effects of adolescent delinquency on young adult self-control
Who Dreams of Badges? Gendered Self-Concept and Policing Career Aspirations
National Institute of Justice’s Policing Research Plan (2017–2022) highlights the need to understand factors that attract diverse candidates. We explored whether college students had ever considered policing and found men were significantly more likely than women to contemplate policing careers. Further, we found higher levels of masculinity were associated with greater odds of policing aspirations; the relationship between gender and aspirations…
Why Did You Become a Police Officer? Entry-Related Motives and Concerns of Women and Men in Policing
As police agencies in the United States suffer declining applications and struggle to recruit women, the National Institute of Justice has identified workforce development as a priority research area. To recruit more effectively, we must understand what attracts people to policing and what deters them. We surveyed officers in two Midwestern police departments ( n = 832) about entry motivations and concerns and examined gender differences. Serve/p…
Construction of Radicalization
Terrorism by extremist groups has garnered much political, media, and scholarly attention since 9/11.1 Although radicalization may not be a necessary cause of terrorism, it has been found to play a role in terrorist pathways, but what we mean by the term “radicalization” is still somewhat of a mystery, because its definition is ever evolving across different groups and people.2 We have all read media stories in which politicians, criminal justice…
Navigating Entry: The Role of Exposure and Career Fit Negotiation in Women’s Pathways to Policing in the United States
Women’s engagement in policing in the United States and other countries has not reached its potential. We interviewed 47 women in law enforcement to learn about their pathways into policing. Two primary themes emerged: career discovery through exposure and negotiating career fit. Exposure through interactions with role models, hands-on experiences, and media portrayals, provided a peek into policing. The assessment and negotiation of career “fit”…
Navigating social identity in policing: Female police officers’ experiences during the 2020 legitimacy crisis
Through 40 in-depth interviews with female officers, this research examines how women made sense of the events of 2020, focusing on their social and occupational identities as police officers. Using thematic analysis and social identity theory, the study analyzes how female officers construct and maintain professional identities when facing institutional challenges. Findings reveal that the 2020 legitimacy crisis created identity disruption, forc…
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