Rick Dierenfeldt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3797986 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rick Dierenfeldt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rick |
| FAMILY NAME | Dierenfeldt |
| SIGNATURE | DIERENFELDT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9571-1179 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Influence of Covid-19 Restrictions and Rhetoric in the U.S: A Multi-Definition and Multi-Method Approach
Xenophobic extremism directed towards Asian persons, as operationalized in a multitude of ways, was found to be especially heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The emotion-threat and emboldenment frameworks suggest that such extremism may have been the result of pandemic-related restrictions and rhetoric, which led to an increase in negative emotions directed toward the “outgroup,” as further defined by political leaders. Informed by these pe…
The Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Routine and Gang-Involved Gun Violence: Are Structural Covariates Salient
An extensive body of literature has described the influence of neighborhood characteristics, including socio-economic deprivation, residential turnover, and racial/ethnic composition on gun crime. There have been limited efforts, however, to examine the extent to which these effects might vary based on the nature of gun crime – particularly in communities outside of major cities like Chicago or St. Louis. This study attempts to address this issue…
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…
(Mis)Perceptions of the Use of Deadly Force by Police: Exploring the Role of Social Media Consumption
Recent high-profile uses of deadly force by police in the United States and elsewhere have been the subject of extensive media coverage and social unrest. In turn, researchers have exhibited nascent interest in the factors that influence the use of deadly force by police, as well as vignette-driven studies of circumstances in which deadly force is believed to be acceptable. Less attention has been paid to perceptions of the frequency with which d…
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 …
Policy Preferences Related to Police Use of Deadly Force: Exploring the Impact of Social Media Consumption and College Major
Responses to high-profile uses of deadly force by police in the U.S. suggest a disconnect between police and the public in terms of the circumstances in which deadly force should be allowed. There have been limited efforts to examine how media consumption and individual characteristics influence policy preferences related to the use of deadly force. We fill this gap in the literature through application of survey methodology to a sample of 458 co…
Analysis of the factors influencing multiple uses of crime guns: An exploratory study
Support for the Death Penalty in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Variation between Victim Age Categories
Research exploring attitudes toward the death penalty is common in the field of criminal justice. Additionally, a substantial body of literature has examined public perceptions of sex offenders and punishment in the U.S. Unfortunately, few studies have sought to examine perceptions of the death penalty in relation to sexual offending. This study contributes to the literature by examining perceptions of the college students at a mid-sized universi…
Examining College Student Perceptions of Criminal Justice Outcomes Among Persons With Mental Illness
An extensive body of literature has documented punitive responses to mental illness in the United States that have coalesced around arrest and incarceration. Similarly, studies have highlighted the lack of treatment options available to persons with mental illness, as well as the fact the persons with mental illness are particularly susceptible to offering false confessions. Research on perceptions of these realities is, however, comparatively li…
Examining Gender- and Drug-Specific Arrest Counts: A Partial Test of Agnew's General Strain Theory
Despite Agnew`s extension of general strain theory to the macro-level, little attention has been devoted to assessing of the link between community characteristics and gender-specific drug arrests. Prior studies have also neglected to explore gender-based disparities in aggregate arrests for specific drugs. This study examines the influence of community characteristics in explaining variability in gender- and drug-specific arrest counts across 16…
Community policing and youth offending: A comparison of large and small jurisdictions in the United States
Over the last two decades, the implementation of community-oriented practices has been a primary focus of American policing. Supporters of this approach suggest that a partnership between police, community members, and service agencies can strengthen the welfare of young individuals in the community. Relying on Census, Uniform Crime Report, and Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics data, the current study aims to identify the a…
The code of the street and cooperation with the police: Do codes of violence, procedural injustice, and police ineffectiveness discourage reporting violent victimization to the police
Re-Considering the Structural Covariates of Gun Crime: An Examination of Direct and Moderated Effects
The prevalence of gun violence in the U.S. has resulted in extensive examination of structural covariates of gun crime. The potential influence of institutionally isolated youth and illegal gun availability remains unexplored. Similarly, studies that simultaneously examine the influence of structural disadvantage and Southern culture are scant. We examine the relationships between these measures and gun crime in a sample of U.S. cities (N = 189) …
The code of the street and cooperation with the police: Do codes of violence, procedural injustice, and police ineffectiveness discourage reporting violent victimization to the police
Re-Considering the Structural Covariates of Gun Crime: An Examination of Direct and Moderated Effects
The prevalence of gun violence in the U.S. has resulted in extensive examination of structural covariates of gun crime. The potential influence of institutionally isolated youth and illegal gun availability remains unexplored. Similarly, studies that simultaneously examine the influence of structural disadvantage and Southern culture are scant. We examine the relationships between these measures and gun crime in a sample of U.S. cities (N = 189) …
The Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Routine and Gang-Involved Gun Violence: Are Structural Covariates Salient
An extensive body of literature has described the influence of neighborhood characteristics, including socio-economic deprivation, residential turnover, and racial/ethnic composition on gun crime. There have been limited efforts, however, to examine the extent to which these effects might vary based on the nature of gun crime – particularly in communities outside of major cities like Chicago or St. Louis. This study attempts to address this issue…
Examining Gender- and Drug-Specific Arrest Counts: A Partial Test of Agnew's General Strain Theory
Despite Agnew`s extension of general strain theory to the macro-level, little attention has been devoted to assessing of the link between community characteristics and gender-specific drug arrests. Prior studies have also neglected to explore gender-based disparities in aggregate arrests for specific drugs. This study examines the influence of community characteristics in explaining variability in gender- and drug-specific arrest counts across 16…
Re-Considering the Structural Covariates of Gun Crime: An Examination of Direct and Moderated Effects
The prevalence of gun violence in the U.S. has resulted in extensive examination of structural covariates of gun crime. The potential influence of institutionally isolated youth and illegal gun availability remains unexplored. Similarly, studies that simultaneously examine the influence of structural disadvantage and Southern culture are scant. We examine the relationships between these measures and gun crime in a sample of U.S. cities (N = 189) …
Community policing and youth offending: A comparison of large and small jurisdictions in the United States
Over the last two decades, the implementation of community-oriented practices has been a primary focus of American policing. Supporters of this approach suggest that a partnership between police, community members, and service agencies can strengthen the welfare of young individuals in the community. Relying on Census, Uniform Crime Report, and Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics data, the current study aims to identify the a…
The code of the street and cooperation with the police: Do codes of violence, procedural injustice, and police ineffectiveness discourage reporting violent victimization to the police
Examining College Student Perceptions of Criminal Justice Outcomes Among Persons With Mental Illness
An extensive body of literature has documented punitive responses to mental illness in the United States that have coalesced around arrest and incarceration. Similarly, studies have highlighted the lack of treatment options available to persons with mental illness, as well as the fact the persons with mental illness are particularly susceptible to offering false confessions. Research on perceptions of these realities is, however, comparatively li…
Examining Gender- and Drug-Specific Arrest Counts: A Partial Test of Agnew's General Strain Theory
Despite Agnew`s extension of general strain theory to the macro-level, little attention has been devoted to assessing of the link between community characteristics and gender-specific drug arrests. Prior studies have also neglected to explore gender-based disparities in aggregate arrests for specific drugs. This study examines the influence of community characteristics in explaining variability in gender- and drug-specific arrest counts across 16…
Support for the Death Penalty in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault: Variation between Victim Age Categories
Research exploring attitudes toward the death penalty is common in the field of criminal justice. Additionally, a substantial body of literature has examined public perceptions of sex offenders and punishment in the U.S. Unfortunately, few studies have sought to examine perceptions of the death penalty in relation to sexual offending. This study contributes to the literature by examining perceptions of the college students at a mid-sized universi…
Policy Preferences Related to Police Use of Deadly Force: Exploring the Impact of Social Media Consumption and College Major
Responses to high-profile uses of deadly force by police in the U.S. suggest a disconnect between police and the public in terms of the circumstances in which deadly force should be allowed. There have been limited efforts to examine how media consumption and individual characteristics influence policy preferences related to the use of deadly force. We fill this gap in the literature through application of survey methodology to a sample of 458 co…
Analysis of the factors influencing multiple uses of crime guns: An exploratory study
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…
(Mis)Perceptions of the Use of Deadly Force by Police: Exploring the Role of Social Media Consumption
Recent high-profile uses of deadly force by police in the United States and elsewhere have been the subject of extensive media coverage and social unrest. In turn, researchers have exhibited nascent interest in the factors that influence the use of deadly force by police, as well as vignette-driven studies of circumstances in which deadly force is believed to be acceptable. Less attention has been paid to perceptions of the frequency with which d…
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 …
The Influence of Covid-19 Restrictions and Rhetoric in the U.S: A Multi-Definition and Multi-Method Approach
Xenophobic extremism directed towards Asian persons, as operationalized in a multitude of ways, was found to be especially heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The emotion-threat and emboldenment frameworks suggest that such extremism may have been the result of pandemic-related restrictions and rhetoric, which led to an increase in negative emotions directed toward the “outgroup,” as further defined by political leaders. Informed by these pe…
The Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics on Routine and Gang-Involved Gun Violence: Are Structural Covariates Salient
An extensive body of literature has described the influence of neighborhood characteristics, including socio-economic deprivation, residential turnover, and racial/ethnic composition on gun crime. There have been limited efforts, however, to examine the extent to which these effects might vary based on the nature of gun crime – particularly in communities outside of major cities like Chicago or St. Louis. This study attempts to address this issue…
Psychology (13 works) · Criminology (12 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Gun Ownership and Violence Research (5 works) · Law (5 works)