Jennifer L Huck
Biographic Data
| ID | 4199048 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer L Huck |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer L |
| FAMILY NAME | Huck |
| SIGNATURE | HUCK J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Connecting Opportunity and Strain to Understand Deviant Behavior: A Test of General Strain Theory
This study examined the connection of general strain theory to opportunity, as defined by one's desire and ability to engage in criminal or deviant behavior. Over 1,000 undergraduate students completed the electronic survey with a response rate of 12.85%. Regression analyses showed removal of positive stimuli predicted deviant behavior in all models, but anger and other affective states were significant only in some models. Peer deviance, social …
Truancy Programs: Are the Effects Too Easily Washed Away
Truancy has been identified as a risk factor of criminal behavior but results are mixed as to the best means to reduce this school-based concern. The Truancy Prevention Initiative has been implemented in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina under the direction of the Recovery School District to reduce levels of truancy, increase graduation rates, and decrease youth crime. This article emphasizes the statutes and ordinances behind this initiative in…
Connecting Opportunity and Strain to Understand Deviant Behavior: A Test of General Strain Theory
This study examined the connection of general strain theory to opportunity, as defined by one's desire and ability to engage in criminal or deviant behavior. Over 1,000 undergraduate students completed the electronic survey with a response rate of 12.85%. Regression analyses showed removal of positive stimuli predicted deviant behavior in all models, but anger and other affective states were significant only in some models. Peer deviance, social …
Truancy Programs: Are the Effects Too Easily Washed Away
Truancy has been identified as a risk factor of criminal behavior but results are mixed as to the best means to reduce this school-based concern. The Truancy Prevention Initiative has been implemented in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina under the direction of the Recovery School District to reduce levels of truancy, increase graduation rates, and decrease youth crime. This article emphasizes the statutes and ordinances behind this initiative in…
Truancy Programs: Are the Effects Too Easily Washed Away
Truancy has been identified as a risk factor of criminal behavior but results are mixed as to the best means to reduce this school-based concern. The Truancy Prevention Initiative has been implemented in New Orleans post-Hurricane Katrina under the direction of the Recovery School District to reduce levels of truancy, increase graduation rates, and decrease youth crime. This article emphasizes the statutes and ordinances behind this initiative in…
Connecting Opportunity and Strain to Understand Deviant Behavior: A Test of General Strain Theory
This study examined the connection of general strain theory to opportunity, as defined by one's desire and ability to engage in criminal or deviant behavior. Over 1,000 undergraduate students completed the electronic survey with a response rate of 12.85%. Regression analyses showed removal of positive stimuli predicted deviant behavior in all models, but anger and other affective states were significant only in some models. Peer deviance, social …
Psychology (2 works) · Anger (1 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (1 works) · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control (1 works) · Criminal behavior (1 works) · Criminology (1 works) · Deterrence (psychology (1 works) · Developmental psychology (1 works) · Deviance (statistics (1 works)