Michael A Cretacci
Biographic Data
| ID | 4274243 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael A Cretacci |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael A |
| FAMILY NAME | Cretacci |
| SIGNATURE | CRETACCI M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Buffalo State College and Jianghan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8659-1758 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Influence of religiosity and studying law on college students’ punitive attitudes in China
A number of studies in the United States examine the impact of religiosity on attitudes towards various types of criminal sanctioning. Research seems to indicate that more conservative denominations and faiths have a more punitive preference for criminal sanctions. Previous studies have also examined these attitudes between criminal justice and non-criminal justice students. While this area of inquiry has drawn attention in the United States, onl…
Comparison of Chinese male and female police cadets’ perceived occupational self-efficacy
This study compared Chinese male and female police cadets’ perceived occupational self-efficacy in the following domains of police responsibility: making arrests, overall police duties, report filing, using police equipment, interaction with the public/colleagues, solving problems, living with police expectations, having the required physical and emotional strength to complete police work. Data were analysed based on surveys conducted with 1023 c…
Religiosity, Marijuana Use, and Binge Drinking: A Test of the Moral Community Hypothesis
We use data from Wave 3 of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), a nationally representative study of adolescents and emerging adults, to examine the association between religiosity and marijuana use and binge drinking, as well as the importance of social context for these associations. Specifically, we test the moral community hypothesis, originally stated by Stark and colleagues, using a micro-level conceptualization of moral communi…
A comparison of Chinese and the U.S. police cadets’ occupational attitudes
Religiosity, Marijuana Use, and Binge Drinking: A Test of the Moral Community Hypothesis
We use data from Wave 3 of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), a nationally representative study of adolescents and emerging adults, to examine the association between religiosity and marijuana use and binge drinking, as well as the importance of social context for these associations. Specifically, we test the moral community hypothesis, originally stated by Stark and colleagues, using a micro-level conceptualization of moral communi…
A comparison of Chinese and the U.S. police cadets’ occupational attitudes
Comparison of Chinese male and female police cadets’ perceived occupational self-efficacy
This study compared Chinese male and female police cadets’ perceived occupational self-efficacy in the following domains of police responsibility: making arrests, overall police duties, report filing, using police equipment, interaction with the public/colleagues, solving problems, living with police expectations, having the required physical and emotional strength to complete police work. Data were analysed based on surveys conducted with 1023 c…
Influence of religiosity and studying law on college students’ punitive attitudes in China
A number of studies in the United States examine the impact of religiosity on attitudes towards various types of criminal sanctioning. Research seems to indicate that more conservative denominations and faiths have a more punitive preference for criminal sanctions. Previous studies have also examined these attitudes between criminal justice and non-criminal justice students. While this area of inquiry has drawn attention in the United States, onl…
A comparison of Chinese and the U.S. police cadets’ occupational attitudes
Religiosity, Marijuana Use, and Binge Drinking: A Test of the Moral Community Hypothesis
We use data from Wave 3 of the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR), a nationally representative study of adolescents and emerging adults, to examine the association between religiosity and marijuana use and binge drinking, as well as the importance of social context for these associations. Specifically, we test the moral community hypothesis, originally stated by Stark and colleagues, using a micro-level conceptualization of moral communi…
Comparison of Chinese male and female police cadets’ perceived occupational self-efficacy
This study compared Chinese male and female police cadets’ perceived occupational self-efficacy in the following domains of police responsibility: making arrests, overall police duties, report filing, using police equipment, interaction with the public/colleagues, solving problems, living with police expectations, having the required physical and emotional strength to complete police work. Data were analysed based on surveys conducted with 1023 c…
Influence of religiosity and studying law on college students’ punitive attitudes in China
A number of studies in the United States examine the impact of religiosity on attitudes towards various types of criminal sanctioning. Research seems to indicate that more conservative denominations and faiths have a more punitive preference for criminal sanctions. Previous studies have also examined these attitudes between criminal justice and non-criminal justice students. While this area of inquiry has drawn attention in the United States, onl…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (2 works)