Eileen M Ahlin
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 188939 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Eileen M Ahlin |
| PRENOMES | Eileen M |
| SOBRENOME | Ahlin |
| ASSINATURA | AHLIN E M |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Pennsylvania State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1604-2657 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2007 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
A Gendered Exploration of the Relationship Between Prison Program Participation and Parent–Child Contact Among Parents Experiencing Incarceration
Incarceration physically separates parents from their children emphasizing the need to understand parent–child contact. Research shows that prison program participation is linked to increased parent–child contact across multiple modalities, though it is unclear if contact differs for mothers compared to fathers. To address this gap in the literature, we analyzed the 2016 U.S. Survey of Prison Inmates data for a sample of parents experiencing inca…
Examining Parent-Child Contact Practices Among Incarcerated Parents With Mental Health Illnesses
While there is a growing body of research on parent-child visitation among the general carceral population, less attention has been paid to examining parent-child contact practices among parents with mental health illness diagnoses. The current study uses a sample from the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates to analyze the associations between mental health illness diagnosis and various modalities of parent-child contact. Multivariate analyses of types…
A Mapping Review of Criminological Theories and Frameworks of U.S. Drug Courts
Drug courts were created to address the cycle of repeat offenses—often called the revolving door—in the criminal justice system. However, they were not originally based on a clearly defined criminological theory that explains how they work or how they are expected to change participant behavior. An array of perspectives has been applied post-hoc to explain how drug court functions are believed to drive participant behaviors, such as substance use…
Violence in the Heights
Given the media attention and research focus on big cities with large minority populations, people have grown accustomed to associating violence with these attributes. Violence in the Heights counters that narrative to provide a fresh perspective on inner-city violence with a close look at violence and associated social disorder in a cluster of neighborhoods in a mid-sized, predominantly White city. Eileen M. Ahlin studied 42 residents and their …
Racialization of Serious Crime Arrestees
Using data from two statewide surveys conducted in 2018 and 2020, this study explores the characteristics of adults who racialize serious crime arrestees and examines if racialization influences worry of victimization in minority neighborhoods. Results show a significant increase in perceptions of Whites as the largest portion of arrestees, suggesting a reduction in racialization. Those who do racialize serious crime arrestees were significantly …
Youth Violence in Context
This book places youth violence within a Routine Activity Ecological Framework. Youth violence, specifically youth exposure to community violence and youth perpetration of violent behaviors, occur within various contexts. Ahlin and Antunes situate their discussion of youth violence within an ecological framework, identifying how it is nested within four mesosystem layers: community, family, peers and schools, and youth characteristics. Contextual…
Are Non-U.S. Citizens Color-Blind? The Racialization of Violent Crimes
The present study aims to investigate whether U.S. citizenship status influences the racialization of offenders engaged in homicide, sexual violence, and terrorism. The role of social media exposure and interracial contact are explored as additional proximal factors that may explain racialization across citizenship status. The cross-sectional online survey consisted of 729 participants enrolled at a culturally diverse northeastern university. Res…
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Hybrid Course Modality to Increase Student Engagement and Mastery of Course Content in Undergraduate Research Methods Classes
An undergraduate Research Methods in Criminal Justice class was taught in two different modalities, traditional and hybrid, over 8 semesters. The hybrid course sought to increase student engagement through student-driven active learning modules delivered online while maintaining mastery of course content. Using a mixed-methods research design, engagement with course material was evaluated by assessing a mid-semester student survey in the hybrid o…
From Supporting Role to Front Stage
While criminology and criminal justice (CCJ) undergraduate programs serve the bulk of our students, much research within the field pays attention to Ph.D. programs and their faculty. Such focus at the polar ends of educational opportunities for those seeking higher education in CCJ leaves a gap in information on master’s degrees in the discipline. This research note describes the programmatic features and experiences of 34 programs and paints a p…
Broadening the Productivity Lens in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Much work by criminology and criminal justice scholars assesses and ranks doctoral programs and faculty based on productivity measured as number of articles, journal prestige, and grantspersonship. These state-of-the-field publications provide important information about the subset of Ph.D. programs and their faculty. Less attention is paid in these discussions to productivity among faculty at master’s degree granting programs; omitting a conside…
Gender Differences in Youth Exposure to Community Violence
Youths’ exposure to community violence increases their risk for harmful emotional and behavioral outcomes. Several family management strategies protect youth against exposure though there is scant literature exploring whether their application is gendered. Using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, we draw from power-control theory to assess gender differences in family management strategies and the extent to which…
The impact of race and extra-legal factors in charging defendants with serious sexual assault
Research on sexual assault case processing remains mixed regarding how extra-legal factors such as the racial-ethnic composition of the defendant-victim dyad may impact prosecutorial decision-making. We use data from 2006–2010 in a Pennsylvania county court jurisdiction to examine the victim- and defendant-related factors that influence charging decisions. We also explore how the demographic and offense characteristics influence decisions to pros…
Locus of Control Orientation
Protecting Youth Against Exposure to Violence
Youths' exposure to violence (ETV) can have damaging effects especially in relation to the development of problem behaviors and psychological functioning. The devastating effects of exposure have also been found to vary by race and ethnicity. Though affirmative parenting can protect against ETV, researchers have yet to focus on the value of assessing different family management strategies and how these parenting practices may differ by race or et…
Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials With Offenders in an Administrative Setting
Evaluation research conducted in agencies that sanction law violators is often challenging and due process may preclude evaluators from using experimental methods in traditional criminal justice agencies such as police, courts, and corrections. However, administrative agencies often deal with the same population but are not bound by due process rules. This paper examines three randomized controlled trials conducted in an administrative agency and…
Family Management and Youth Violence
The family and community are both key components of child socialization and they influence developmental pathways. In this study, four family management strategies (supervision, discipline, restrictiveness, and familiarity with child's peers) and potential neighborhood effects on parenting behaviors are examined. Three proximal mechanisms (exposure to violence, peer deviance, and locus of control) are also examined as mediators. Data on three coh…
The chicken or the egg? The relationship between COP funding and COP research
We investigate the stability of community oriented policing (COP) as a mainstay of police research within the context of fluctuations in federal funding between 1995 and 2007. Using time-series analyses, we found an increase in the proportion of COP publications before funding suggesting the popularity of COP may have been one contribution to the perceived need for research funding. COP publications began to decline in 2005, corresponding to the …
First-time DWI offenders are at risk of recidivating regardless of sanctions imposed
Risk of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Recidivism Among First Offenders and Multiple Offenders
Objectives. We sought to determine the statewide impact of having prior alcohol-impaired driving violations of any type on the rate of first occurrence or recidivism among drivers with 0, 1, 2, or 3 or more prior violations in Maryland. Methods. We analyzed more than 100 million driver records from 1973 to 2004 and classified all Maryland drivers into 4 groups: those with 0, 1, 2, or 3 or more prior violations. The violation rates for approximate…
Trends in police research
This is the seventh review in an annual special feature in Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. Taking a cross‐sectional view of the 2006 policing literature, the following analyses provide a focus on the substantive categories, publication medium, and methodological typology. We also comment on trends within these categories over time, using the findings from Beckman, Lum, Wyckoff, and Larsen‐Vanderwall (2003) as a basis for t…
Trends in Police Research
This review represents the fifth in an annual special feature in Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. It provides a cross‐sectional analysis of the police literature for 2004, with a focus on the substantive categories, publication medium, and methodological typology of such literature. This paper also comments on reviews of years past, using the findings of Beckman, Lum, Wykoff, & Larsen‐Vanderwall (2003) as a basis for the di…
Family Management and Youth Violence
The family and community are both key components of child socialization and they influence developmental pathways. In this study, four family management strategies (supervision, discipline, restrictiveness, and familiarity with child's peers) and potential neighborhood effects on parenting behaviors are examined. Three proximal mechanisms (exposure to violence, peer deviance, and locus of control) are also examined as mediators. Data on three coh…
Locus of Control Orientation
Gender Differences in Youth Exposure to Community Violence
Youths’ exposure to community violence increases their risk for harmful emotional and behavioral outcomes. Several family management strategies protect youth against exposure though there is scant literature exploring whether their application is gendered. Using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, we draw from power-control theory to assess gender differences in family management strategies and the extent to which…
Protecting Youth Against Exposure to Violence
Youths' exposure to violence (ETV) can have damaging effects especially in relation to the development of problem behaviors and psychological functioning. The devastating effects of exposure have also been found to vary by race and ethnicity. Though affirmative parenting can protect against ETV, researchers have yet to focus on the value of assessing different family management strategies and how these parenting practices may differ by race or et…
First-time DWI offenders are at risk of recidivating regardless of sanctions imposed
Trends in Police Research
This review represents the fifth in an annual special feature in Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. It provides a cross‐sectional analysis of the police literature for 2004, with a focus on the substantive categories, publication medium, and methodological typology of such literature. This paper also comments on reviews of years past, using the findings of Beckman, Lum, Wykoff, & Larsen‐Vanderwall (2003) as a basis for the di…
Trends in police research
This is the seventh review in an annual special feature in Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. Taking a cross‐sectional view of the 2006 policing literature, the following analyses provide a focus on the substantive categories, publication medium, and methodological typology. We also comment on trends within these categories over time, using the findings from Beckman, Lum, Wyckoff, and Larsen‐Vanderwall (2003) as a basis for t…
Risk of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Recidivism Among First Offenders and Multiple Offenders
Objectives. We sought to determine the statewide impact of having prior alcohol-impaired driving violations of any type on the rate of first occurrence or recidivism among drivers with 0, 1, 2, or 3 or more prior violations in Maryland. Methods. We analyzed more than 100 million driver records from 1973 to 2004 and classified all Maryland drivers into 4 groups: those with 0, 1, 2, or 3 or more prior violations. The violation rates for approximate…
First-time DWI offenders are at risk of recidivating regardless of sanctions imposed
The chicken or the egg? The relationship between COP funding and COP research
We investigate the stability of community oriented policing (COP) as a mainstay of police research within the context of fluctuations in federal funding between 1995 and 2007. Using time-series analyses, we found an increase in the proportion of COP publications before funding suggesting the popularity of COP may have been one contribution to the perceived need for research funding. COP publications began to decline in 2005, corresponding to the …
Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials With Offenders in an Administrative Setting
Evaluation research conducted in agencies that sanction law violators is often challenging and due process may preclude evaluators from using experimental methods in traditional criminal justice agencies such as police, courts, and corrections. However, administrative agencies often deal with the same population but are not bound by due process rules. This paper examines three randomized controlled trials conducted in an administrative agency and…
Family Management and Youth Violence
The family and community are both key components of child socialization and they influence developmental pathways. In this study, four family management strategies (supervision, discipline, restrictiveness, and familiarity with child's peers) and potential neighborhood effects on parenting behaviors are examined. Three proximal mechanisms (exposure to violence, peer deviance, and locus of control) are also examined as mediators. Data on three coh…
Locus of Control Orientation
Protecting Youth Against Exposure to Violence
Youths' exposure to violence (ETV) can have damaging effects especially in relation to the development of problem behaviors and psychological functioning. The devastating effects of exposure have also been found to vary by race and ethnicity. Though affirmative parenting can protect against ETV, researchers have yet to focus on the value of assessing different family management strategies and how these parenting practices may differ by race or et…
The impact of race and extra-legal factors in charging defendants with serious sexual assault
Research on sexual assault case processing remains mixed regarding how extra-legal factors such as the racial-ethnic composition of the defendant-victim dyad may impact prosecutorial decision-making. We use data from 2006–2010 in a Pennsylvania county court jurisdiction to examine the victim- and defendant-related factors that influence charging decisions. We also explore how the demographic and offense characteristics influence decisions to pros…
Broadening the Productivity Lens in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Much work by criminology and criminal justice scholars assesses and ranks doctoral programs and faculty based on productivity measured as number of articles, journal prestige, and grantspersonship. These state-of-the-field publications provide important information about the subset of Ph.D. programs and their faculty. Less attention is paid in these discussions to productivity among faculty at master’s degree granting programs; omitting a conside…
Gender Differences in Youth Exposure to Community Violence
Youths’ exposure to community violence increases their risk for harmful emotional and behavioral outcomes. Several family management strategies protect youth against exposure though there is scant literature exploring whether their application is gendered. Using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, we draw from power-control theory to assess gender differences in family management strategies and the extent to which…
A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Hybrid Course Modality to Increase Student Engagement and Mastery of Course Content in Undergraduate Research Methods Classes
An undergraduate Research Methods in Criminal Justice class was taught in two different modalities, traditional and hybrid, over 8 semesters. The hybrid course sought to increase student engagement through student-driven active learning modules delivered online while maintaining mastery of course content. Using a mixed-methods research design, engagement with course material was evaluated by assessing a mid-semester student survey in the hybrid o…
From Supporting Role to Front Stage
While criminology and criminal justice (CCJ) undergraduate programs serve the bulk of our students, much research within the field pays attention to Ph.D. programs and their faculty. Such focus at the polar ends of educational opportunities for those seeking higher education in CCJ leaves a gap in information on master’s degrees in the discipline. This research note describes the programmatic features and experiences of 34 programs and paints a p…
Youth Violence in Context
This book places youth violence within a Routine Activity Ecological Framework. Youth violence, specifically youth exposure to community violence and youth perpetration of violent behaviors, occur within various contexts. Ahlin and Antunes situate their discussion of youth violence within an ecological framework, identifying how it is nested within four mesosystem layers: community, family, peers and schools, and youth characteristics. Contextual…
Are Non-U.S. Citizens Color-Blind? The Racialization of Violent Crimes
The present study aims to investigate whether U.S. citizenship status influences the racialization of offenders engaged in homicide, sexual violence, and terrorism. The role of social media exposure and interracial contact are explored as additional proximal factors that may explain racialization across citizenship status. The cross-sectional online survey consisted of 729 participants enrolled at a culturally diverse northeastern university. Res…
Racialization of Serious Crime Arrestees
Using data from two statewide surveys conducted in 2018 and 2020, this study explores the characteristics of adults who racialize serious crime arrestees and examines if racialization influences worry of victimization in minority neighborhoods. Results show a significant increase in perceptions of Whites as the largest portion of arrestees, suggesting a reduction in racialization. Those who do racialize serious crime arrestees were significantly …
Violence in the Heights
Given the media attention and research focus on big cities with large minority populations, people have grown accustomed to associating violence with these attributes. Violence in the Heights counters that narrative to provide a fresh perspective on inner-city violence with a close look at violence and associated social disorder in a cluster of neighborhoods in a mid-sized, predominantly White city. Eileen M. Ahlin studied 42 residents and their …
Examining Parent-Child Contact Practices Among Incarcerated Parents With Mental Health Illnesses
While there is a growing body of research on parent-child visitation among the general carceral population, less attention has been paid to examining parent-child contact practices among parents with mental health illness diagnoses. The current study uses a sample from the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates to analyze the associations between mental health illness diagnosis and various modalities of parent-child contact. Multivariate analyses of types…
A Mapping Review of Criminological Theories and Frameworks of U.S. Drug Courts
Drug courts were created to address the cycle of repeat offenses—often called the revolving door—in the criminal justice system. However, they were not originally based on a clearly defined criminological theory that explains how they work or how they are expected to change participant behavior. An array of perspectives has been applied post-hoc to explain how drug court functions are believed to drive participant behaviors, such as substance use…
A Gendered Exploration of the Relationship Between Prison Program Participation and Parent–Child Contact Among Parents Experiencing Incarceration
Incarceration physically separates parents from their children emphasizing the need to understand parent–child contact. Research shows that prison program participation is linked to increased parent–child contact across multiple modalities, though it is unclear if contact differs for mothers compared to fathers. To address this gap in the literature, we analyzed the 2016 U.S. Survey of Prison Inmates data for a sample of parents experiencing inca…
Psychology (16 obras) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (14 obras) · Sociology (12 obras) · Criminology (11 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (7 obras) · Law (6 obras) · Social Psychology (6 obras) · Homelessness and Social Issues (5 obras) · Medicine (5 obras)