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Journal of interpersonal violence, Feb 29, 2024
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in Contemporary Higher Education
Most studies about inclusion of traditional minority groups and women on university campuses have... more Most studies about inclusion of traditional minority groups and women on university campuses have been conducted at Predominantly White Institutions with student populations. This chapter focuses on the experiences, perceptions, and implications of diversity, belongingness, and inclusion of faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Data collected from students, staff, and faculty highlight the diversity and positive climate at HBCUs but indicate that there are important differences in how particular groups perceive inclusion. This chapter offers suggestions on how faculty and HBCUs can celebrate diversity and yet acknowledge, discuss, and act against the negative experiences that shape feelings of inclusion. The authors emphasize the role of HBCUs in standing for and leading discussions on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Social work and society, 2015
Previous studies portray open drug market neighborhoods as uniformly poor, urban, socially disorg... more Previous studies portray open drug market neighborhoods as uniformly poor, urban, socially disorganized, with weak informal social control. Further, open drug market neighborhoods appear sui genesis . Based on field data collected over a multiyear study of a neighborhood with an open drug market area we question the universality of these previous characterizations of drug market neighborhoods. We examined a community that became a drug market place not because of breakdown in social control, but as a product of strong informal social control tied with traditional family values. The strong informal social control did not diminish the progression to an open drug market areas but propelled the movement and ultimately instigated the return to a non-criminal location. Our research suggests that not all neighborhood drug markets are necessarily the product of linear progression from organized to disorganized neighborhoods. While the generalizability of these findings are not establi...
Ensuring Quality and Integrity in Online Learning Programs, 2019
The chapter addresses the discrepancies that exist between student and faculty perceptions of onl... more The chapter addresses the discrepancies that exist between student and faculty perceptions of online courses, specifically differences in beliefs about the quality of online courses and the rigor of online coursework. The authors present data collected from faculty and students before the launch of undergraduate and graduate online programs and over the course of the first four years of online course offerings at a small, Historically Black University (HBCU). The data is used to discuss ways to reduce incongruities in how students and faculty view online courses with a focus on faculty establishing their expectations for student performance in the online environment, measuring course quality, and using student evaluations to enhance course quality. Congruent beliefs and expectations are important to ensure that both faculty and students involved in online courses are satisfied with their experiences, leading to better retention and learning outcomes.
Working With Muslim Clients in the Helping Professions, 2020
There is a paucity of research on the rates of alcohol and drug use among Muslim peoples. Many of... more There is a paucity of research on the rates of alcohol and drug use among Muslim peoples. Many of the publications on substance use and abuse among Muslims tend to focus on the Qur'an's explicit prohibition against the use of mood-altering substances. Epidemiological studies of use, if they show lower use in a specific country, tend to ascribe the lower rates of use to the religious prohibitions is Islam. Such models are overly simplistic in that the perceived outcome is ascribed to a single variable: religion. This chapter will explore the value of the ecological model of substance use/abuse in understanding, assessing, and treating Muslim clients. The ecological model helps move Muslims from a unidimensional characterization to a fuller and nuanced understanding.
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 2020
Religions, 2019
Acculturation of Muslims into the American culture continues to be a topic of deep interest. The ... more Acculturation of Muslims into the American culture continues to be a topic of deep interest. The purpose of this study was to examine acculturation in a sample of both American-born and Immigrant Muslim Americans. Two hundred and fifty five Muslim Americans completed a scale designed to assess two aspects of acculturation within the population: adherence to Islamic identity and conformity to American social norms. The survey was distributed in both a paper-based and online anonymous format consisting of demographic questions and the acculturation scale designed for this study. Results revealed that both immigrants and U.S. born Muslim Americans demonstrate a strong adherence to their Islamic identity and low levels of conformity to American social norms. American-born Muslims scored significantly lower on conformity to American social norms than immigrant Muslims. Study findings are consistent with previous research suggesting that Muslim Americans are less likely to sacrifice relig...
Choice Reviews Online, 2010
The new trend in problem-solving courts-specialized courts utilized to address crimes not adequat... more The new trend in problem-solving courts-specialized courts utilized to address crimes not adequately addressed by the standard criminal justice system-is examined in this thorough and insight-filled book.
Current Psychiatry Reports, 2015
The fight against child sexual abuse has been hindered by the refusal of many public organization... more The fight against child sexual abuse has been hindered by the refusal of many public organizations to release information or to report allegations of misconduct. Brought to the public's attention only when the accused is a well-known person, organizations designed to support children in many aspects of their lives have allowed for decades of abuse to go unchecked. In October of 2012, the Oregon Supreme court ordered the Boy Scouts of American (BSA) to release 14,500 pages of confidential files detailing sexual abuse allegations from 1959 to 1985. The so-called "perversion files" are the single largest collection of information on alleged perpetrators of sexual molestation against youth. The BSA data represented a unique opportunity to examine demographic information from a large sample of purported sexual offenders from across the country over a vast period of time. Additionally, the sexual offenders were not exclusively located in the criminal justice system since BSA officials referred only a small percentage of offenders to law enforcement. The study analyzed a random sample to ascertain description of the actions used by the individuals identified in the perversion files. These were then analyzed to explain why these individuals might have gone unnoticed or their actions unreported by the BSA volunteers.
Sociology Through Active Learning: Student Exercises
Sociology Through Active Learning: Student Exercises
Encyclopedia of Social Deviance
Encyclopedia of Social Deviance
Encyclopedia of Social Deviance
... participants' characteristics to predict program failure or rearrest (Peters, Hass, &... more ... participants' characteristics to predict program failure or rearrest (Peters, Hass, & Murrin, 1999; Gottfredson, Kearley, Najaka, & Rocha, 2005; Belenko ... For example, after being in the program for 10 months, Mitch and the counselors considered Robbie a likely graduate in a few ...
Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 2014
Theological expressions on physical and mental illness tend to be influential in shaping the beli... more Theological expressions on physical and mental illness tend to be influential in shaping the beliefs of practitioners living in Muslim majority societies.. It is unknown what influence, if any, Islamic beliefs have on the conceptions of mental illness expressed by Muslim Americans. This study explores the conceptions of Muslim Americans regarding mental illness. Two hundred and fifty-five individuals identifying as Muslim American participated in a mixed-method anonymous survey. The results of the survey reveal that most Muslim American participants adhere primarily to the dominant Western biomedical model of mental illness, but open-ended responses reflect a more complex understanding of mental illness as having biological, environmental, and psycho-spiritual origins. Findings suggest that how a Muslim American interprets mental illness will most likely depend upon the symptoms and context of the illness. Further exploration is needed to understand the beliefs of Muslim Americans and the way in which these beliefs affect attitudes toward therapies and mental health services.
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2007
Through a multiyear participant observation study in three southeastern drug courts, we explore h... more Through a multiyear participant observation study in three southeastern drug courts, we explore how staff members react to clients' responses when confronted with positive tests for illicit drug use. Within their professional beliefs about drug addiction, treatment, and testing, staff members interpret the clients' responses as truths or lies, though some lies are worse than others and some truths are better than others. The staff's evaluations of clients' responses are part of their construction of moral identities for drug offenders. Staff members produce the client outcomes that some observers and evaluators attribute to client characteristics or conduct. To understand how staff members produce organizational outcomes as they manage clients, interpretive studies that look beyond the most public arenas of drug and other problem courts need to be conducted as they have been in exploring other service agencies.
Journal of interpersonal violence, Feb 29, 2024
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity in Contemporary Higher Education
Most studies about inclusion of traditional minority groups and women on university campuses have... more Most studies about inclusion of traditional minority groups and women on university campuses have been conducted at Predominantly White Institutions with student populations. This chapter focuses on the experiences, perceptions, and implications of diversity, belongingness, and inclusion of faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Data collected from students, staff, and faculty highlight the diversity and positive climate at HBCUs but indicate that there are important differences in how particular groups perceive inclusion. This chapter offers suggestions on how faculty and HBCUs can celebrate diversity and yet acknowledge, discuss, and act against the negative experiences that shape feelings of inclusion. The authors emphasize the role of HBCUs in standing for and leading discussions on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Social work and society, 2015
Previous studies portray open drug market neighborhoods as uniformly poor, urban, socially disorg... more Previous studies portray open drug market neighborhoods as uniformly poor, urban, socially disorganized, with weak informal social control. Further, open drug market neighborhoods appear sui genesis . Based on field data collected over a multiyear study of a neighborhood with an open drug market area we question the universality of these previous characterizations of drug market neighborhoods. We examined a community that became a drug market place not because of breakdown in social control, but as a product of strong informal social control tied with traditional family values. The strong informal social control did not diminish the progression to an open drug market areas but propelled the movement and ultimately instigated the return to a non-criminal location. Our research suggests that not all neighborhood drug markets are necessarily the product of linear progression from organized to disorganized neighborhoods. While the generalizability of these findings are not establi...
Ensuring Quality and Integrity in Online Learning Programs, 2019
The chapter addresses the discrepancies that exist between student and faculty perceptions of onl... more The chapter addresses the discrepancies that exist between student and faculty perceptions of online courses, specifically differences in beliefs about the quality of online courses and the rigor of online coursework. The authors present data collected from faculty and students before the launch of undergraduate and graduate online programs and over the course of the first four years of online course offerings at a small, Historically Black University (HBCU). The data is used to discuss ways to reduce incongruities in how students and faculty view online courses with a focus on faculty establishing their expectations for student performance in the online environment, measuring course quality, and using student evaluations to enhance course quality. Congruent beliefs and expectations are important to ensure that both faculty and students involved in online courses are satisfied with their experiences, leading to better retention and learning outcomes.
Working With Muslim Clients in the Helping Professions, 2020
There is a paucity of research on the rates of alcohol and drug use among Muslim peoples. Many of... more There is a paucity of research on the rates of alcohol and drug use among Muslim peoples. Many of the publications on substance use and abuse among Muslims tend to focus on the Qur'an's explicit prohibition against the use of mood-altering substances. Epidemiological studies of use, if they show lower use in a specific country, tend to ascribe the lower rates of use to the religious prohibitions is Islam. Such models are overly simplistic in that the perceived outcome is ascribed to a single variable: religion. This chapter will explore the value of the ecological model of substance use/abuse in understanding, assessing, and treating Muslim clients. The ecological model helps move Muslims from a unidimensional characterization to a fuller and nuanced understanding.
Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 2020
Religions, 2019
Acculturation of Muslims into the American culture continues to be a topic of deep interest. The ... more Acculturation of Muslims into the American culture continues to be a topic of deep interest. The purpose of this study was to examine acculturation in a sample of both American-born and Immigrant Muslim Americans. Two hundred and fifty five Muslim Americans completed a scale designed to assess two aspects of acculturation within the population: adherence to Islamic identity and conformity to American social norms. The survey was distributed in both a paper-based and online anonymous format consisting of demographic questions and the acculturation scale designed for this study. Results revealed that both immigrants and U.S. born Muslim Americans demonstrate a strong adherence to their Islamic identity and low levels of conformity to American social norms. American-born Muslims scored significantly lower on conformity to American social norms than immigrant Muslims. Study findings are consistent with previous research suggesting that Muslim Americans are less likely to sacrifice relig...
Choice Reviews Online, 2010
The new trend in problem-solving courts-specialized courts utilized to address crimes not adequat... more The new trend in problem-solving courts-specialized courts utilized to address crimes not adequately addressed by the standard criminal justice system-is examined in this thorough and insight-filled book.
Current Psychiatry Reports, 2015
The fight against child sexual abuse has been hindered by the refusal of many public organization... more The fight against child sexual abuse has been hindered by the refusal of many public organizations to release information or to report allegations of misconduct. Brought to the public's attention only when the accused is a well-known person, organizations designed to support children in many aspects of their lives have allowed for decades of abuse to go unchecked. In October of 2012, the Oregon Supreme court ordered the Boy Scouts of American (BSA) to release 14,500 pages of confidential files detailing sexual abuse allegations from 1959 to 1985. The so-called "perversion files" are the single largest collection of information on alleged perpetrators of sexual molestation against youth. The BSA data represented a unique opportunity to examine demographic information from a large sample of purported sexual offenders from across the country over a vast period of time. Additionally, the sexual offenders were not exclusively located in the criminal justice system since BSA officials referred only a small percentage of offenders to law enforcement. The study analyzed a random sample to ascertain description of the actions used by the individuals identified in the perversion files. These were then analyzed to explain why these individuals might have gone unnoticed or their actions unreported by the BSA volunteers.
Sociology Through Active Learning: Student Exercises
Sociology Through Active Learning: Student Exercises
Encyclopedia of Social Deviance
Encyclopedia of Social Deviance
Encyclopedia of Social Deviance
... participants' characteristics to predict program failure or rearrest (Peters, Hass, &... more ... participants' characteristics to predict program failure or rearrest (Peters, Hass, & Murrin, 1999; Gottfredson, Kearley, Najaka, & Rocha, 2005; Belenko ... For example, after being in the program for 10 months, Mitch and the counselors considered Robbie a likely graduate in a few ...
Journal of Muslim Mental Health, 2014
Theological expressions on physical and mental illness tend to be influential in shaping the beli... more Theological expressions on physical and mental illness tend to be influential in shaping the beliefs of practitioners living in Muslim majority societies.. It is unknown what influence, if any, Islamic beliefs have on the conceptions of mental illness expressed by Muslim Americans. This study explores the conceptions of Muslim Americans regarding mental illness. Two hundred and fifty-five individuals identifying as Muslim American participated in a mixed-method anonymous survey. The results of the survey reveal that most Muslim American participants adhere primarily to the dominant Western biomedical model of mental illness, but open-ended responses reflect a more complex understanding of mental illness as having biological, environmental, and psycho-spiritual origins. Findings suggest that how a Muslim American interprets mental illness will most likely depend upon the symptoms and context of the illness. Further exploration is needed to understand the beliefs of Muslim Americans and the way in which these beliefs affect attitudes toward therapies and mental health services.
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2007
Through a multiyear participant observation study in three southeastern drug courts, we explore h... more Through a multiyear participant observation study in three southeastern drug courts, we explore how staff members react to clients' responses when confronted with positive tests for illicit drug use. Within their professional beliefs about drug addiction, treatment, and testing, staff members interpret the clients' responses as truths or lies, though some lies are worse than others and some truths are better than others. The staff's evaluations of clients' responses are part of their construction of moral identities for drug offenders. Staff members produce the client outcomes that some observers and evaluators attribute to client characteristics or conduct. To understand how staff members produce organizational outcomes as they manage clients, interpretive studies that look beyond the most public arenas of drug and other problem courts need to be conducted as they have been in exploring other service agencies.