Stander Symposium abstract book - University of Dayton

ORAL PRESENTATIONS
DEA vs. the World: Can the Illegal Drug Trade in Afghanistan be Stopped?
Presenter(s): Jeffrey P Ivas
Advisor(s): Arthur J Jipson, Larry E Schweikart
Criminal Justice Program
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Senior/Capstone Project St. Joseph’s Hall - 25
Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of media coverage on the rise of drug cartels such as the Taliban, Muslim Brotherhood, and
Al-Qaeda (Meyer). What many citizens do not know is that the Drug Enforcement Agency has been at the forefront of the war against illegal drug
trade in the Middle East. In fact, the DEA is involved in supporting the Department of Defense to combat drug traffickers all over the world in
countries like the Philippines, Columbia, Italy, and more. This project will examine how the DEA’s role in combating foreign drug traffickers has
been transformed over the past decade (Meyer). This research will examine the DEA’s increasing involvement in Afghanistan.
Prison Rehab: The Road to Sobriety or Recidivism?
Presenter(s): Lauren E Maddente
Advisor(s): Cynthia C Currell, Arthur J Jipson
Criminal Justice Program
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Senior/Capstone Project St. Joseph’s Hall - 25
In 2011, nearly $5,800,000 was spent just in the state of Ohio on treatment of alcohol and other drug-impacted offenders (Robinson). This large
figure demonstrates the prevalence of substance abuse and the connection it has to the criminal justice system, specifically, the correctional
system. The social problems associated with substance abuse have many individual and societal costs such as suffering of the addicts and their
families and high costs of incarceration, prosecution, and treatment programs which burdens taxpayers (Robinson). In 2001, approximately 80
percent of money spent on corrections was spent specifically on the aforementioned inmates who committed a crime while under the influence,
to raise money to support their habit, or any drug or alcohol-related offenses”(12). Because this issue is one that is central to the criminal justice
system and furthermore society at large, it deserves more research. This project seeks to examine the effectiveness of drug and alcohol rehabilitation
programs in adult prisons in the mid-western region of the United States, by reviewing current literature, conducting primary research, and
consulting secondary sources. Through the evaluation of three treatment facilities along with surveys completed by employees at the facilities,
employees and other substance abuse programs, and ex-offenders, effectiveness will be measured by employees’ and ex-offenders’ perception,
of the success of the programs. All of these results will be supplemented with secondary research. It is important to acquire feedback from staff
members and ex-offenders because they know details about the rehabilitation programs and the outcomes. They can provide researchers with
information that cannot be found from conducting secondary research. Though secondary research and statistics are important, primary research
will result in specific information that statistics cannot provide. Ideally, incorporating perception will supplement secondary data.
The Forgotten Families? An in-depth Exploration of the Perceptions of Public Child Welfare
Employees on the Effects of Parental Incarceration on Families
Presenter(s): Chanelle N Baylor, Jeffrey P Ivas, Lauren E Maddente
Advisor(s): Cynthia C Currell, Arthur J Jipson
Criminal Justice Program
1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Senior/Capstone Project St. Joseph’s Hall - 25
This project is constructed to identify and analyze the long and short term effects of children born to incarcerated parents, from the perspective of
public child welfare employees. This project will identify the social and psychological effects, among others, that these children and their families
have experienced as a result of the parent’s incarceration. The data will be gathered by examining the effects of incarceration on children whose
parents are (or have served) terms of at least one year in prison. If parents are incarcerated for any reason their children can not only end up with
extended family but could even become a part of the foster care or child services system. In order to guarantee a better future for our children,
we need to begin with this concern and see how their families can be helped. When the public thinks about criminal justice, they tend to focus on
criminals as being individuals. This project is dedicated to resolving that myopia.
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