S. Hakan Can

November 14, 2024 - November 17, 2024

Papers
Pathways through Opioid Misuse among Offenders in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs,
American Society of Criminology
San Francisco

Pathways through Opioid Misuse among Offenders in Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs,

March 15, 2024 - March 17, 2024

Papers
Community Conflict Associated with PTSD and Negative Outcomes for United Nations Police Officers
ACJS
Chicago, IL

November 15, 2023 - November 17, 2023

Papers
Importation, Deprivation, Threat Appraisal and Coping: An Integrated Model of Inmate Violent Behavior
American Society of Criminology
Philadephia, PA

The present study compared predictors of violence as suggested by the importation and deprivation models and the newly utilized threat appraisal and coping models. Participants included 290 female and 472 male inmates in Wisconsin state prisons who completed anonymous surveys to report seven characteristics they import to prison and to report three social stressors experienced during the deprivation and powerlessness of the prison experience. Multiple regression revealed that for both female and male inmates, violence was associated with the imported characteristics of younger age and impulsivity and with in-prison stressors from correctional staff and family. Years of incarceration was a significant predictor of violence only for males. As suggested by past research, the personality pattern of hostility was associated with violence, particularly in male inmates, and internal locus of control was associated with violence, particularly in female inmates.

September 21, 2023 - September 23, 2023

Papers and Oral Presentations
Is an emotionally competent police officer less vulnerable to psychological health at work?
The Annual Meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology
Arlington Texas

Is an emotionally competent police officer less vulnerable to psychological health at work?

March 24, 2023 - March 25, 2023

Panels
Challenging the Thin "Blue" Line: Navigating the Intersection of Democrat Police Officers and Law Enforcement Conservatism
PACJE PA Assn. of Criminal Justice Educators
Slipery Rock University

Challenging the Thin "Blue" Line: Navigating the Intersection of Democrat Police Officers and Law Enforcement Conservatism

March 17, 2023 - March 18, 2023

Papers and Oral Presentations
× Role of Police Stressors on the Officers' Receptivity to Change for Their Police Profession
ACJS
Washington DC

The present study examined stressors for which patrol officers reported the greatest “receptivity to change” for their police profession. Predictors considered included officer demographics (age, years of service, education), self-perceptions (health concerns, symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-PTSD), and workplace perceptions (supervisor fairness, peer comradery, occupational pride). Multiple regression analysis revealed that receptivity to change was significantly correlated with the officer having a college education, few PTSD symptoms, and strong perceptions of peer comradery and occupational pride.

March 11, 2023 - March 13, 2023

Papers and Oral Presentations
The Annals of the ACJS: A Proposal/Discussion for a New Online Publication of the ACJS
ACJS
Washington DC

The Annals would be a compilation of papers presented at the annual meetings of the ACJS in the form of “executive summaries” from 1,000 to 2,000 words. Executive summaries are short written accounts that give an overview of the main points of a longer research paper, report, etc. Submissions would be voluntary. Sample purposes: 1) to save time doing research; 2) to give the writer(s) of the paper an opportunity to clarify and improve their work; 3) to help set agendas for future research; and 4) to encourage networking among students, faculty, and practitioners.

November 12, 2022 - November 14, 2022

Papers
Inmate violence and Stress, review the case in WI prisons
American Society of Criminology
Atlanta

Drug treatment programs in Wisconsin prison system

August 29, 2022 - September 2, 2022

Lectures
Officer coping with stress (Data from field)
UN COPS
New York

April 10, 2022 - April 13, 2022

Demonstrations
Abolition of Death Penalty in Turkey and Aftermath
First International Conference of Center for Death Penalty Studies
Beaumont, Texas

March 13, 2022

Papers and Oral Presentations
Gender differences as the predictors of physical violence inside prisons
ACJS
Las Vegas

November 12, 2021

Papers
Inmate violence and Stress, review the case in WI prisons
American Society of Criminology
Chicago, IL

Inmate stress coping and agressiveness

July 27, 2021 - August 2, 2021

Lectures
Officer coping with stress (Data from field)
UN Police Training of Trainers for PFU trainers
Ankara / Turkey

May 11, 2021

Seminars
Officer Covid Related deaths and reactions to vaccine mandates
National Sheriffs’ Association Annual conference Washington DC
DC

November 12, 2020

Papers
Opioid use as coping for PA and WI state prison inmates
American Society of Criminology
web

Opioid use as Inmate coping

July 9, 2020

February 19, 2020

Seminars
Dealing with Law Enforcement Deviance
National Sheriffs’ Association Annual conference Washington DC
DC

November 15, 2019 - November 18, 2019

Papers
Violence and stress coping of violent prison inmates
American Society of Criminology
San Francisco

Inmate impulsivity as theory of inmate violence

October 5, 2019

Panels
Discussant
DC Metro police Retreat
DC

Topics covered militarization and community conflict.

July 3, 2019

March 14, 2019 - March 15, 2019

Papers and Oral Presentations
Militarization and community disconnect
ACJS
Baltimore

February 10, 2019 - February 11, 2019

Seminars
Dealing with Law Enforcement Deviance
National Sheriffs’ Association Annual conference Washington DC
DC

November 18, 2018

Papers
Inmates Violence (Impulsivity) Preliminary results from Wisconsin DOC
American Society of Criminology
Atlanta

Inmate impulsivity as theory of inmate violence

October 9, 2018 - October 11, 2018

Keynotes/Plenary Addresses
Expansion of Volunteers in the Turkish National Police after the 2016 Coup Attempt
Volunteer Law Enforcement Officer Association annual meeting
DC

March 12, 2018

Papers and Oral Presentations
Community conflict and Police Stress
ACJS
New Orleans

February 5, 2018 - February 6, 2018

Lectures
Local Sherriff Department Open Source Database construction
National Sheriffs’ Association Annual conference Washington DC
DC

November 18, 2017

Papers
Police community relations within the frame responding a riot
American Society of Criminology
Philadelphia

Discussion on police response to riots

October 22, 2017

http://72.32.1.225/iacp2015/Public/SpeakerDetails.aspx?FromPage=Speaker…

June 11, 2017

Visiting Critics
2.nd annual community drug response
Ankara - via online

http://v2.perculus.com/Join.aspx?c=1B83DEFC-E437-4787-9E5A-BA6CAA120F99

March 13, 2017

Papers and Oral Presentations
Psychometrics and associations with individual and police department demographic
ACJS
Kansas City

November 12, 2016

Papers
Police and community violence
American Society of Criminology
New Orleans

Discussion on police job satisfaction

May 25, 2016

http://v2.perculus.com/Join.aspx?c=1B83DEFC-E437-4787-9E5A-BA6CAA120F99

March 5, 2016

Panels
Round table discussion
PACJE PA Assn. of Criminal Justice Educators
Eastern University

Politics of policing in small towns

November 12, 2015

Papers
Police organizational issues: Job satisfaction
American Society of Criminology
Washington DC

Discussion on police job satisfaction

October 26, 2015

http://72.32.1.225/iacp2015/Public/SpeakerDetails.aspx?FromPage=Speaker…

October 24, 2015

Keynotes/Plenary Addresses
Use of Force workshops
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE CONFERENCE
Chicago

http://72.32.1.225/iacp2015/Public/SpeakerDetails.aspx?FromPage=Speaker…

June 9, 2015

Papers and Oral Presentations
Police organizational issues: Discussion of data collection methodology
NEACJS
Bristol RI

Paper presented on the methodology used to create psychometric scale development on police organizational issues.

October 16, 2014

Keynotes/Plenary Addresses
Gender mainstreaming in policing
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE CONFERENCE
Orlando

June 4, 2014

Panels
Criminal Justice applications on applied geospecial research
Turkish Association of Geographers annual conference
Mugla, Turkey

February 18, 2014

Panels
Aftermath Boston Bombing
ACJS
Philadelphia

October 20, 2013

Papers and Oral Presentations
Training solutions for effective corruption control
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE CONFERENCE
PHILADELPHIA

June 11, 2013

Papers and Oral Presentations
POLICE OFFICER STRESSORS AND PROGRAMS TO MANAGE THEIR STRESS
NEACJS
Bristol RI

Past research has suggested that police officers experience high levels of occupational stress (Gershon, 1999; Violanti & Aron, 1994; White et al., 1985) and that such stress may be associated with increased risks for partner aggression (Can et al., 2008; Neidig et al., 1992). According to Lazarus' and Folkman's Theory of Stress Appraisal and Coping (1984), individuals can buffer the detrimental effects of stress most effectively if they have good health habits, positive emotions and outlooks, social support, and financial resources. Health habits associated with stress may include smoking, drinking alcohol, sleeping, exercising, eating many high-fat, high-sugar, or high-salt snack foods, or eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Positive emotions and outlooks that may be associated with stress include daily positive moods, anger levels, positive self image, and religious faith. Social support from family may also be associated with stress, and because police officers often see themselves as having a "home family" and a "police family," both sources of social support may be associated with the impact of stress the risk of partner aggression by officers. The purpose of the present study was to examine how well the four types of coping mechanisms suggested by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) serve to buffer associations between police stress and partner aggression.

March 31, 2013

Oral Presentations
Round table discussion
PACJE PA Assn. of Criminal Justice Educators
PSU Schuylkill

March 31, 2013

Panels
Round table discussion
PACJE PA Assn. of Criminal Justice Educators
Slippery Rock University

Innovations on criminal justice online teaching

March 8, 2013

Papers and Oral Presentations
Testing Regional Differences in Police Seziure and Arrest
ACJS
Dallas, TX

Testing Hagan's racial divide hypothesis, this research surveyed over 1345 students in PSU and Texas A&M campuses.

February 15, 2013

Papers and Oral Presentations
- Evaluating Comparative Conflict Theory Using the Fourth Amendment’s Reasonableness Standard
ACJS
Toronto, Canada

2012

Papers and Oral Presentations
PREDICTORS OF STRESS AND CONFLICT STYLE IN THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS OF POLICE OFFICERS
ASC
Washington DC

Past research has suggested that police officers may be at increased risk for displays of partner aggression (Can et al., 2008; Neidig et al., 1992). According to Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1997), one of the biggest predictors of such partner aggression would be modeling from powerful others and peers within the family of origin. However, because police officers often view their fellow officers as a "family" (Gershon, 1999), powerful others and peers within their police family may also play a role. The purpose of the present study was to add to our understanding of the risks for partner aggression by police officers by examining whether it is associated more with perceived aggression displayed by powerful others and peers from the family of origin (such as parents, siblings) or from the police family (such as supervisors, fellow police officers).

November 17, 2012

Papers and Oral Presentations
Scaling Police Stess
ASC
Chicago

Past research has suggested that police officers experience high levels of occupational stress (Gershon, 1999; Violanti & Aron, 1994; White et al., 1985) and that such stress may be associated with increased risks for partner aggression (Can et al., 2008; Neidig et al., 1992). According to Lazarus' and Folkman's Theory of Stress Appraisal and Coping (1984), individuals can buffer the detrimental effects of stress most effectively if they have good health habits, positive emotions and outlooks, social support, and financial resources. Health habits associated with stress may include smoking, drinking alcohol, sleeping, exercising, eating many high-fat, high-sugar, or high-salt snack foods, or eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Positive emotions and outlooks that may be associated with stress include daily positive moods, anger levels, positive self image, and religious faith. Social support from family may also be associated with stress, and because police officers often see themselves as having a "home family" and a "police family," both sources of social support may be associated with the impact of stress the risk of partner aggression by officers. The purpose of the present study was to examine how well the four types of coping mechanisms suggested by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) serve to buffer associations between police stress and partner aggression.

November 15, 2012

Papers and Oral Presentations
COPING MECHANISM OF POLICE OFFICER STRESSORS
ASC
Washington DC

Past research has suggested that police officers experience high levels of occupational stress (Gershon, 1999; Violanti & Aron, 1994; White et al., 1985) and that such stress may be associated with increased risks for partner aggression (Can et al., 2008; Neidig et al., 1992). According to Lazarus' and Folkman's Theory of Stress Appraisal and Coping (1984), individuals can buffer the detrimental effects of stress most effectively if they have good health habits, positive emotions and outlooks, social support, and financial resources. Health habits associated with stress may include smoking, drinking alcohol, sleeping, exercising, eating many high-fat, high-sugar, or high-salt snack foods, or eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Positive emotions and outlooks that may be associated with stress include daily positive moods, anger levels, positive self image, and religious faith. Social support from family may also be associated with stress, and because police officers often see themselves as having a "home family" and a "police family," both sources of social support may be associated with the impact of stress the risk of partner aggression by officers. The purpose of the present study was to examine how well the four types of coping mechanisms suggested by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) serve to buffer associations between police stress and partner aggression.

March 15, 2012

Papers and Oral Presentations
Law Enforcement Stessors and Coping mechanisms
ACJS
New York

March 5, 2012

Papers and Oral Presentations
Policing Rural Pennsylvania
ACJS
Toronto, Canada

November 20, 2010

Papers
Using the Supreme Courts Search and Seizure Jurisprudence as a Measure of Comparative Conflict Theory
American Society of Criminology
San Francisco

his is the first study implementing different measurement technique and level in order to assess comparative conflict theory hypothesized by Hagan back in 1982. Numerous attempts of testing were criticized on several grounds. This research is taking a different approach by using simulated court case facts with a series of control variables derived from the critics of past research of Bucler, Unnever and Cullen (2008), Unnever and Colvin and Cullen (2004), Ren et al. (2005), and Weitzer and Tuck (2004), by implementing interval level measurement for superior statistical analysis (previous research solely relied on secondary data with ordinal level measurement). Students will benefit by obtaining extra points toward course completion, experiencing professional conference environment and understanding the application of theory to crime in society. This study fills that gap in the empirical literature.

September 23, 2010

Discussant
Intelligence and Homeland Security: Policy and Strategy Implications
Harrisburg, PA

February 26, 2010

Papers
An Empirical Test of the Court’s Seizure Standard
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
San Diego

Hispanics are not more likely to feel discriminated against because they are treated like AAs Conversely, Hispanics may maintain a more crime-control attitude to being more educated and aware of social issues than in previous years. This may be fueled by the fact that Hispanics are the fastest growing segment of our national population and the fact that they are gaining more power in terms of the type of employment and income Relative to Whites and AAs, Hispanics have adopted more conformist attitudes toward the law due to status change

November 6, 2009

Oral Presentations
Why do you donate your ancient torso to MET? Taxcut? How much?
American Society of Criminology - Annual meeting
Philedelphia, PA

Why do you donate your ancient torso to MET? Taxcut? How much? Statistical analysis of donated ancient items.

June 11, 2009

Oral Presentations
Updates on HIDTAs research
North Eastern Association of Criminal Justice Annual Meeting
Bristol, Rhode Island

The efficacy of drug interdiction methods raises important policy questions regarding programs designed to achieve stated organizational goals. HIDTA entities are one example that has recently come under fire in the last several years due to a lack of productivity in drug outputs hampered by a diffusion of resources across the nation to target local drug epidemics. HIDTA is a multijurisdictional task force endeavor that is charged with drug interdiction in 28 high-level drug distribution jurisdictions across the country. Drug arrests derived through searches and seizures during traffic stops also comprise a significant number of total drug interdiction incidents; however, few empirical studies have compared organizational outputs for these two interdiction methods. Data for this study were gathered in a U.S.-Mexico border jurisdiction, one of the HIDTA areas initially funded by the Byrne Grant Program to stop drug trafficking. The study offers a comparison of vehicle drug-related arrests and HIDTA arrests and provides policy implications and suggestions for future research in narcotics trafficking research.

March 13, 2009

Oral Presentations
1. Elderly fraud and Contractor Victimization after natural disasters.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual meeting
Boston, MA

The research is an attempt to explore socially disorganized atmosphere created by natural disasters and whether the chaotic atmosphere and current government policies enhances the opportunity for criminal victimization especially for vulnerable populations like elderly. The target population is the elderly victims of massive flood during summer 2006 in five counties (Schuylkill, Berks, Carbon, Lebanon and Le High).

March 13, 2009

Oral Presentations
2. Police Officers’ Views toward Miranda and Confessions Law.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual meeting
Boston, MA

A random sample of law enforcement officers assigned to criminal investigations units in Texas was surveyed regarding their attitudes toward recent refinements to Miranda law, interrogation techniques, and practices. Results showed that officers were generally supportive of Supreme Court decisions in Seibert, Patane, and Chavez, but less supportive when compared to previous research involving the nation’s top police administrators. The most popular interrogation techniques involved the strategic use of evidence; and bivariate analyses yielded significant findings on the timing of evidence disclosure. Results also showed support for a post-hoc assessment of confessions.

October 7, 2008

June 11, 2008

March 11, 2008

March 11, 2008

December 31, 2007

October 02, 2006

September 09, 2005