Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
Reporting Crimes Against Juveniles., David Finkelhor, Richard Ormrod
Reporting Crimes Against Juveniles., David Finkelhor, Richard Ormrod
Crimes Against Children Research Center
The American justice system is in the midst of an effort to evaluate and reform its handling of the criminal victimization of children and youth. Juveniles are unusually vulnerable to crime victimization (Hashima and Finkelhor, 1999), but concerns have been raised about the effectiveness and sensitivity of the justice system’s response to these crimes. The findings presented in this Bulletin indicate that a majority of victimizations of juveniles ages 12 to 17 are not being reported to police or other authorities. Even serious victimizations involving weapons and injury are significantly less likely to be reported when they happen to juveniles …
The Rural Rebound, Kenneth M. Johnson
Motivational Characteristics Associated With Health And Human Service Volunteers, Jerry D. Marx
Motivational Characteristics Associated With Health And Human Service Volunteers, Jerry D. Marx
Social Work
No abstract provided.
Ecological And Population Changes In Fishing Communities Of The North Atlantic Arc, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Richard L. Haedrich
Ecological And Population Changes In Fishing Communities Of The North Atlantic Arc, Lawrence C. Hamilton, Richard L. Haedrich
Sociology
In the decades since World War II, large-scale ecological changes have affected fishing communities across the northern Atlantic. Substantial declines hit their historically important resources, most notably the Atlantic cod. Such declines were often accompanied by increases in other, previously less exploited, species. Interactions between fishing pressure and environmental variation have driven ecological change. Ecological changes in turn reshaped the fisheries, contributing to altered demographic profiles of fisheries-dependent communities. Many places lost population, especially through out-migration of young adults. Broad social forces also contributed to these trends, but the timing and geographical details of population changes often correspond to specific …
Publishers' Rights And Wrongs In The Cyberage, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Publishers' Rights And Wrongs In The Cyberage, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Law Faculty Scholarship
The author argues in favor of a continued role for traditional publishing in the context of the rise of the Internet.