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Locked Up And Locked Out: True Stories Of Individuals Who Experienced The Intersection Between Homelessness And The Criminal Justice System, Jean Johnson
Senior Honors Projects
JEAN JOHNSON (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Locked Up and Locked Out: True Stories of the Interlocking Cycle of
Homelessness and the Criminal Justice System
Sponsor: Jill Doerner (Criminology & Criminal Justice, Sociology & Anthropology), Heather Johnson (Writing & Rhetoric)
Key locks work when a key made with teeth is placed into a cylinder with a series of pins and tumblers. If you don’t insert the right key one or more of the pins will remain in the way, preventing the key from turning and the lock will remain closed. According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, tens of …
Rhetoric And International Human Rights: The Case Of The Senegalese Talibés, Christopher Parisella
Rhetoric And International Human Rights: The Case Of The Senegalese Talibés, Christopher Parisella
Senior Honors Projects
CHRISTOPHER PARISELLA
(Political Science, Writing & Rhetoric, French)
Rhetoric and International Human Rights: The Case of the Senegalese Talibés
Sponsor: Lynne Derbyshire (Communication Studies, Honors Program)
While in Senegal, I witnessed the hurdles faced by proponents of international human rights standards. Thousands of Muslim boys, called talibés, undertake their Koranic education in Senegal. Many are forced to beg in the streets by their educators, and abuse in the schools is common. Still, this education is considered a valuable part of the boys’ spiritual development. Despite the multitude of countries that have openly supported and ratified international human rights compacts, many …
Toxic Treasure Island: Finding Radium Instead Of Gold, Nicole Rejer
Toxic Treasure Island: Finding Radium Instead Of Gold, Nicole Rejer
Creative Activity and Research Day - CARD
This presentation explores the Navy’s controversial use of radioactive materials in former decades on Treasure Island. It highlights the incomplete cleanup of contaminated soil and radioactive materials, and how current radiation measures are damaging to present-day residents’ health. Finally, it explains the city’s current plans for redeveloping the island, and how many public officials are ignoring the entire radiation problem, as long as other environmental issues Treasure Island residents face on a daily basis.