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Corporate Social Responsibility And Minor League Baseball: The Pacific Association And Community Engagement, Rachel Blackman
Corporate Social Responsibility And Minor League Baseball: The Pacific Association And Community Engagement, Rachel Blackman
Honors Theses
Attendance at all levels of baseball is the lowest it has been in 15 years (Kessler, 2018). And with decreasing levels of and social capital, communities are losing trust and civic engagement (Putnam, 2000). Sports teams foster higher levels of trust within their communities (Walker & Kent, 2009). Corporate Social Responsibility provides a way to foster this trust through activities led by sports teams in a community. This includes players visiting schools, libraries, or hosting camps and clinics. This makes Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) much more effective with the inclusion of sports teams (Walker & Kent, 2009). Previous studies addressed …
Media Coverage Of Law Enforcement And Effects Of The Image Created, James Schultz
Media Coverage Of Law Enforcement And Effects Of The Image Created, James Schultz
Senior Theses
This paper examines a number of case studies and articles concerning media’s depiction of law enforcement and its effects on the officers’ duties to the public. Recent stories of excessive use of force by police throughout the country began a new generation of activists for civil rights, exposed to a more advanced news media. Nationwide coverage displayed an image of law enforcement which was overly aggressive. For citizens who have little to no interaction with law enforcement, this image being depicted is the only basis for definition of what is a “police officer”. Combined with the history of civil rights …