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The Injustices Inflicted On Nonviolent Offenders In The U.S. Correctional System, Carly B. Ouellette
The Injustices Inflicted On Nonviolent Offenders In The U.S. Correctional System, Carly B. Ouellette
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
This thesis explores the U.S. correctional system in order to determine its most serious problems and call for a change in policy in order to eliminate the injustices within the system. Prisons are not benefiting inmates, correctional officers, or society. The goal of rehabilitation of inmates is a failed one. Inmates are destroyed in prison; they lose connection with the outside world, they suffer from the harsh realities of prison life, and they return to society worse off than when they entered prison. Current prisons are degrading the inmates through its dismal atmosphere, its extreme violence, and its culture. Society …
Fixing Foster Care: How Can We Best Support Foster Parents?, Erica S. Pistorino
Fixing Foster Care: How Can We Best Support Foster Parents?, Erica S. Pistorino
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
The foster care system aims to provide a temporary home to children who are unable to be cared for by their parents. The reasons for this vary, but can be due to ”abuse, neglect, or abandonment” (Marzick 507). According to the Pew Commission on Children in Foster Care, there are more than half a million children in our country who are currently in foster care. These children remain in the system for at least two years and are often moved around from family to family (Krinsky, “A Case” 541-542). This paper involves examining the foster care system, as well as …
The Mercury Connection: Autism And Childhood Vaccines, Sarah Rossi
The Mercury Connection: Autism And Childhood Vaccines, Sarah Rossi
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
A literature survey of government and private studies have found that Thimerosal not to be a cause of auism. The reliance on limited, flawed and outdated studies on the effect of ethyl-mercury suggest that more research is needed to understand the effects of ethyl-mercury and particularly Thimerosal. In the meantime efforts should be increased to remove Thimerosal from vaccines world-wide.
Alcoholedu: Does It Work?, Jennifer Sousa
Alcoholedu: Does It Work?, Jennifer Sousa
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and consumption patterns of incoming freshmen college students of Salve Regina University befor and after going through AlcoholEDU, a comprehensive online alcohol awareness program. A pre-test, post-test design was used to assess the overall impact of AlcoholEDU as well as the additional interventions that the experimental group participated in. These interventions consisted of a series of newspaper articles, a Discovery Channel film and a YouTube presentation. The Alcohol Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test (YAAPST) and the College Alcohol Problems Scale - Revised (CAPS-r) …
Sobriety Checkpoints: The Case For Implementation In Rhode Island, Scott Naso
Sobriety Checkpoints: The Case For Implementation In Rhode Island, Scott Naso
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
A survey was prepared and conducted to investigate the viability of implementing sobriety checkpoints in Rhode Island. The survey was designed to make a comparison between a state which has found sobriety checkpoints to be constitutional, Massachusetts, and a state that has found sobriety checkpoints to be unconstitutional, Rhode Island. The survey's findings indicate that Rhode Island would benefit from the implementation of sobriety checkpoints.
The Emerging Role Of Dna Analysis In The Criminal Justice System, Sandra Sherman
The Emerging Role Of Dna Analysis In The Criminal Justice System, Sandra Sherman
Pell Scholars and Senior Theses
Forensic science has evolved into the most advanced investigative tool used in the criminal justice field. DNA evidence is a strong component of forensic science and with constant advancements of DNA testing so that its evidence is more reliable and accepted in the criminal justice system will help provide justice for the quily and innocent alike.