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Think Global, Act Local: The Challenges Of Taking The Website Global, Anna H. Perrault, Vicki Gregory
Think Global, Act Local: The Challenges Of Taking The Website Global, Anna H. Perrault, Vicki Gregory
Anna H. Perrault
No abstract provided.
Comparing Outcomes Of Major Models Of Police Responses To Mental Health Emergencies, Randy Borum
Comparing Outcomes Of Major Models Of Police Responses To Mental Health Emergencies, Randy Borum
Randy Borum
OBJECTIVE: The study compared three models of police responses to incidents involving people thought to have mental illnesses to determine how often specialized professionals responded and how often they were able to resolve cases without arrest. METHODS: Three study sites representing distinct approaches to police handling of incidents involving persons with mental illness were examined-Birmingham, Alabama; and Knoxville and Memphis, Tennessee. At each site, records were examined for approximately 100 police dispatch calls for "emotionally disturbed persons" to examine the extent to which the specially trained professionals responded. To determine differences in case dispositions, records were also examined for 100 …
Assessing Violence Risk Among Youth, Randy Borum
Improving High Risk Encounters Between People With Mental Illness And Police, Randy Borum
Improving High Risk Encounters Between People With Mental Illness And Police, Randy Borum
Randy Borum
No abstract provided.
Criteria Against Ourselves, Art Bochner
Criteria Against Ourselves, Art Bochner
Art Bochner
In the social sciences, we usually think of criteria as culture-free standards that stand apart from human subjectivity and value. The author argues in this article, however, that conflicts over which criteria to apply usually boil down to differences in values that are contingent on human choices. The demand for criteria reflects the desire to contain freedom, limit possibilities, and resist change. Ultimately, all standards of evaluation rest on a research community’s agreement to comply with theirownhumanly developed conventions. The author ends by considering the personal standards that he applies to works that fall under the new rubric of poetic …