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Why Don't We Teach Software Engineers About The Law?, Anne Fuller, Peter Croll
Why Don't We Teach Software Engineers About The Law?, Anne Fuller, Peter Croll
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A
Much work has been done in recent years developing software engineering curricula. SE research has traditionally focused on the needs of very large corporations undertaking equally mammoth and complex development projects, consequently, current curricula tend to focus on this model. Yet by far the majority of software development is undertaken by Small to Medium Enterprises. The rise of the internet as a platform for commercial applications has partly driven this move away from monolithic software development. Depending on the nature of the application itself many of these products can be described as 'critical' with the failure of such a product …
Policing Guns And Youth Violence, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Policing Guns And Youth Violence, Jeffrey A. Fagan
Faculty Scholarship
To combat the epidemic of youth gun violence in the 1980s and 1990s, law enforcement agencies across the United States adopted a variety of innovative strategies. This article presents case studies of eight cities' efforts to police gun crime. Some cities emphasized police-citizen partnerships to address youth violence, whereas others focused on aggressive enforcement against youth suspected of even minor criminal activity. Still others attempted to change youth behavior through "soft" strategies built on alternatives to arrest. Finally, some cities used a combination of approaches. Key findings discussed in this article include:
- Law enforcement agencies that emphasized police-citizen cooperation benefited …