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Women In The Criminal Justice System, Nickole L. Stein-Fisher
Women In The Criminal Justice System, Nickole L. Stein-Fisher
Senior Honors Theses and Projects - Social Work
In this paper, seven counties were investigated in Northern Michigan (Otsego, Cheboygan, Emmet, Alpena, Charlevoix, Mackinaw, and Sault St. Marie and compared to Washtenaw County. What was specifically investigated and compared was the criminal rulings that were given to women who have committed a criminal sexual conduct crime. They were compared by their location, race, and formal educational level to see if this had any influence on their court rulings.
The research method used is convenient sampling, of court rulings in two different areas of Michigan. To make the comparison, twenty five women that are on the Michigan State Sex …
Casualties Of The Drug War, Allan Wachendorfer
Casualties Of The Drug War, Allan Wachendorfer
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
The "War on Drugs" started with the Controlled Substances Act and expanded with the Sentencing Reform Act and Anti-Drug Abuse Acts. Mostly they have provided tertiary measures that have done little to eradicate drugs or drug addiction. Instead, the U.S. remains the number one nation in the world in drug use. In addition, there is an ever growing prison population that has surpassed unsustainable levels. Many of the people behind bars are there for drug related crimes. It is time to examine drug policies, particularly those that send people to prison, and to consider establishing more programs that help people …
The Impact Of A Memory Box Activity On Relationships Between Residents Of A Long Term Care Facility And The Staff, Camilla Reynolds
The Impact Of A Memory Box Activity On Relationships Between Residents Of A Long Term Care Facility And The Staff, Camilla Reynolds
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
When working in a residential facility it is difficult for staff to take the time to really get to know whom they are helping due to time constraints. This study conducted a pre and post test to determine the impact that a Memory Box Activity has on staff attitudes about the residents. The Memory Box is a box put together by residents (with staff help) that includes items that have meaning to them. The presumption was that by participating in this activity with the residents the staff attitudes would be positively impacted. This study was conducted at two local long-term …
Is There Trauma And Resilience In Adolescents Who Experienced Immigration Raids? An Annotated Bibliography Of Research, Esther Ayers
Is There Trauma And Resilience In Adolescents Who Experienced Immigration Raids? An Annotated Bibliography Of Research, Esther Ayers
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
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Residents Of A Domestic Violence Shelter: A Needs Assessment For Post-Shelter Living, Amber Smith
Residents Of A Domestic Violence Shelter: A Needs Assessment For Post-Shelter Living, Amber Smith
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
The project goal was to conduct a needs assessment concerning what factors were most important to survivors of domestic violence in terms of post-shelter living. A review of the literature on domestic violence research indicated a lack of studies focusing on long term stability planning. A survey was developed to be distributed among survivors living in a domestic violence shelter. The survey asked the survivors to rate how imp01iant different categories of services of post-shelter living were to them. These categories were: Housing, Education/Employment, Access to Community Services, Services for Children, and Healthcare. The survivors were then asked how important …