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Public Reasoning About Criminal Justice: The Role Of Victim, Offence, And Offender Characteristics And Victim-Offender Relationships. Public Reasoning About Criminal Justice: Effects Of Victim Age And Victim-Offender Relationship, Donald Foy
Theses : Honours
The formulation and amendment of legislation which forms the basis for the operation and administration of the Australian criminal justice system may be the role given to elected government officials but it is the citizens who elect them who bear ultimate responsibility. The way that members of the public reason about criminal justice issues therefore has the capacity to greatly influence decision making in this area. This paper will review some of the research which has attempted to explain the influence that several variables may have on the way that people reason about criminal justice. These research topics include fear …
The Professional Expectations And Experiences Of Australian Postgraduate Research Students In Engineering Fields, Karen Adams, Anthony Zander, Gerald Mullins
The Professional Expectations And Experiences Of Australian Postgraduate Research Students In Engineering Fields, Karen Adams, Anthony Zander, Gerald Mullins
EDU-COM International Conference
This paper presents the findings of an investigation into the beliefs and expectations about their professional socialisation of postgraduate research students, at Masters and PhD level, in two Engineering schools in an Australian university. This study is part of a larger research project exploring the views of Engineering postgraduate research candidates, engineering academics, recently employed postgraduate qualified engineers and employers of postgraduate research trained engineers.
Effects Of Teaching In English At Swedish Universities, Ingrid Johansson, Bosse Jonsson
Effects Of Teaching In English At Swedish Universities, Ingrid Johansson, Bosse Jonsson
EDU-COM International Conference
English plays an increasingly important role at Swedish universities but not much is known about its effects on the quality of teaching and learning. Therefore, a large research project which is collaborative and interdisciplinary, crossing language studies in humanities with education, is being planned. One of several aims of the project is to study the consequences of teaching in English on learning and study achievements. A few pre-studies have been carried out in order to develop more detailed research questions. Two of the pre-studies will be presented in this paper. In one of them, ten university teachers with Swedish as …
Congruent Leadership And Empowerment, David Stanley
Congruent Leadership And Empowerment, David Stanley
EDU-COM International Conference
Who are the clinical nurse leaders? What are the qualities and characteristics of clinical nurse leaders? Why they are seen as clinical leaders and what might their experiences of clinical leadership be? This paper outlines a research project that sought to explore these questions. The research discussed involved surveying registered/qualified nurses (n = 830) who staffed 36 clinical areas in one acute NHS Trust in the English Midlands. The data proved a rich source of information about clinical leadership, the attributes of clinical leaders and who might be recognised as a clinical leader. The questionnaire was followed by interviews with …
Their Fear - Our Fear, Anne Aly
Their Fear - Our Fear, Anne Aly
"Exploding Media Myths : Misrepresenting Australia?" - Forum
No abstract provided.
Mistrust-Based Digital Rights Management, Randal C. Picker
Mistrust-Based Digital Rights Management, Randal C. Picker
Colorado Technology Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Volume 18 — Migration And Relevance Of Christian Mission: Visibility Of Invisible Africans, The Ecumencial Association Of Nigerian Theologians
Volume 18 — Migration And Relevance Of Christian Mission: Visibility Of Invisible Africans, The Ecumencial Association Of Nigerian Theologians
Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology
No abstract provided.
Critical Constitutionalism Now, Louis Michael Seidman
Critical Constitutionalism Now, Louis Michael Seidman
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The New Constitution And The Judicialization Of Pure Politics Worldwide, Ran Hirschl
The New Constitution And The Judicialization Of Pure Politics Worldwide, Ran Hirschl
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Federalism As Westphalian Liberalism, Roderick M. Hills, Jr.
Federalism As Westphalian Liberalism, Roderick M. Hills, Jr.
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Families, Associations, And Political Pluralism, William A. Galston
Families, Associations, And Political Pluralism, William A. Galston
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Resolving The Controversy Over "Teaching The Controversy": The Constitutionality Of Teaching Intelligent Design In Public Schools, David R. Bauer
Resolving The Controversy Over "Teaching The Controversy": The Constitutionality Of Teaching Intelligent Design In Public Schools, David R. Bauer
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Legal Profession As A Blue State: Reflections On Public Philosophy, Jurisprudence, And Legal Ethics, Russell G. Pearce
The Legal Profession As A Blue State: Reflections On Public Philosophy, Jurisprudence, And Legal Ethics, Russell G. Pearce
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Someplace Between Philosophy And Economics: Legitimacy And Good Corporate Lawyering, Donald C. Langevoort
Someplace Between Philosophy And Economics: Legitimacy And Good Corporate Lawyering, Donald C. Langevoort
Fordham Law Review
No abstract provided.
Valuation In Cost-Benefit Analysis: Choosing Between Offer Prices And Asking Prices As The Appropriate Measure Of Willingness To Pay, Gregory S. Crespi
Valuation In Cost-Benefit Analysis: Choosing Between Offer Prices And Asking Prices As The Appropriate Measure Of Willingness To Pay, Gregory S. Crespi
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Cost-benefit analysis is a well-known technique for evaluating the merits of a policy by attempting to quantify in financial terms all of the costs and benefits that will result from its implementation. In this article, the author focuses on the important question of whether offer prices or asking prices are the theoretically appropriate measure in determining "willingness to pay" and overall efficiency consequences when conducting a cost-benefit analysis. The author surveys the existing literature on this valuation question and offers personal conclusions and recommendations.
Punishment: The Supposed Justifications Revisited, John N. Williams
Punishment: The Supposed Justifications Revisited, John N. Williams
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Review of Punishment: The Supposed Justifications Revisited by Ted Honderich, Pluto Press, 2006, ISBN: 9780745321318
Role Identity Formation Of Occupational Therapy Students, Denise A. Rotert
Role Identity Formation Of Occupational Therapy Students, Denise A. Rotert
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study is an examination of the professional socialization process of occupational therapy students from a role identity theoretical perspective. First-year students, second-year students, fieldwork students, and faculty at an occupational therapy educational program at a Midwestern institution volunteered to participate in the study. Data were collected through focus group interviews and surveys. The focus of the study was to determine factors associated with occupational therapy students’ identity salience, commitment, and role-person merger. Interviews and surveys were used to determine what factors, over and above didactic education, influence the socialization of students into the profession of occupational therapy and what …
Faith And Faithfulness In Corporate Theory, Lyman P.Q. Johnson
Faith And Faithfulness In Corporate Theory, Lyman P.Q. Johnson
Catholic University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Buildings At The Center: Reasons For Building Tabernacles, Aaron Mcarthur
Buildings At The Center: Reasons For Building Tabernacles, Aaron Mcarthur
Psi Sigma Siren
There were generally three different motivations for the construction of a tabernacle in a specific community. The first was that the leadership of the Church in Salt Lake directed communities to build one. Leaders did this in settlements that they believed were to become important central communities for gatherings and large meetings. The decision was also made in areas that the Church desired to strengthen their claim to, legally and emotionally. In 1863, Brigham Young decided that the struggling cotton mission in St. George needed a shot in the arm. To rally the community, he determined that a tabernacle would …
Uncertainty, Climate Change And Nuclear Power, David M. Hassenzahl
Uncertainty, Climate Change And Nuclear Power, David M. Hassenzahl
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Research
Long time-horizon environmental risks with potential for global impacts have increased in visibility over the past several decades. Such issues as climate change, the nuclear fuel cycle, persistent synthetic chemicals, and stratospheric ozone depletion share some characteristics, including intergenerational impacts, strongly decoupled incidence of risks and benefits, substantial decision stakes and extreme uncertainty. What is not well understood are the similarities and differences among sources and implications of uncertainty among these global environmental threats, especially those associate with current and future human behavior. This describes the uncertainties associated with managing two global concerns: the nuclear (fission) fuel cycle and anthropogenic …
Economic Trends And Forecasts For Nevada, Bengte Evenson, R. Keith Schwer, William Cope
Economic Trends And Forecasts For Nevada, Bengte Evenson, R. Keith Schwer, William Cope
Social Health of Nevada Reports
With the exception of some difficulties following the events of September 11, 2001 , the economy of the state of Nevada has been doing very well since the mid-1980’s. Employment has increased dramatically, outpacing job growth anywhere else in the country. This has drawn workers to Nevada, leading to record in-migration, especially recently. With robust growth in both employment and population, spending as measured by GSP is healthy. The economic forecast for Nevada predicts continued positive growth in the short run, after which growth will decline to a more normal rate.
Taxation Burden And Fairness In Nevada, Bernard Malamud, Marc Hechter
Taxation Burden And Fairness In Nevada, Bernard Malamud, Marc Hechter
Social Health of Nevada Reports
Nevada has long been a low-tax state. In a 1968 study, The Amount and Source of State Taxes in Nevada, Robert Rieke reported taxes on Nevada residents were considerably below the national average as a fraction of income. These taxes were regressive, falling more heavily on low income Nevadans than on high income Nevadans.
Income Distribution And Poverty In Nevada, David R. Dickens Jr., Christina Morales
Income Distribution And Poverty In Nevada, David R. Dickens Jr., Christina Morales
Social Health of Nevada Reports
In his famous visit to the U.S. early in the nineteenth century, the French observer Alexis de Tocqueville was surprised by what he saw as “an equality of condition” in his travels around the country. Although he commented on the existence of wealth in the new nation, he was impressed by what he saw as its relative lack of concentration (de Tocqueville 1969). Recent studies by social historians, however, suggest that de Tocqueville was mistaken. In their examination of tax forms, old census documents, and probate records, these scholars document a high degree of inequality, particularly wealth inequality (Hurst 2004). …
Employment And Labor Relations In Nevada, Anastasia H. Prokos
Employment And Labor Relations In Nevada, Anastasia H. Prokos
Social Health of Nevada Reports
Nevada generally gets high marks for its labor market conditions, sustained economic growth, and high standards of living. Compared to the employment situation in many other regions, Nevada does indeed post impressive numbers. Yet, a closer look at the local employment and occupation structure reveals a complex pattern requiring a nuanced assessment. While some workers in Nevada have high earnings, median wages for year-round workers are no higher than the national average. Nevada has low unemployment rates and a robust union movement, but many jobs in the state are in the service sector that offers relatively low salaries and few …
Housing Availability And Homelessness In Nevada, Kurt Borchard
Housing Availability And Homelessness In Nevada, Kurt Borchard
Social Health of Nevada Reports
Housing availability is a crucial issue for most citizens, and it serves as a basic indicator of quality of life in a region. The United States has a long history of programs encouraging access to housing. The Homesteading Act of 1862 helped develop the Western United States, and it continues today. The act originally allowed 160 acres of land to be given to a citizen through a lottery, provided that he or she make improvements to the property, including clearing a portion of the land, building a house, and paying land tax. The G.I. Bill of Rights, signed in …
Aging Trends And Challenges In Nevada, Jennifer Reid Keene, Kathryn Mcclain
Aging Trends And Challenges In Nevada, Jennifer Reid Keene, Kathryn Mcclain
Social Health of Nevada Reports
Societal aging is one of the most important social trends of the 21 st century. It affects our political, social, and economic institutions and also the nature of our interpersonal and family relationships (Quadagno 2005). In the coming decades, both as individuals and as a society, we will have to make important decisions regarding the consequences of our aging population. Policy makers, families, businesses, local, state, and federal governments, health care providers will all be faced with the challenges of meeting the needs of the growing older population in the U.S. and in Nevada.
Nonprofits And Philanthropy In Nevada, Jessica Word
Nonprofits And Philanthropy In Nevada, Jessica Word
Social Health of Nevada Reports
Nevada is a study in contrasts: the rural North and the urban jungle of Las Vegas, the wealth of millionaires gambling in high end casinos contrasting with the plight of those struggling to make ends meet, the beauty and majesty of the Nevada landscape versus the over-the-top sparkle of neon on the “Strip.” Deep contrasts for which Nevada is famous permeate its nonprofit sector. While it is growing rapidly and achieving tangible results, this sector faces serious problems that threaten to undermine the quality of life in the Silver State. Nevada urgently needs to augment its nonprofit sector resources, streamline …
Sex Industry And Sex Workers In Nevada, Kate Hausbeck, Barbara G. Brents, Crystal Jackson
Sex Industry And Sex Workers In Nevada, Kate Hausbeck, Barbara G. Brents, Crystal Jackson
Social Health of Nevada Reports
Timeworn but true, it is undeniable that “sex sells” and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in Las Vegas, the symbolic center of the commercial sex industry and America’s own “Sin City.” To understand the commercial sex industry in Las Vegas and the Nevada sex industry more generally, we need to understand how local patterns reflect the larger trends in the nation and the world.
Art And Cultural Participation In Nevada, Robert Tracy
Art And Cultural Participation In Nevada, Robert Tracy
Social Health of Nevada Reports
On October 31, 1864 the Nevada Territory entered the Union as the 36 th state. Because this official designation or recognition took place during the height of the American Civil War, it seemed appropriate to officials that the state motto “Battle Born” be adopted. Over the years the area of land known as Nevada has been called by such interesting and divergent names as Sierra Nevada Territory; Washoe Territory; Carson Territory; Eastern Slope Territory; Humboldt Territory; Esmeralda Territory; Sierra Plata Territory; Oro Plata; and Bullion. Shortly after becoming a state, Nevada adopted two nicknames: the Silver State and …
Religious And Denominational Problems In Nevada, Noel Tiano
Religious And Denominational Problems In Nevada, Noel Tiano
Social Health of Nevada Reports
Ever since the earliest civilizations, humans have sought to make sense of their relationship with other beings, the universe, and the unknown through religious beliefs and practices. Shamans and healers interpreted phenomena for their followers, nuns cared for the sick and dying, ministers spearheaded anti-slavery movements, and religious activists joined campaigns for prison reform, worked for charitable organizations, and promoted novel educational institutions. Mother Theresa, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Dalai Lama and other world leaders with strong religious convictions have shown us what love in action means