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Hiv-Positive Inmates Released From Nevada’S Prisons In 2001: Results From Matching Health Division And Corrections’ Databases, Paul G. Devereux, Kristen Clements-Nolle, Sharon Clodfelter, Jessey Bargmann-Losche, Miguel Feroro, Wei Yang

Nevada Journal of Public Health

It is estimated that about one quarter of all HIV-infected individuals in the United States are released from a correctional facility each year. To better understand the needs of inmates with HIV exiting the prison system, a partnership with the Nevada State Health Division (NSHD), the Nevada Department of Corrections (DOC), and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Public Health was formed to examine this population using information contained in existing databases. An analysis of DOC data matched with the data from the HIV/AIDS Reporting System (HARS) maintained by the NSHD identified 2,802 HIV-negative inmates (2,451 males and 350 …

Childhood Among The Etruscans: Mortuary Programs At Tarquinia As Indicators Of The Transition To Adult Status, Marshall Joseph Becker

Anthropology & Sociology Faculty Publications

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The Effects Of Service Learning On Children, Cedilia R. Corken

Graduate Research Papers

Service learning is a teaching strategy used to connect classroom curriculum with service projects in the community (Skinner & Chapman, 1999). These opportunities enrich educational goals and enable students to apply what is learned in the classroom to meaningful service opportunities in their communities (National Commission on Service Learning, 2007). Service learning opportunities require a specific process in which students prepare and participate in the service opportunity as well as reflect and connect what was learned to classroom content (Eyler & Giles, 1999).

Education is changing and evolving. Educators are responsible for meeting the needs of all students, with various …

Examining Sociomathematical Norms Within The Context Of Decimals And Fractions In A Sixth Grade Classroom, Marino Nardelli

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Social norms are patterns of behavior expected within a particular society in a given situation. Social norms can be shared belief of what is normal and acceptable shapes and enforces the actions of people in a society. In the educational classroom, they are characteristics that constitute the classroom participation structure. Sociomathematical norms are fine-grained aspects of general social norms specifically related to mathematical practices. These can include, but are not limited to, a student-centered classroom that includes the expectation that the students should present their solution methods by describing actions on mathematical objects rather than simply accounting for calculational manipulations. …

Perceived Influence Of The Portrayal Of Women In Beauty And Fashion Magazines On Body Image, Melissa Shrader

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This investigation examines how women perceive that magazines influence the body image of self and others. Seventeen audio-taped in-depth interviews were conducted with college women who read beauty, fashion, and grooming magazines frequently. These interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed and the data developed into topics of importance. The findings indicated that informants perceived other women were influenced more by images of women in the media than they themselves were influenced. However, informants did not advocate behavior changes for others or hold pro-censorship attitudes. Other findings include favorable perceptions of magazines utilizing larger sized fashion models, negative attitudes towards advertising, …

Fear Of Crime And Perceived Risk Of Victimization Among College Students, Jennifer Truman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Fear of crime is argued to be a social problem that may lead to restriction of activities, increased security costs, and avoidance behaviors. Findings from research indicate that there are many demographic influences on the fear of crime. Specifically, gender has been found to be one of the most consistent predictors of crime, that is, females significantly fear crime more than males. Additionally, research suggests that a person's fear of crime or perceived risk to crime may increase their engagement in precautionary behaviors, such as carrying a weapon for protection. The current study examined these relationships using data collected from …

Soft Power And Hard Power Approaches In U.S. Foreign Policy: A Case Study Comparison In Latin America, John Weinbrenner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of soft power versus hard power in U.S. policy towards Latin America. In recent years America's unipolar moment has been challenged from populist leaders in the region to its inability to get a handle on the flow of illegal immigrants and illicit drugs that reach its shores. This thesis is a step to understanding the difference between power and influence as well as the effects of hard power and soft power in U.S. foreign policy. A historical comparative case study analysis has been conducted utilizing the cases of FDR's Good …

Renewal Of The Sacred Heart University Library: Progress Report, 2006: Executive Summary, Dennis C. Benamati

Librarian Publications

In early 2003, I presented the Provost’s Council and the President’s Cabinet with a plan for the renewal of the University Library. In October, 2003, I provided the students, faculty and staff with a document that made public our plan to revive library organization, infrastructure, collections and services. As calendar year 2006 has come to a close, so has the fourth year of the plan. Now that the fifth year is beginning, it seems appropriate that I report on our progress.

Catholic Students' Fatalism In Anticipation Of Transhuman Technologies, Stephen J. Lilley

Sociology Faculty Publications

Findings are presented from a qualitative study in which participants from a Catholic university in New England, USA read a description of transhuman technologies (e.g., genetic engineering) and wrote lengthy responses indicating what they saw as the likely impact of these technologies on identity, society, and religion. In the subsequent content analysis, the responses were also examined for what Patrick Feng calls the “myth of technological determinism” — a sense that technological change is beyond human control. Most of the young men and women in the sample described negative impacts, identified a threat to religion and to their religious beliefs, …

The Boundaries Of Plea Bargaining: Negotiating The Standard Of Proof, Talia Fisher

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Guantanamo And Beyond: Dangers Of Rigging The Rules, Brian J. Foley

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Uneasy Entente Between Legal Insanity And Mens Rea: Beyond Clark V. Arizona, Stephen J. Morse, Morris B. Hoffman

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Assembling Recidivism: The Promise And Contingencies Of Post-Release Life , Mark Halsey

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Book Review

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Grassroots Death Sentences: The Social Movement For Capital Child Rape Laws, Monica C. Bell

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Federal Rules Of Evidence 413-415 And The Struggle For Rulemaking Preeminence, Rosanna Cavallaro

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Criminal Procedure In Perspective, Kit Kinports

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Group Think: The Law Of Conspiracy And Collective Reason, Jens David Ohlin

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Fight For Post-Conviction Dna Testing Is Not Yet Over: An Analysis Of The Eight Remaining Holdout States And Suggestions For Strategies To Bring Vital Relief To The Wrongfully Convicted, Rachel Steinback

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Vol. 10, No. 2: Full Issue, Water Law Review

Water Law Review

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Symposium: Technical Change And The Evolution Of Criminal Law: Foreword

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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At Light Speed: Attribution And Response To Cybercrime/Terrorism/Warfare, Susan W. Brenner

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Reasonable Expectations Of Privacy And Novel Search Technologies: An Economic Approach , Steven Penney

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Criminal Discovery Of Internet Communications Under The Stored Communications Act: It's Not A Level Playing Field , Marc J. Zwillinger, Christian S. Genetski

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Virtual Neighborhood Watch: Open Source Software And Community Policing Against Cybercrime , Benjamin R. Jones

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Playing By All The Rules: How To Define And Provide A Prior Opportunity For Cross-Examination In Child Sexual Abuse Cases After Crawford V. Washington, Prudence Beidler Carr

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Proven Guilty: An Examination Of The Penalty-Free World Of Post-Conviction Dna Testing , Gwendolyn Carroll

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Using Groups Statistics To Sentence Individual Criminals: An Ethical And Statistical Critique Of The Virginia Risk Assessment Program , Brian Netter

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Challenge Of White Collar Sentencing, The , Ellen S. Podgor

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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Innocents Convicted: An Empirical Justified Factual Wrongful Conviction Rate, D. Michael Risinger

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.