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Community Organizations' Involvement In School Safety Planning: Does It Make A Difference In School Violence?, Joy D. Patton

Social Work Theses - Archive

It is highly suggested by researchers, authors and government entities that schools involve community organizations in school safety planning and the development of safety strategies. However, there are no known studies suggesting the effectiveness of this involvement. This study investigated community organizations involvement in school safety planning as a predictor of serious violent incidents using a regression analysis. In block one, law enforcement involvement in school safety planning was the only significant predictor of serious violent incidents (p < .05). Law enforcement organizations had showed a negative relationship with serious violent incidents (t= -2.994). When law enforcement organizations were involved in school safety planning, there were lower numbers of serious violent incidents. In block two, when adding school characteristics (size, location and racial distribution) to the model, law enforcement involvement continues to be a significant predictor of serious violent incidents (p < .05) and still having a negative relationship (t = -2.058). School size (t = 7.736, p < .01), school location (t= -3.386, p < .01) and racial distribution (t = 4.125, p < .01) were also significant predictors of serious violent incidents. In block three of the regression model, violence prevention and intervention variables were added. The results of this analysis shows that law enforcement is no longer a significant predictor of violence (t= -1.829, p > .05). In this model it can be seen that prevention variables related to student surveillance was a significant predictor of serious violence …

Que Ondee Sola - April 2008, Xavier Luis Burgos

Que Ondee Sola

Student publication founded in 1972, articles include: Special Interview Senator Iris Martinez, The Sterilization of Puerto Rican Women, Soraida Martinez the Creator of Verdadism, Suicide Among Latinas, Boricuas in the Women's Movement, Quienes son los Puertorriqenos?, Poetry

Abuse, Trauma, And Social Bonding In The Etiology Of Female Delinquency, Louis Dwayne Laster

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

The study was designed to examine the ability of social bonding and abuse variables in explaining the phenomena of female delinquency. An existing data source, the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, provided information-rich data regarding female delinquents from nine primary sampling units located in the North American mid-west. The data was collected from a total of 5,501 youth between 1999 and 2002. A total of 2,587 females participated in the study, and 280 female delinquents (n=280) from wave 1 were studied in this analysis. The purpose of the study was to examine the theoretical frameworks of girls' survival …

An Ecological Systems Theory Approach In Looking At Mental Health Care Barriers In The Latino Community, Iran Barrera

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

This study is an analysis of the association between mental healthcare barriers at the microsystem level using an ecological systems theory and key demographic variables among Latinos 18 years of age and older residing in the U.S. The analysis is based on a multi-stratified random sample collected in 2005 from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 2005 NSDUH primary principle is to measure the occurrences of drug use in the United States; however, the survey …

The Social Capital Effect In Nonprofit Human Service Organizations: An Examination Of Potential Outcomes Of Organizational Social Capital Related To Effectiveness, Delissa Garcia Nuno

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

The study provided for a more complete understanding of social capital theory and its applicability to nonprofit human service organizations (NPHSOs). The initial analysis included an examination of potential outcomes of social capital (e.g., human capital, financial capital, volunteerism, and program effectiveness); and secondly, the study examined possible mediating effects between social capital and program effectiveness in NPHSOs, while controlling for demographic differences. Primary data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire distributed to a sample of NPHSOs, United Way partner agencies in the eight most populated regions in the State of Texas. The survey response rate, after attrition resulted in …

An International And Islamic Perspective Of Hamas, Amy Chiang

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Few other groups spark as much controversy as Hamas. While it won Parliamentary elections in January of 2006, its militant tactics have earned it widespread condemnation from most of the international community. However, using international law alone will not convince Hamas to renounce violence because Hamas claims to derive its principles from Islamic law. This note explores and applies international and Islamic law to Hamas's tactics and concludes that they can both be used to convince Hamas to renounce violence and restart the peace process.

Out Of The Closet Or Under The Rug: An Analysis Of Same-Sex Domestic Violence In Idaho, Carol Mchann

McNair Scholars Research Journal

To date, there have been a limited number of studies that focus on the events of terror and injury, identified as domestic violence, as it occurs within the lives of homosexual couples. Through a review of academic articles and an analysis of government statistical data, this paper will address the prevalence of reported incidents of domestic violence within same-sex couples in the state of Idaho as compared to those reported nationally. The incidents of same-sex domestic violence within the state of Idaho will also be compared to incidents within heterosexual couples at the state and national levels to access the …

Corporate Philanthropy And The Market For Altruism, M. Todd Henderson, Anup Malani

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

Academics and businesspeople have long debate the merits of corporate philanthropy. It is our contention that this debate is too narrowly focused on the role of corporations. There is a robust market for philanthropic works – which we call the market for altruism – in which non-profit organizations, the government, and for-profit corporations compete to do good works. We describe this market and the role corporations play in satisfying the demand for altruism. We conclude that corporations should only engage in philanthropy when they have a comparative advantage over non-profits and the government. Moreover, the government must avoid discriminating – …

The Voice, Spring 2008: Volume 53, Issue 3, Dordt College

The Voice Archive

Unrest in Kenya; Education That Transforms; What Are You Going to Be?; Digital Media Majors Earn Their Tools; Dead Man Walking Gets the Campus Talking; Students Compete over Energy Savings; Dutch Nursing Students Conclude Adventure; Bringing in the Aging; Arkema Internship Helps Local Hospital Go Green; McCarthy Retires as VP; Hoekstra Appointed First Provost; Faculty News; Getting to the Core; Rethinking Residences as Learning Communities; Theater People Earn a Bunch of Awards; Blades Skate Way to Nationals; Hoops Squads Finish Out Up-and-Down Season; Final Winter Alumni Weekend; Alumni Notes; Enrollment Continues Upward Trend; Ten Haken Appointed New Coordinator of Marketing …

Parenthood, Professorship, And Librarianship: Are They Mutually Exclusive?, Stephanie J. Graves, Jian Anna Xiong, Ji-Hye Park

Articles

A survey of tenure-track and tenured librarians at ARL libraries provides data on the relationship between parenthood and professorship. Results analyze the impact of the promotion and tenure process on child-bearing and child-rearing decisions. Discrepancies are found based on gender, tenure status, and family status.

Utpa Commencement – Spring 2008, University Of Texas-Pan American

Edinburg Archives - Legacy Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Utb/Tsc Commencement – Spring 2008, University Of Texas At Brownsville, Texas Southmost College

Brownsville Archives - Legacy Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

African And African American Studies Newsletter, Spring Quarter 2008, African And African American Studies

African and African American Studies Newsletter

This ten page newsletter created by the Wright State University African and African American Studies Program features course offerings, faculty and student reflections, a quiz, and more.

Research In Action: Understanding Civil Justice In The Everyday World: Developing Networks For Evidence Based Socio-Legal Research Workshops, Mary Stratton

Canadian Forum on Civil Justice

The overall objective of the Supporting Civil Justice Reform Through Research grant was to increase the focus and capacity for research on the civil justice systems. The Research in Action - Developing Networks for Evidence Based Socio-legal Research workshop series was an integral component in meeting that objective.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet April 2008, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The April 2008 Monthly packet includes the April agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held March 2008

Keeping Families Together? Exploring Placement Of Children With Severe Emotional Disturbances In The Child Welfare And Juvenile Justice Systems, Angelique Day, Marya R. Sosulski

Social Work Faculty Publications

Mona, a parent of five children all diagnosed with several emotional disturbances (SED), describes the moment she made the decision to place her daughter (age 16) into the juvenile justice system:

“…her behaviors were so bad she was assaultive to her younger siblings…in order to protect them and to make sure that her medical needs were met, because she was eloping at the time. I had to take her to court, um, file charges against her…”

Mona’s name is a pseudonym, but her story is real. In this study, parents describe the circumstances preceding their decisions to voluntarily relinquish custody …

Habits That Ruin A Marriage, Susan E. Murray

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Health Compromising Behaviors By Gender Among Florida Adolescents

Florida Public Health Review

No abstract provided.

Semiparametric Deconvolution With Unknown Error Variance, William C. Horrace, Chris Parmeter

Economics - All Scholarship

Deconvolution is a useful statistical technique for recovering an unknown density in the presence of measurement error. Typically, the method hinges on stringent assumptions about the nature of the measurement error, more specifically, that the distribution is entirely known. We relax this assumption in the context of a regression error component model and develop an estimator for the unknown density. We show semi-uniform consistency of the estimator and provide Monte Carlo evidence that demonstrates the merits of the method.

Fixed-Effect Estimation Of Highly-Mobile Production Technologies, William C. Horrace, Kurt E. Schnier

Center for Policy Research

We consider fixed-effect estimation of a production function where inputs and outputs vary over time, space, and cross-sectional unit. Variability in the spatial dimension allows for time-varying individual effects, without parametric assumptions on the effects. Asymptotics along the spatial dimension provide consistency and normality of the marginal products. A finite-sample example is provided: a production function for bottom-trawler fishing vessels in the flatfish fisheries of the Bering Sea. We find significant spatial variability of output (catch) which we exploit in estimation of a harvesting function.

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Spring 2008), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Spring 2008 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• Opening Remarks
• PCOM Updates and Kudos
• Development News
• The Arts in Medicine: A Powerful Force of Healing
• Visual Arts: Another Kind of Voice
• Dance: Staying Alive
• Creative Writing: Breaking Down Barriers
• Photography: A Different View
• Year One: Observations from Four Residents
• The Heart of the Matter: Long QT Syndrome Research
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• My Turn Essay
• PCOM Events

Working With Multiracial Clients In Therapy: Bridging Theory, Research, And Practice, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Lisa M. Edwards, Shane J. Lopez

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

The growing multiracial population has resulted in a need for professional psychologists to become knowledgeable about unique identity issues that may influence therapy with multiracial clients. The overarching goal of this article is to provide clinicians with current theory and research, as well as particular therapeutic strategies that will be useful in their work with multiracial clients. Specifically, this article (a) provides a brief review of some prevalent models of multiracial identity; (b) discusses several common themes derived from theory and research about multiracial identity, which should be taken into account when working with this population; and (c) offers some …

Gender Matters, Volume 13, Issue 4, April/May 2008, Women's, Gender, And Sexuality Studies Program

Gender Matters (2006-2011)

A bulletin of the Illinois State University Women’s and Gender Studies program, Volume 13, Issue 4, April/May 2008.

The Impact Of Service Learning On Moral Development And Moral Orientation, Matthew L. Bernacki Phd, Elizabeth A. Jaeger

Educational Psychology, Leadership, and Higher Education Faculty Research

Research on Service-learning's (SL) impact on students' moral development has been "mixed." In this study, 46 students in SL and non-SL sections of comparable courses offered at a northeastern Catholic university completed the Defining Issues Test, the Moral Justification Scale, and the SL Outcome Scale at the beginning and end of a semester. Although scores on moral development and orientation did not change significantly, SL students reported becoming more compassionate and more sensitive, having a greater understanding of and ability to solve social problems, and possessing a greater efficacy to make the world better. While a single-semester exposure to SL …

Homosexuality And The U.S. Military: A Study Of Homosexual Identity And Choice Of Military Service, G. Dean Sinclair

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

The Department of Defense policy regarding homosexuals allows gays and lesbians to join without requiring them to divulge their sexual orientation. However, just as in previous versions of the military's homosexual policies, the current Don't Ask, Don't Tell version continues to make it clear that gay men and lesbians are not welcome. The policy excludes persons (homosexuals) whose presence in the armed forces would create an unacceptable risk to its high standards of morale, good order, discipline, and unit cohesion (US Code 654, 1993). The purpose of this study was to examine and gain an understanding of those homosexuals who …

Connected To The Community, Linda Mannering

Strategic Planning Forums

This presentation discusses community engagement at UNO.

In The Hands Of Others 2007 Annual Report Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale-New Haven Hospital

Yale New Haven Hospital Annual Reports

For the year 2007. Year ending September 30, 2007.

Self-Righteous Beneficence : American Diplomats And Missionary Perceptions Of The Ottoman Empire, 1908-1914, Ella M. Frantantuono

Honors Theses

At first glance, President Taft's praise of the Ottoman Empire's transformation seems to reflect optimism about the state of the Turkish Empire and America's role in the world. Still, the very source of this optimism, Turkey's evolution from "retrograde" to "constitutional," reveals Taft's assumption that progress for Turkey was based on adopting the "modem policies" of what he believed to be a superior culture. Taft was not alone in thinking that the event he described, the inauguration of the second Constitutional era of the Ottoman Empire, signified a tremendous improvement in the world or in linking that change to the …

Program Mitigasi Bagi Anak Terpapar Hiv/Aids, Fentiny Nugroho

Jurnal Ilmu Kesejahteraan Sosial

Mitigation services for children living with HIV/ AIDS who have done such as health and psychosocial services for children and also training and financial assistance for economic improvement for the child's parent Especially psychosocial services for children, not all agencies provide this service, so it's a service aspect that still needs to be developed. Mitigation model that has been done in general is family-based care, while community-based have limitations because there still exists the stigma from society. In implementation, the mitigation program experienced a number of obstacles, besides there is also a supporting factor

Types And Measurement Of Poverty In Australia, Isbandi Rukminto Adi

Jurnal Ilmu Kesejahteraan Sosial

During Millennium Summit 2000 the United Nations (UN) has declared the Millennium Development Goals. The UN acknowledges the importance of poverty problems. The first goal of MDGs is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger The declaration also mentioned that proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a day and people who suffer from hunger should decrease by half in 25 years (from 1990 to 2015) Related to poverty problems The 8th goal of MDGs is to develop a global partnership for development Global Partnership, in this case, could be seen by giving opportunities for people from developing …