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Mattapan United Community Questionnaire, Mattapan United, Center For Social Policy, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Center for Social Policy Publications

In the winter and spring of 2012, the Steering Committee of the Mattapan United Resilient Communities/Resilient Families project undertook an assessment of community members’ attitudes and opinions for use in planning and program development.

The Committee was assisted in this endeavor by the Center for Social Policy (CSP), McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston. The work of CSP is supported by a grant from The Boston Foundation to provide analytical and evaluation assistance for its Fairmount Initiative along the Fairmount/Indigo Corridor of Boston.

The questionnaire was widely disseminated throughout Mattapan in hard copy and …

Blacklisted: The Constitutionality Of The Federal System For Publishing Reports Of "Bad" Doctors In The National Practitioner Data Bank, Katharine A. Van Tassel

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Justice In The Shadowlands: Pretrial Detention, Punishment, & The Sixth Amendment, Laura I. Appleman

Washington and Lee Law Review

In a criminal system that tips heavily to the side of wealth and power, we routinely detain the accused in often horrifying conditions, confined in jails while still maintaining the presumption of innocence. Here, in the rotting jail cells of impoverished defendants, lies the Shadowlands of Justice, where the lack of criminal procedure has produced a darkness unrelieved by much scrutiny or concern on the part of the law. This Article contends that our current system of pretrial detention lies in shambles, routinely incarcerating the accused in horrifying conditions often far worse than those of convicted offenders in prisons. Due …

Safety Improvements At Highway-Railroad Crossing For Pedestrians And Bicyclists And The Assessment Of Long-Term Effects Of Centerline Curbing, Aemal Khattak, Zheng Luo

Nebraska Department of Transportation: Research Reports

No abstract provided.

Embracing Tribal Sovereignty To Eliminate Criminal Jurisdiction Chaos, Lindsey Trainor Golden

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note argues that the current federal laws regarding tribal criminal jurisdiction are contrary to existing policies that recognize inherent tribal sovereignty, and that to fully restore tribal sovereignty and reduce reservation crime rates, Congress should revise the MCA and the TLOA to comprehensively address the legal barriers that adversely affect tribes' ability to prosecute crimes committed within their geographic borders. Part I outlines the historical progression of laws addressing criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country and identifies the problems with the law's disregard and displacement of tribal sovereignty. Part II examines the current state of criminal jurisdiction on reservations-focusing on …

Setting Us Up For Disaster: The Supreme Court's Decision In Terry V. Ohio, Thomas B. Mcaffee

Nevada Law Journal

The controversies spawned by the Supreme Court’s decision in Terry v. Ohio are just about as expansive as the decision’s implications for the development of Fourth Amendment doctrine. And it was recently observed that it is perhaps the most criticized Fourth Amendment decision since the modern Supreme Court belatedly incorporated the amendment, and eventually the exclusionary rule.3 Fortunately, there is neither time nor space to address and fully resolve all of these controversies, or even to determine whether the case was just wrongly decided; the somewhat narrower thesis of this Article is that the long-term impact of Terry on the …

North Central Region Soil Survey Conference Field Tour

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Making The Most Of United States V. Jones In A Surveillance Society: A Statutory Implementation Of Mosaic Theory, Christopher Slobogin

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

In the Supreme Court's recent decision in United States v. Jones, a majority of the Justices appeared to recognize that under some circumstances aggregation of information about an individual through governmental surveillance can amount to a Fourth Amendment search. If adopted by the Court, this notion sometimes called "mosaic theory"-could bring about a radical change to Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, not just in connection with surveillance of public movements-the issue raised in Jonesbut also with respect to the government's increasingly pervasive record-mining efforts. One reason the Court might avoid the mosaic theory is the perceived difficulty of implementing it. This article …

Clean Needles And Bad Blood: Needle Exchange As Morality Policy, Elizabeth A. Bowen

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The morality policy framework is a lens for understanding the unique characteristics of policies that attempt to regulate personal morals and behaviors. Needle exchange, a controversial intervention for reducing the transmission of HIV in injection drug users, shares many of the hallmark characteristics of morality policies. Analyzing needle exchange from a morality policy perspective, focusing on the 21-year ban on federal funding for needle exchange, reveals how value-based arguments have been used in the needle exchange debate and explains why the issue is likely to remain controversial in the United States. This analysis adds to the understanding of moral and …

Urban Terrorists: Addressing Chicago's Losing Battle With Gang Violence, Jane Penley

DePaul Law Review

No abstract provided.

Permitting And Interconnection Of Solar Pv Generators For The Marin Energy Authority Feed-In Tariff Program, Stephen Daniel Rogers

Master's Theses

Lack of access to information on the cost and timeframe for the permitting and interconnection of distributed renewable energy generation facilities may hinder renewable energy capacity development. This issue is examined within the specific context of solar photovoltaic systems developed for participation in the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program hosted by the Marin Energy Authority (MEA). A guide on the permitting and interconnection of solar PV generators for participation in the program was produced for the host agency. This guide seeks to assist property owners and solar developers in overcoming existing informational challenges. By providing an overview of the procedural requirements …

Political Feasibility Of Implementing Smart Growth Development Strategies In The Monterey Bay Area, Kristin Mckee

Master's Theses

Development over the past sixty years has created patterned growth and expansion outward from city centers, separating residences from commercial areas and employment centers. This separation of land uses has increased automobile dependency, which increases vehicle miles traveled and associated greenhouse gas emissions. California Senate Bill 375 mandates the development and implementation of a “Sustainable Communities Strategy” in order to plan regional land use and transportation in a coordinated fashion. In coordination with this effort, the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) is developing the Regional Implementation Plan for Smart Growth Development Strategies, which entails the identification of smart …

Batterers' Perception Of Treatment Non-Completion, Zoila Gordon

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine reasons why batterers drop out of batterers’ intervention programs. A qualitative design was utilized within the framework of Gove’s Prime Physical Theory, Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory and Braithwaite’s Reintegrative Shaming Theory. Data collection included interviewing a sample of 22 court mandated male batterers, who had initially dropped out of treatment and had been reinstated. Participants were from a diverse background. Results indicated five key themes that emerged from the batterers’ responses: (1) An overall lack of trust toward the legal system which greatly contributed to anger upon entering group; (2) a lack of …

Newspapers Coverage Of The Egyptian January 25 Revolution: A Framing Analysis, Ekram Ibrahim

Theses and Dissertations

This study analyzes the different frames used by popular newspapers Al-Ahram and Al-Masry Al-Youm in covering Egypt's January 25 revolution. The researcher conducted a content analysis of news stories and news features of both newspapers during the 18 days of uprisings that started on January 25, 2011 and ended by former President Hosni Mubarak handing over power to the Supreme Council of Armed Forced (SCAF) on February 11, 2011. The study analyzes 241 stories in Al-Ahram and 174 stories in Al-Masry Al-Youm during this period. The researcher imed at exploring the different frames used by each newspaper, whether those frames …

Using Human Rights To Hold The Us Accountable For Its Anti-Sex Trafficking Agenda: The Universal Periodic Review And New Directions For Us Policy, Kari Lerum, Kiesha Mccurtis, Penelope Saunders, Stéphanie Wahab

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Since the passing of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, anti-trafficking efforts have grown in funding, political strength, and popular-culture appeal in the United States and globally. Particularly influential in shaping anti-trafficking policy in the United States are anti-prostitution advocates who are primarily concerned with rehabilitating sex workers and eradicating sexual commerce. Simultaneous to the development of prohibitionist anti-trafficking and anti-prostitution efforts in the US, movements for sex worker rights have also grown in strength and visibility, influencing a variety of cultural, academic, and public health arenas. While sex worker activists have widened the dialogue around sex workers’ rights, …

A Modern Day Arthur Dimmesdale: Public Notification When Sex Offenders Are Released Into The Community, Claire M. Kimball

Georgia State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Motor Vehicles And Traffic Driver's Licenses: Provide That Learner's Permits May Be Obtained At Age Fifteen, Permit Holders Must Be Accompanied By Person Twenty-One Years Or Older; Provide That Intermediate Class D License May Be Obtained At Age Sixteen And Holder May Not Drive Between 1:00 A.M. And 5:00 A.M. Except Under One Of Four Exceptions; Provide For Zero Tolerance For Alcohol In Drivers Under Age Twenty-One; Provide For Mandatory Twenty-Four Hour Jail Sentence For All Young Drivers Convicted Of Driving With .08 Grams Or Higher Blood Alcohol Concentration And That Offenders Will Be Segregated From Other Inmates; Provide For Mandatory Community Service For Young Drivers Convicted Of Driving With A 0.02 Grams To 0.07 Grams Blood Alcohol Concentration; Provide For Suspension Of Young Drivers' Permit Or Class D License For Any Conviction For Hit And Run, Racing, Fleeing The Police, Reckless Driving, Or For Any Offense Which Adds Four Points To A Driver's Record; Provide That A Permit Or License Will Be Suspended For A Minor Who Drops Out Of School, Had More Than Ten Consecutive Unexcuses Absenses In A Semester, Or Has Been Suspended For Threatening A Teacher, Selling, Or Possessing Drugs, Alcohol, Or Carrying A Weapon To School; Provide That A Nolo Contendre Plea Will Be Interpreted As A Conviction, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act provides that youths convicted of driving with alcohol in their blood shall be confined at a camp, institution, or, if neither of those are available, a regional youth detention center, and the youth shall be segregated from youths convicted of other offenses. Youths under the age of twenty-one convicted of driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 grams to 0.07 grams shall be required to perform twenty hours of community service for a first offense and forty hours for a second. Adults and youths convicted of driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams or above …

State Government Verification Of Lawful Presence Within The United States: Amend Section 91 Of Article 3 Of Chapter 10 Of Title 13 Of The Official Code Of Georgia Annotated, Relating To Security And Immigration Compliance, So As To Clarify Compliance Requirements Of Public Employers; Provide Certain Immunity; Amend Section 14 Of Article 1 Of Chapter 4 Of Title 42 Of The Official Code Of Georgia Annotatedm Relating To General Provisions Pertaining To Jails, So As To Change Certain Provisions Relating To Keepers Of Jails And Queries Made To The United States Department Of Homeland Security; To Amend Section 1 Of Chapter 36 Of Title 50 Of The Official Code Of Georgia Annotated, Relating To Verification Of Lawful Presence Within The United States, So As To Change Certain Provisions Relating To Verification Requirements, Procedures, And Conditions; Provide For Definitions; Provide For Reports And Duties Of The Attorney General; Provide Certain Immunity; Provide For Related Matters; Provide An Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; And For Other Purposes, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act requires public employers to participate in a federal work authorization program to verify lawful presence and employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Contractors who bid for public work must also register with the federal work authorization program and must verify related information regarding all new employees and subcontractors. The Act also requires county and municipal jail authorities to make an effort to determine the nationality of people confined; regarding certain charges, the jailer must make an effort to ensure that the prisoner has been lawfully admitted to the United States. In addition, the Act requires state agencies …

Towards The Deployment And Adoption Of Location-Based Services For Optimal Mobile Communication Operations In Africa, Folasade Dahunsi

The African Journal of Information Systems

Africa is the world’s second largest and second most populous continent with about one billion people. Mobile phones are a major source of communication and means of taking information and technology to rural and remote areas of the continent. With low-cost and readily available mobile phones, underprivileged, low-income earners and rural dwellers can also participate in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution. Services are introduced by mobile operators and vendors to enhance and optimize this mobile evolution. One of such service is location-based services (LBS); LBS make available personalized services based on the geographical location of the subscriber’s phone. …

Saving Puget Sound Wild Salmon Fishery, George William Van Cleve

Seattle Journal of Environmental Law

No abstract provided.

A New Era Of Federal Prescrbed Fire: Defining Terminology And Properly Applying The Discretionary Function Exception, Robert H. Palmer Iii

Seattle Journal of Environmental Law

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Bradenton, Fl: A Patchwork City, Rebekah G. Brightbill

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The City of Bradenton is a patchwork city, whose neighborhoods vary greatly in quality. While its neighborhoods differ in type based on consumer preference, they vary in quality because of federal, state, and local planning and urban policy. These policies have resulted in inequality of place and race, clustering racial minorities in center city neighborhoods with deteriorated infrastructure and income inequality. This impacts the ability of the City to be competitive with other cities as a metropolitan whole. The City's economically and racially segregated neighborhoods are not the inevitable outcome of market forces, but rather reflect decades of federal, state, …

Spain & Morocco: Issues In Hospitality & Tourism, Shanathan Crayton

Capstone Collection

Miami Dade College (MDC) is the largest undergraduate serving institution of higher education in the United States, holding a student population of nearly 175,000. With eight campuses and numerous outreach centers in South Florida, the college is committed to enhancing the academic presence of its local communities. MDC takes great pride in being one of the major contributors to the growth and progress of South Florida, especially in the area of hospitality and tourism. The college hosts various festivals and international events at several of its campuses. Furthermore, Miami Dade County’s economy relies strongly on its hospitality and tourism industry, …

Prospectus, May 30, 2012, Shane Rogers, Mark Roughton, Spencer Brown, Kelsey Hosea, Mace Mackiewicz

Prospectus 2012

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SUMMER CAMP, Cobra's Softball Season Closes With Third Place Finish, Summer Camp Music Festival 2012, Parkland Hosts Jump Rope for Heart, The Benefits of Summer Classes at Parkland College, R.I.P., Encyclopedia Britannica, In Life and Economics, A Little Friction Can Smooth Things Out, Mast Resigns, Leaving a Trail of Success, William M. Staerkel Planetarium Summer Preview

Behind Bars: Prison Abolition And Collective Work Toward Social Justice, Emily M. Pulsfus

Capstone Collection

Work toward the collective movements for liberation has proven to be a difficult task for those who have chosen to dedicate their lives and work to make social change. A close examination of the non-profit industrial complex and the connections with the prison-industrial complex will enable social change agents to better articulate the ways in which we can move forward toward a more just world. The question central to my research asks: Is prison abolition necessary for social justice? To answer this question I will use an analysis of the non-profit industrial complex to explore how a social justice institution, …

Spectator 2012-05-30, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

The Human Experiment In Treatment: A Means To The End Of Offender Recidivism, Doris Layton Mackenzie, Gaylene S. Armstrong

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

This chapter highlights the role that high-quality evaluations, especially randomized experiments, and rigorous techniques of research synthesis (which include high-quality evaluations) have played in recent years in drawing attention to the importance and effectiveness of correctional treatment for offenders as well as the ineffectiveness of many popular “get tough” programs.

Marcavage V. City Of Philadelphia

2012 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

2012 Commencement - Graduate - College Of Osteopathic Medicine, College Of Pharmacy, College Of Optometry, College Of Health Care Sciences, College Of Medical Sciences, And College Of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.