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Monitoring Youth: The Collision Of Rights And Rehabilitation, Kate Weisburd Jan 2015

Monitoring Youth: The Collision Of Rights And Rehabilitation, Kate Weisburd

Faculty Scholarship

A monumental shift in juvenile justice is underway, inspired by the wide recognition that incarceration is not the solution to youth crime. In its place, “electronic monitoring” has gained widespread support as a new form of judicial control over youth offenders. Supporters herald it as “jail-togo”: a cost-efficient alternative to incarceration that allows youth to be home while furthering rehabilitative and deterrent goals. But despite electronic monitoring’s intuitive appeal, virtually no empirical evidence suggests its effectiveness. Instead, given the realities of adolescent development, electronic monitoring may lead to more harm than good. This Article is the first to examine the …


Towards Culturally Competent Professional Practice: Exploring The Concepts Of Independence And Interdependence, Wesam B. Darawsheh, Gill Chard Jan 2015

Towards Culturally Competent Professional Practice: Exploring The Concepts Of Independence And Interdependence, Wesam B. Darawsheh, Gill Chard

Occupational Therapy Faculty Publications

Health and social care practitioners increasingly work with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. While health and social care systems have emphasized the importance of culturally competent practice, professional practice has been influenced by values such as independence, a western notion that places value on the individual. It has been suggested that interdependence, a notion that places value on the family and/or community, can serve as an alternative to independence in culturally diverse practice. Using interviews with thirteen occupational therapists working in culturally diverse social care teams in London, this study aimed to explore whether the concept of interdependence could serve …