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The Esquire Case: A Lost Free Speech Landmark, Samantha Barbas Dec 2018

The Esquire Case: A Lost Free Speech Landmark, Samantha Barbas

Journal Articles

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Superelastic And Ph-Responsive Degradable Dendrimer Cryogels Prepared By Cryo-Aza-Michael Addition Reaction, Juan Wang, Hu Yang Dec 2018

Superelastic And Ph-Responsive Degradable Dendrimer Cryogels Prepared By Cryo-Aza-Michael Addition Reaction, Juan Wang, Hu Yang

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Dendrimers exhibit super atomistic features by virtue of their well-defined discrete quantized nanoscale structures. Here, we show that hyperbranched amine-terminated polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer G4.0 reacts with linear polyethylene glycol (PEG) diacrylate (575 g/mol) via the aza-Michael addition reaction at a subzero temperature (-20 °C), namely cryo-aza-Michael addition, to form a macroporous superelastic network, i.e., dendrimer cryogel. Dendrimer cryogels exhibit biologically relevant Young's modulus, high compression elasticity and super resilience at ambient temperature. Furthermore, the dendrimer cryogels exhibit excellent rebound performance and do not show significant stress relaxation under cyclic deformation over a wide temperature range (-80 to 100 °C). The …

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Oxidation Of Carbon Monoxide Over Ceria And Alumina Supported Palladium Catalysts, John Davis Gary Dec 2018

Oxidation Of Carbon Monoxide Over Ceria And Alumina Supported Palladium Catalysts, John Davis Gary

Theses and Dissertations

Palladium catalysts on both Al2O3 and CeO2, supports were studied for efficacy in low temperature carbon monoxide oxidation. Calcination temperatures were varied between 500-900°C for alumina supported catalysts and shown to have no significant difference in activity. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy studies revealed structural changes associated with palladium states and reacted catalysts and displayed a change from palladium oxide (PdO) to native palladium oxide (PdOx) and elemental palladium (Pd). Activity studies were conducted on all catalysts synthesized and indicated that Pd/Al2O3 achieved 100% CO conversion at 150°C when calcined at 500°C and pretreated with reduction process. Pd/CeO2 showed higher activity and …

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An Open-Label Pilot Study To Identify The Usefulness Of Adjuvant Homoeopathic Medicines In The Treatment Of Cerebral Stroke Patients, Aslam Abbas, Md Ali, Hima Ponnam, Divya Taneja, Anil Khurana, Chaturbhuja Nayak, Anil Santapur Dec 2018

An Open-Label Pilot Study To Identify The Usefulness Of Adjuvant Homoeopathic Medicines In The Treatment Of Cerebral Stroke Patients, Aslam Abbas, Md Ali, Hima Ponnam, Divya Taneja, Anil Khurana, Chaturbhuja Nayak, Anil Santapur

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Background: Stroke, the third leading cause for neurological morbidity and mortality has a global annual incidence of 0.2–2.5/1000 population. The clinical sequelae of stroke are often devastating with hemiparesis, depression, walking difficulties and aphasia. It is essential to take measures halting the progression of stroke. Homoeopathic literature mentions many medicines for stroke. Till a pilot study was undertaken to study the usefulness of Homoeopathy as an adjuvant therapy to standard conventional care in stroke patients. Materials and Methods: An open-label pilot study was conducted at Princess Durru Shehvar Children's and General Hospital, Hyderabad, in coordination with Extension Clinical Research Unit …

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Homoeopathic Drug Dilutions Of Thuja Occidentalis Attenuate Complete Freund's Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis In Wistar Rats, Sachin Patil, Umesh Mahajan, Sameer Goyal, Sateesh Belemkar, Chandragouda Patil Dec 2018

Homoeopathic Drug Dilutions Of Thuja Occidentalis Attenuate Complete Freund's Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis In Wistar Rats, Sachin Patil, Umesh Mahajan, Sameer Goyal, Sateesh Belemkar, Chandragouda Patil

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Context: Thuja occidentalis is prescribed in Homoeopathy in treating rheumatoid arthritis. We speculated the anti-arthritic mechanism of Homoeopathic dilutions of Thuja occidentalis against the complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced arthritis in rats. Materials and Methods: Arthritis was induced (n = 28) by subplantar injection of 0.1 ml CFA in the right hind paw of rats. The oral dose of crude Thuja occidentalis was 30 mg/kg/b. i. d and that of Homoeopathic dilutions was 0.1 ml/b. i. d. Orally administered diclofenac at 5 mg/kg/day served as a standard. The treatments continued for 24 days. The severity of arthritis was determined weekly as …

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Republication-Predatory Journals: A Downside On Research And Hampering The Impact And Relevance Of Scientific Outcome, N Jain, Ginu Khan Dec 2018

Republication-Predatory Journals: A Downside On Research And Hampering The Impact And Relevance Of Scientific Outcome, N Jain, Ginu Khan

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

The advancement of medical knowledge is quintessentially based on the authentic and reliable scientific research and publications. This is in addition to the recently mandated requirement of original research publications in indexed journals to ensure career progression in academic/medical institutions; thus, the need for ‘publications’ in scientific medical scholarly journals has increased substantially. On the other hand, this has given an unparalleled rise in the number of standalone journals and publishers ‘predatory’ is the term, who are ready to process the manuscripts on priority with almost guaranteed publication, at a cost, but having no credibility to the research being published. …

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Obituary Of Dr. Upma Bagai, Sukhbir Kaur Dec 2018

Obituary Of Dr. Upma Bagai, Sukhbir Kaur

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

Dr. Upma Bagai left for her heavenly abode on 8 September 2018. At the time of her untimely demise, she was serving as Professor and Chairperson, Department of Zoology, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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Erratum: Homoeopathic Treatment For Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Men With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: An Open Label Randomised Multicentric Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial, Ijrh Ijrh Dec 2018

Erratum: Homoeopathic Treatment For Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms In Men With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: An Open Label Randomised Multicentric Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial, Ijrh Ijrh

Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy

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A Case Study Of A Technical College's Faculty Perceptions Regarding The Value Of Professional Development Activities, Kermelle D. Hensley Dec 2018

A Case Study Of A Technical College's Faculty Perceptions Regarding The Value Of Professional Development Activities, Kermelle D. Hensley

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to investigate technical college faculty members' perceptions of the professional development. Most of the literature was focused on four-year higher educational institutions. For the purposes of this qualitative case study, the researcher addressed the limited amount in the literature about professional development in two-year technical colleges. The researcher investigated faculty perceptions concerning the usefulness of professional development in a two-year higher education institution through survey research design with 8 participants. The main themes were 1) technical college faculty desired professional development; 2) technical college faculty needed for follow up from the professional …

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Trapped In A Health Crisis, Anna Davlin Dec 2018

Trapped In A Health Crisis, Anna Davlin

A Midwestern Review: A Magazine of the Arts and Issues at DePauw University

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A Multicenter Study To Evaluate Pulmonary Function In Osteogenesis Imperfecta., Allison Tam, Shan Chen, Evan Schauer, Ingo Grafe, Venkata Bandi, Jay R. Shapiro, Robert D. Steiner, Peter A. Smith, Michael B. Bober, Tracy Hart, David Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Krischer, Mary Mullins, Peter H. Byers, Robert A. Sandhaus, Michaela Durigova, Francis H. Glorieux, Frank Rauch, Vernon Reid Sutton, Brendan Lee, Members Of The Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium, Eric T. Rush, Sandesh C S Nagamani Dec 2018

A Multicenter Study To Evaluate Pulmonary Function In Osteogenesis Imperfecta., Allison Tam, Shan Chen, Evan Schauer, Ingo Grafe, Venkata Bandi, Jay R. Shapiro, Robert D. Steiner, Peter A. Smith, Michael B. Bober, Tracy Hart, David Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Krischer, Mary Mullins, Peter H. Byers, Robert A. Sandhaus, Michaela Durigova, Francis H. Glorieux, Frank Rauch, Vernon Reid Sutton, Brendan Lee, Members Of The Brittle Bone Disorders Consortium, Eric T. Rush, Sandesh C S Nagamani

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Pulmonary complications are a significant cause for morbidity and mortality in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). However, to date, there have been few studies that have systematically evaluated pulmonary function in individuals with OI. We analyzed spirometry measurements, including forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1 ), in a large cohort of individuals with OI (n = 217) enrolled in a multicenter, observational study. We show that individuals with the more severe form of the disease, OI type III, have significantly reduced FVC and FEV1 which do not follow the expected trends of the …

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Nkx2-1-As1 Negatively Regulates Cd274/Pd-L1, Cell-Cell Interaction Genes, And Limits Human Lung Carcinoma Cell Migration., Hasmeena Kathuria, Guetchyn Millien, Liam Mcnally, Adam C. Gower, Jean-Bosco Tagne, Yuxia Cao, Maria I. Ramirez Dec 2018

Nkx2-1-As1 Negatively Regulates Cd274/Pd-L1, Cell-Cell Interaction Genes, And Limits Human Lung Carcinoma Cell Migration., Hasmeena Kathuria, Guetchyn Millien, Liam Mcnally, Adam C. Gower, Jean-Bosco Tagne, Yuxia Cao, Maria I. Ramirez

Center for Translational Medicine Faculty Papers

The function of most long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) is unknown. However, recent studies reveal important roles of lncRNAs in regulating cancer-related pathways. Human antisense lncRNA-NKX2-1-AS1 partially overlaps the NKX2-1/TTF1 gene within chromosomal region 14q13.3. Amplification of this region and/or differential expression of genes therein are associated with cancer progression. Herein we show higher levels of NKX2-AS1 and NKX2-1 in lung adenocarcinomas relative to non-tumor controls but no correlation between NKX2-1-AS1 and NKX2-1 levels across specimens, or with amplification of the 14q13.3 region, suggesting that NKX2-1-AS1 and NKX2-1 are independently regulated. Loss-and-gain of function experiments showed that NKX2-1-AS1 does not regulate …

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Repellent Activity Of Carrot Seed Essential Oil And Its Pure Compound, Carotol, Against Mosquitoes, Abbas Alı, Mohamed M. Radwan, Amira S. Wanas, Ikhlas A. Khan Dec 2018

Repellent Activity Of Carrot Seed Essential Oil And Its Pure Compound, Carotol, Against Mosquitoes, Abbas Alı, Mohamed M. Radwan, Amira S. Wanas, Ikhlas A. Khan

Faculty and Student Publications (Open Access)

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Road To Change: A Community’S Story On Strengthening Law Enforcement-Community Relations, Corina Mejia Dec 2018

Road To Change: A Community’S Story On Strengthening Law Enforcement-Community Relations, Corina Mejia

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Youth Violence Prevention Task Force, YVPT, is a branch of the United Way that strives to reduce and prevent violence among youth in the county. The task force functions using a public health approach that emphasizes prevention, intervention, and suppression. In response to the high violence rates among youth, the task force organized dialogue sessions in the community. During the dialogue process, there was a growing need to create a resource for community partners involved in the process. Consequently, a web page that includes; information, updates, and supplemental documents was created to educate partner organizations, the community, and others …

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Increasing Parent Volunteers In Head Start Classrooms, Anali Fuentes Dec 2018

Increasing Parent Volunteers In Head Start Classrooms, Anali Fuentes

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Head Start Program in Monterey County serves children from birth to 5 years of age and their families. In 2015, a senate bill was passed by California stating, parents who volunteer in a public school must be fully immunized against various diseases, including measles, pertussis, influenza and tuberculosis. The new policy rapidly became a barrier to many Head Start parents who desire to volunteer in their child’s classroom, creating additional obstacles for accessibility to receive the required immunizations. The purpose of this capstone is to support parents in overcoming the challenges to volunteering by connecting parents to appropriate clinics …

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Child Neglect Awareness Educational Workshop, Lizette Escobar, Courtney R. Mccrary Dec 2018

Child Neglect Awareness Educational Workshop, Lizette Escobar, Courtney R. Mccrary

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

CASA of Monterey County provides advocates to the foster children who are in the CASA program. The number of children ending up in foster care is increasing, and neglect was found to be one of the top reasons that children are placed into foster care. CASA of Monterey County recognizes this issue and implemented the “Child Neglect Awareness Educational Workshop.” This workshop taught parents about child neglect, in order to prevent them from neglecting their children. This educational workshop was held at University Park Elementary School and participants were a group of Hispanic parents, since Hispanics/Latinos have the highest rate …

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Lending A Helping Paw: Streamlining A Volunteer Handbook, Andrew Donati Dec 2018

Lending A Helping Paw: Streamlining A Volunteer Handbook, Andrew Donati

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (POMDR) relies heavily on its volunteers to carry out important operational needs that allow them to fulfill their mission of being a resource and advocate for local senior dogs and senior citizens. From overseeing adoption events to foster care to administrative duties, volunteers serve as the arms-and-legs of the organization. Despite having a volunteer base of over 700 individuals, POMDR faces a challenge in preparing new volunteers for their role within the organization. To address this organizational concern, a digital volunteer handbook was created to provide current and prospective volunteers with an easily accessible resource …

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Students On Truancy, Gabriela Garcia Dec 2018

Students On Truancy, Gabriela Garcia

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Truancy is an issue that is affecting the overall success of school districts, and in particular the King City High School District. A study was conducted to provide the school evidence on the leading factor of truancy. A survey was distributed to about thirty students who are currently truant to discover the leading cause of truancy, which was lack of motivation. Additionally, a workshop was developed for truant students who lack motivation. A guest speaker was invited to the school to give a motivational speech to promote future success. Several factors have led students to become truant such as lack …

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Stress Management In The Kitchen, Haley Rosano Dec 2018

Stress Management In The Kitchen, Haley Rosano

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Catholic Charities - Diocese of Monterey has implemented Stress Management in the Kitchen though the Family Support Services department of the Seaside office. Stress Management in the Kitchen was implemented to address the knowledge gap between nutrition and healthy living.The purpose of the workshop series was to give clients a fun and digestible way to increase their knowledge on how their health and nutritional habits can or should be applied to how they deal with stress. These workshops were implemented through presentation and a series of activities.The measurement of these workshops will be obtained through an exit survey from participants. …

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Gearing Up For College, Beatriz Amy Huerta Dec 2018

Gearing Up For College, Beatriz Amy Huerta

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Sadly, in the Greenfield community, there are exceedingly high rates of individuals who lack post-secondary education. The Census (2010), states that only 4.8% of persons age 25 years and older in Greenfield, CA obtain a bachelor’s degree. At Greenfield High School over the past five years, an average of 16 students enrolled at a CSU campus (The California State University, 2018). In efforts to promote higher education, Gear Up (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) empowers students and families of the Monterey County by fostering equitable access to postsecondary education and career readiness through relevant rigorous academic and …

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Forbidden Citizens: The Chinese Diaspora Of Monterey Bay, Veronica Sanchez Dec 2018

Forbidden Citizens: The Chinese Diaspora Of Monterey Bay, Veronica Sanchez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The purpose of this essay is to educate California State University Monterey Bay students, the professors, and members of the Marina, Seaside, and Monterey community about the oppressive history that occurred in Pacific Grove towards the early Chinese who traveled to California. As far as research methods go, I read scholarly articles that included a history of the reoccurring conflicts between the Chinese fishermen and the business along Cannery Row, and books on what the Chinese endured while traveling to California. I attended events in the town of Pacific Grove that relate back to my topic, such as The Walk …

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Accelerating An Opioid Safety Collaborative’S Efforts In Addressing Opioid Use And Misuse, Norma Cabriales Gutierrez Dec 2018

Accelerating An Opioid Safety Collaborative’S Efforts In Addressing Opioid Use And Misuse, Norma Cabriales Gutierrez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Opioid dependency has skyrocketed since the 1990’s. Today, there is roughly 1 opioid prescription written for every 2 Monterey County residents according to the California Department of Public Health (2018). Individualized efforts to address the opioid crisis must become a smooth-running process to rectify the damage of over-prescribing. The Prescribe Safe Monterey County Initiative has been a leader in alleviating some damages the epidemic has brought upon our community since their work began in 2014. Accelerating their efforts to combat opioid misuse and abuse by utilizing Monterey County Health Department’s strategy maps is the focus of this capstone. The recommendation …

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Community Outreach For Diabetes Awareness, Brendan Greer Louthen Dec 2018

Community Outreach For Diabetes Awareness, Brendan Greer Louthen

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Community Awareness for Diabetes Awareness Program has been implemented by the Central Coast YMCA Corporate office through outreach events highlighting the Diabetes Prevention Program. The rates of prediabetes are shockingly high not only in the United States, but here in Monterey County where the rate of prediabetic citizens is 18 percent higher than the rest of the country. When considering the major factors that contribute to creating this problem, the lack of education surrounding prediabetes and its effects, low levels of physical activity and lack of access to affordable fruits and vegetables are at the top of the list. …

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Step By Step: Bridging The Gap Between Law Enforcement And Youth, Juan Castro Dec 2018

Step By Step: Bridging The Gap Between Law Enforcement And Youth, Juan Castro

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Tensions between law enforcement and the community have hindered the ability to build a positive relationship. Through Partners for Peace, Step-Up Mentoring program youth participants will gather for a community event to help mend the relationship with law enforcement officers. The purpose of the project is to generate a positive activity in which law enforcement can be viewed in a non-authoritative context. The community event was implemented through a friendly basketball game that was meant to facilitate a positive interaction and a discussion to provide a platform where the youth and law enforcement can gain each other’s perspective. The outcome …

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Improving Parent Involvement, Judith Sanchez Dec 2018

Improving Parent Involvement, Judith Sanchez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The capstone’s site is Greenfield High School (GHS) and is located in Greenfield, CA. One of the concerning issues at GHS is the low rate of parent involvement. There are plenty of events that Greenfield High School puts together for parents and students to attend, as well as, a good number of educational workshops and informational meetings during the school year. Unfortunately, the attendance of parents participating during these events is really low. There are about 1,200 students enrolled in GHS and about 50% of parents participate during the school year. According to the Department for Education and Skills, researchers …

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Guide To Naloxone, Andrew Zhu Dec 2018

Guide To Naloxone, Andrew Zhu

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The Access Support Network is a non-profit organization that provides services to those impacted by HIV and Hepatitis C. The Access Support Network runs the one and only syringe exchange program in the Monterey County. Many clients seen at the syringe exchange program face many hardships such as opioid overdoses. The opioid epidemic has become a national public health crisis which has caused many overdosed deaths. Opioid overdoses occur from prescription drugs as well as illicit drugs, such as heroin, meth, and fentanyl. Naloxone is the medication that is used to counter and combat opioid-induced overdoses. Naloxone reverses the effects …

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The Impact Of Limited Internet And Computer Access Within An Urban Community, Marie Lizbeth Alonzo Dec 2018

The Impact Of Limited Internet And Computer Access Within An Urban Community, Marie Lizbeth Alonzo

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Loaves, Fishes and Computers (LFC) is a non-profit organization located in Monterey County which focuses on helping low-income individuals obtain computers and other services, such as low-cost internet access and technical support, to help bridge the technology gap in the county. It has been seen that there is a lack of accessibility to the Internet and computers within the low-income community of Gonzales, CA. The impact of limited accessibility within the community is affecting the way individuals gain the knowledge necessary in attaining their goals and becoming self-sufficient. This project helped collect data to build a collaboration to help bridge …

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Resource/Activity Guide For Casa Advocates, Kathreen Lopez Dec 2018

Resource/Activity Guide For Casa Advocates, Kathreen Lopez

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

CASA of Monterey County is a public non-profit organization that supports the foster youth population in “pursuing safe, permanent homes” through a volunteer advocacy program. With that being said, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) youth have many needs and challenges. Some advocates feel unsure about how to adequately advocate and connect with their CASA child throughout their advocacy because there was no easy access to resources, activities, and community events information. For this reason, the resource/activity guide website for CASA advocates has been dedicated to providing advocates with a central place to access resources on services for CASA kids in …

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Senior Resource Outreach Project, Mariah Barry Dec 2018

Senior Resource Outreach Project, Mariah Barry

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

This capstone project was implemented by the Community and Economic Development department of the City of Pacific Grove. The social problem is the high rate of home deterioration among low-income seniors. In order to address this issue, an outreach event was implemented to advertise the Housing Rehabilitation Loan program and organizations with similar target populations. The purpose of this event was to advertise local resources to the public. The implementation method included contacting agencies offering similar programs, finding a venue, and sending out surveys to invited agencies. Findings from the survey remain inconclusive due to a lack of responses from …

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Music Rehabilitation Programs In California State Prisons, Sarah Hanson Dec 2018

Music Rehabilitation Programs In California State Prisons, Sarah Hanson

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

With 2.3 million people in the United States prison system, reducing recidivism rates in prison is crucial. One of the most prevalent ways California has been able to reduce recidivism and encourage less punitive measure on prisoners is through music rehabilitation programs. This research explores the current prison population, history of music rehabilitation in prisons, positive and negative psychological effects music can have on inmates, an active music rehabilitation program (Dance Kaiso), and how inmates have been utilizing these programs. By exploring the current prison population and how music rehabilitation began in the United States and California, there’s a clearer …

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