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Issue 1: Anti-Black Racism, Bio-Power, And Governmentality: Deconstructing The Suffering Of Black Families Involved With Child Welfare, Doret Phillips, Gordon Pon

Journal of Law and Social Policy

This article focuses on how colonialism, anti-Black racism and white supremacy are embodied by Ontario’s child welfare system in relation to narratives of suffering experienced by Black families involved with this sector. We discuss how these experiences are an embodiment of the Foucauldian concepts of bio-power and governmentality. Understanding this embodiment is crucial for deconstructing how anti-Black racism, colonialism, and white supremacy are manifested in the day-to-day policies and practices of child welfare. To explicate these policies and practices we discuss three inter-related factors: 1) the historical rise of the welfare state, 2) anti-Black racism, and 3) bio-power and governmentality.

Issue 1: Explaining The Economic Disparity Gap In The Rate Of Substantiated Child Maltreatment In Canada, David Rothwell, Jaime Wegner-Lohin, Elizabeth Fast, Kaila De Boer, Nico Trocmé, Barbara Fallon, Tonino Esposito

Journal of Law and Social Policy

Children from families living in conditions of economic hardship are at five times greater risk of substantiated harm of child abuse and neglect compared to their upper socioeconomic counterparts in the United States. This difference in risk across economic groups is referred to as the economic disparity gap in child maltreatment. Little is known about how the economic disparity gap functions in Canada. The purpose of this study is to understand the prevalence of economic hardship in the child welfare system and explain the economic disparity gap. We used the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect, 2008 …

Commonwealth Times 2018-04-09

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Management-Level Officers’ Experiences With The Ferguson Effect, Justin Nix, Scott E. Wolfe

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors associated with management-level officers’ sensitivity to various manifestations of the “Ferguson effect.”

Design/methodology/approach

A survey was administered to police officers attending an advanced training institute in the Southeastern USA in the fall of 2015. Specifically, a series of items first inquired about negative attitudes attributable to deadly force incidents throughout the country, followed by items tapping into theoretically relevant concepts including self-legitimacy, audience legitimacy, and peer attachment.

Findings

Findings suggest that like line-level officers, police managers may also harbor various attitudes attributable to a Ferguson effect – including less …

You Sell Molly, I’Ll Sell Holly: Prosecuting Sex Trafficking In Theunited States, Tiffany Dupree

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on facets of sex trafficking and addresses common misconceptions related to the crime and by making sex trafficking a strict liability crime and implementing innovative prosecution strategies equips the U.S. to abolish sex slavery.

The Bg News April 09, 2018, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 09, 2018. Volume 97-Issue 59.

April 9, 2018

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.

The Free Press Vol. 49, Issue No. 19, 04-09-2018, Julie Pike

Free Press, The

Student Body President attempts to veto proposal -- The benefits and rewards of student internships -- USM welcomes new Chief of Police, Noel March -- CSGD free clothing swap a huge success

The Rider (2018-04-09), Jesus Sanchez

The Rider Archives

Vol.3 No.25

Ethics And The Policing Of African Americans And Those Of African Descent In America, Richard Brown Iii, Abhijeet R. Shirsat

Ray Browne Conference on Cultural and Critical Studies (2015-2021)

The criminal justice system has a race problem. Data shows that racial disparities exist within corrections. The numbers of minorities that are entangled within the courts, the number of arrests made by police and the numbers of unarmed blacks who have recently been killed by the police, support the notion that who have been given a pass by county prosecutors and states attorneys. Effective targeting of African-Americans and those of color (hot spots policing) by the police officers is an important component which needs further examination. To fulfill this gap in the literature, this study will analyze the perspective of …

Attitudes Toward Prisoners: An Introductory Study, Kathleen Geyer

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

The United States has the largest prison population in the world and it just seems to keep growing (Tsai & Scommegna 2012). The current research focuses on attitudes toward prisoners and how that may influence someone’s likelihood of returning to prison. Attitudes toward prisoners was measured using the Attitudes Toward Prisoners scale (ATP). The research hypotheses are as follows: 1) females and people of color will have higher original ATP scores than males and whites; 2) people who have experienced discrimination and/or have some connection to the prison system will have higher original ATP scores than those who have not; …

The Impact Of Proactive Community Circles On Student Academic Achievement And Student Behavior In An Elementary Setting, Michele Lenertz

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine the differences in student academic achievement and student behavior prior to and after implementation of proactive community circles (PCC) in elementary schools in California that have implemented for a minimum of two years as measured by standardized test scores and student behavior records. The second purpose was to describe the impact of proactive community circles on student academic achievement and student behavior in elementary schools in California that have implemented proactive community circles for a minimum of two years as perceived by school administrators.

Methodology: The mixed method explanatory …

Hear Us Roar, April 6, 2018, Michael Shonrock

Michael Shonrock

Digital newsletter produced by the office of President Michael Shonrock.

The Wisdom On Terror, Sam J. Tangredi

Naval War College Review

The shock of the 11 September attacks prompted an immediate renewal of pub- lic interest in books on terrorism, a genre that attracted considerable attention in the 1970s but had since maintained primarily an academic readership. Sales of books on terrorist groups, Islamic fundamentalism, and American policies toward terrorism skyrocketed. Some are reissues, some are newly published scholarly works, while others advocate specific policies to be followed. To under- stand the current wisdom on this topic requires an examination of all three categories.

Digging Deeper: Uncovering The Aftermath Of Kristin Smart's Disappearance, Kailyn Pope

The Forum: Journal of History

No abstract provided.

New Rules For War?, Joel Rosenthal

Naval War College Review

In launching a campaign to disarm and liberate Iraq, the United States has crossed, some say hurdled across, two thresholds—one strategic, the other diplomatic. Strategically, the United States delivered on its promise to act in self-defense, absent an actual or even imminent armed attack, against threats from weapons of mass destruction. Diplomatically, the United States demonstrated its willingness to act decisively and unilaterally, if nec- essary, in the face of strong opposition from its allies.

University Diversity Committee Minutes (4/5/18), Csusb University Diversity Committee

University Diversity Committee records

No abstract provided.

The Setonian, April 5, 2018, Seton Hall University

2018

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between State Effectiveness And State Legitimacy: A Quantitative Test, Bich Thi Ngoc Tran

Theses and Dissertations

Legitimacy is a contested concept in political science. The question of legitimacy has been addressed in various topics, including state formation, state building, and state failure. This research is an attempt to quantitatively test the relationship between state legitimacy and state effectiveness and development in the economy, politics, and society. By examining the literature on legitimacy and its sources, the research tests the following hypothesis: a state with better performance in macro issues, including economic performance, social welfare, and political participation, is more likely to enjoy a higher level of legitimacy. In other words, this study attempts to establish a …

The Impact Of A Religious/Spiritual Turning Point On Desistance: A Lifecourse Assessment Of Racial/Ethnic Differences, Rhissa Briones Robinson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Criminology’s most recent theoretical tradition involves examination of the developmental onset, continuity, and desistance from offending behavior across the life course. A prominent life course perspective organized around social bonding was proffered by Robert J. Sampson and John H. Laub in dual volumes that include Crime in the Making: Pathways and Turning Points Through Life (1993), and Shared Beginnings, Divergent Lives (2003). Because Sampson and Laub’s age-graded theory is based on a sample of White males born in the 1920s and 1930s, and matured during a historical period of vast economic growth, the universal theoretical processes emphasized in their theory …

Ray Hawkins Named New Upd Chief, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

Former associate director has been with department for more than two decades

State V. Cavanagh Appellant's Brief Dckt. 45541

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 107 [108], No. 23 (Apr. 5, 2018), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 107, but it is the 108th volume in the series.

Online Socialization And Delinquency: Expanding The Study Of Peer Influence In Criminology, Timothy Mccuddy

Dissertations

Criminologists typically study peer influence within traditional contexts such as schools and neighborhoods. Spurred by the ubiquitous use of electronic devices, recent research finds that online peer delinquency can also have deleterious effects on adolescent behavior. This has important implications for the study of delinquency since youth today are digital natives, meaning their developmental years are spent in a world reliant on technology and Internet-connected devices. Through the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC), adolescents can forge friendships with those found within the cyber context, a virtual environment unrestricted by the confines of space and time. This context not only provides …

The Bg News April 05, 2018, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 05, 2018. Volume 97-Issue 58.

Lanthorn, Vol. 52, No. 55, April 5, 2018, Grand Valley State University

Volume 52, July 10, 2017 - April 23, 2018

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Inkwell, Armstrong State University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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Assessing Attention, Nicole Hagan

Scholars Week

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common mental health disorder that can be recognized by its symptoms of hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity (Anderson, 2012). While having these symptoms is not desirable to most, presenting them in a psychological evaluation can be advantageous to some. College students diagnosed with ADHD can receive special benefits, such as prescription medication that can be misused for recreational purposes or to enhance academic and/or athletic performance (Sansone & Sansone, 2011). The current research project looked at feigned ADHD and how one responds to an ADHD measure when instructed to feign, either with or without …

The Impact Of Sound Source Location On Change Deafness, Nicole Hagan

Scholars Week

This research project investigated the impact of sound source location on the phenomenon of change deafness. Change deafness occurs when participants listen to multiple sounds in an auditory scene and are unable to identify which sound disappeared from the scene. This phenomenon is exacerbated when the participants must keep track of four or more stimuli simultaneously. However, how the influence of sound source distance on the ability to detect changes in auditory scenes has not been previously investigated in a change deafness task. This is important because in the distance domain, the signal will be degraded by both decreasing level …