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Apple, The Government, And You: Security And Privacy Implications Of The Global Encryption Debate, Rafita Ahlam Jan 2021

Apple, The Government, And You: Security And Privacy Implications Of The Global Encryption Debate, Rafita Ahlam

Fordham International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Understanding Variation In Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Un Pkos: The Role Of Military, Police, And Civilian Peacekeepers, Gabriella Cuber Jan 2021

Understanding Variation In Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Un Pkos: The Role Of Military, Police, And Civilian Peacekeepers, Gabriella Cuber

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Apart from perpetuating human rights violations in fragile contexts, sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in UN peacekeeping operations (PKOs) reduces the international community's ability to pursue peacebuilding missions, threatens the legitimacy of ongoing missions, and undermines gender equality efforts in the host country. While previous research has investigated patterns of SEA violations by peacekeepers, most studies limit their focus on abuses by military and police personnel. This study expands on these studies by examining SEA violations committed by civilian peacekeepers in addition to military and police personnel, as well as separately. I argue that several other determinants beyond military attributes …


Dynamic Analysis Of The Implementation Of The Blockchain Technology In The Supply Chain, Rehab Ali Jan 2021

Dynamic Analysis Of The Implementation Of The Blockchain Technology In The Supply Chain, Rehab Ali

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Blockchain technology is a new digital technology that has been disrupting the way businesses are performing. It is a decentralized and distributed ledger that enables transactions of any form of value. As blockchain technology provides visibility, transparency, and security through the multi-agent system, the supply chain sector is one of its critical and promising applications. In a highly dynamic environment, the supply chain's efficiency needs to be measured from a blockchain perspective. As the main benefit of blockchain technology is the visibility and real-time access to data, blockchain technology's preeminent affected areas within the supply chain are the responsiveness to …


Conspiracy Speech: Reimagining The First Amendment In The Age Of Qanon, Justin Hyland Jan 2021

Conspiracy Speech: Reimagining The First Amendment In The Age Of Qanon, Justin Hyland

UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal

No abstract provided.


2020 Annual Town Report Freemont, New Hampshire., Fremont Town Representatives Jan 2021

2020 Annual Town Report Freemont, New Hampshire., Fremont Town Representatives

Fremont, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Annual Report, 2020-2021, Tennessee. Bureau Of Investigation Jan 2021

Annual Report, 2020-2021, Tennessee. Bureau Of Investigation

Annual Reports

This document is the annual report for the TBI during the fiscal year.


Annual Report, State Fiscal Year July 2020 - June 2021, Tennessee. Department Of Children's Services Jan 2021

Annual Report, State Fiscal Year July 2020 - June 2021, Tennessee. Department Of Children's Services

Annual Reports

This annual report records the progress made by the Department of Children's Services during the fiscal year.


The Budget, Fiscal Year 2021-2022, Tennessee. Department Of Finance And Administration Jan 2021

The Budget, Fiscal Year 2021-2022, Tennessee. Department Of Finance And Administration

Budget Volume 1

This document is the final budget for the coming fiscal year.


Impact Of Social Barrier Removal On Primary Care Use By Managed Care Enrollees, Pamme Lyons-Taylor Jan 2021

Impact Of Social Barrier Removal On Primary Care Use By Managed Care Enrollees, Pamme Lyons-Taylor

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Personal health represents a complex relationship among social, physical, and emotional factors that can be influenced by health-seeking behaviors. Prior research indicates that greater use of preventive services leads to longer life and lower healthcare costs. For some populations, evidence suggests that social barriers hinder access to preventive services. To better understand the relationship between social factors and the other personal-health factors, de-identified healthcare claims and social service encounter data for 4,480 low-income individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage or Managed Medicaid at one national health insurance were examined using a retrospective, quasi-experimental design for services rendered between October 1, 2014 …


Exploring Police Legitimacy Through Procedurally Just Policing Practices In Agencies Using Screen-In And Screen-Out Procedures, David William Justice Jan 2021

Exploring Police Legitimacy Through Procedurally Just Policing Practices In Agencies Using Screen-In And Screen-Out Procedures, David William Justice

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Recently there have been widely publicized reports of distrust and a lack of perceived legitimacy in communities across the United States for the police agencies that serve them. Scholars have explored perceptions of police legitimacy and the role of procedural justice in police-community interactions; however, there is a dearth of information concerning the policies of law enforcement agencies using psychological assessments to screen-in or screen-out applicants and the manner in which those agencies serve the community. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore the manner in which one police agency using psychological assessments to screen applicants in and …


A Phenomenological Exploration Of How Nursing Experience Shapes The Transitional Performance Of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners, Helen Okeke Jan 2021

A Phenomenological Exploration Of How Nursing Experience Shapes The Transitional Performance Of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners, Helen Okeke

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractPoor access to healthcare and a shortage of primary care providers in underserved communities paved the way for reliance on advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). This increased reliance on APRNs as primary care providers necessitates expanded public policy on APRN practice; however, information on APRN transitional experiences remains inadequate to inform policymakers effectively. Illinois’ Nurse Practice Act requires APRNs to incorporate the scope of practice of registered nurses into their practice but does not describe what that experience should be. Using Kanter’s theory of organizational structural empowerment and Benner’s novice to expert nursing model as theoretical lenses to ground the …


Coping Skills To Decrease Educator Stress, Lynn Scott, Tahnee L. Wilder, Lindsey Pike Jan 2021

Coping Skills To Decrease Educator Stress, Lynn Scott, Tahnee L. Wilder, Lindsey Pike

Education Faculty Publications

Teacher preparation programs are accountable for providing quality education and adequately preparing students for success in the workplace. Stress is common in the teaching profession and future educators should be prepared with techniques for stress management. Implementation of stress management techniques may prevent burn-out, decrease attrition, and improve student outcomes. Mindfulness programs are an easy, low-cost solution to teaching stress management skills.


Fraud Law And Misinfodemics, Wes Henricksen Jan 2021

Fraud Law And Misinfodemics, Wes Henricksen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Blue States, Red States: The United States?, Catherine Powell Jan 2021

Blue States, Red States: The United States?, Catherine Powell

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of The Town Of Jefferson, Nh For The Year Ending December 31, 2020., Jefferson Town Representatives Jan 2021

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of The Town Of Jefferson, Nh For The Year Ending December 31, 2020., Jefferson Town Representatives

Jefferson, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


The Intersection Of Race And Algorithmic Tools In The Criminal Legal System, Vincent M. Southerland Jan 2021

The Intersection Of Race And Algorithmic Tools In The Criminal Legal System, Vincent M. Southerland

Faculty Articles

A growing portion of the American public—including policymakers, advocates, and institutional stakeholders—have accepted the fact that racism endemic to the United States infects every stage of the criminal legal system. Acceptance of this fact has resulted in efforts to address and remedy pervasive and readily observable systemic bias. Chief among those efforts is a turn toward technology—specifically algorithmic decision-making and actuarial tools. Many have welcomed the embrace of technology, confident that technological tools can solve a problem—race-based inequity—that has bedeviled humans for generations. This Article engages that embrace by probing the adoption of technological tools at various sites throughout the …


Social Justice As A Necessary Guide To Public Health Disaster Response, Stephen S. Hanson Jan 2021

Social Justice As A Necessary Guide To Public Health Disaster Response, Stephen S. Hanson

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Cannabis Considerations For Health Care Entities, Vanessa K. Burrows Jan 2021

Cannabis Considerations For Health Care Entities, Vanessa K. Burrows

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Under Attack: Transgender Health In 2020, Paula M. Neira, An Na Lee Jan 2021

Under Attack: Transgender Health In 2020, Paula M. Neira, An Na Lee

Journal of Health Care Law and Policy

No abstract provided.


Why Get A Warrant When You Can Fly Over The Wall? The Constitutionality Of Aerial Surveillance Without A Warrant, Royce A. Deller Jan 2021

Why Get A Warrant When You Can Fly Over The Wall? The Constitutionality Of Aerial Surveillance Without A Warrant, Royce A. Deller

New Mexico Law Review

Individuals in and around their home have a reasonable expectation of privacy from warrantless, ground-level surveillance because the curtilage of the home, like the home itself, is protected from searches and seizures. This is settled Fourth Amendment law. The curtilage of a home is “the area to which extends the intimate activity associated with the ‘sanctity of a man’s home and the privacies of life.’” Less clear, however, is whether there is a reasonable expectation of privacy from aerial surveillance. One would be forgiven for assuming one enjoys an expectation of privacy from surveillance in the curtilage of one’s own …


The Effect Of Covid-19-Related Stress On Registered Nurses In The United States, Samantha Jacqlyn Genova Jan 2021

The Effect Of Covid-19-Related Stress On Registered Nurses In The United States, Samantha Jacqlyn Genova

Honors Undergraduate Theses

The United States, as of October 2021, is the country with the most reported COVID-19 cases and COVID-19 deaths in the world. Since the first case was confirmed, Registered Nurses working in the acute care setting have been at the forefront of this public health crisis. As the pandemic has continued, studies have been conducted to collect, analyze, and reveal the effect of COVID-19-related stress on Registered Nurses in the United States. This critical literature review takes eleven published studies related to this topic, discusses the commonalities between them, addresses limitations in the literature and offers recommendations for future research. …


Catalyzing And Implementing Innovation Strategies In The Information Technology Industry Workforce, Sameh Mohamed Jan 2021

Catalyzing And Implementing Innovation Strategies In The Information Technology Industry Workforce, Sameh Mohamed

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Information technology (IT) business leaders fail to meet business goals because of a lack of innovation and strategies for catalyzing and implementing innovation. IT industry leaders understand that a lack of innovation can increase the risk of not maintaining business sustainability and competitive advantage and, potentially, business failure. Grounded in the dynamic capabilities theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies IT business leaders in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) use to catalyze and implement innovation to meet business goals through their IT workforces. The participants comprised five business leaders from an IT company located …


Police Officer Aggression During Police-Civilian Encounters And Effect On Civilian Perception, James Aaron Plank Jan 2021

Police Officer Aggression During Police-Civilian Encounters And Effect On Civilian Perception, James Aaron Plank

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Trust in the police by the public is the cornerstone of public safety. A lack of trust in the police discourages citizens from reporting criminal behavior, leading to increased crime rates. A lack of trust can be the result of inappropriate actions taken by officers in police-civilian encounters, as perceived by the citizen. Although increased professional standards and training have been implemented in police departments across the U.S., researchers have not demonstrated how aggressive police officer behavior affects the civilian perception of the officer’s actions. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between police …


Firefighter Fatalities And Compliance With The National Fire Protection Association (Nfpa) 1451 Standard, Christopher Norris Jan 2021

Firefighter Fatalities And Compliance With The National Fire Protection Association (Nfpa) 1451 Standard, Christopher Norris

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractDriving emergency vehicles continue to be significant safety hazard for firefighters. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards are designed to provide a national consensus standard for operation of these vehicles based on industry best practice. Existing research has not identified relationships between firefighter compliance with NFPA 1451, Standard for a Fire and Emergency Service Vehicle Operations Training Program, and any impacts this may have on firefighter fatalities. Using the systems theory as a foundation, the purpose of this cross-sectional, quantitative study was to investigate firefighter compliance to NFPA 1451 and determine any correlations to firefighter fatalities. Survey data were collected …


Assessing Online Content Attractiveness And The Next Generation Of Rural Law Enforcement Officers, Brandi M. Thomas Jan 2021

Assessing Online Content Attractiveness And The Next Generation Of Rural Law Enforcement Officers, Brandi M. Thomas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The recruitment of law enforcement applicants has been a focus for scholars for many years, especially in rural areas. With the increased use of the Internet by younger generations, the problem for rural law enforcement administrators is a lack of online recruitment strategies tailored to younger applicants. Researchers have demonstrated that administrators in rural agencies recognize the challenges of recruiting the next generation of law enforcement officers. Furthermore, literature illustrates how the younger generation has predefined work preferences and uses online environments to search for ideal jobs. However, researchers have yet to establish how younger generations perceive website content and …


Does A Rising Tide Lift All Boats? Sea Level Rise, Land Use, And Property Rights, Laura M. Padilla Jan 2021

Does A Rising Tide Lift All Boats? Sea Level Rise, Land Use, And Property Rights, Laura M. Padilla

Faculty Scholarship

This Article considers the competing interests of landowners, governments, and academics; Part I describes the problem-sea level rise and its projected acceleration. Part II details sea level rise physical and economic impacts. Part III discusses a range of adaptation responses to the problem, and Part IV explores the sea level rise-adaptation strategies' potential legal challenges. This Article focuses on California, but the problems, solutions, and challenges pervade coastal communities everywhere.


Changing Policing: The Impact Of Body-Worn Cameras On Law Enforcement Officers, Michelle Theresa Allen Jan 2021

Changing Policing: The Impact Of Body-Worn Cameras On Law Enforcement Officers, Michelle Theresa Allen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The research problem that this study addressed was how police officers perceive policing has been impacted by the implementation of body-worn cameras. The research was purposed to allow police officers to articulate how law enforcement has been altered due to the implementation of the devices. This qualitative study was guided by Lipsky’s street-level bureaucratic theory in which police officers have the autonomy to use discretion when enforcing the law. The methodology used was a qualitative research approach to retrieve data of 34 participants from four different police departments who responded to 10 open-ended survey questions on the SurveyMonkey website. The …


Alterations In Crime And The Ferguson Effect: An Analysis Of Crime Trends In The St. Louis, Mo Metropolitan Area, Robin Christine Lohman Jan 2021

Alterations In Crime And The Ferguson Effect: An Analysis Of Crime Trends In The St. Louis, Mo Metropolitan Area, Robin Christine Lohman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Ferguson Effect, which has resulted in de-policing or disengaging from proactive community policing in response to increased violence against police since 2014 and fear of civil liability, has led to increases in crime and attacks on law enforcement officers. Previous research focused on exploring law enforcement officers’ perceptions of media and public scrutiny, crime rates, self-legitimacy, and willingness to engage in community relations. No studies identified have attempted to predict the source of the Ferguson Effect and its effect on crime. Moreover, no studies have conducted a time-series analysis of crime and de-policing focusing solely on the St. Louis, …


The Effect Of Moral Development On Voters’ Trust In Politicians, Aquilus Ricks Jan 2021

The Effect Of Moral Development On Voters’ Trust In Politicians, Aquilus Ricks

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The impact of voters’ moral development on trust in politicians is a rarely explored phenomenon among scholars studying why voters trust politicians. It is unknown whether voters’ moral development plays an influential role in their decisions to trust those they elect to public office, or if they simply respond to the best political show. The purpose of this study was to examine this phenomenon and determine whether voters’ moral development impacted their trust in politicians regardless of age, gender, education, income, and religion. The study surveyed 110 eligible voters in a midwestern city in the United States using two survey …


The Relationship Between Bullying And Fire Setting In Juveniles And Young Adults, Isabel Tada Jan 2021

The Relationship Between Bullying And Fire Setting In Juveniles And Young Adults, Isabel Tada

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between bullying and firesetting in juveniles and young adults. Bullying is a worldwide phenomenon that has negative effects on children’s and adolescents’ social, interpersonal, and psychological well-being. The damage caused by fire setting results in a tremendous amount of financial loss, bodily injury, and death each year in the United States. This study was viewed through the lenses of attachment theory, reintegrative shaming theory, arousal- seeking behavioral theory, and functional analytic theory. The key research questions addressed whether there is a significant relationship between bullying victimization and fire setting behavior; …