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Criminality & Imprisonment Policy Lessons From Across The Pond: Comparing Europe And The United States, Jonathan Link

Florida Journal of International Law

In the wake of the death of George Floyd and the national and international outcry for racial justice that followed, it seems inevitable that criminal justice reform in America is on the horizon. U.S. President Joe Biden has recognized that there “absolutely” is systemic racism in law enforcement.1 He went on to argue that the U.S. prison system should “turn into a rehabilitation system, not . . . just punishment.” In these interview statements and various other campaign speeches, Presidential debates, and Presidential press conferences since, the President has made clear that the way that the U.S. punishes crime needs …

Hepatitis A Cases On The Rise And What Can Be Done About It, Dana Mccarney, Stephen Rawlings

Journal of Maine Medical Center

No abstract provided.

Csr At Heis: Between Ignorance, Awareness And Knowledge, Julita E. Wasilczuk, Magdalena Popowska

European Management Studies

Purpose: This paper focuses on CSR education in the Higher Education Institutions. It analyzes current approaches to this education and the enhancements already deployed in the international perspective. The main aim is to conceptualize on CSRS education forms within the context of technology-oriented HEIs and propose the model for this education. This model has also been partially verified using the cases of four technical universities. Design/methodology/approach: This research uses qualitative and quantitative research methods. The iterature review is applied to trace HEIs’ educational and organizational CSR commitment methods. Based on this review, we proposed a model of CSRS education in …

Changes At The Heart: Adapting Eucharist In The Time Of Pandemic, Marjorie M. Snipes

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

During the initial COVID-19 pandemic period of 2020-2021, social institutions worldwide faced stress in adapting to immediate needs, among them places of worship which faced challenges from the disruption of social gatherings, religious services, tithing, and the celebration of key rituals. While many churches suspended or postponed rituals such as weddings, funerals, and baptisms, the practice of Eucharist presented a unique challenge. This ethnographic research focuses on mainline Christian churches in a semi-urban town in the state of Georgia (U.S.). It examines the ways that the experience of shutdown and social isolation affected the practice of Eucharist in Catholic, Baptist, …

Week Of July 22, 2024, Student Life

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Intouch Week Of July 22, 2024, New York Medical College

InTouch

• Funding Will Bolster Medical School Success for Historically Disadvantaged Students
• NYMC and Lovelace Forge Powerful Ties in Health Research
• College Enhances MEC Roadway with Improved Parking
• NYMC and TU Presents “Ninety Minutes: The Medical Magazine of the Web”
• TCDM Welcomes Class of 2028
• Student Spotlight: SOM Student David Zuckerman Awarded AMA Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship
• Alumni Spotlight: Disparities in Femoral Fractures in Children and Adolescents

Medicaid Coverage As A Critical Component In Care Coordination And Continuity In Health Care Access During Reentry For Justice-Involved Individuals In Maryland, Bernard Bendenkaga Alenda

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Incarcerated individuals in the United States have a high disease burden. Moreover, most of them are released from incarceration without health coverage. The problem is that most incarcerated people in Maryland return to the community from incarceration without health coverage and cannot access health care. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how Medicaid enrollment staff and managers of the Medicaid program perceive the experiences and challenges of justice-involved individuals in navigating the Medicaid system in Maryland. The study was grounded in the behavioral model for vulnerable populations. The main research question aimed at understanding how the enrollment …

Navigating Global Engineering Education Accreditation: Assessing Ethical Integration And Charting Pathways For Progress, Shannon M. Chance, J Seniuk Cicek, A R Bielefeld, S Hladik, Diana Adela Martin, D M Riley

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Accreditation in engineering has been widely adopted, enabled by notable harmonization among accrediting bodies worldwide. This alignment, facilitated by accords among nations and regions, fosters a shared understanding of expectations critical for the globalized engineering profession. While ensuring graduates are equipped with essential skills for international collaboration, engineering education grapples with defining and instilling ethics, and the problematic nature of this endeavor is complicated by vague and ambiguous terminology within accreditation documents. Addressing this gap requires navigating power dynamics among education, accreditation, and licensure alongside creating localized, meaningful educational experiences. This paper overviews one section from the forthcoming Routledge International …

The Integration Of Social Work Values And Principles In Police Work, Dasha Rhodes, Taylor Geyton, Jam Ost

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Persisting social inequities and injustices were spotlighted in the United States in 2020 after the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. A particular focus on the interactions of police officers and non-violent community members rallied a call to reallocate funds to social services better equipped to handle such situations, aptly named #defundthepolice. Many called for the need and placement of social workers in police agencies to curtail the negative interactions witnessed between police officers and communities of color, specifically with Black Americans. Across the nation, social workers are not always employed or readily available in police organizations. Therefore, instilling …

Thriving Through Time: Resilience And Empowerment For Aging Women In Rural Indonesia, Erna Setijaningrum, Rochyati Wahyuni Triana, Asiyah Kassim

Journal of International Women's Studies

Recent research exploring aging women’s realities in rural areas has revealed how gender norms, ageism, and isolation intertwine, impacting women’s lives, health, and access to services. As disadvantages and exclusion increase with age, women encounter shrinking opportunities, reinforced stereotypes, and marginalization. Especially in remote Indonesian villages, aging women lack access to healthcare, income support, and basic services compared to urban counterparts. Drawing on in-depth, semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 35 aging rural women in Blitar Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia, this phenomenological study provides insights into the marginalization and deficient public services these women face, including worsening isolation, …

Film Review: Napoleon, Martin Emmanuel Perez

History in the Making

No abstract provided.

Comprehensive Transportation Equity Analysis For Riti Community: A Data-Driven Approach With Case Study, Yinhai Wang, Wei Sun, Sam Ricord, Cesar Maia De Souza, Yifan Ling, Yan Shi, Bingzhang Wang, Mehrdad Nasri

CSET Project Reports

The report presents a comprehensive analysis addressing safety equity concerns for rural communities and American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) populations, who experience disproportionate rates of serious injuries, fatalities, and general collisions. Despite these disparities, significant gaps exist in understanding the demographics of collisions, particularly within tribal communities where law enforcement jurisdictions are complex, and individuals may misreport their tribal status to gain benefits, leading to biases in collision data. This study aims to fill these gaps by developing a statistical model to predict the true demographics of collisions and enhance safety equity. An ecological regression model, accounting for individual-level …

Alaska Dui Arrest Rates: 1987-2022, Rus'sel Sampson, Andrew Gonzalez

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates from 1987-2022 per 100,000 population across all demographics and geographic areas in the state.

Alaska Dui Arrest Rates, By Sex: 1987-2022, Rus'sel Sampson, Andrew Gonzalez

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates from 1987-2022 per 100,000 females and 100,000 males.

Alaska Dui Arrest Rates, By Place: 1987-2022, Rus'sel Sampson, Andrew Gonzalez

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates, by place, from 1987-2022. Place-specific DUI arrest rates were calculated per 100,000 population in Anchorage and 100,000 population outside Anchorage.

Alaska Dui Arrest Rates, By Race: 1990-2022, Rus'sel Sampson, Andrew Gonzalez

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates, by race, from 1990-2022. Race-specific DUI arrest rates were calculated as the number of arrests per 100,000 defined race population (White, Alaska Native/American Indian (AN/AI), Black, and “other” race) in Alaska. DUI arrest rates declined markedly across all racial groups in Alaska from 2008-2014. Whereas the White, AN/AI, and “other” race DUI arrest rates declined over time, the Black DUI arrest rate showed a slight increase over the period.

Alaska Dui Arrest Rates: 1987-2022, Rus'sel Sampson, Andrew Gonzalez

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates across all demographics and geographic areas in the state from 1987-2022. Overall, Alaska’s DUI arrest rate decreased throughout the period, with a notable decline from 2008-2014.

Alaska Dui Arrest Rates, By Place: 1987-2022, Rus'sel Sampson, Andrew Gonzalez

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates, by place, from 1987-2022. Place-specific DUI arrest rates were calculated per 100,000 population in Anchorage and 100,000 population outside Anchorage. A steep drop in DUI arrest rates occurred across both Anchorage and outside Anchorage from 2008 through 2014. Anchorage and outside Anchorage DUI arrest rates declined by more than half from 1987-2022, with the outside Anchorage arrest rate undergoing the most dramatic decrease over the period.

Alaska Dui Arrest Rates, By Sex: 1987-2022, Rus'sel Sampson, Andrew Gonzalez

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates, by sex, from 1987-2022. Sex-specific DUI arrest rates were calculated as the number of arrests per 100,000 males and 100,000 females in Alaska. Between 2008 and 2014, male and female DUI arrest rates underwent sharp declines. While both male and female DUI arrest rates decreased overall, the effect was much more pronounced for the male arrest rate.

Alaska Dui Arrest Rates, By Race: 1990-2022, Rus'sel Sampson, Andrew Gonzalez

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on Alaska DUI arrest rates from 1990-2022 per 100,000 race-specific population.

Developing A Low-Cost Open-Source Traffic Counter For Rural Areas (Ctra), Nathan Belz, Daniel Eagan

CSET Project Reports

This research addresses operational disconnects and knowledge gaps related to traffic data collection in rural areas by developing a low-cost 3D-printed and open-source traffic counter (CTRA). Conventional pneumatic tube-based systems, which are still in use by transportation agencies across the United States because of their affordability, simply do not work on gravel roads and have difficulty counting non-motorized users and differentiating non-traditional vehicles from conventional motor vehicles. CTRA was developed and field tested at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and designed to provide a video-based data collection system that overcomes the limitations of other traffic counting devices. A count rate …

Development Of Ground Motion Models In Central And Eastern United States For Use In The Coastal Plain Using Sediment Thickness, Mohsen Akhani Senejani

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Ground motion models (GMMs) are essential components of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) in developing engineering response spectra conditional on earthquake magnitude, source-receiver distance, and site condition. The Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coastal Plain regions of the United States, referred to as the Coastal Plain by researchers such as Chapman and Guo (2021), have site conditions systematically different from others in the Central and Eastern United States (CEUS). This study aims to develop adjustment factors for the GMMs developed for CEUS, which are developed for regions outside the Coastal Plain, to be used for sites within the Coastal Plain regions. …

The Relationship Between State Policies And Gun Violence In The United States, Purba Bhattacharjee

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study investigates the impact of state policies and socio-economic factors on gun violence across the United States, aiming to unravel the dynamics that contribute to variations in violence rates at the state level. The study primarily explores the effects of firearm accessibility, state-level alcohol, drug, and healthcare policies, and broader socio-economic and demographic variables on gun violence incidents. Using comprehensive datasets from the Gun Violence Archive, State Policy & Politics Database, and U.S. Census, the research employs linear and Poisson regression models to quantitatively analyze the relationship between gun violence rates and an array of predictive factors over the …

The Influence Of Eyewitnesses And Police Tip Line Reports: An Exploratory Case Study Of A 2005 Homicide, Abigail Rose Torres

Dissertations and Theses

Public tip lines provide the public to provide information [sic] to the police when there is an ongoing investigation. These public tip lines could increase investigations where the public is being made aware of the investigation, increasing the amount of information being brought forward. Research focuses on how tips reporting is similar to eyewitnesses in that individuals recall information. The literature illustrates how the media can influence the tips. The study is an exploratory content analysis looking at potential themes or patterns that emerged from analyzing the tips and patterns of the tip line and media files related to an …

Digital Records Management: The History Of Your City, Rachel Rowe

Certified Public Manager® Applied Research

As technology rapidly advances, city governments face the challenge of preserving the past and preparing for the future. This article explores digital records management, outlining the background of historical records and their significance in understanding a city’s history. Crucial digitization steps include gathering the right team, following records retention policies, identifying documents, and efficiently managing data. The challenges of preservation efforts, technical and training concerns, workflow management, and compliance with open records laws are addressed. The City of Kilgore’s digitization process reveals how managing records is key to forming a city’s identity and linking the community to its history. This …

Blast Wave Simulator For Laminated Glass Panels Experimental Evaluation, Mahmoud T. Nawar, Ayman El-Zohairy, Alaa El-Sisi, Hani Salim

Faculty Publications

The study of blast loads on structures is important due to the potential of significant consequences in various scenarios. From terrorist attacks to industrial accidents, comprehending how structures respond to blast waves is critical for ensuring public safety and designing resilient structures. Studying these effects typically involves two main methods: free-field tests with live explosives and shock tube tests. Although shock tube testing offers certain advantages, both approaches are costly and demand significant space. This research aims to develop a cost-effective and straightforward technique for generating stress waves that closely replicate the progressive and spatial characteristics of free-field or shock …

Push And Pull Factors That Influence Law Enforcement Officer Turnover: A Qualitative Case Study, Andrew Hunter Kim

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

A high frequency of voluntary turnover within a law enforcement organization is problematic due to the potential for an increase in expenditures, a reduction in public safety levels, and an increase in liability. However, research has indicated explicitly that criminal justice professions have a high turnover rate, with many organizations having an annual turnover rate of 10 percent or higher. Investigating employee turnover rates and potential solutions to increase employee retention are significant areas of focus that can reduce expenditures, maintain or improve public safety levels by keeping experienced employees, and create a better working environment. A high employee turnover …

Evaluation Of Dotd’S Aggregate Sources Friction Using Laboratory And Accelerated Testing, Sudhir Bharati

LSU Master's Theses

Roadway safety is of utmost importance to the state transportation agencies. One of the major factors of roadway safety that agencies have control over is pavement friction which is affected by aggregate and mixture type. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) currently uses Polished Stone Values (PSV) obtained from the British Pendulum Device to rate its aggregates. These ratings determine the applicability of aggregates for various projects. However, the ratings are inconsistent, posing significant safety and financial risks. The first part of the thesis compares the currently adopted British Wheel Polisher-based Standard Practice for the Accelerated Polishing of …

Public Realm For Enhanced Quality Of Life :Interactive Spaces Combating Climate Change, Amal M . El- Ellithy , Mohamed M. Yossef , And Mai W. Madkour

Journal of Engineering Research

Currently, facing climate change stands as a crucial focus within architecture, urban planning and design .Urban design is constructive endeavor aimed at benefiting the public. The public realm that creates the environment for individuals and communities to effectively, safely, meaningfully and permanently lead their lives .For a prolonged duration the public realm have been formulated to accommodate severe climatic conditions .the reality persists that the essence of a signification public realm continue to be widely disregarded . The aim is to clarify how exceptional quality, effectively designed, and well-managed approaches can be beneficial to implement as a strategy for climate …