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Evaluation Of Policies To Reduce Juvenile Recidivism In Montgomery County, Maryland, Amos S. Kulumba

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite efforts to reduce juvenile justice recidivism through education programs, current literature does not demonstrate that these policies have been effective. The research problem was that despite various programs to minimize juvenile justice recidivism in Montgomery County, Maryland, data did not show a decrease in adolescent offenders in the county correctional system. The purpose of this general qualitative study was to explore what impact harsh penalties involving incarceration had on juvenile justice recidivism in Montgomery County, Maryland. The theoretical framework was the narrative policy framework. Virtual interviews were conducted with 15 participants currently or formerly employed in the Montgomery County, …

Experiences Of Law Enforcement In Workplace Violence Threat Investigations, Heather Folkestad

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

A significant social problem affecting law enforcement investigations into workplace violence is the lack of threat assessments and threat management programs performed in workplace investigations. Collaboration with law enforcement early in workplace violence investigations has significant benefits within the corporate sector. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to examine the experiences of law enforcement officers/agents involved in targeted violence workplace investigations. Areas of focus were the collective perspectives of participants regarding the use of threat assessments, inclusion of law enforcement, and the barriers to an effective investigation within the workplace and by community law enforcement. This study utilized …

Evaluation Of Policies To Reduce Juvenile Recidivism In Montgomery County, Maryland, Amos S. Kulumba

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite efforts to reduce juvenile justice recidivism through education programs, current literature does not demonstrate that these policies have been effective. The research problem was that despite various programs to minimize juvenile justice recidivism in Montgomery County, Maryland, data did not show a decrease in adolescent offenders in the county correctional system. The purpose of this general qualitative study was to explore what impact harsh penalties involving incarceration had on juvenile justice recidivism in Montgomery County, Maryland. The theoretical framework was the narrative policy framework. Virtual interviews were conducted with 15 participants currently or formerly employed in the Montgomery County, …

A Half Century Of Criminalizing Serious Mental Illness: Observations And Considerations, Arthur J. Lurigio

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

This article describes the difficulties of working with people with serious mental illnesses (PSMIs) at every stage of the criminal justice process—from arrest to post- incarceration release from prison. The needs of PSMI for mental health and social services are complex and require different case management plans and strategies at various points in the process. Severe mental illnesses (SMIs), such as schizophrenia, major depression, and bipolar disorder, stem from abnormalities in the brain structure and neuroprocessing that cause significant distress and dysfunction. People with serious mental illnesses typically suffer from a variety of other related problems (e.g., addiction) that can …

Mental Health Courts: Is There Any Hope For Mental Illness In An Outdated Criminal Justice System?, Brock Imel

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

Mental health awareness is an ever-growing field of study that has garnered more attention in America after the COVID-19 pandemic. As far back as colonial America, mental illness was considered taboo in society and often reprimanded with punishable crimes. This article seeks to divulge into the history of mental health and its relation to the law, as well as how the creation of mental health courts has led to a decrease in recidivism.

This article aims to provide the reader with an understanding of the evolving field of mental health courts and provide state legislatures foundational knowledge for creating and …

Overcoming Drone Noise For Effective Human Detection In Emergency Response, Patric Hruswicki, Isaiah Vahos, Hardi Patel

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

In disaster scenarios where visibility can be compromised, and conventional detection methods are ineffective, acoustic detection offers a critical means of localizing victims in search and rescue operations. However, the inherent noise generated by uncrewed aerial rotorcraft systems poses significant challenges to the effective use of acoustic sensing equipment. This research investigates the feasibility of utilizing drones equipped with high-sensitivity microphones to detect and locate humans in such environments. Key questions address the microphone sensitivity required for reliable identification of human sounds and the technologies available to mitigate propeller noise. Through a fusion of aeroacoustic improvements to be made to …

Trust And Confidence In Safety Oversight Of High-Risk Industries-A Scoping Review, Mubina Shaik, Joao S.D. Garcia

BCAAS Annual Safety Research Symposium

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The Current - Volume 35 Issue 7, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Wayne Ford Racial Impact Statement Act And The Necessity Of Minority Impact Statements, Seonwoo Kim

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice (ERSJ) Blog

In 1968, Congress passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act (“ADAA”) in response to the drug overdose of Len Bias, a basketball star at the University of Maryland.  The Act imposed harsh sentences for crack cocaine offenses; a person charged with possession of crack cocaine faced the same mandatory minimum prison sentence as someone charged with possession of one hundred times more powered cocaine.  For example, a person charged with carrying five grams of crack cocaine would receive the same sentence as someone carrying five hundred grams of powdered cocaine. Historically, the enforcement of drug-related crimes disproportionately targeted Black Americans, and this …

Spectator 2025-01-23, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

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Trust And Confidence In Aviation Safety Oversight:​ Comparing Scales Of Public Perception​, Mubina Shaik, Joao Souza Dias Garcia

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Effective aviation safety oversight depends significantly on public trust and confidence in regulatory institutions. Understanding the dynamics behind public trust in Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs) is critical to ensuring compliance, improving safety performance, and fostering legitimacy. This poster presents the preliminary results of a scoping review focused on the mechanisms currently used to measure public trust and confidence in public institutions worldwide. The review examines three scales presented in the literature that could support the analysis of institutional trust in governmental bodies, particularly in public safety-relevant industries such as aviation. The analysis identified some differences in the way the scholarly …

Swosu Standing Committees 2024-2025, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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2025-01-22 Seattle University Reinforces Electric Scooter Ban On Campus, Tristan Scott

The Spectator Online

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Ad 150: Color And Composition, Justin Countee

School of Art and Design Syllabi

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College, School and Department Newsletters, Magazines, and Journals

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Social Work In Corrections: The Case For Forensic Social Work Curricula, Julia Terra, Lindsay Gietzen

Pacific Journal of Health

The vulnerable and underserved incarcerated population face multiple challenges. The incarcerated population need direct, high-quality patient-centered care. This study aims to address the need to fill the gap of health care professionals’ shortage in corrections, particularly social workers. The sources applied for this systematic literature review were collected by meticulously searching scholarly databases such as Google Scholar, PubMED, and ResearchGate. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology was the approach used to collect suitable studies. This research was utilized to create an intentional Educational Model for Incarcerated-Informed Care training. Integrating forensic mental health into the social work …

Examining Personal Data Protection Law Of Indonesia And South Korea: The Privacy Rights Fulfilment, Rina Shahriyani Shahrullah, Jihyun Park, Irwansyah Irwansyah

Hasanuddin Law Review

Personal data leakages have been experienced by both Indonesia and South Korea. To ensure the protection of privacy rights relating to personal data, both countries have promulgated special laws, namely the Indonesian Personal Data Protection Law (PDP Law) and the South Korean Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). This study aims to compare the two laws to ascertain their similarities and differences by adopting a comparative law approach. The study found that similarities exist in the two laws. They are to protect personal data and confer rights on data subjects. In the absence of explicit consent given by data subjects, data …

The Proportionality Test Models Of Competing Rights Cases In The Civil And Common Law Systems: Lesson To Learn For Indonesia, Tanto Lailam, Putri Anggia, M. Luthfi Chakim

Hasanuddin Law Review

This research focuses on the Proportionality test model of Competing Rights in practice in civil law countries (Germany and South Korea) and the Common Law System (United States and Canada). The research method used is a normative legal research method with statutory, comparative, and case approaches. The results show that the proportionality test is the "ultimate rule of law," a fundamental benchmark in judicial review, and has become a global constitutionalism recognised and applied internationally. Its application is structured and systematic with four test stages, such as German, Canadian, and South Korean models. Meanwhile, it is unstructured in the United …

Navigating Ambiguity: Critiques Of Indonesia's Health Law And Its Impact On Legal Redress For Medical Malpractice Victims, Mia Amiati, Hamzah Halim, Jady Zaidi Hassim

Hasanuddin Law Review

In Indonesia, the fundamental right to health is enshrined in the 1945 Constitution, affirming every person's entitlement to live a safe and prosperous life with access to health services. The 2023 Health Law focuses on six pillars, including health security, funding, human resources, technology, primary care, and referral services, aiming to alleviate financial burdens through progressive financing. Particularly significant is the procedural change in protecting health workers, notably medical personnel, through the implementation of restorative justice methods. This article critically examines the implications of the 2023 Health Law on victim redress, particularly concerning medical personnel protection and the application of …

The Overview Of Innovations In The Legal Framework And Organization Of Correctional Service, Vilard Bytyqi, Fitore Morina

Hasanuddin Law Review

The main institution in Kosovo that deals with the execution of criminal sanctions and it is Kosovo Correctional Service (KCS). Since its establishment, this institution has undergone numerous changes in the organizational field, as well as changes created by legal regulation. The recent trends occurring in correctional services in democratic societies have transformed these services in order to have a human approach and, in several cases constitute a decisive factor in the change in the behaviour of delinquents. Delinquents that have been convicted for serious crimes by criminal proceedings of final judgment, in order to rehabilitate through based programs on …

The Feasibility Of Operating A Small City Police Department: A Fiscal Trend Analysis, Sean Martin Moore

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This professional administrative study (PAS) was developed to determine the feasibility of the client organization operating a small city police department or continuing with contracted police services by performing a fiscal trend analysis. The client organization’s law enforcement costs have risen significantly in the past decades and continue to rise. The fiscal trend analysis associated with operating a small city department was compared to those of three similar-sized California cities with small police departments. A fiscal trend analysis was completed using 10-year budget data from the client organization and three similar-sized California cities with small police departments. The fiscal analysis …

Legal Guarantees And Inconsistency Of State Recognition To The Right Of Religion/Belief In Indonesia, Kadarudin Kadarudin

Hasanuddin Law Review

The right to freedom of religion/belief has been guaranteed by law in Indonesia, but there are still going on some violations of the right to freedom of religion/belief in the various regions. The purpose of this study was to determine the form of the legal guarantee of the right to freedom of religion/belief in Indonesia, shape inconsistencies state recognition of the right to religion/belief in Indonesia, and efforts to improve the rights of religion/belief in Indonesia. This paper uses a normative study. It was found that there are some rules that apply in Indonesia, which may hinder the implementation of …

The State’S Obligation To Protect The Individuals Lives From The Consequences Of Domestic Violence, Vilard Bytyqi

Hasanuddin Law Review

The aim of this paper is to treat the important aspects, which deal with State’s obligations to protect individuals lives from the consequences of the domestic violence. Thus, domestic violence is a concerning issue, which derives many consequences that sometimes are irreparable. In many cases, the State is obliged to save individuals lives from the effects of the domestic violence. The State will not be held responsible in all the cases for the consequences of the domestic violence. Due to the scarcity of the regulation of all the situations in the normative terms, the judicial practice that considers the cases …

Legal Protection For Domestic Workers: The Experience Of Indonesia, Sakka Pati

Hasanuddin Law Review

Given its social and economic invisibility and the accompanying low social status, domestic work is often exploitative. This research was aimed to find out and formulate the substance of legal protection for domestic workers in legislation in the field of labor in terms of the perspective of justice. It uses a statute, case, and socio-legal approaches. It was conducted in 3 (three) major cities, namely Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Makassar. The results of research showed that the substance of legal provisions in general for the protection of domestic workers, especially in labor legislation basically has not been able to guarantee justice …

The Feasibility Of Operating A Small City Police Department: A Fiscal Trend Analysis, Sean Martin Moore

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This professional administrative study (PAS) was developed to determine the feasibility of the client organization operating a small city police department or continuing with contracted police services by performing a fiscal trend analysis. The client organization’s law enforcement costs have risen significantly in the past decades and continue to rise. The fiscal trend analysis associated with operating a small city department was compared to those of three similar-sized California cities with small police departments. A fiscal trend analysis was completed using 10-year budget data from the client organization and three similar-sized California cities with small police departments. The fiscal analysis …

Justice Delayed, Justice Denied: A Critical Examination Of Repeated Suspect Status In Indonesia, Erwin Susilo, Mohd. Din, Suhaimi Suhaimi, Teuku Muttaqin Mansur

Hasanuddin Law Review

The Indonesian criminal justice system faces critical issues with the repeated designation of individuals as suspects, which compromises legal certainty and the protection of human rights. This study provides a critical analysis of the procedural and ethical consequences of repeated suspect designations within the framework of Indonesia's Criminal Procedure Code. This study employs a doctrinal legal research methodology, incorporating statute, case and conceptual approaches. The results show that pretrial judges assess the validity of suspect designations based on procedural and formal principles. Their authority is confined to reviewing formal aspects. These limitations underscore that pretrial proceedings focus solely on administrative …

What Constitutes As Limitation Of (Human) Rights In Indonesian Legal Context?, Anbar Jayadi

Hasanuddin Law Review

This article reviews the interpretation of the Constitutional Court (the Court) on the Article 28J paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution by looking into the rulings related to the Information and Electronic Transaction Law. These rulings are chosen because, in those rulings, tensions between individual and public interest are apparent. For example, the tension between the right to privacy and freedom of expression, and the tensions between freedom of expression and public order. The rulings that will be studied in this writing are Ruling No. 50/PUU-VI/2008, Ruling No. 2/PUU-VII/2009, Ruling No. 5/PUU-VIII/2010, Ruling No. 52/PUU-XI/2013, and Ruling No. 20/PUU-XIV/2016. In …

Problematic Policy: Environmental Impacts Of Traditional Mining In Papua, Hotlan Samosir

Hasanuddin Law Review

Mining without permits has changed land cover in the mining area. The activities of people mining without permits have violated the principle of sustainable development, where the economic aspects take precedence over ecological and social aspects. The research is a normative-legal research using a statute, case and conceptual approaches. The research conducted in Nabire Regency, Papua, Indonesia. The results show that The activities of gold mining in Nabire regency which have been going on for decades have not been well-organized. The implementation of people mining has caused environmental damage, especially in the mining area. The environmental damage due to the …

Protection Of Migrant Workers Under The Icmw: Incompatibility With Malaysian Laws And Position In Asean, Saidatul Nadia Abdul Aziz, Salawati Mat Basir

Hasanuddin Law Review

The International Convention on The Protection of The Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICMW) is the only Human Rights Convention that distinguishes between normal and irregular migrants in great detail. An analysis of the situation in Malaysia, based on feedback from relevant stakeholders, shows that there are insurmountable obstacles to ratification in relation to the ambiguous policy status for migrant workers, which is based on ad hoc policies. Malaysian legislation appears to be straightforward in its approach to labour migration policies, as it defines and categorises migrants into two distinct ‘categories': registered migrant (regular migrant) …

Human Right To Access Public Information: The Experience Of Ukraine And The Practice Of The Ecthr, Oleksandr Mykhailovych Shevchuk, Oleкsandr Mykhailovych Drozdov, Vadim Anatoliyovych Kozak, Anastasiia Oleksandrivna Vyltsan, Оlena Volodymyrivna Verhoglyad-Gerasymenko

Hasanuddin Law Review

The guarantee of ensuring the right to access public information is an important condition and criterion for functioning in a legal democratic state. In addition, realizing the right to access public information is essential for preventing and detecting corruption. The purpose of this work is to analyze international legal rules and standards, as well as to provide some examples of the practice of the European Court of Human Rights in the context of the implementation of the right to access public information. It has been established that the right to access public information is a component of the human right …