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Effect Of Education And Policy On Informal Caregivers’ Experience Of Grief With End-Of-Life Care, Brandan Margaret Rose

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

While numerous studies have explored various aspects of end-of-life care, a significant gap persists in the literature regarding the emotional burden experienced by informal caregivers as they grapple with challenging decisions. Additionally, with current federal and state guidelines, administrators do not have clear policies to drive equity for patients and their informal caregivers. This qualitative study examined informal caregivers’ perceptions of how end-of-life care policies impacted the dying process and how education influenced their grief and guilt. Using a conceptual framework of Simon’s concept of bounded rationality and evidence-based policymaking, the study addressed constraints on caregivers’ decision-making due to limited …

Administrative Appeal Decision - Lewis, James (2022-11-08)

Parole Administrative Appeal Decisions

No abstract provided.

Towards A Trauma-Informed, Culturally Competent Approach To Intimate Partner Violence, Debra Beilke

Master of Arts in Human Services

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a pervasive, worldwide problem with devastating physical, psychological, and economic consequences. IPV can happen to anyone—male or female, straight or LGBTQ, wealthy or poor. However, most reported cases of IPV involve women as victims. Furthermore, women are more likely to experience chronic violence, severe IPV, criminal harassment, or be killed (Stewart et al., 2021). According to the World Health Organization (WHO) (2021), 26% of women around the world have experienced violence (physical and/or sexual) from a current or former intimate partner at least once in their lifetime.

Given the pervasiveness of IPV and its serious …

Homelessness In The United States: Factors, Trends, Forensic Considerations, And Housing First As A Response To Traditional Housing Interventions, Amanda Lenertz

Master of Arts in Human Services

The topics of housing instability and homelessness are significant public health concerns within the United States. This review aimed to explore the problem of homelessness through the lens of forensic mental health, assessing current housing interventions and outcomes for affected populations. A literature review of over 45 journal articles was conducted; this review sought to identify relevant themes, affected populations, debates in research, and proposed interventions. Topics reviewed included the history and current state of housing interventions, contributing factors, individual and societal costs and consequences, relationships between homelessness, substance use, mental health, and incarceration, housing first initiatives, considerations for special …

Parental Incarceration And Substance Use: Multipliers Of Aces Determining The Future Of Our Youth, Katie Heath

Master of Arts in Human Services

Although we are aware that a large percentage of incarcerated individuals that have entered the criminal justice system have substance use disorders, less attention has been given to the large percentage of these individuals that are parents. As these parents struggle with navigating the criminal justice system and maintaining sobriety, the children in these homes are often left facing uncertainties of where they will get their next meal, how they will find a way to get to school, or avoid the chaos in their home. This study aims to look at how this significant population of children faces a multiplied …

Sexual Assault Prevention Initiatives In New Mexico, Mahtab Soleimani, Theresa H. Cruz

Posters and Presentations

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Adverse Childhood Experiences And Child Protective Services Involvement On Juvenile Delinquency, Liana Pachot

Master of Arts in Human Services

In this paper, the aim is to study the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and the cause and effect that these experiences have on adolescent behavior that leads to delinquency involvement. Along with this, we will look at the impact of human services professionals, like child protective services, and their impact on these challenging behaviors and goal of decreasing recidivism. We will look at the structure of the juvenile justice system, and how human service professionals play a role in the systems that impact the adolescent delinquency population. There will also be a breakdown of what Adverse Childhood Experiences are …

Service Receipt Among Alaskan Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, Or Stalking, Ingrid Johnson

AJiC Alaska Victimization Survey

The Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC) at the University of Alaska Anchorage has released a new report, "Service Receipt among Alaskan Women Who Experience Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking." This report used data from the 2020 Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) to estimate the extent to which victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking needed and received victim services. It also estimated the extent to which victims are likely to report to the police in the future.

Usa V. Joseph Johnson, Jr.

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Childhood Adhd: Treated Vs. Untreated -- Treatments, Implications, & Outcomes, Melissa Glenn

Master of Arts in Human Services

Childhood ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) is a common childhood condition. While older researchers claimed that stimulant medication used to treat ADHD could lead to substance abuse, more recent research has proven otherwise. Some researchers claim that instead of causation, ADHD medication can even be preventative regarding future criminality and substance abuse. This paper reviews historical and current applicable research regarding treatments and statistics for treated and untreated childhood ADHD and aims to provide valuable insight and discussion. The analysis will discuss the effectiveness of both non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions. Continued research into this condition is beneficial for children, caregivers, …

Adverse Childhood Experiences And Effects On Delinquency, Katherine Lank

Master of Arts in Human Services

Youth involved in delinquent acts are seen interacting with the juvenile justice system at an alarming rate. Adverse childhood experiences influence the development of behavior and chances of taking risks. Children who grow up in a household with an unfit parent, substance abuse, or mental health disorders are seen turning to delinquent acts for gratification. This can have a higher chance of poor educational performance, unemployment, increased law enforcement interactions, and long-term mental and physical disabilities. Searching literature consisted of finding external factors and their control on brain development and future adult behaviors. Research was conducted on the school-to-prison pipeline, …

Child Abuse And The Negative Role It Plays Throughout A Childs Lifetime, Mckenna Ellingson

Master of Arts in Human Services

Child abuse is very common termonology across the entire globe, states, communities, and even rural and urban areas. This writing will cover many topics within child abuse that discusses the impact that child abuse has on children through physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, exposure to domestic violence and how it causes substantial adverse health, educational, and behavioral consequences throughout the child lifespan. The goals will to be to explore different types of abuse and how it impacts the child's brain, development, and stages throughout their lifetime. This writing was aimed to review the most comprehensive studies of the …

Indiana Law Supporting Newly Established Indiana Innocence Project, James Owsley Boyd

Keep Up With the Latest News from the Law School (blog)

Law students from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will have the opportunity to help exonerate wrongfully convicted Hoosiers through the newly established Indiana Innocence Project, which officially launched Saturday (Aug. 17).

Established in association with the national Innocence Project—which has helped free more than 240 wrongfully convicted prisoners since 1992—the Indiana Innocence Project (INIP) has been made possible through the support of the Herbert Simon Family Foundation, along with the Law School and IU’s Department of Criminal Justice.

The Indiana Innocence Project will screen and investigate cases with meritorious innocence claims, secure DNA testing when biological evidence …

Reduction Of Crimes In Dubai With The Use Of Artificial Intelligence, Ahmad Saeed Abdulrahim

Theses

This dissertation examines the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance crime reduction efforts by the Dubai Police. As Dubai continues to grow and new technologies emerge, integrating AI into Dubai Police represents a significant opportunity to improve operational efficiency, predictive policing, and data-driven investigations. However, this integration also raises critical ethical and privacy concerns that must be addressed to ensure responsible use. The rapid development of AI technologies offers promising solutions for modernizing crime prevention and Dubai Police strategies. Dubai, with its advanced technological infrastructure and forward-looking governance, is an ideal context for exploring these innovations. The effective use …

The Balancing Act Of Justice: Juggling Affects In The Pursuit Of Fairness, Andrea Allen

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

In my dissertation, I aim to examine the different identifications and affects that occur in the pursuit of justice as explored in early modern texts. I explore the relationship, and differences, between pity, compassion, and mercy in various early modern texts such as Chapman, Marston, and Jonson’s Eastward Hoe; Shakespeare’s King Lear and Measure for Measure; Spenser’s Faerie Queene; and Middleton’s The Old Law. I look at the role that the imagination plays in allowing people to identify with the pain and perspectives of others, especially as it enhances or limits one's ability to sympathize with victims and offenders. More …

Influence Of Academic Abstract Variables On Geospatial Skills Of Undergraduate Students: An Exploratory Study, Kanika Verma

The Geographical Bulletin

Spatial thinking and learning are essential components of geography education . The National Research Council’s 2006 report “Learning to Think Spatially” emphasized that people vary with respect to performance on spatial tasks . This pilot study at a large Texas university investigated geospatial thinking variances among undergraduate students based on academic experience of students . T his exploratory study uses the Geospatial T hinking Survey (GTS), based on the Spatial T hinking Ability Test (STAT) endorsed by Association of American Geographers (2006) and published by Lee and Bednarz (2012), to assess the geospatial thinking differences of undergraduate students . The …

Assessment Of Sexual Violence Risk Perception In Men Who Have Sex With Men: Proposal For The Development And Validation Of "G-Date"., D. J. Angelone, Damon Mitchell, Brooke Wells, Megan Korovich, Alexandra Nicoletti, Dustin Fife

College of Science & Mathematics Departmental Research

BACKGROUND: Sexual violence (SV) is a significant problem for sexual minorities, including men who have sex with men (MSM). The limited research suggests SV is associated with a host of syndemic conditions. These factors tend to cluster and interact to worsen one another. Unfortunately, while much work has been conducted to examine these factors in heterosexual women, there is a lack of research examining MSM, especially their SV risk perception. Further, MSM are active users of dating and sexual networking (DSN) mobile apps, and this technology has demonstrated usefulness for creating safe spaces for MSM to meet and engage partners. …

Regulating Digital Platforms Through Sanctions, Michelle Miao

Washington International Law Journal

This article, theoretically and empirically, articulates the rising role of criminal law as a regulatory tool of China’s digital platform economy. This unique Chinese model of digital platform governance is described as “regulation through sanctions.” Through a comprehensive survey of a wide range of digital platforms— e.g., financial fundraising platforms, e-commerce, taxi-hailing, and video-sharing platforms—and criminal cases involving such platforms, I reveal the logic of regulation through sanctions: It shifts state regulatory burden and accountability, redistributes risks and responsibility, and enhances political legitimacy. Compared to the direct regulatory model adopted by European countries and indirect, self-regulatory model employed in the …

Current And Emerging Trends In The Management Of International Disasters, Laura M. Phipps, David A. Mcentire

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

This edited book examines major problems facing the international disaster community as well as innovative solutions to global emergency management, focusing on the current and emerging trends in disaster management that cross geographic, social, and political borders.

Judicial Perspectives On Sentencing Mentally Ill Violent Offenders In New York, Vinita Puri

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Mass incarceration is a public health crisis in the United States. Scholarly research has shown that incarceration may lead to exacerbated psychiatric conditions and increased recidivism risk. Lawmakers and policymakers have turned toward therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ) to develop and implement trauma-informed crime prevention and intervention strategies that focus on diverting individuals from prisons and into community-based treatment. New York legislators have expanded problem-solving courts (e.g., mental health courts), psychiatric treatment facilities, public housing supports, and law enforcement training. In this generic qualitative study, five criminal court judges in New York shared their perspectives on TJ and trauma-informed approaches to sentencing …

Application And Implications Of Radiocarbon Dating In Forensic Case Work: When Medico-Legal Significance Meets Archaeological Relevance, Benoit Bertrand, Thibault Clauzel, Pascale Richardin, Anne Bécart, Philippe Morbidelli, Valery Hédouin, Carina Marques

Anthropology Faculty Publications

The estimation of the postmortem interval for skeletal remains is a crucial aspect of forensic anthropology. This paper illustrates the importance of radiocarbon analysis for establishing medico-legal significance and supporting forensic identification, through the analysis of three case studies for which the years of both birth and death were investigated. In Audresselles, Northern France, a partial skull was discovered with no contextual information or identity. Radiocarbon dating yielded an average calibrated calendar age of 4232 BCE (92.5% probability), indicating significant archaeological value but no forensic relevance. In the second case, skeletal remains were found in the flooded underground of a …

Examining The Impact Of A Professional Learning Community On Teachers' Awareness Of Neurodiversity In The Classroom, Taylor Diane Williams

Theses and Dissertations

In this action research study, the researcher sought to explore the influence of Professional Learning Community (PLC) participation on the recognition and awareness of general education teachers on neurodiversity in their classrooms. Additionally, the study aimed to investigate the effects of the teachers’ awareness on their instructional approaches. The participants of this study hail from a variety of cultures and languages from around the world. Conducted over a six-week period in an international school in southern Germany, the participants demonstrated an enhanced understandings of neurodiversity through their engagement in the PLC sessions. The data collection tools used in the study …

The Road To Equity- Have Women Made Adequate Progress?, Renalia Dubose B.S, M.S., Ed. S., J.D.

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

The United States Department of Education, via The Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994, implemented national standards for measuring student achievement throughout the United States. For the first time, the federal government examined data regarding the progress of all students. The determination of adequate progress caused a national reckoning as the No Child Left Behind movement put the spotlight on data associated with a group of children who were previously hidden from public view, underachieving and underserved students. For the first time, the federal government gave clarity to a previously vague term, adequate progress. Women's rights advocacy has been at …

Professional Portfolio: A Social Work Journey Through The 10 Competencies, Tessa Rae Nelson

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

The Professional Portfolio demonstrates Tessa Nelson's work through the 10 competencies of social work. This portfolio emphasizes what the student has learned and how it has impacted their social work practice.

Msw Portfolio, Briar Gaither

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

A look at my personal journey through the MSW program, what I experienced and learned, and what I gained. Features my many papers and projects from the program

Staying Curious, Stephanie Voisine

Graduate Student Portfolios, Professional Papers, and Capstone Projects

No abstract provided.

Resolving Land Use Conflicts Without Zoning, Noah Austin

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection

This Note presumes the rise of mixed-use development, upzoning, and other deregulatory zoning schemes. It sets aside the question of whether the costs of exclusionary zoning outweigh its benefits to society. And it characterizes the return-of-nuisance problem as something to be mitigated while pursuing land use deregulation, not as a cause for slowing that deregulation.

To this end, this Note offers three possible solutions towards mitigating conflicts between competing land uses in deregulated regimes. This Note contends that where today’s deregulated developments do generate conflicts between conflicting use types, society would reap net benefit by weakening judicial protection of nuisance …

Black Women And Maternal Health: Racism, Class And The New Jim Crow, Michelle García

Health Law Outlook

No abstract provided.

A Call To Action: The Need For Uniform Healthcare Standards For Incarcerated Pregnant Women In U.S. Jails & Prisons, Victoria K. Mastrofilippo

Health Law Outlook

No abstract provided.

Cannabis And Psilocybin: Insurance Reimbursement, Legalization, And Rescheduling, Elena Markos

Health Law Outlook

No abstract provided.