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Institutional Learning Outcome Development For Academic Planning, Nichole Molinaro
Institutional Learning Outcome Development For Academic Planning, Nichole Molinaro
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This professional administrative study created Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) for a publicly funded postsecondary institution located in the southern part of Ontario, Canada. The university was created in the early 2000s and was the first publicly funded university in Ontario to open in over 40 years. The university shares a campus location with a college and was created with a special mission to provide career-oriented university programs and to provide opportunities for college graduates to complete a university degree. The university has been on a trajectory of immense growth. The focus to this point has been building from the ground …
Perspectives Of Key Court Personnel On The Prosecution Of Domestic Violence Cases, Crystal M. Schoeder
Perspectives Of Key Court Personnel On The Prosecution Of Domestic Violence Cases, Crystal M. Schoeder
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Domestic violence (DV) continues to be a public health and criminal justice problem. Several criminal justice system changes have been made to combat DV, such as mandatory arrest policies, no-drop prosecution policies, and specialized DV courts. Perspectives on these policies, DV, and the criminal justice system have been obtained from the victims, police officers, and victim advocates. However, perspectives from those within the criminal justice court system are missing. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to obtain the perspectives of key court personnel in small rural communities regarding the prosecution of DV cases. Narrative policy framework was used …