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Where Have All The Women Gone? Trafficking On Women, A Global Problem, Kristeen L. Giese
Where Have All The Women Gone? Trafficking On Women, A Global Problem, Kristeen L. Giese
Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato
This study examines the problems related to the trafficking on women. Trafficking on women presents a variety of social, legal and moral problems. This study uses a global perspective to define the role of women in society and its implications for the study of trafficking. Secondary data analysis was performed with specific emphasis on the role of women in society, economic factors and documented governmental and non-governmental responses to the problem. Results indicate that trafficking of women is a multi-layered issue. Research on trafficking is further complicated by in availability of data, inconsistent responses to the issue and the global …
Comparative Analysis Of Urban Design And Criminal Behavior: A Study Of New Urbanism And Defensible Space As They Pertain To Crime, Afton Enger
Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato
This research evaluates the correlation between urban design and criminal behavior. Environmental designs observed are New Urbanism, also known as Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) and Neo-Traditional Neighborhood Design; and Defensible Space, otherwise known as Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) or Secure by Design (SBD). This study analyzes and compares crime rates in Minnesota cities and neighborhoods which have characteristics of one of these urban designs or a 3rd, Vernacular Design. Similar research has been done in a 2004 thesis by Marie E. Hafey titled New Urbanism Versus Defensible Space: Design Philosophies Related to Neighborhood Satisfaction and Perceived Crime, which …
The Secret Life Of Your Personal Information: Government Resources On Identity Theft, Washington State University
The Secret Life Of Your Personal Information: Government Resources On Identity Theft, Washington State University
Consumer Fraud
Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Washington State University.
Follow The Legislation - Human Trafficking And Child Abduction, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Follow The Legislation - Human Trafficking And Child Abduction, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Crime/Violence
Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
The Co-Occurrence Of Multiple And Overlapping Demands Among Women Leaving Prison, Jennifer Jo Schweitzer
The Co-Occurrence Of Multiple And Overlapping Demands Among Women Leaving Prison, Jennifer Jo Schweitzer
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
The findings presented in this thesis result from an analysis of the experiences over a three-year period of thirteen women recently released from prison, all of whom simultaneously struggled with severe physical and mental health problems, drug and alcohol addiction(s), and histories of trauma. The purpose of this study was to better understand the strategies women with these multiple and overlapping vulnerabilities utilized as they attempted to reintegrate into the community. This group of thirteen women is a subsample of a population of 41 women whose reentry experiences were the focus of a larger, longitudinal research project. The data consist …