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Police Use Of Force: A Review Of The Literature, Portland State University. Criminology And Criminal Justice Senior Capstone

Criminology and Criminal Justice Senior Capstone Project

Our research led to 22 articles with information relevant to the subject of police use of force. The studies explored a variety of topics, ranging from media coverage of force to characteristics of deadly force encounters and many issues in between. The information presented below is a summary of the most significant and useful data gathered from these studies. The material has been divided into five categories: Definitions and Prevalence, Suspects (those who experience force), Officers (those who use force), Patterns of the practice, and Implications, which include best practices or prevention over abuse. The “Definitions and Prevalence” section provides …

2012 October, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for October of 2012.

La Opinión Pública De La Leche Del Programa Nacional De Alimentación Complementaria En Chile, Jennifer Rosenthal

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Research question: What is the public opinion of the free milk distributed by the Chilean Supplementary Feeding Program?

Objectives: The general objective is to reveal the public opinion of the milk distribution program in order to propose improvements. The specific objectives are to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the program, to become familiar with the perceptions of the milk according to various socioeconomic groups, and to investigate the level of awareness in order to propose strategies for development and education if necessary. Ultimately, this investigation identifies improvements to the program to satisfy the various needs of health …

Associations, Movements, Dialogues, Social Problems And News: Voluntary Action And The Life Cycles Of The Third Sector, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This is one of two summation papers presented at the conclusion of the 2012 Queensland University conference on the third sector, looking to the future. The focus initially is on the concept of the social imaginary as offered by the Canadian social philosopher, Charles Taylor. Much of the previous conceptual and theoretical work in third sector studies during the past few decades has been focused on questions of the best ways to imagine the community and national social configurations of increasingly large numbers of nonprofit, voluntary and nongovernmental organizations. The concepts of nonprofit organization and nonprofit sector have been most …

Native American Methamphetamine And Suicide Prevention Program Evaluation: Omaha, Nebraska, Final Report, R. K. Piper

Past Publications

This final report documents the major findings of the evaluation of the Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI Years 1-3), also referred to locally as the Soaring Over Methamphetamine and Suicide Program (SOMS), funded by the Indian Health Service (IHS), Division of Behavioral Health. The University of Nebraska at Omaha, Consortium for Organizational Research and Evaluation (CORE) recently contracted with the Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition (NUIHC) to provide technical assistance in completing this evaluation and the report.

The evaluation study consists of information collected and analyzed from three sources: 1) a review and summary of program-implementation, process and outcome …

Nebraska Natural Change By Race/Ethnicity, David Drozd

Past Publications

The natural phenomena of people being born and people passing away occur every day. Demographers call the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths “natural change”. Natural change and the net movement of persons to/from an area are factors that lead its population to change. While our office has analyzed these population change components in total, we can now break them into sub-groups such as by race/ethnicity.

Notes From The September 20, 2012 Data Release Of 2011 American Community Survey (Acs) Data From The U.S. Census Bureau, David Drozd

Past Publications

This information is under embargo until 12:01 a.m. on Thursday September 20, 2012. The information cannot be shared with anyone not certified by the Census Bureau’s embargo policy. No stories can run on this topic until Thursday morning. Feel free to contact me for comment during the embargo period.

2012 September, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for September of 2012.

Public Perceptions Regarding The Use Of Force By Police In Portland, Oregon, Greg Stewart, Kris R. Henning, Brian Renauer

Criminal Justice Policy Research Institute Research Briefs

The current study sought to assess public perceptions regarding the frequency of force used by Portland police and determine whether these beliefs are consistent with officially recorded data on force used by officers in recent years.

Nebraska State/Local Population Trends, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Highlights Regarding Population Change; County Changes; Understanding “Natural Change” and the Impact Births have on the Population’s Structure; Migration Factors; Racial and Ethnic Factors; Special Focus on Education Statistics and “Brain Drain” or “Brain Gain”; and Other Key Items.

Sources Of Economic, Business And Industry Data, Jerry O'Donnell

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Tools and Resources; Data By Industry; Industry Snapshots; Data by Geography; Data by Survey; Database Search; Electronic Economy; NAICS; Small Business; Women, Minorities, Veterans; Economic Indicators; County Business & Demographics; Quarterly Workforce Indicators; and On The Map.

Neighborhood, Community, And Small Area Data Analysis, Jerry Deichert, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Small Area Data Analysis: The Importance of Various Census Geographies; Relationship between Geography and Datafiles; Major Tract Splits and Changes: 2000 vs. 2010; Data Available at the ZIP Code Level; Accessing ZIP Code Data; County Business Patterns Home Page; ZIP Code Business Patterns Data; ZIP Code Business Patterns Detail; ZIP Code Business Patterns Compare; Local Employment Dynamics--OnTheMap; Selecting Geography; Perform Analysis; Analysis Settings—Inflow/Outflow; Review Results and Change Settings; Selecting a City; Results—Inflow/Outflow; Results—Places Where Fremont Residents Work; and Other Data Sources.

Information For Grant Writers And Data Users, Sara Woods

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Statistical Information for Grant Writing; Good Data in Grant Applications…; Good Data: Where to Focus; National/State Level Data; Making national data relevant to your proposal; National Data Sources; State Data Resources; Local Data; Local Data Sources; Organizational (Primary) Data; Organizational Data: Basic Items to Collect; Surveys; Types of Surveys; Design of Surveys; Gap Analysis; Best Practices Surveys; Other Data Considerations; Identifying Your Target Population; Use Census Products to Describe Your Target Population; Presenting Data in a Proposal; Presenting Data in a Grant Proposal:Charts and Graphs; and Descriptive Text.

Race/Ethnicity, Ancestry, And Place Of Birth Data, Ethel Williams, Jerry Deichert

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Race; Hispanic Origin; Place of Birth and Ancestry; Data Sources; Selected Population Tables; Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin 2010 Census; Hispanic or Latino by Type 2010 Census; Asian by Type: 2010 Census; Ancestry: 2006‐2010 American Community Survey; Country of Birth: 2006‐2010 American Community Survey; Focus on Black Nebraskans and the Sudanese and Subsaharan Population; Why Is Vehicle Availability Important?; and Where Do People Who Live in 68110 Work/Live?;.

Census Overview: Basics, Decennial, Acs, And Estimates, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation discusses: Terminology & Definitions; Questionnaires & Concepts; How does CPAR typically analyze race/ethnicity?; Census Datafiles; ACS Data Release Schedule (full implementation in 2005); Geography; Geography vs. Data (A Duel); Relationship between Data/Datafiles and Geography; PUMA geography; The American Community Survey: What is it?; ACS Methodology in Brief; 2011 ACS Data Release; Multi-year Aggregate Estimates: Advantages; ACS New Subject Areas; The 2009 ACS Nebraska “Double Whammy”; Point Estimates, MOE and Confidence Intervals; Population Estimates Program: Basics, Census Methodology in Brief, and Its Importance; and Estimates Program Data; Bottomline: Ask Yourself These Questions.

Data Products Released In The Past Year And Products To Be Released In The Next Year, Jerry O'Donnell

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Census, Surveys & Estimates; Pop Quiz; 2010 Census Data Products Released in 2011, 2012 and 2013; 2010 Urban Area Product Release Schedule; American Community Survey Data Products: Data for 2011; 2005-2009 ACS County-to-County Migration Files; 2006-2010 ACS American Indian and Alaska Native Tables; The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2010; Schedule of New Estimates; and Census Bureau homepage.

2012 Fall Convocation Program, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

Fall convocation program held on August 15, 2012.

Local Employment Dynamics, Jerry Deichert, Michael Pippin

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Description of Local Employment Dynamics; Review of two major data tools (OnTheMap and QWI Online); and Hands on exercises.

Catastrophes And The Role Of Social Networks In Recovery: A Case Study Of St. Bernard Parish, La, Residents After Hurricane Katrina, Carrie E. Lasley

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the experiences of St. Bernard Parish, La., residents as they coped with the impact of the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. An estimated 50,000 St. Bernard Parish residents relocated to a new home one year after Katina in 2006, and many of those residents moved again. This study examines the effects of the decisions of St. Bernard residents to relocate or to return on their social connections. The utility, adaptability and durability of social networks of these residents will be explored to enrich our knowledge about the social effects …

Cpaf Updates Vol. 13 Issue No. 3, Stella Concepcion R. Concepcion, Cristeta A. Foronda, Aida O. Grande, Stoix Nebin S. Pascua, Francisca O. Tan

CPAf Updates

In this issue:

• CPAf implements water projects, 1
• CRDES Publishes books on partnership and policy perspectives, 2
• DAR awards additional research projects to CISC, 3
• CRDES program staff meet its partners for food security and sustainability, 3
• CPAf project team conducts seminar-workshop on climate change, 4
• CPAf and OC organize LENTE Forum, 5
• BOR approves CPAf-based PhD in Development Studies program, 5
• CPAf faculty conducts seminar on Magna Carta of Women, 6
• CTTE conducts IPR orientation for CPAf constituents, 7
• CPAf staff participate in international forums, 8
• CISC Director attends training course in South Korea, 9
• CPAf hosts Japanese interns, …