Revisiting Police–Adult Probation Partnerships in Texas: Troubling Signs

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bitna Kim ◽  
Jurg Gerber
Keyword(s):  
Overwhelming Majority ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Police Chiefs ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Adult Probation

It has been almost 10 years since the Correctional Management Institute of Texas surveyed police chiefs in Texas in 2007, concluding that the overwhelming majority of police–probation partnerships in Texas were informal rather than formal. This study revisits police–adult probation partnerships in Texas using new state-wide data collected from both police and adult probation chiefs in 2016. This study found some troubling signs in the nature and extent of partnerships: The majority of police agencies in 2016 had no partnerships at all, but approximately 75 of probation agencies did, albeit mostly informal ones. Although both police and adult probation chiefs appeared to be open to future formal partnerships, they were only interested if initiated by another agency. The findings of this study highlight the importance of formalizing and institutionalizing partnerships for sustainability over the long term. The roles of regional professional organizations will be critical to expand partnerships.

scholarly journals Thunderstorms and thunderstorm precipitations in southern Poland

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Zuzanna Bielec-Bąkowska
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variability ◽  
Daily Precipitation ◽  
Overwhelming Majority ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽  
Southern Poland ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Term Change ◽  
Atmospheric Fronts ◽  
Precipitation Events

AbstractThis paper addresses spatial and temporal variability in the occurrence of thunderstorms and related precipitation in southern Poland between 1951 and 2010. The analysis was based on thunderstorm observations and daily precipitation totals (broken down into the few ranges) from 15 meteorological stations. It was found that precipitation accompanied an overwhelming majority of thunderstorms. The most frequent range of thunderstorm precipitation totals was 0.1–10.0 mm which accounted for 60% of all values while precipitation higher than 20.0 mm accounted only for ca. 8%. During the study period, long-term change in the number of days with thunderstorm precipitation within a certain range displayed no clear-cut trends. Exceptions included: 1) an increase in the number of days with thunderstorm precipitation in the lowest range of totals (0.1–10.0 mm) at Katowice, Tarnów, Rzeszów and Lesko and decrease at Mt. Kasprowy Wierch, 2) an increase in the range 10.1–20.0 mm at Zakopane and 20.1–30.0 mm at Opole, 3) a decrease of the top range (more than 30.0 mm) at Mt. Śnieżka. It was found that the heaviest thunderstorm precipitation events, i.e. totalling more than 30 mm, and those events that covered all or most of the study area, occurred at the time of air advection from the southern or eastern sectors and a passage of atmospheric fronts.

Laboratory screening in overweight/obese adolescents: do the results change the management?

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reshmi Morris ◽  
Ronald Feinstein ◽  
Martin Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Laboratory Testing ◽  
Liver Enzymes ◽  
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Short Term

Abstract Due to the growth of the epidemic of obesity and the association of obesity with both short-term and long-term medical complications, many professional organizations have recommended performing laboratory testing as part of the initial evaluation of overweight and obese children and adolescents. We report on the results of laboratory testing performed on 110 patients (mean age 14.0 years, range 8–20 years) referred to our weight management program between 2011 and 2013. Our results showed mild abnormalities in levels of cholesterol, glucose, liver enzymes, and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in fewer than 5% of patients for each test and no changes in management based on these results for any of the patients. We call for re-consideration of the recommendations for laboratory testing in children and adolescents being evaluated and treated for overweight and obesity.

scholarly journals Variability of Crime Clearance Among Police Agencies

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas L. Scott ◽  
Charles Wellford ◽  
Cynthia Lum ◽  
Heather Vovak
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Factors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Police Departments ◽  
Clearance Rates ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Term Variation ◽  
Crime Clearance ◽  
Crime Types

Average crime clearance rates have remained remarkably stable in the United States since the 1980s, despite many advances in investigative technologies or fluctuations in crime. Taking these average trends at face value, some have suggested that this stability indicates that police departments can do little to alter their clearance rates. However, in this study, we find that the average trends mask substantial long-term variation in crime clearance among police agencies. Using group-based trajectory modeling, we test whether large U.S. police departments have reported uniquely different long-term clearance rate trends from 1981 to 2013 and what organizational factors might contribute to different trends. As we discuss, this method has attractive qualities that provide for a more rigorous analysis compared with past comparative work. Our results show diverse levels and patterns of clearance both within individual crime types and across multiple crime types that appear to covary with organizational factors. We explain how finite mixture modeling can advance both quantitative and qualitative research by identifying departmental differences in performance for further study.

scholarly journals Multiperiodicity in semiregular variables

1999 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
L.L. Kiss ◽  
K. Szatmáry
Keyword(s):  
Wavelet Analysis ◽  
Overwhelming Majority ◽  
Clear Distinction ◽  
Period Analysis ◽  
Visual Observations

We present a detailed period analysis for 98 red semiregular variables by means of Fourier and wavelet analysis of long-term visual observations carried out by amateur astronomers. The overwhelming majority of the studied stars show multiperiodic behaviour. We found two significant periods in 62 variables, while there are definite signs of three periods in 13 stars. 20 stars turned out to be monoperiodic with small instabilities in the period. Since this study deals with the general trends, we want to find only the most dominant periods.The distribution of periods and period ratios is examined in the (log P1, log P0/P1) plots. Three significant and two less obvious sequences are present which can be explained as the straight consequence of different pulsational modes. This hypothesis is supported by the multiperiodic variables with three periods. A clear distinction between C-rich and O-rich stars has been found in these diagrams suggesting a connection between the chemistry and pulsational characteristics.

scholarly journals Phenomenon of Suicide in Russian Stories by V. Nabokov

2020 ◽  
pp. 153-173
Author(s):  
V. Yu. Lebedeva
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Overwhelming Majority ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Christian Culture ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Acute Crisis

The results of the analysis of suicidal issues in the stories of V. Nabokov “Blow of a Wing”, “Fairy Tale”, “Accident”, “Lycus”, “Notification”, “Letter to Russia”, “Vasily Shishkov” are presented in the article. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that it makes it possible to clarify the writer’s ideas about being and the otherworldly, as well as to contribute to the development of such an interdisciplinary branch of scientific knowledge as thanatology. It is argued that the suicidal situations in the stories are similar: the characters take this step in a state of acute crisis as a result of long-term indulgence of weaknesses and passions (including addictions). The problem of the environment is also noted — despite the fact that the heroes are surrounded by people, they are in an atmosphere of misunderstanding and loneliness. Attention is also paid to the relationship of a number of characters with God and infernal forces (in particular, an intertextual parallel with the novel “Demons” is drawn). It is proved that suicide in the overwhelming majority of texts is a consequence of the metaphysical disintegration of heroes prone to irresponsibility, consumerism, escapism, and in some cases to the fight against God. It is concluded that the phenomenon of suicide in Russian-language Nabokov’s stories is devoid of a romantic and / or heroic halo — the writer comprehends it within the framework of European-Christian culture.

scholarly journals Adapting pastoral breeding to global changes in West and Central tropical Africa: Review of ecological views

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-159
Author(s):  
Pierre Hiernaux ◽  
Mohamed Habibou Assouma
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Systems ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
International Investments ◽  
Livestock Breeding ◽  
Societal Changes ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Sub Saharan

Pastoral livestock is defined as a reproduction-oriented, grazing-based familial livestock system with community-managed resources. Pastoral breeders differ from one another in the diversity of species and breeds raised, the size and management of herds and the extent of their regional mobility. The social, economic and environmental weight of pastoralist livestock in West and Central sub-Saharan Africa is evoked together with its imputation of environmental degradation. Global changes faced by pastoral livestock are sorted out by domains, climatic and societal, and by time scales, short or long. The incriminated impacts of livestock on ecosystems are assessed in the short and long terms. The functions of pastoral breeding already affected by global changes whether climatic or societal are analyzed. The capacity of two alternative livestock breeding systems, ranching and stall-feeding, to respond to these constraints is reviewed. Finally, pastoral breeding has been recognized as being able to adapt best to long-term climate change and to short- and long-term societal changes, provided that national and international investments are made. Civil security must be restored and pastoralists’ access to water and fodder resources must be secured. Professional organizations and associations should be empowered to negotiate grazing rights, and their skills should be enhanced. There is the need to complete, rehabilitate and manage hydraulic and veterinary infrastructures, but also to invest significantly in adapted health, education and communication infrastructures in long-neglected pastoral areas.

Drivers and Dilemmas of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery

2019 ◽  
pp. 87-106
Author(s):  
Dorothy Shaw ◽  
Nicole Todd
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Of Interest ◽  
Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Extreme Caution ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery ◽  
Female Genital

Female genital cosmetic surgery includes many procedures undertaken at the request of the woman and is the fastest-growing area of cosmetic surgery, despite calls for avoidance or extreme caution from professional organizations responsible for women’s health. Low genital self-image is presumed to drive requests, but root causes have not been studied. The vast majority of these surgeries are not indicated medically, have unknown long-term effects, and are being performed in a private-pay environment in a context of significant ethical concerns regarding informed consent, autonomy and beneficence, and conflict of interest. This chapter explores normal physiologic development of female genitalia as it pertains to knowledge of what is “normal,” self-image and the drivers of genital self-image, concerns about specific procedures, and statements of professional organizations. Ethical tensions and dilemmas for clinicians highlight physicians’ ethical responsibility to provide accurate information about potential harms and benefits of these procedures.

Community Policing and Homeland Security Policing

2009 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison T. Chappell ◽  
Sarah A. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Police Chiefs ◽  
The Past ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Homeland Security Policing

The past three decades have seen police agencies move toward the adoption of community policing. However, since 9/11, the policing focus has appeared to shift toward homeland security. Whether this represents a shift to a new policing philosophy or a modification to an existing one is unclear. Are community policing and homeland security policing compatible? Or does the move toward homeland security policing signal the demise of community policing? This study investigates these questions with data from Virginia police chiefs. Results suggest that police chiefs with 4-year degrees, chiefs from smaller departments, and chiefs from departments with higher levels of community policing implementation are less likely to believe that the emphasis on community policing is waning. Furthermore, police chiefs with 4-year degrees and those from departments with higher levels of community policing implementation are more likely to see community policing and homeland security policing as complementary strategies. Implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.

Barriers to formal police–community corrections partnerships

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bitna Kim ◽  
Adam K Matz ◽  
Jurg Gerber
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Community Corrections ◽  
Common Reason ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Police Chiefs ◽  
The Past ◽  
Parole Officers ◽  
Police Agencies ◽  
Significant Barrier

Although there has been continuing and increasingly intensive interest in police–community corrections partnerships over the past two decades, recent studies have found that the majority of partnerships remain informal endeavors. Little is known about the reasons why police and community corrections agencies do not formalize partnerships. To address this gap in knowledge, we collected state-wide survey data from police chiefs and chief probation/parole officers in Pennsylvania regarding barriers to partnerships as well as interest in new partnership opportunities. The results revealed that for both police and probation/parole agencies, the most common reason for nonparticipation was that they have not been approached by the respective agencies. A lack of funding resources was the second most common barrier for both agencies. The so-called stalking horse concern was another significant barrier for probation/parole agencies, but it was not significant for police agencies. Regarding favorability to future partnerships, most respondents were interested in formal partnerships, but only a few agency representatives noted that they were actively seeking out opportunities to partner. The implications for policies, training, and future research are discussed.

Tajikistan's Rahmon will tighten grip on power

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Overwhelming Majority ◽  
Parliamentary Election ◽  
Election Campaign ◽  
The West ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Opposition Movement

Significance The stress on democracy is at odds with the recent March 1 parliamentary election, which gave the governing People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) an overwhelming majority and eliminated the opposition. The election campaign was marked by harassment of candidates, uneven media coverage and reported ballot stuffing. Reinforcing his family's hold on power, on March 16, the president appointed his son, Rustam Emomali, to head Tajikistan's anti-corruption agency. The suspicious killing of Group 24 opposition movement leader Umarali Quvatov in Istanbul on March 5 increases fears that certain elements of the regime will no longer accept dissenting voices. Impacts The opposition will be increasingly muted and arrests of alleged Group 24 members will continue. The West will be concerned about the opposition's demise; China and Russia will not worry and Dushanbe will rely on them in the long term. Democratic restrictions and rising corruption may weaken the authorities, as the population looks outside politics for change.

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