How Representations of Inuit Issues in Parliamentary Committees Reveal a Specific Policy Dynamic

This article reports findings from a survey of officials from various California state agencies and a series of interviews and focus groups with female youth and professionals serving this population. The study examined types of services provided, program barriers, and facilitation of change. The findings were used to make gender-specific policy and program recommendations. The authors found that meeting the needs of girls and young women requires specialized staffing and training, particularly in terms of relationship and communication skills, gender differences in delinquency, substance abuse education, the role of abuse, developmental stages of female adolescence, and available programs and appropriate placements and limitations. Effective programming for girls and women should be shaped by and tailored to their real-world situations and problems. In order to do this, a theoretical approach to treatment that is gender-sensitive and that addresses the realities of girls' lives must be developed.

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Preventing post-disaster population losses and recovery policy

Journal of Emergency Management ◽

10.5055/jem.0580 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 240-244

Author(s):

Joseph L. Richmond, LPD, MPA

Keyword(s):

Future Research ◽

Government Officials ◽

Specific Policy ◽

Business Officials ◽

Recovery Processes ◽

Response And Recovery ◽

Policy Measures ◽

Design Case Study ◽

The City

Objective: On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado struck Joplin, Missouri, leaving behind 161 fatalities and $2.8 billion in economic impacts. This case study of the 2011 disaster was an attempt at determining if and how economic recovery occurred following the disaster through the lived experiences of government officials, local policymakers, and business officials. Design: Case study using in-depth, semistructured, one-on-one interviews and a qualitative design and analysis.Setting: Joplin, Missouri/2011 Joplin Tornado Participants: Seven local government officials, policymakers, and business officials from the city of Joplin that were directly involved in the response and recovery from the 2011 tornado.Interventions: N/AMain outcome measure(s): N/AResults: Policies and actions that were the most effective focused on housing, personal financial resources of the survivors, and ensuring that the recovery processes were expedited as much as prudently possible.Conclusions: Specific policy measures are not recommended through the un-generalizable findings of this case study; however, this case study places a foundation for future research to develop specific policy measures related to disaster recovery.

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The 1975 French sex workers’ revolt: A narrative of influence

Sexualities ◽

10.1177/1363460717741802 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (1-2) ◽

pp. 64-80

Author(s):

Eurydice Aroney

Keyword(s):

Collective Identity ◽

Sex Workers ◽

Law Reform ◽

Policy Outcomes ◽

Scholarly Research ◽

Sex Worker ◽

Specific Policy ◽

Academic Researchers

The 1975 French sex workers’ strike is widely acknowledged by sex workers’ movement activists as the spark that ignited the contemporary European sex workers’ rights movement. Yet, significant scholarly research has judged the strike a failure because it neither achieved law reform, nor was it able to sustain a lasting presence. How then should we understand the disparity between how sex worker activists see the occupation and the judgment of academic researchers? This research extends the analytical frame of the 1975 movement’s influence beyond the disappointment of specific policy outcomes and instead addresses the role that the movement played in challenging attitudes towards sex workers, and building a new collective identity that fed into the emerging global sex workers’ rights movement. It argues that by defining and amplifying a set of shared grievances recognisable across borders the strike was a significant cultural achievement for the sex workers’ movement and this in turn established a narrative of influence.

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Analysing sport data with clusters of opposite preferences

Statistical Modelling ◽

10.1177/1471082x18798455 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (5-6) ◽

pp. 505-524 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rosaria Simone ◽

Maria Iannario

Keyword(s):

Sport Participation ◽

Sport Activity ◽

Discrete Models ◽

Component Mixture ◽

Rating Data ◽

Self Evaluation ◽

Specific Policy ◽

Two Component ◽

Competing Models ◽

Selection Of

In the analysis of questionnaire-based evaluation of sport preferences, measurements of sport participation, opinions on social implications such as resurgence of racism, violence in stadiums and doping, the need arises to establish connections among motivations, subjects’ characteristics and responses. In this setting, the article deals with a selection of statistical models suitable to analyse sport rating data in which clusters of opposite responses are observed. Specifically, a two-component mixture of inverse hypergeometric (MIHG) distributions will be introduced and tested against competing models in order to yield a multifold interpretation of results. The ultimate comparative analysis will consider discrete models with a specific focus on those accounting for both uncertainty and feeling of self-evaluation in presence of inflation at the extreme categories. After a brief review of the methods, the proposal will be discussed both on ranking and rating data on the basis of two surveys on sport preferences and on measurements of sport activity: the identification of clusters of respondents with opposite choices will be investigated also in terms of covariates by comparing fitting performances of the selected models. The conclusions and insights offered by the study can be exploited to design plans of action for some specific policy or marketing strategy.

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Understanding Spatial and Contextual Factors Influencing Intraregional Differences in Child Vaccination Coverage in Bangladesh

Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1177/1010539518813604 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 51-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Priyanka Vyas ◽

Dohyeong Kim ◽

Alayne Adams

Keyword(s):

Vaccination Coverage ◽

Contextual Factors ◽

Immunization Coverage ◽

Policy Discourse ◽

Remote Areas ◽

Remote Locations ◽

Specific Policy ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

Administrative Governance ◽

Child Vaccination

In Bangladesh, policy discourse has mostly focused on regional inequities in health, including child immunization coverage. Knowledge of local geographical and contextual factors within regions, however, becomes pertinent in efforts to address these inequities. We used the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 to examine factors that influence intraregional differences in vaccination coverage using a multilevel analysis. We found that in spite of the provision of health facilities at each level of administrative governance, only distance to the Upazilla Health Complex was a consistent predictor for each dose of vaccine, highlighting the remote locations of the communities that remain underserved. Our analysis demonstrates the value of subregional analyses that identify the characteristics of communities that are vulnerable to incomplete immunization coverage. Unless specific policy actions are taken to increase coverage in these remote areas, geographic inequities are likely to persist within regions, and desired targets will not be achieved.

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Tuberculosis screening programmes in new entrants to countries across Europe

Weekly releases (1997–2007) ◽

10.2807/esw.08.32.02520-en ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 8 (32) ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

European Countries ◽

Tuberculosis Screening ◽

Specific Policy ◽

New Entrants

Approaches to screening immigrants to European countries for tuberculosis vary widely. Some countries have no specific policy, and some have comprehensive policies

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The Adequacy of Existing Support Systems in Addressing the Issue of Teenage Pregnancies in Malaysia: A Legal Response

IIUM Law Journal ◽

10.31436/iiumlj.v27i1.431 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 121-150

Author(s):

Aishah Mohd Nor ◽

Najibah Mohd Zin ◽

Roslina Che Soh

Keyword(s):

Support System ◽

Support Systems ◽

Integrated Services ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Social Activist ◽

Specific Policy ◽

Legal Response ◽

Monitoring And Enforcement ◽

The Government ◽

Laws And Policies

This article examines the adequacy of the current support systems in addressing the issue of teenage pregnancies in Malaysia. This study was conducted primarily through a doctrinal study of existing literature such as articles, journals and reports related to the current issues encountered by the pregnant teenagers. There is also a non-doctrinal method carried out whereby the researchers had conducted fieldwork interviews with the government department, non-government organisations (NGOs) and social activist on the efforts done in addressing the problem. Due to the lack of a specific policy on teenage pregnancies in Malaysia, there have been concerns on issues related to the rights of these teenagers to education during pregnancy; criminal issues on abortion, infanticide and child sexual grooming; child marriages and the lack of support from parents, family members and the society for care, motivation, healthcare and preparation for motherhood among these teenagers. The findings establish the current support system is inadequate to meet the contemporary needs of pregnant teenagers. It is suggested that a comprehensive legal framework for teenage pregnancies in Malaysia needs to be put in place. These can include legislating necessary laws and policies, which can be more effective through integrated services and proper monitoring and enforcement in order to meet the current needs of the targeted group.

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The Loyalty of Airport Railink Service Users with Satisfaction Mediation

International Journal of Research and Review ◽

10.52403/ijrr.20210894 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 712-721

Author(s):

Aryo Erlangga ◽

Widodo . ◽

Denny Langas Siahaan

Keyword(s):

Direct Effect ◽

Indirect Effect ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

Survey Method ◽

Service Users ◽

Specific Policy ◽

Service Convenience ◽

Passenger Satisfaction ◽

Train Services ◽

Convenience Sampling

The research objective was to determine the effect of timeliness, convenience, and comfort on the loyalty of Airport Railink service users by mediating the satisfaction of airport train passengers. This research uses a quantitative approach with a survey method and data analysis used descriptive statistics and inferential statistics path analysis. The sample is 100 passengers taken by convenience sampling. The results showed that effect to passenger satisfaction, the results showed that timeliness has a direct effect on passenger satisfaction, ease has a direct effect on passenger satisfaction and convenience has a direct effect on passenger satisfaction. Effect to passenger loyalty, timeliness has a direct effect on passenger loyalty, ease has a direct effect on passenger loyalty, convenience has a direct effect on passenger loyalty and passenger satisfaction has a direct effect on passenger loyalty. Whereas, indirect effect to passenger loyalty, timeliness has an indirect effect on loyalty by mediating passenger satisfaction. Also, ease has an indirect effect on passenger loyalty by mediating passenger satisfaction, and service convenience affects passenger loyalty by mediating passenger satisfaction. The key finding of this research is the management of Railink as an airport train operator issued a specific policy to support the improvement of the Timeliness of airport train services so that passenger satisfaction increases which then has implications for passenger loyalty.

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The Demand for Land: The United States, 1820–1860

The Journal of Economic History ◽

10.1017/s0022050700033866 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 181-212 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Stanley Lebergott

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Idle Time ◽

Public Land ◽

The South ◽

Family Labor ◽

Specific Policy ◽

Asset Creation ◽

Supply Price

The demand for land in the United States was shaped by inherited attitudes and modern asset creation. Immigrants inherited the view that landowners had an enhanced chance of survival in a “starving time.” But the United States farmer also found that by clearing his unimproved acres he could create assets from otherwise idle time between seasonal peaks in the use of family labor. Public land sales in the South from 1820 to 1860 correlate well with variables that reflect expected money return and supply price. Substantial residuals for 1835–1837 chiefly trace to specific policy actions in Washington.

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