Books for Young Adults: Young Adults and the Law

1973 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 937
Author(s):  
Alleen Pace Nilsen
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
The Law

Capacity to Contract

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Bruce W. Frier
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Contract Law ◽  
Limited Capacity ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Law

This brief chapter gives an overview of the diminished contractual capacity of some Romans: children, the insane, young adults, and women. The law is intended to protect them, but also those with whom they make contracts, some of whom may be unaware of their partners’ limited capacity. The role of guardians in authorizing transactions is emphasized. The material in this chapter is introductory, for students who have not previously studied the law of status; this law has important effects on the overall structure of Roman contract law. The subject matter is partially taken up again in Part A of Chapter VII, where the ability to acquire rights and duties through one’s dependents is examined.

Marijuana Use Among Justice-Involved Youths After California Statewide Legalization, 2015–2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (9) ◽  
pp. 1386-1392
Author(s):  
Emily Kan ◽  
Jordan Beardslee ◽  
Paul J. Frick ◽  
Laurence Steinberg ◽  
Elizabeth Cauffman
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Marijuana Legalization ◽  
Recreational Marijuana ◽  
Time Periods ◽  
The Law ◽  
National Attitudes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Recreational Use

Objectives. To determine the impact of California’s recreational marijuana legalization on marijuana use among justice system–involved (JSI) adolescents and young adults, and to distinguish whether any changes resulted from legalization (passing the law) or from implementation of the law. Methods. We compared changes in JSI youths’ marijuana use in 2 states: California (n = 504), where recreational marijuana use was recently legalized, and Pennsylvania (n = 478), where recreational use is still prohibited. Furthermore, we examined changes in marijuana use across 3 key time periods (October 2015–June 2018): before legalization, after legalization but before implementation, and after implementation. Results. California JSI youths did not demonstrate a significant increase in marijuana use after legalization (b = −0.010; P = .950) or implementation (b = −0.046; P = .846). However, in Pennsylvania, rates of marijuana use increased significantly after legalization (b = 0.602; P = .001) but not after implementation (b = 0.174; P = .533). Conclusions. Although recreational marijuana legalization was not associated with changes in marijuana use among youths in California, we observed increased rates of use in Pennsylvania after legalization in California. Recreational marijuana laws may be indirectly related to youths’ marijuana use by supporting more permissive national attitudes toward marijuana.

US Criminal Deportations and Human Capital in Central America

2019 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 239-242
Author(s):  
Maria Micaela Sviatschi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Central America ◽  
Administrative Data ◽  
Peer Effects ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Law ◽  
Years Of Schooling

In this paper I ask whether peer effects generate changes in education investments in the areas where deported criminals are located in Central America using administrative data in El Salvador. I exploit the increase in criminal deportations from the United States in 1996 to analyze how individuals who grew up in municipalities affected by gangs in 1996 have fewer years of schooling when they are young adults. I find that individuals who were exposed during childhood to gang leaders have less schooling than those who were older than 16 in 1996 when the law was passed.

Afrikaner Identity and the Music of Johannes Kerkorrel

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leswin Laubscher
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Generational Cohort ◽  
The Law

As old identity verities are dislodged, post-apartheid South Africa is witness to dramatic identitary flux. This study examines Afrikaner identity and particularly that of the generational cohort who witnessed the end of apartheid as young adults. Employing a hermeneutic semiology, the study provides a reading of Johannes Kerkorrel's music, arguing that, as cultural text, it enacts identitary discourse and tension. As such, several identitary moments and motifs are noted across a period of roughly 20 years, including that of identity as rebellion, location and individualising interiority. Finally, it is suggested that the law-of-the-father, as apartheid bequest, organises and animates identity struggles for this generation.

Knowledge of Laws Regulating Issues Related to HIV and AIDS: Development of the HIV/AIDS and the Law Scale

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1345-1353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freddy A. Paniagua ◽  
Sandra A. Black ◽  
Michael O'Boyle ◽  
Pamela Jones
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
The Law ◽  
Amount Of Knowledge ◽  
Don't Know Responses ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Hiv Aids

42 middle-aged and older adults, ranging in age from 51 to 85 years, completed 10 items dealing with the assessment of knowledge regarding laws regulating issues related to HIV and AIDS. Participants also completed 40 items involving knowledge of risks for HIV infection. The Cronbach coefficient alpha and test-retest reliability coefficient on the HIV/AIDS and the Law Scale were .74 and .83, respectively. Over-all, the grand mean for correct answers was 46.9%, whereas the grand means for incorrect answers and “don't know” responses were 13.6% and 39.5%, suggesting substantial lack of knowledge of laws regulating issues related to HIV and AIDS. Women (50%) and younger participants (51 to 66 years old; 48.2%) showed more of this knowledge (50%) than men (43.0%) and older participants (46.2%). The sample reported a substantial amount of knowledge regarding HIV transmission assessed with factual (92.2% correct) and misconception (87.5% correct) items. The correlation between this knowledge and knowledge of laws regulating issues related to HIV and AIDS was .42 ( p <.01). Research with this scale using adolescents and young adults as well as the utility of the scale in areas of clinical, legal, and policy development are discussed.

scholarly journals Toxic Substances Use and Juvenile Violence in Ivory Coast: The Case of Young Adults and Adolescents in Conflict with the Law, Known as "Microbes"

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Konan Koffi Paulin ◽  
Traore Brahim Samuel ◽  
Kouassi Ettien Silvie ◽  
Aka Rita Ahou ◽  
Yeo-Tenena Yessonguilana Jean-marie
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Ivory Coast ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Juvenile Violence ◽  
The Law

Continuum of Care Following Sports-Related Concussion

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 1389-1403
Author(s):  
Jessica Brown ◽  
Kelly Knollman-Porter
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Continuum Of Care ◽  
Medical Professional ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Youth Athletes ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
History Of ◽  
Injury Reporting

Purpose Although guidelines have changed regarding federally mandated concussion practices since their inception, little is known regarding the implementation of such guidelines and the resultant continuum of care for youth athletes participating in recreational or organized sports who incur concussions. Furthermore, data regarding the role of speech-language pathologists in the historic postconcussion care are lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the experiences of young adults with history of sports-related concussion as it related to injury reporting and received follow-up care. Method Participants included 13 young adults with history of at least one sports-related concussion across their life span. We implemented a mixed-methods design to collect both quantitative and qualitative information through structured interviews. Participants reported experiencing 42 concussions across the life span—26 subsequent to sports injuries. Results Twenty-three concussions were reported to a parent or medical professional, 14 resulted in a formal diagnosis, and participants received initial medical care for only 10 of the incidents and treatment or services on only two occasions. Participants reported concussions to an athletic trainer least frequently and to parents most frequently. Participants commented that previous experience with concussion reduced the need for seeking treatment or that they were unaware treatments or supports existed postconcussion. Only one concussion incident resulted in the care from a speech-language pathologist. Conclusion The results of the study reported herein shed light on the fidelity of sports-related concussion care management across time. Subsequently, we suggest guidelines related to continuum of care from injury to individualized therapy.

Ethical Challenges: Less About Moral Wrongdoing and More About Communication Breakdown

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Leslie ◽  
Mary Casper
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Thickened Liquids ◽  
Communication Breakdown ◽  
Professional Duty ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The Law ◽  
Personal Case

“My patient refuses thickened liquids, should I discharge them from my caseload?” A version of this question appears at least weekly on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Community pages. People talk of respecting the patient's right to be non-compliant with speech-language pathology recommendations. We challenge use of the word “respect” and calling a patient “non-compliant” in the same sentence: does use of the latter term preclude the former? In this article we will share our reflections on why we are interested in these so called “ethical challenges” from a personal case level to what our professional duty requires of us. Our proposal is that the problems that we encounter are less to do with ethical or moral puzzles and usually due to inadequate communication. We will outline resources that clinicians may use to support their work from what seems to be a straightforward case to those that are mired in complexity. And we will tackle fears and facts regarding litigation and the law.

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