scholarly journals The Relationship between Drug-Related Incidents and Violent Incidents in Correctional Facilities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Carbo
Keyword(s):  
Target Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Statistical Analysis Tool ◽  
Harm To Others ◽  
Deputy Sheriffs ◽  
Assault And Battery

This researcher collected data using a deputy report writing system (DRWS). The system allows for the exact collection of data about deputy sheriff reports in the target population. Specifically, this researcher collected and analyzed data, using an <i>Excel’s Statistical Analysis Tool</i>, about the number of deputy reports documenting battery incidents among inmates (e.g., assault and battery), resisting incidents (e.g., delay correctional staff and resist officer), drug-related incidents (e.g., possession of drugs/ alcohol and found narcotic reports), crisis intervention incidents (e.g., attempt suicide and harm-to-others due to mental illness), and miscellaneous reports (e.g., theft and vandalism). Except for confidential reports (reports that are not open to the public) and supplemental reports (follow-up reports for original incidents), this study examined all reports generated by deputy sheriffs in the correctional setting, for the target population, over a 27-week period. The target population for the study are adult inmates inside one Southwestern jail system in the United States.<br>

scholarly journals The Relationship between Drug-Related Incidents and Violent Incidents in Correctional Facilities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Carbo
Keyword(s):  
Target Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Statistical Analysis Tool ◽  
Harm To Others ◽  
Deputy Sheriffs ◽  
Assault And Battery

This researcher collected data using a deputy report writing system (DRWS). The system allows for the exact collection of data about deputy sheriff reports in the target population. Specifically, this researcher collected and analyzed data, using an <i>Excel’s Statistical Analysis Tool</i>, about the number of deputy reports documenting battery incidents among inmates (e.g., assault and battery), resisting incidents (e.g., delay correctional staff and resist officer), drug-related incidents (e.g., possession of drugs/ alcohol and found narcotic reports), crisis intervention incidents (e.g., attempt suicide and harm-to-others due to mental illness), and miscellaneous reports (e.g., theft and vandalism). Except for confidential reports (reports that are not open to the public) and supplemental reports (follow-up reports for original incidents), this study examined all reports generated by deputy sheriffs in the correctional setting, for the target population, over a 27-week period. The target population for the study are adult inmates inside one Southwestern jail system in the United States.<br>

DID KATRINA RECALIBRATE ATTITUDES TOWARD POVERTY AND INEQUALITY?: A Test of the “Dirty Little Secret” Hypothesis

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Grusky ◽  
Emily Ryo
Keyword(s):  
Hurricane Katrina ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
Poverty And Inequality ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Ignorance

We test the popular claim that poverty and inequality were “dirty little secrets” until the media coverage of Hurricane Katrina exposed them to a wider public. If this account were on the mark, it would suggest that the absence of major antipoverty initiatives in the United States is partly attributable to public ignorance and apathy coupled with the narrowly rational decision on the part of policymakers to attend to other issues about which the public evidently cares more. Using the 2004 Maxwell Poll, we find strikingly high levels of awareness and activism on poverty and inequality issues even prior to Katrina, clearly belying the “dirty little secret” account. The follow-up Maxwell Poll, which was administered in 2005 immediately after Katrina, revealed only a slight increase in public awareness of poverty and inequality. The Katrina effect was evidently dampened because (1) the large number of preexisting poverty activists reduced the size of the residual population “at risk” for conversion to antipoverty activism, and (2) the remaining non-activists were ardently opposed to poverty activism and hence unlikely to be receptive to the liberal message coming out of Katrina.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PENERAPAN APLIKASI e-GOVERNMENT PEMBAYARAN PAJAK KENDARAAN BERMOTOR TERHADAP KINERJA CASH ADMINSTRATION (Studi Kasus di Kantor Unit Pelaksana Teknis Dinas Pendapatan Provinsi Jawa Timur Trenggalek)

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungging Purwokoadi
Keyword(s):  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Public Performance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Statistical Analysis Tool ◽  
The Subject

This study entitled "The Effect Of E-Government Applications Vehicle TaxPayments On The Performance Of Cash Administration". Revolutionarytechnology telecommunications, media and information technology (ICT)affects the increasing demands and expectations of the public on fast publicservice, accurate, and inexpensive but excellent. Democratization, impacting theincreasing demands people's participation in public policy, demandtransparency, accountability and quality of public performance. Descriptiveresearch is a study of the problems in the form of the current facts of apopulation which aims to test hypotheses or answer questions relating to thecurrent state of the subject under study. Correlational research is to study thecharacteristics of the problem in the form of a correlational relationship betweentwo or more variables which aims to determine whether there is an associationbetween two or more variables, as well as how far the correlation that existsbetween the variables studied. The research method of data with secondary dataresearch types are the type of research data obtained institutional data from theUnit Pelaksana Teknis Dinas Pendapatan Provinsi Jawa Timur throughobservation, also use this type of research primary data obtained through fieldsurveys. The research sample used all employees serve as responden. Thecollecting data through observation and questionnaire. Answer the problemformulation used descriptive statistical analysis tool with the help of a frequencytable and regression models using SPSS release 16. Hypothesis testing produces,indicating that the hypothesis 1 is accepted, it means the variable partialapplication of e-Banking System has a positive and significant impact on theperformance of Cash Adminstration. The results of hypothesis testing indicatesthat the hypothesis 2 in this study received, meaning that in partial RevenueApplication Implementation (SAP) has a positive and significant impact on theperformance of Cash Adminstration Variation of performance can be explainedby the Adminstration Cash independent variables of e-Banking SystemImplementation and Application of Revenue Application (SAP) and while the explained by other factors. The Performance of Cash Administration will riseproperly Implementation of e-Banking System and Application SystemApplication Revenues(SAP) is well managed.

scholarly journals Major Survey Findings of Listening to MothersSM III: New Mothers Speak Out

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene R. Declercq ◽  
Carol Sakala ◽  
Maureen P. Corry ◽  
Sandra Applebaum ◽  
Ariel Herrlich
Keyword(s):  
Target Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
New Mothers ◽  
Data Weighting ◽  
Trends Over Time ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Childbearing Women ◽  
Harris Interactive ◽  
Pregnancy And Birth

To understand the experiences and views of childbearing women in the United States and trends over time, Childbirth Connection carried out the third national Listening to Mothers survey among 2,400 women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals to a single baby from mid-2011 to mid-2012 and could participate in English. A follow-up survey directed to the same participants explored postpartum experiences, in depth and well into the second year after birth; views about maternity care; and some additional pregnancy and birth items. Harris Interactive conducted the surveys using a validated methodology that includes data weighting to ensure that results closely reflect the target population. The follow-up survey was reported in Listening to Mothers III: New Mothers Speak Out.

scholarly journals Computerized monitoring of COVID-19 trials, studies and registries in ClinicalTrials.gov registry

PeerJ ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. e10261
Author(s):  
Craig S. Mayer ◽  
Vojtech Huser
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Observational Studies ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
Clinical Trial Registries ◽  
Vaccine Trials ◽  
Mapping Techniques ◽  
Computerized Monitoring ◽  
Study Type

Clinical trial registries can provide important information about relevant studies for a given condition to other researchers and the public. We developed a computerized informatics based approach to provide an overview and analysis of COVID-19 studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov registry. Using the perspective of analyzing active or completed COVID-19 studies, we identified 401 interventional clinical trials, 287 observational studies and 64 registries. We analyzed features of each study type separately such as location, design, interventions and update history. Our results show that the United States had the most COVID-19 interventional trials, France had the most COVID-19 observational studies and France and the United States tied for the most COVID-19 registries on ClinicalTrials.gov. The majority of studies in all three study types had a single study site. For update history “Study Status” is the most updated information and we found that studies located in Canada (2.70 updates per study) and the United States (1.76 updates per study) update their studies more often than studies in any other country. Using normalization and mapping techniques, we identified Hydroxychloroquine (92 studies) as the most common drug intervention, while convalescent plasma (20 studies) is the most common biological intervention. The primary purpose of most interventional trials is for treatment with 298 studies (74.3%). For COVID-19 registries we found the most common proposed follow-up time is 1 year (15 studies). Of specific importance and interest is COVID-19 vaccine trials, of which 12 were identified. Our informatics based approach allows for constant monitoring and updating as well as multiple applications to other conditions and interests.

scholarly journals MENILAI PENGELOLAAN ASPIRASI PUBLIK PADA MEDIA MASSA DI KALIMANTAN

1969 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rustan A.
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Local Newspaper ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government

The wide coverage of work and scope of public services requires the public participation to provide input or informationfor the regional government in order to optimize the performance of public service and regional development.Consequently, the media for channeling public aspirations need to be available. On the other hand the handling of the public's aspirations need to be managed well and solvethe needs of the public. This study attempted to assess the public's aspirations management model in a local newspaper in Kalimantan. This study is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach and the analysis tool appliedis content analysis. From the various models of complaints management that are shown in the local newspaper in Kalimantan, in general it can be concluded that model of the public aspirations' column that more interactive, two-way, communicative, and complemented by a follow-up solution is a better model in handling of complaints, thus needs to be developed or replicated by other local governments. In addition, the role of the mass media as a bridge of information and public communication to the government needs to be optimized continuously.Keywords:Management of Public Aspirations, Newspaper, KalimantanLuasnya wilayah kerja dan ruang lingkup pelayanan publik menuntut peran serta masyarakat dalam memberikan masukan ataupun informasi kepada pemerintah daerah agar kinerja pembangunan dapat lebih optimal. Oleh karena itu, media untuk menyalurkan aspirasi publik tersebut perlu tersedia. Di sisi lain penanganan atas aspirasi publik tersebut perlu dikelola secara baik dan menjawab kebutuhan publik. Kajian ini mencoba melakukan penilaian atas model pengelolaan aspirasi publik di surat kabar lokal yang ada di kalimantan. Kajian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif dengan alat analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis isi(content analysis). Dari berbagai model penanganan pengaduan masyarakat yang diperlihatkan pada surat kabar lokal di kalimantan, secara umum dapat diberikan penilaian bahwa model penanganan kolom aspirasi publik yang lebih interaktif, dua arah, komunikatif, dan disertai penjelasan langkah tindak lanjut adalah model penanganan pengaduan yang lebih baik dan perlu dikembangkan atau direplikasikan oleh pemerintah daerah lainnya. Selain itu, peran serta media massa sebagai jembatan penghubung informasi dan komunikasi publik kepada pemerintahnya perlu semakin dioptimalkan.Kata Kunci: Pengelolaan Aspirasi Publik, Surat Kabar, Kalimantan

scholarly journals Maximizing Completion of the Two-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Series with Aid from Infographics

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1229
Author(s):  
Madison Crutcher ◽  
Paul M. Seidler
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Public Health Campaign ◽  
Health Campaign ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Complete Series ◽  
Protection Against Infection ◽  
First Time

Two of the three COVID-19 vaccines approved in the United States require two doses to reach full efficacy, as do others available elsewhere in the world. The complete series of multidose COVID-19 vaccines offers stronger protection against infection by SARS-CoV-2 compared to single-dose injections with the same vaccines. Achieving perfect community-level adherence is a challenge in any public health campaign, even in non-pandemic times. Vaccines requiring multiple doses combined with a surge of vaccine hesitancy and misinformation that has been witnessed by the public during the COVID-19 pandemic are exacerbating the challenge of ensuring the world’s population achieves a sufficient level of immunity against COVID-19. Here, we describe the results of our study in which we sought to determine whether completion of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen could be improved by disseminating infographics that explain what the vaccine is and why returning for the second dose is beneficial. Our results show that the proportion of COVID-19 vaccine recipients returning for a second inoculation grew after COVID-19 vaccine infographics were distributed to first-time vaccine recipients. We suggest that extending communication and outreach initiatives into the clinic positively influences the rate of follow-up visits, and that infographics are useful tools to aid and bolster the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines.

scholarly journals Public health response to two incidents of confirmed MERS-CoV cases travelling on flights through London Heathrow Airport in 2014 – lessons learnt

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
F Parry-Ford ◽  
N Boddington ◽  
R Pebody ◽  
N Phin ◽  
Collective on behalf of the Incident Management Team
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
International Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Response ◽  
Health Organization

In May 2014, Public Health England was alerted to two separate laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection who transited through London Heathrow Airport while symptomatic on flights from Saudi Arabia to the United States of America. We present the rationale for the public health response to both incidents, and report results of contact tracing. Following a risk assessment, passengers seated two seats around the cases were prioritised for contact tracing and a proactive media approach was used to alert all passengers on the planes of their possible exposure in both incidents. In total, 64 United Kingdom (UK) residents were successfully contacted, 14 of whom were sat in the priority area two seats all around the case(s). Five passengers reported respiratory symptoms within 14 days of the flight, but all tested were negative for MERS-CoV. Details of non-UK residents were passed on to relevant World Health Organization International Health Regulation focal points for follow-up, and no further cases were reported back. Different approaches were used to manage contact tracing for each flight due to variations in the quality and timeliness of the passenger contact information provided by the airlines involved. No evidence of symptomatic onward transmission was found.

scholarly journals Major Survey Findings of Listening to MothersSM III: Pregnancy and Birth

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene R. Declercq ◽  
Carol Sakala ◽  
Maureen P. Corry ◽  
Sandra Applebaum ◽  
Ariel Herrlich
Keyword(s):  
Target Population ◽  
The United States ◽  
Early Postpartum ◽  
Data Weighting ◽  
Trends Over Time ◽  
Initial Survey ◽  
Childbearing Women ◽  
Harris Interactive ◽  
Pregnancy And Birth

To understand the experiences and views of childbearing women in the United States and trends over time, Childbirth Connection carried out the third national Listening to Mothers survey among 2,400 women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals to a single baby from mid-2011 to mid-2012 and could participate in English. Harris Interactive conducted the survey using a validated methodology that includes data weighting to ensure that results closely reflect the target population. Results of the initial survey describe experiences from before pregnancy through the early postpartum period, and were reported in Listening to Mothers III: Pregnancy and Birth. A follow-up survey directed to the same participants explored postpartum experiences, attitudes about maternity care, and some additional pregnancy and birth items.

scholarly journals What Can 100,000 Books Tell Us about the International Public Library e-lending Landscape?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Giblin ◽  
Jenny Kennedy ◽  
Charlotte Pelletier ◽  
Julian Thomas ◽  
Kimberlee Weatherall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Machine Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Public Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
Original Publication ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Algorithms ◽  
Unique Dataset

Introduction: We investigated the relative availability of e-books to libraries for e-lending in five English-language countries, and analysed their licence terms and prices. Method: We created a unique dataset recording author, publisher, price and terms for 100,000 titles and 388,045 e-lending licences across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and United Kingdom via aggregator Overdrive. We developed new algorithms to estimate the original publication year for each title, and to match titles across jurisdictions.Analysis: We examined the relationships between title price, age, terms, jurisdiction, publisher and publisher type using various statistical analyses and machine learning. Results: Price and licence differences across countries are largely attributable to ‘Big 5’ publishers. Prices are largely independent of title age (unless the title is in the public domain) or the rights libraries obtain in exchange. Licence terms are not affected by age either, meaning that the most restrictive terms are often applied to older, less demanded books. Conclusions: By setting terms independent of titles’ value to libraries, publishers may discourage libraries from adding older and less-demanded books to their collections. We will test this hypothesis in a follow-up library survey.

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