scholarly journals The Experience of Safety, Harassment and Social Exclusion Among Male Clients of Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
George Dertadian ◽  
Stephen Tomsen
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Safe Haven ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Public ◽  
Male Clients ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Social Marginality

Research on drug harm reduction services has found these operate as a safe haven from health harm. Less is known about the wider sense of security experienced by clients of such services as a counterbalance to social marginality in their daily lives. As part of a larger study of the experience of violence among Australian men, the authors completed 20 qualitative semi-structured interviews with male clients of Sydney’s Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC) in 2016–2020. These were conducted anonymously in a private clinical room inside the MSIC and focused on aspects of drug use and general life experiences of violence, law enforcement, safety and security. Interviews were analysed by thematic content through a combination of preliminary and second close readings. Our analysis found that the MSIC consistently acted as a reprieve from harassment and violence from police and members of the public, conflict in drug deals, and general social exclusion.

scholarly journals Reality checks for career women: An interpretevist paradigm

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Mary Anthony ◽  
Werner Soontiens
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Career Women ◽  
The Public ◽  
Gendered Leadership ◽  
Management Positions ◽  
Organisational Process

AbstractThis paper reflects on the latent organisational process that leads tothe scarcity of women in senior positions. Utilising characteristics of legitimisation, institutionalisation and self-determination theories the paper observes how women manage upward mobility. Subsequently, it was important to investigate the mid-level cohorts, as there lies the critical question triggering the anomaly. Focusing on the public sector with an interest in gendered organisations, the study examines law enforcement. Conversely, the aim of this paper is to focus on why there is a continued dearth in the number of policewomen at top level positions in USA and Australia. A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach is applied. Semi-structured interviews are conducted with 40 policewomen in mid-management positions in American and Australian law enforcement. It further aims to explore the linkages of the ongoing paucity of gendered leadership in organisations, questioning how these will influence women's ability to advance to higher-level positions.

scholarly journals Wearable Evidence: Why the Pennsylvania Judiciary Should Require a Warrant to Search Wearable Technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Pat Augustine
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Wearable Technology ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
Technology Market ◽  
Do So

The incredible rate at which the wearable technology market has grown suggests that it has become a large part of daily life.156 Similar to cell phone usage, Americans are now wearing cutting edge devices on them everywhere they go, collecting data which assists them in their daily lives.157 But the average American using wearable technology is unlikely to think about how stored data can be used by law enforcement to incriminate them. Additionally, users of wearable technology probably don’t want their personal information disclosed to the public. As a result, the Pennsylvania judiciary must require law enforcement to obtain a warrant before searching wearable technology. The Pennsylvania judiciary has a history of extending Fourth Amendment protections and should continue to do so.

scholarly journals “Se eu tivesse estudo eu não tinha sofrido tanto”: saberes e memórias de idosos analfabetos

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Eraldo Carlos Batista ◽  
Rosilda França Lima
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Theoretical Contribution ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías

No presente estudo teve-se como objetivo compreender os fatores que levaram pessoas da terceira idade a terem sua escolaridade usurpada e como a sua leitura de mundo contribui para preservar seus saberes e suas memórias com altivez. Como recurso metodológico, utilizou-se uma abordagem qualitativa do tipo descritiva. Os participantes foram três idosos integrantes do Centro de Convivência do Idoso de um município da Zona da Mata do Estado de Rondônia. As informações foram coletadas por meio de entrevistas estruturadas e analisadas seguindo as orientações da Análise de Conteúdo. Em relação ao aporte teórico, o presente estudo apoiou-se em autores como Bosi (2014), Beauvoir (1970), Freire (2015), entre outros. A partir dos relatos foi possível identificar cinco categorias temáticas: 1) a pobreza como marcador social determinante ao analfabetismo; 2) a exclusão familiar com a dimensão no convívio e no relacionamento; 3) o analfabetismo como fator determinante para a exclusão social; 4) os sonhos e as experiências de vida como elementos de enfrentamento ao analfabetismo; 5) e o envelhecimento e sua relação com as novas tecnologias. Conclui-se que a exclusão social do idoso acontece de forma velada e que os conhecimentos de mundo adquiridos com o passar da idade não recebem reconhecimento por parte dos familiares e da comunidade em que este se encontra inserido.Palavras-chave: Idoso. Analfabetismo. Exclusão social."If I had studied I wouldn't have suffered so much": knowledge and memories of illiterate elderly peopleAbstractThe purpose with this study was to understand the factors that led people in the elderly people to have their schooling usurped and how their reading of the world contributes to preserving their knowledge and their memories with haughtiness. As a methodological resource, a qualitative approach of the descriptive type was used. The participants were three elderly participants of the Center for the Cohabitation of the Elderly in a municipality of Zona da Mata in the State of Rondônia. The information was collected through structured interviews and analyzed according to the Content Analysis guidelines. As a theoretical contribution, the present study was supported by authors such as Bosi (2014), Beauvoir (1970), Freire (2015) and others. From the reports it was possible to identify five thematic categories: 1) poverty as a social marker that determines illiteracy; 2) family exclusion with the dimension of socializing and relationship; 3) illiteracy as a determining factor for social exclusion; 4) dreams and life experiences as elements of coping with illiteracy; 5) and aging and its relationship with new technologies. It is concluded that the social exclusion of the elderly occurs in a veiled way and the knowledge of the world acquired with the passing of the age has not apprehended by the relatives and the community in which it is inserted.Keywords: Elderly. Illiteracy. Social exclusion. “Si yo tuviera estudiado, no sufriría tanto”: conocimientos y memorias de ancianos analfabetosResumenEn el presente estudio tuvimos como objetivo comprender los factores que hicieron con que personas de la tercera edad tuvieran su escolaridad usurpada y como su lectura de mundo contribuyó para la preservación de sus conocimientos y sus memorias con la cabeza erguida. Como recurso metodológico,  se utilizó un abordaje cualitativo del tipo descriptivo. Los participantes fueron tres ancianos integrantes del Centro de Convivencia del Anciano de un municipio de la región llamada Zona da Mata, del Estado de Rondônia. Las informaciones fueron recogidas por medio de entrevistas estructuradas y analizadas de acuerdo con las orientaciones del Análisis de Contenido. Con relación al aporte teórico, este estudio se apoyó en autores como Bosi (2014), Beauvoir (1970), Freire (2015), entre otros. A partir de los relatos fue posible identificar cinco categorías temáticas: 1) la pobreza como marcador social determinante del analfabetismo; 2) la exclusión familiar con la dimensión en la convivencia y en el relacionamiento; 3) el analfabetismo como factor determinante para la exclusión social; 4) sueños y experiencias de vida como elementos de enfrentamiento al analfabetismo; 5) y el envejecimiento y su relación con las nuevas tecnologías. Se concluye que la exclusión social del anciano sucede de manera velada y que los conocimientos de mundo adquiridos con el avance de la edad no son apreciados por la familia ni por la comunidad en que vive el anciano.  Palabras clave: Anciano. Analfabetismo. Exclusión social.

Administrative Responsibility

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-517
Author(s):  
Abdel Rahman Ahmed Abdel Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
General Term ◽  
Public Utilities ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Bureaucracy ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Administrative Responsibility

Public bureaucracies, a general term including government agenciesand departments in the areas of public utilities, social services, regulatoryservices, security, and law enforcement, are indispensable to our welfare;we need them for the provision of these basic services. To provide theseservices, bureaucracies need such resources as power and money. Thepower of bureaucracies is compounded by their virtual monopoly of technicalexpertise, which puts bureaucrats at the forefront of public policymaking.Indispensable to our welfare though they are, public bureaucracies alsopose a potential threat. In view of the technical knowledge they have andtheir consequent important role in policy making, they may dominate publiclife. In other words, they may develop into a power elite and, as a result,act as masters of the public rather than as its servants. More disturbingly,they may not use the public trust to serve the public or respond to its needs.Still more disturbingly, they may breach the public trust or abuse the powerentrusted to them.All of these possibilities have given rise to a widespread fear ofbureaucracy. In some societies, this fear has reached pandemic levels.Fear of bureaucracy is not unwarranted; there is a consensus and concernin administrative and academic circles that the degree of bureaucraticaccountability has declined in both developed and developingcountries. A central issue with public bureaucracy has always beenhow to make it behave responsibly or in the public interest. Despite aplethora of mechanisms for ensuring administrative responsibility orbureaucratic responsiveness, many public bureaucracies may still be unresponsive and unaccountable ...

Public Order: Concept and Category Content

2020 ◽  
pp. 95-99
Author(s):  
R. G. Kalustov
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Public Order ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of

The article discusses the emergence and development, as well as existing approaches to understanding the concept of “public order”. The history of the formation of this category is examined by analyzing regulatory legal acts. This method allows you to track the change in value and determine how to correctly understand the “public order” today. Revealing the concept, ambiguity arises in understanding this category, in connection with which the most applicable approach is currently determined for use in practice by law enforcement agencies.

Educar la mirada: Un proyecto de creación audiovisual para sujetos no productivos

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano García Plaza ◽  
Marisa Víctor Crespo ◽  
Jesús Ramé López
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Careful Attention ◽  
Educational Community ◽  
Audiovisual Communication ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Public ◽  
Historical Landscape ◽  
Language Patterns

Multiscreen society bombards us with images about which we can not think, to this is added a technological development that is hast urned us as a issues – receivers of pictures / images in our daily lives. Thus arises a need to deepen the possibilities of emancipation that the current socio-historical landscape can have.“Educar la mirada” we are a group of professionals in education and audiovisual communication that pretend, through film- art and new audiovisual creation devices, to encourage literacy and audiovisual creation for life. We start from work with collectives whose artistic motive has no lucrative interest, such as the public school; hence our interest in non-productive subjects. This project arises from the work carried out by the Trabenco Educational Community ( Public School ) in relation to the environment that exists between childhood and the audiovisual media.Theories of reflection on audiovisual literacy and ways of doing creative people who have a clearer meaning for our approach are: F.P.R Bergala, work CineSinAutor, proposals for Medvedkin, language patterns Alxander and creative crystallizations by authors such as Trier, Rossellini, Rodari, Vigotsky or Svankmajer.This project aims at a careful attention to the audiovisual with the intention of giving it a use beyond stagnant paradigms, where the possibilities we seek are those that make effective the needs and purposes that are given by the collectives themselves.

scholarly journals “We're actually more of a likely ally than an unlikely ally”: relationships between syringe services programs and law enforcement

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Y. Franco ◽  
Angela E. Lee-Winn ◽  
Sara Brandspigel ◽  
Musheng L. Alishahi ◽  
Ashley Brooks-Russell
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
People Who Use Drugs ◽  
Positive Relationships ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Program Staff ◽  
Compliance With The Law

Abstract Background Syringe services programs provide sterile injection supplies and a range of health services (e.g., HIV and HEP-C testing, overdose prevention education, provision of naloxone) to a hard-to-reach population, including people who use drugs, aiming to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases. Methods We performed a qualitative needs assessment of existing syringe services programs in the state of Colorado in 2018–2019 to describe—their activities, needs, and barriers. Using a phenomenological approach, we performed semi-structured interviews with key program staff of syringe services programs (n = 11). All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed, and validated. A data-driven iterative approach was used by researchers to develop a coding scheme to organize the data into major themes found across interviews. Memos were written to synthesize main themes. Results Nearly all the syringe program staff discussed their relationships with law enforcement at length. All syringe program staff viewed having a positive relationship with law enforcement as critical to the success of their program. Main factors that influence the quality of relationships between syringe services programs and law enforcement included: (1) alignment in agency culture, (2) support from law enforcement leadership, (3) police officers’ participation and compliance with the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, which provides intensive case management for low-level drug offenders, and (4) implementation of the “Needle-Stick Prevention Law” and Drug Paraphernalia Law Exemption. All syringe program staff expressed a strong desire to have positive relationships with law enforcement and described how a collaborative working relationship was critical to the success of their programs. Conclusions Our findings reveal effective strategies to foster relationships between syringe services programs and law enforcement as well as key barriers to address. The need exists for both syringe services programs and law enforcement to devote time and resources to build a strong, positive partnership. Having such positive relationships with law enforcement has positive implications for syringe services program clients, including law enforcement being less likely to ticket persons for having used syringes, and encourage people who use drugs to seek services from syringe services programs, which can then lead them to other resources, such as housing, wound care, and substance use treatment programs.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Antibiotic Use and Resistance: Are Antibiotics the Dentists’ Anxiolytics?

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 735
Author(s):  
Julie Dormoy ◽  
Marc-Olivier Vuillemin ◽  
Silvia Rossi ◽  
Jean-Marc Boivin ◽  
Julie Guillet
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
The Public

Background: Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis. The aim of this study was to explore dentists’ perceptions of antibiotic resistance. Methods: A qualitative method was used. Seventeen dentists practising in the Nancy (Lorraine, France) region were surveyed. They were general practitioners or specialised in oral surgery, implantology, or periodontology. The practitioners took part in semi-structured interviews between September 2019 and July 2020. All of the interviews were transcribed in full and analysed thematically. Results: Four major themes have been selected: attitudes of the dentists in regard to the guidelines, clinical factors that influence prescriptions, non-clinical factors that influence prescriptions, and the perception of antibiotic resistance. The dentists stated that they were very concerned regarding the public health issue of antibiotic resistance. However, they often prescribe according to their own interests and habits rather than according to the relevant guidelines. Conclusions: Although dentists are generally well aware of antibiotic resistance, they often do not adequately appreciate the link between their prescribing habits and the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance. Regular updating of practitioners’ knowledge in this regard is necessary, but patients and the general public should also be made more aware of the issue.

“I can’t just post anything I want”: Self-management of South Korean sports stars on social media

2021 ◽  
pp. 101269022110141
Author(s):  
Eunhye Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The Public ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Digital Labor ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study explores the influence and sociocultural meaning of self-management of South Korean sports stars in the context of their social media activity. The study utilizes netnography to analyze social media posts to determine the meaning of sports stars’ self-management. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with study participants. Ten South Korean sports stars, who are active users of Instagram, were selected as the study participants. Photographs, videos, and stories from their accounts—around 1800 posts in total—were analyzed. The results indicated that the sports stars attempted to share their daily lives on social media to build a close relationship with the public. Moreover, they used their accounts to publicize their commercialized selves and to promote their sponsors. They uploaded only strictly composed and curated posts on their accounts as a form of self-censorship. Finally, it was determined that digital labor was used for self-management on social media, where there is no distinction between public and private territory. A sports star has become a self-living commercial today, and self-management is now a prerequisite for survival. Thus, self-management on social media has become a requirement for sports stars.

scholarly journals Aging out of foster care: The experiences of former foster youth who successfully navigated this transition

2021 ◽  
pp. 251610322110194
Author(s):  
Margot Hedenstrom
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Foster Youth ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Aging Out ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Former Foster Youth ◽  
Making A Difference ◽  
Human Costs ◽  
Poor Outcomes

Foster youth face high risks and poor outcomes after aging out of care resulting in great economic and human costs to society. The purpose of the study was to describe life experiences of children aging out of the foster care system from the perspectives of adults who have successfully navigated this transition. Their life experiences during this period provided meaningful information for this study which helped to identify themes. Their perceptions of the periods during and after their transitions were explored to investigate supportive relationships, education, and workplace stability. Phenomenology was used to describe the experiences of nine young adults who had aged out of foster care. Participant ages ranged from 20 to 25 years old. Audiotaped semi-structured interviews were conducted for the study. Data analysis was ongoing throughout data collection. Four themes were identified: (1) “Facing a transition”; (2) “Depending on adults for help”; (3) “Making a difference for others”; and (4) “Moving forward with my life.” These four themes highlighted the participants’ experiences as they aged out of foster care. This study contributes to our understanding of the life experiences of former foster youth who are successful after the transition out of foster care. Recommendations for practice and research are identified.

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