De-Escalation Training Receptivity and First-Line Police Supervision: Findings from the Louisville Metro Police Study

Despite calls for police reform that include changes to use of force training and field supervision, evidence regarding their impact is sorely lacking. This study examines survey data collected from first-line supervisors in the Louisville (KY) Metro Police Department after department-wide de-escalation training. Presented as part of a larger randomized controlled trial study, descriptive results from this survey demonstrate that, despite high levels of reported confidence in supervisory ability, supervisors infrequently engage in the activities that support and reinforce subordinates’ use of de-escalation skills. Results from multivariate ordinary least squares (OLS) linear regression models further show that only supervisors’ receptivity to de-escalation training is a significant predictor of engaging in activities that support the training tenets for subordinates. Combined with previous findings, the emerging research and policy implications suggest that training receptivity is critical, and further, that field supervision continues to be an under-utilized mechanism to reduce police use of force.

The Implementasi Kebijakan Pengawasan Keimigrasian Terhadap Orang Asing Di Kantor Imigrasi Malang Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19

Kemunculan wabah pandemi Covid-19 yang menyebar ke seluruh belahan dunia, salah satunya Indonesia,telah memberikan banyak pengaruh pada segala aspek kehidupan yaitu salah satunya dalam melakukan pengawasan keimigrasian. Berbagai kebijakan atau peraturan keimigrasian diterbitkan seiring dengan berkembangnya kasus aktif Covid-19. Kantor Imigrasi Kelas I TPI Malang selaku Unit Pelaksana Teknis Keimigrasian melaksanakan pengawasan keimigrasian terhadap Orang Asing sekaligus melakukan penegakan hukum keimigrasian. Pengawasan keimigrasian tersebut dilakukan melalui pengawasan lapangan dan pengawasan administratif. Metode penelitian yang dipakai yaitu metode penelitian hukum normatif-empiris. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa beberapa kebijakan keimigrasian yang diantaranya memuat ketentuan pengawasan keimigrasian terhadap orang asing di masa pandemi Covid-19 diterbitkan menyesuaikan dengan perkembangan kasus aktif Covid-19 Indonesia dan pelaksanaannya di Kantor Imigrasi Malang telah berjalan sesuai aturan yang berlaku. Abstract:The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak that has spread to all parts of the world, including Indonesia, has had a lot of influence on all aspects of life, one of which is in conducting immigration surveillance. Various immigration policies or regulations were issued in line with the development of active cases of Covid-19. The Immigration Office Class I TPI Malang as the Immigration Technical Implementation Unit carries out immigration supervision of foreigners as well as enforces immigration law. Immigration supervision is carried out through field supervision and administrative supervision. The research method used is the normative-empirical legal research method. The results of the study show that several immigration policies, which include provisions for supervision of immigration against foreigners during the Covid-19 pandemic, were issued in accordance with the development of active cases of Covid-19 in Indonesia and their implementation at the Malang Immigration Office has been running according to the applicable rules.

Effect of birthweight measurement quality improvement on low birthweight prevalence in rural Ethiopia

Background Low birthweight (LBW) (< 2500 g) is a significant determinant of infant morbidity and mortality worldwide. In low-income settings, the quality of birthweight data suffers from measurement and recording errors, inconsistent data reporting systems, and missing data from non-facility births. This paper describes birthweight data quality and the prevalence of LBW before and after implementation of a birthweight quality improvement (QI) initiative in Amhara region, Ethiopia. Methods A comparative pre-post study was performed in selected rural health facilities located in West Gojjam and South Gondar zones. At baseline, a retrospective review of delivery records from February to May 2018 was performed in 14 health centers to collect birthweight data. A birthweight QI initiative was introduced in August 2019, which included provision of high-quality digital infant weight scales (precision 5 g), routine calibration, training in birth weighing and data recording, and routine field supervision. After the QI implementation, birthweight data were prospectively collected from late August to early September 2019, and December 2019 to June 2020. Data quality, as measured by heaping (weights at exact multiples of 500 g) and rounding to the nearest 100 g, and the prevalence of LBW were calculated before and after QI implementation. Results We retrospectively reviewed 1383 delivery records before the QI implementation and prospectively measured 1371 newborn weights after QI implementation. Heaping was most frequently observed at 3000 g and declined from 26% pre-initiative to 6.7% post-initiative. Heaping at 2500 g decreased from 5.4% pre-QI to 2.2% post-QI. The percentage of rounding to the nearest 100 g was reduced from 100% pre-initiative to 36.5% post-initiative. Before the QI initiative, the prevalence of recognized LBW was 2.2% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.5–3.1) and after the QI initiative increased to 11.7% (95% CI: 10.1–13.5). Conclusions A QI intervention can improve the quality of birthweight measurements, and data measurement quality may substantially affect estimates of LBW prevalence.

Tanggung Gugat Konsultan Pengawas Konstruksi Dalam Pekerjaan Terintegrasi Pengadaan Barang/Jasa Pemerintah

Public Procurement has an important role in achieving the goals of the Indonesian people as stated in the Constitution. Especially in the development of infrastructure because the existence of adequate infrastructure will move the wheels of the economy even better and economic equality throughout Indonesia. Integrated construction work is a combination of construction work and consultancy services. Every construction carried out by the service provider must get technical supervision in the field. Field supervision must be carried out by placing supervisory experts according to the needs and complexity of the work. In this case the supervisory consultant is generally tasked with overseeing construction work with the aim of controlling the completion of the work process and minimizing irregularities that occur in the procurement contract. The method of approach used in this research is the statute approach, case approach, and conceptual approach to assessing legal issues that occur, namely the accountability of supervisory consultants in integrated work. Keywords: Integrated Construction; Supervisory Consultant; Public Procurement.AbstrakPengadaan Barang/Jasa Pemerintah memiliki peran yang penting dalam mencapai tujuan bangsa Indonesia sebagaimana tercantum dalam Konstitusi. Terutama dalam pembangunan infrastruktur karena dengan adanya infrastruktur yang memadahi akan menggerakkan roda ekonomi lebih baik lagi dan pemerataan ekonomi di seluruh wilayah Indonesia. Pekerjaan konstruksi terintegrasi merupakan gabungan antara pekerjaan konstruksi dan jasa konsultansi. Setiap pelaksanaan konstruksi yang dilakukan oleh penyedia jasa harus mendapatkan pengawasan secara teknis dilapangan. Pengawasan lapangan harus dilakukan dengan menempatkan tenaga-tenaga ahli pengawas sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan kompleksitas pekerjaan. Dalam hal ini konsultan pengawas bertugas secara umum mengawasi pekerjaan konstruksi dengan tujuan agar terkendalinya proses penyelesaian pekerjaan dan meminimalisir penyimpangan yang terjadi dalam kontrak pengadaan. Metode pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan perundang-undangan, pendekatan kasus, serta pendekatan konseptual untuk mengkaji permasalahan hukum yang terjadi, yaitu tanggung gugat konsultan pengawas dalam pekerjaan terintegrasi. Kata Kunci: Pekerjaan Konstruksi Terintegrasi; Konsultan Pengawas; Kontrak Pengadaan Barang/Jasa.

Beyond a Sugarcoated Pill: Critical Approaches to Social Work Field Supervision

Critical pedagogy seeks to link education to social change and often forms a basis for social work curriculum in some university courses. However, less of this emphasis is given to understanding critical supervision practice for social work students while on placement in terms of the development of a critical praxis. We believe critical approaches to supervision are an overlooked and crucial aspect to maintaining critical social work practice in current neoliberal welfare contexts. This article presents key approaches that we have found useful in constructing and realizing a critical approach to social work field supervision and ultimately, the future practice of students in their respective fields. This article contributes to an ongoing discussion and strengthened engagement in critical approaches to field supervision and supports the development of social work students as critical thinkers and practitioners.

The Improvement of Local Shipping Safety in Makassar

Traditional Shipping is a traditional business of the people and has its own characteristics to carry out transportation in waters using sailing ships including Pinisi, Motorized Sailing Ships, and/or simple motorized boats of a certain size. Accidents in people's voyages still often occur in the waters of Makassar City. This study aims to analyze the improvement of local shipping safety in Makassar. This research is a qualitative descriptive method using SWOT analysis. The results of this study show 1). Seaworthiness Conditions of Traditional Ships regarding the implementation of procedures, information on weather conditions, seaworthiness conditions were in the very good category 53.3% and good category by 46.7%. 2). safety management and supervision of sea transportation in Makassar City have performed in accordance with applicable regulations and procedures so that the services provided in the excellent category were 50.0%, in the good category at 46.7%, and in the poor category 3.3%. 3). Plans to reduce shipping accidents in Makassar, namely the establishment of the Syandu Program (Syahbandar Education) program and conducting field supervision on 1x vessels are in a good category at 60.0% and in the very good category at 40.0%

E-Peer Coaching: A Model to Support Rural Special Education Field Placements

Providing adequate supervision for pre-service teachers enrolled in special education field placements is a challenge. Rural placements often exacerbate this challenge due to the large geographical areas in which these placements are located. The purpose of this article is to describe one approach to early field supervision in rural settings that may provide solutions to this dilemma. E-peer coaching utilizes video-facilitated peer coaching to provide novice pre-service teachers (NPTs) with accurate feedback that is both frequent and timely. This study investigated the use of a Google App that allowed NPTs to record instructional sessions and provide feedback to one another under the supervision of a course instructor. Recommendations for implementation are discussed.

Leadership and Supervision

Supervisory leadership must be enacted as a daily and persistent practice to support teachers’ efforts to educate children, despite the constant influx of accountability demands and requirements from internal and external forces that often distract from the core function of teaching and learning. As a field, supervision has progressed from autocratic practices used to inspect and control teachers to more developmental and differentiated forms to support teachers’ own wish to evaluate, understand, and improve their practices. The tensions between supervision as a support and the summative aspects of evaluation continue to polarize the teacher–supervisor relationship. Supervisory leadership is a collaborative process that builds cultures of trust and risk-taking. Supervisory leadership connects supervision, teacher evaluation, and professional development to support teacher growth and development. Embedded in these processes are the principles of adult learning and career-stage theory to accommodate various needs to foster cognitive development and enhance instructional practices.