Psychology and Criminology students perceptions of knife crime and related peer pressure
Psychology
APA 7TH REFERENCING – There is no limitation on the number of references needed to use.
Background
Knife crimes present a wide range of crimes where offenders use a knife to inflict injury on another person. Notably, there is a significant increase in knife crimes in the UK, although most reports and statistics do not separately identify such crimes. A knife as a weapon is easily accessible. Haylock et al. (2020) also reiterate that knife crime rates are relatively higher than other crimes since knives are easy to conceal, unlike weapons such as firearms. A previous study by Skarlatidou et al. (2021) demonstrates that knife crimes are increasingly associated with assault and homicides, making the proposed research topic essential in exploring this under-researched subject. Additionally, Grimshaw and Ford (2018) point out that policy gaps in controlling knife crime are only incorporated in some pieces of legislation, making policies inadequate in restricting the sale, carrying, use and production of knives. Thus, this proposed study will respond to some gaps identified in the existing policies and literature by presenting first-hand information on the subject. The study will also highlight the existing loopholes in the enforcement of the policies on knife crime.
Notably, the study will use purpose sampling to target university students as the sources of information. According to Etikan et al. (2016), purposive sampling allows a researcher to select the ideal respondents, increasing the study’s effectiveness in responding to the specific topic under investigation. The reason for the target group is backed up by Skarlatidou et al.’s (2021) study demonstrating that young people are more susceptible to peer pressure. Additionally, university students can comprehend the research topic and respond most appropriately to the questions. Similarly, Bailey et al. (2020) point out that knife crimes are mostly associated with young adults – university students will provide a good representation of the young adults. University students will also enable the researcher to collect a wide range of responses due to the diversity in the socio-cultural and economic backgrounds of the respondents. In doing so, the study stands a high chance of providing unique information on the subject, adding to the study’s significance in understanding the psychology behind knife crimes. Concurrently, the study will collect primary data through interviews and focus groups. Primary data is specific and less exposed to biases that may result in misleading conclusions (Rahman, 2021). Hyman and Sierra (2016) point out that using interviews as a tool for data collection allows the researcher to seek clarifications and collect detailed information from the respondents. The researcher can also establish and control possible biases in responses. On the other hand, focus groups will enable the researcher to identify shared perceptions on the variables under investigation. Focus groups contribute to generalised findings while providing essential primary information on the research topic (Mishra, 2016). Similarly, focus groups will be ideal since the study targets individuals within a given age group – university students – making it relatively easy to set up such groups and initiate conversations. Adopting primary research methods also contributes to the study’s replicability and reliability, making it ideal in responding to the identified research problem.
How can the South-East Asian habit of inhaling spices and drugs be explained in terms of medical traditions?
History
OPIUM AND EMPIRES: EASTERN ASIA’S NARCOTIC TRADE AND CULTURE IN GLOBAL CONTEXT. This is the module so this is the context and time period. Thanks
Leadership and Human Resource Management
Personal statement for Leadership and Human Resource Management. Currently doing a Business degree and have been working in a customer service role for many years for various businesses.
Dental Technology
Healthcare&Medicine
Read the following introductory scenario and answer the following questions
based upon it.
A patient case has arrived in the dental laboratory, requesting a full gold crown to
be manufactured for the patients UL6. The prescription has all the basic
information needed. Upon closer inspection of your models, the margin of the
preparation does not seem to be very clearly visible.
QUESTIONS
1: You have contacted the dentist to attempt to communicate your concerns about the
definition of the margin. Describe in detail the concerns you would convey and explain
your reasons for them. Use hand-drawn images to support your answer if necessary.
2: The dentist asks you to provide alternative options that would mitigate the need to recall the patient for another appointment, and suggests you use the current models to
make a crown of a different material/s. Detail any implications this course of action may
have on valid consent.
3: In this alternative scenario, the dentist agrees to re-call the patient and carry out steps
to adjust the margin preparation. The patient takes advantage of the opportunity to
change their mind about having a gold crown and asks for a tooth-coloured crown instead.
Fully describe two alternative types of crown that could be prescribed for the patient. Use
hand-drawn images to support your answer if necessary.
Developing subject expertise and subject specialism
Physics
The assignment is about developing subject knowledge and expertise and how i do that. • I am a biology specialist and I have chosen to do assignment based on Physics.
• I chose to do physics because I have not looked at physics since 2011. I biology and chemistry a level and went on to studied biomedical science at university (undergraduate)
• The unit I am teaching is Energy (AQA) (Energy stores, Kinetic energy, Gravitational potential energy and elastic energy)
• To study the above I have used various YouTube videos, CGP books and text books from my placement 1 and 2.
• The lesson will be taught to a year 10 group. High attaining set. However, due to covid they have missed out on a lot of content for physics and also struggle with lack of routine which could affect how they learn. 2 students with ADHD, 4 students with dyslexia, 3 students with behavioural issues.
• The school I am conducting this assignment in is a state-funded academy in a small county in southeast England. Most of the students are from East London. The school consists of a mixture of races and different faiths.
assignment:
subject knowledge reflection (1100 words)
• You may like to try to answer some of the questions below, drawing upon the literature and reflective practice
• Define subject knowledge – why is it so important?
• Explore the differences between subject knowledge and subject pedagogy
• What are some of the strategies that teachers can use to seek to develop their subject knowledge?
• What strategies have you used? Which have proved to be the least / most successful and why?
• Explore the challenges of teaching outside your subject specialism at Key Stage 4
• What were the strategies that science teachers use to seek to develop their subject knowledge in their non-specialism areas?
• Explore the challenges of preparing to teach practical work.
• What were the strategies that science teachers use to seek to develop their subject knowledge to teach practical work?
Planning and implementation
Part A: A discussion and critique on the selected area for SK development (1200)
What is the selected area of SK that you have sought to develop and how have you approached developing your SK in this area for teaching?
What are the pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning this selected area of SK?
Which pedagogical approaches have you used in your teaching? Why have you used these approaches?
3) Critical Reflection (1500 words)
A discussion and critique of your teaching the selected area
• Using theory, named pedagogies, reading correctly cited plus your own autobiographical reflections evaluate your enquiry.
Provide a brief paragraph outlining the context for the class of students with whom you have taught aspects of the selected area of SK. (e.g. year group, age, ability range, social and cultural backgrounds, etc.)
Evaluate the success (or not) of your teaching and the pedagogical approaches you employed
Did pupils make progress?
What would you do the same and different next time?
Open economy macroeconomics, What is discretionary fiscal impulse?
Economics
Section A (40 Marks). Please answer all 1i-iv questions in this
section.
1i) What is discretionary fiscal impulse? – (5 marks)
ii) Assuming the UK economy taxes and government spending at
equilibrium level of output for 2021 is each £10 trillion, use the cyclically
adjusted budget deficit formula [𝑮(𝒚𝒆)−𝑻(𝒚𝒆)≡[𝑮(𝒚𝒕)−𝑻(𝒚𝒕)]−𝜶(𝒚𝒆−𝒚𝒕)]
to work out questions ‘a to d’ below. (Hint: TT = taxes net of transfers;
and alpha (𝜶) = 1; consumption and investment are assumed
unchanged):
(a) Derive and explain the kind of budget implemented by the UK
government and by how much if actual output generated is £18.0 trillion
(show all workings) – (10 marks)
(b) Derive and explain the kind of budget implemented by the UK
government and by how much if actual output generated is £6.0trillion
(show all workings) – (10 marks)
(iii) Using the debt dynamics equation: 𝜟𝒃 = 𝒅 + (𝒓−𝜸𝒚)𝒃, discuss three
options available to the government to balance the ‘question ‘b(ii)’
economy: (12 marks; i.e., 4 marks each)
(iv) what is the least painful option in the answer you gave for question
‘c’, and why? – (3 marks)
Section B (30 Marks)
B (i) Following exit from the EU single market, assuming the UK decides
to trade only among the four nations (i.e., without rest of the world). How
will the shocks listed in ‘a-e’ below affect the UK’s (i.1) equilibrium level
of output, (i.2) unemployment, (i.3) the IS curve and (i.4) the exchange
rate (XR) curve
(a) stock market boom (4 marks)
(b) a fall in the retirement age (4 marks)
(c) a decrease in depreciation rate (4 marks)
(d) a natural disaster that wipes-off stock of capital (4 marks)
(e) an increase in the rate of technological progress (4 marks)
(ii) If we relax earlier assumption, and now assume that the UK is a small
open economy, demonstrate using the 3-equation model the adjustment
to equilibrium of a permanent shock to aggregate demand (10 marks)
Section C (30 marks). Please answer either question C1 or C2.
C1. In a country with a small open economy, government has ordered a
mass domestic introduction of fully automatic retail and teller machines
in all shops/supermarkets for consumers to reduce human contact
during pandemic. All displaced shop assistances and cashiers have
received 6-month wages and free retraining programs supported by the
government and get employment in other sectors. Imagine that the cost
of such technology has been reduced considerably, while quality is
improved.
i.Using 3-equation macroeconomic model for Open economy with labour
market, draw a relevant diagram and explain the likely possible effects of
these automation technology and the government measures on the key
macroeconomic indicators. Clearly state your assumptions and explain
any shifts in your diagram (10 points).
ii.Explain your economic arguments, and identify likely short-term
macroeconomic impacts of this mass automation technology and
government measures on:
(a) the labour market equilibrium (3 points),
(b) private investment (3 points),
(c) real exchange rate (3 points),
(d) output (3 points)
(e) inflation (3 points).
(iii) What are likely responses by the Central Bank to these changes?
Discuss how the central bank and the treasury (ministry of finance) could
respond by adjusting monetary and/or fiscal policies when facing such
mass automation challenge (5 points).
C2(i). What does the term ‘creative destruction’ mean? In a
Schumpeterian growth model, what determines the growth rate of
productivity? How does this compare to the mechanism driving growth in
the Solow model with technological progress? (18 marks)
C2(ii). For each question, identify the statement as True or False. You
will receive 1 mark for correctly identifying the statement as True or
False (please circle the correct answer) and 3 marks for an explanation
of your answer. You may use verbal or diagrammatic explanation as
appropriate. Please note explanations should not exceed 5 lines.
C2(ii.a). When we add rational expectations to the 3-equation model, the
predictions of the model changes. (4 marks)
True or False? Briefly explain your answer.
C2(ii.b). There is no difference between Tobin’s q theory of investment
and permanent income hypothesis (PIH). (4 marks)
True False
C2(ii.c) The IS curve becomes flatter with a fall in the marginal tax
rate that decreases the size of the multiplier. (4 marks)
True False
Participant observation and ethnography. Sociological research assignment
Sociology
Ethnography exercise: This piece of assessment is based on the practice of participant-observation and the recording of field notes.
Part 1. Field notes, typed, at least 500 words, based on observations for an hour at a library, cafe, food court, or bar
Part 2. Analysis of field notes, 1250 words, typewritten in prose (no bullet points)
Sources: Please use at least 3 sources from the ones I’ve uploaded
Hints and tips
In this instance, you are a ‘professional stranger’. You need to try to observe what is going on around you as if you are a stranger looking at it for the first time. You need to develop a sense of objectivity. Conclusions should be drawn on the basis of what you have observed, and not necessarily on background knowledge.
If you do ‘speculate’ beyond what you see in front of you, flag it up as such – be reflexive in your approach.
Reflexivity: how is who you are and what you know colouring how people respond to you, and how you are analysing the data?
You will be assessed on the quality of your field notes and the analysis undertaken of them. I am looking for the quality of the data you collect, and also the integration of the data in your analysis. So, are you able to draw the conclusions you draw, based on the data you present?
Remember, your analysis should present an argument or explanation of what you are seeing. You are encouraged to develop their own themes and ideas based on their observations and analyses.
Think about what you are observing – are you watching an event or place which will allow you to collect data which will enable you to answer the question?
Be open-minded.
What are two unique challenges facing managers in today’s work environment?
Business Management
For this first week’s discussion, we introduce the organizational behavior framework. Black, et al. (2022), tells us
“And throughout our analyses, we are continually concerned with the implications of what we learn for the quality of working life and organizational performance. We always look for management implications so the managers of the future can develop more humane and more competitive organizations for the future.”
Considering the role of work and management challenges explained in our text, has the meaning or purpose of work (in a societal context) changed? Why and how?
What are two unique challenges facing managers in today’s work environment?
Post your substantive initial posting no later than Saturday this week,and be sure to use outside support for your posting. This should be from reliable sources (other than the textbook), and you need to reference the sources using proper APA Version 7 formatting.
In addition to your initial posting, you need to respond to at least three classmates’ initial posts to provide comments, insights, or questions that further the discussion. Your responses need to be substantive and should move the discussions forward. You need to post the follow-up posts at least two separate days, and your initial posting should be on a separate day as well. So, you will need to participate at least three days throughout the week for the discussion in total (one for the initial post and two other days for the follow-up posts).
Keep in mind that you cannot submit discussion posts for credit after the week and you will be assessed a late penalty for any initial posts that are submitted after Saturday. You will not be able to see other posts until you have posted yours, and you should not edit your initial posting after you have posted.
Flight Deck Interface
Explain the issues and concerns (pros and cons) of Flight Deck Human-Machine Interface and the concept of “fail-safe.” Consider the history and provide both the positives and possible hazards to this interface.
Practicum Case Report:AMC Entertainment: Creating a spectacular movie-going experience.
Business
Practicum Case Report
The report should read more like a professional paper written by an objective outsider rather than a report
written by an internal employee who works in the sales or PR department.
(FYI, This is a practicum case study assigned as group work. My task is to come up with the Problem identification from the case study: Give a sense of why this is so important? What’s at stake if we don’t act? and Possible solutions and options
Case study name: AMC Entertainment: Creating a spectacular movie-going experience.
