University of California Santa Barbara Feminist Philosophy Reading Reflection
identify 5 things you learned about sex work and/or sex trafficking from both Weitzer essays POST 1 The commercialization of sex is a concept that has gained dominance in the society attracting different opinions on its influence in the moral and economic standards of the United States and the globe. Ronald Weitzer presents insightful research and analysis of issues revolving around prostitution and sex trafficking, thereby drawing exciting conclusions. From the articles, there are vital lessons that every student and readers can draw, which have the potential to elevate an individual?s conceptualization of the concept. Sex work usually entails the exchange of sexual services, performances, and or material compensation rather than based on satisfying emotions arising from the love between the partners. Therefore, there are several lessons that I learned from the readings. One of the vital lessons concerning sex work regards the universality of the practice, which seems to cut across every social class. Weitzer reveals that even the most prominent of government officials at some point have been receivers of the services although their position of the debate may seem to contradict and campaign for the abolition of the practice (Weitzer, 2009). For instance, Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D-NY) was part of the prominent leaders who depicted the hypocritical behavior by condemning the practice but receiving the services of the exclusive Emperor?s Club agency and Wicked Models, which are escort agencies. Besides, Senator David Vitter, among others, also had an association with escort agencies thereby proving the reality of sex work and prostitution even among the elites in the society (Weitzer, 2009). It also came to my understanding that sex work is so lucrative that people spend significant amounts of money in the business. Weitzer alludes that the industry realized $13.3 billion on X-rated magazines, DVDs, and live sex shows among other sex-related programs just in 2006 (Weitzer, 2009). Besides, he affirms that the industry realized tremendous progress in just a single decade with a double in the number of X-rated films and literature. Legal commercialization of sex thus is a force to reckon in economic aspects of the society, thereby creating a perception that much more could be happening and people spend more that never appear to the limelight. Moreover, the points raised by the moral crusaders, although may seem baseless, are critical in the quest to understand the moral influence of the sex industry (Weitzer, 2007). According to these individuals, sex work is to blame for the rise in sex trafficking, places the lives of young, innocent children in danger of sexual abuse. Children exposed to explicit sexual practice often do not live to realize their dreams since because of the psychological and moral influence of such practices. This backs the claim that prostitution is generally evil since it replaces the need for love, particularly romantic in nurturing and building of relationships. Conversely, I also realized from the articles that there is no empirical proof of the causal relationship between prostitution and trafficking. However, the legalization of one makes the other a possibility since the level of exposure to such practices significantly rises compared to cases where both trafficking and prostitution are illegal (Weitzer, 2007). Notwithstanding, I also learned that although when it comes to sex work, people typically think about prostitution, there are other types of sex work, which seems to thrive thereby enhancing the dynamism experienced in this industries. Such types include strippers who majorly meet their clients outside clubs for sex and porn stars who make club trips and tours to feature as part of the entertainment crew. The porn stars attract higher prices more than the local talents. Therefore, the complexity of this industry and the seeming globalization of sex work is one with numerous lessons, which are elevators of though and conceptualization of the concept of sex work and trafficking. ReferencesWeitzer, R. (2007). The social construction of sex trafficking: Ideology and institutionalization of a moral crusade. Politics & Society, 35(3), 447-475.Weitzer, R. (2009). Sex for sale: Prostitution, pornography, and the sex industry. Routledge.this is first one my classmates responses.POST 2I would like to talk about each thing I learned in each paragraph. I learned the several problems and the negative influence of moral crusades and different paradigms and policies for sex industry.Moral crusades only focus on the most shocking horror stories of victims and recount their plight to exaggerate the problem. They tend to exclude gray areas and believe the existence of a particular evil (Ronald Weitzer, 2007: 448). Moral crusades cast lots of wrong and glib claims. For example, they regard prostitution itself, customers and traffickers are evil. Also, in their view, violence prevails in prostitution and sex trafficking. These ideas are biased opinions and lack of evidence. Moral crusades ignore many certain conditions and despite the more abominable outcome of their proposal. Legal prostitution might lead to the decrease of trafficking since the government and legal sectors arrange it in an orderly way. Inversely, traffickers might control and oppress migrants by law threats, if commercial sex work is illegal (Ronald Weitzer, 2007:457). As Murray writes, ?It is the prohibition of prostitution and restrictions on travel which attract organized crime and create the possibilities for large profits, as well as creating the prostitutes? need for protection and assistance.? Legal prostitution can provide a safer and organized market for workers. Moral crusades influence public opinion, and their ideas are accepted by the authorities. The more institutionalized crusades get support from government and legal systems. The institutionalized crusades incorporate their ideology in policy and law and make their goals ?a project of the government? (Ronald Weitzer, 2007: 460).Later, moral crusades not only care about sex trafficking but also all sectors of the sex industry. As the domain expends, activists let the government deny ?the commercial sex trade as a whole? (Ronald Weitzer, 2007: 464). Since the coercive trafficking exists, the movement should pay attention to unfree labor instead of all sex trade and migration. Despite the growth and large extent of the sex industry, many citizens still think it a deviant enterprise (Ronald Weitzer, 2010:2). Oppose to oppression paradigm, empowerment paradigm believes that sex work builds up for mutual gain as in other economic transactions (Ronald Weitzer, 2010:6). Increasing studies research diverse dimensions of sex work and the variation between different types of it. The polymorphous paradigm avoids essentialism and targets to the complexities of sex work. Many people are thinking of street prostitution when thinking prostitution. However, off-street prostitution is more common and safer. In the article, the Australian study found that half of call girls and brothel workers regarded that their work as a ?major source of satisfaction?, and seventy percent of them would ?definitely choose? this work if they had it to do over again(Ronald Weitzer, 2010:12). This show that the moral crusades? opinion that all sex workers are oppressed, and suffering is not true. The working condition is greatly different between indoor and street sectors. Also, some findings verify that there is no apparent correlation between pornography and sex crime after other variables are included and even some show a decrease of sexual violence as the increased availability of pornography. Law and legal systems often relate the rate of crime with sex work. However, the fact is opposite. Some obscenity test without evidence sounds incomplete and unconvincing. Legal systems and governments in different areas are all inclined to punish sex industry. Prostitution is treated as criminalization. As the development of opinions on prostitution, there are two ways for it. One is decriminalization, which support no law against it. Another one is legalization, which prefers regulation. Legalization have some questions about the increase of prostitution and whether prostitutes will follow the rule (Ronald Weitzer, 2010:24). Finally, two-track policy is born. Although the policy brings some benefits to prostitutes and the public, governments in some areas still change it and disobey it. Polices and legal systems utilize various methodss to criminalize prostitutes and clients. The targeting of customers has been popular. Due to the narrow view of sex work, the oppression of sex work is popular (Ronald Weitzer, 2010:32). second one
Advocacy for Homeland Security More Funds Discussion
Below is an article that was published in a Virginia newspaper this past November. I think it is useful for this class because I believe most of you will yourselves become “advocates” for increasing funding for our infrastructure. The story that follows is my story, but it can just as easily be yours, and perhaps you will learn something from my experience. I hope so. Remember the topic for this week’s discussion is “advocacy.” It is not about me or urban search and rescue. It is about how each of you individually and collectively can become an advocate for public good. Respond the same way this week as you have in the previous weeks. Cheers.QUOTE MILLBORO ? In the event of a large-scale disaster, members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency?s Urban Search and Rescue Teams are routinely called on to respond, both at home and overseas. These task forces exist largely due to the efforts of Pete Minetree, who lives in the Millboro area.Minetree began working on the formation of such a program more than 40 years ago and has many volumes containing his research and contacts in the effort to get the program off the ground. He only recently decided to talk about his efforts. ?I kept all this information thinking eventually someone would want to write a book about it. This is the first time in 40 years that I?ve talked to anyone about it,? he said.After 26 years, he retired from military service, first spending four years in the US Coast Guard Reserve and the remainder in the Army. He also spent many years in the Washington, D.C. area, working for the National Intelligence Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and numerous organizations in the private sector. ?In the 1980s, I was a trustee of the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR), which focused on wilderness search and rescue. My friend Lois Clark McCoy was president of that organization, and I discussed with her my ideas for creating an urban search and rescue capability within the United States,? Minetree said. With his water rescue background in the Coast Guard and on the Beach Patrol in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, coupled with his efforts with NASAR, he realized that the country had no organized program for search and rescue in collapsed structures. ?I started thinking about structural rescue and finally concluded there was a critical need and that it should be under the umbrella of NASAR. However, their mission was strictly wilderness search and rescue,? Minetree said.Eventually, Minetree said he thought the best approach would be through a new non-profit organization that would focus on urban search and rescue. He and McCoy ended up forming the National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue in 1981. ?It was just the two of us. We recruited others as volunteers,? he said.Minetree said he started writing about the concept, and over a period of about two years formed a fully-evolved concept of operations. At that point, he decided a national sponsor was needed. ?I knew our small organization couldn?t begin to do it, that in fact it should actually be under the government, and I was confident I could sell it quickly. Boy was I wrong,? he said.For the next five years, Minetree said he talked with ?almost every department and agency? of the federal government. ?Parking in Washington was terrible, and my wife Martha and my son, who was a toddler at the time, drove me to meetings, often for five or six hours a day. They would sit outside in the car while I had my meeting, and then we would go to another. They worked as hard as me at this,? he said.He slowly found moral support for his ideas and people began to listen. He said a deputy secretary of the Air Force agreed that an urban search and rescue organization was needed, and the Army Forces Command at Fort McPherson, Ga. supported the idea and was willing to provide troops and equipment.?But still no one was willing to step up and take on the responsibility. The obvious place was FEMA, but in spite of my long association with them, I got no support, no interest, nothing. Finally, after trying to sell this for five years to the government I was angry, frustrated, and I was disappointed that no one was willing to step up,? he said.At that point, he decided to stop pitching the idea to the executive branch of government. Instead, he said, he decided to go to the Hill and see if he could get someone in Congress to take an interest. There, he immediately found an ally in Pennsylvania Rep. Curt Weldon. Weldon, Minetree said, had recently formed the fire caucus in the Congress, and within a year it had become the largest caucus in history. Concurrently, Weldon also founded the Congressional Fire Services Institute, and Minetree became one of its founding directors.Together, they successfully wrote the legislation to create and fund a national urban search and rescue capability within the United States, and FEMA was tasked to coordinate the effort. ?At that point, FEMA was happy to have the program because it came with money,? Minetree said.His efforts, Minetree said, will hopefully show others that anyone in our country who cares deeply about something can make it happen. ?There is no one in this country who can?t make their voice heard if they feel strongly about something and have the tenacity to go for it. If I?m able to do it, anybody can do it. If there?s an important lesson to come from this story, that?s it,? he said. ?This is a program that has saved many thousands of lives, here in our country and throughout the world.?The first states to form urban search and rescue teams were California and Virginia, Minetree said. ?Fairfax County, Virginia Beach, and Los Angeles were the first local jurisdictions in the country to create a team, staff and equip it, conduct the training and become certified. Since then these teams have proliferated and all have responded repeatedly here in the country and overseas,? he said.Years later, the European Union chose Athens, Greece, as the site for a global conference on urban search and rescue, and the State Department asked Minetree if he would be the principal U.S. representative to the conference. After the conference, he said he spent two weeks in Greece talking to officials there. ?Greece and that entire part of the world has a serious earthquake problem, and they continually have large losses of life from collapses,? he said.Minetree said the U.S. has the best capability in the world for urban search and rescue, followed by France and Israel. ?Nobody can touch the United States ? no one,? he said.The program has expanded to include search and rescue dogs that can find victims, sniff out cadavers, work underwater and perform tracking operations. ?All of this came from a simple thought about 40 years ago. I?ve never really thought about my role in all this until Hurricane Florence devastated our southeast coast a few weeks ago and I saw a team from California performing swift water rescue. Those team members and others like them are real heroes. They really are,? Minetree said. ?All forms of search and rescue are exceedingly dangerous, and watching the TV interview with the team leader really hit me for the first time. I watch the news like anyone else, and the thought has never occurred to me that none of this (urban search and rescue) would be happening if not for me. I was so very proud of the women and men on that team that came here to help us in our time of need.?An online search indicates the National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue no longer exists. Minetree said the organization ended with McCoy?s death in 2016 at the age of 94 years. She was a remarkable woman.The material Minetree has in his home is the result of 40 years or so of advocacy for an idea. There is a large folder, for example, detailing the two weeks he spent in Greece. ?I still have logs and daily schedules from at least 25 years. I just decided to keep all of it,? he said, ?Because I thought a book should be written about how urban search and rescue evolved. I?m not the one to do it, but I have always hoped that someone else in the national search and rescue community or the fire service would write a book about it. Maybe FEMA should document all of this. No one else knows the genesis of this program and all of this material is the documentation.?In addition, Minetree spent many years on humanitarian demining efforts to remove land mines from areas where there had been conflicts or where terrorists had placed them. ?To this day, concealed land mines are used as a weapon of terror. These mines deny people use of their property, their homes and their farms, and they indiscriminately kill and maim countless innocent children and adults. I tried to remediate this sad issue for many years,? he said.Minetree said his career, both in and out of the military, helped him take on issues such as these. ?My career prepared me well. I understood the government at all levels and was completely conditioned to the politics, the bureaucratic infighting, and the turf issues. My skills helped me stay focused, and I was still there long after others had fallen along the way. By the grace of God and a lot of luck, it happened,? he said.Today, there are 28 (this number changes from time to time) FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Teams distributed around the country. In the event of a disaster, normally the nearest three teams are activated and deployed. If the situation demands more, additional teams are activated as needed. These teams have the capability to provide medical support, search and rescue, limited communication and transportation, and command and control, often at times when the disaster has destroyed the entire local infrastructure.
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Original Source MaterialStudent VersionIn examining the history of the visionary companies, we were struck by how often they made some of their best moves not by detailed strategic planning, but rather by experimentation, trial and error, opportunism, and–quite literally–accident. What looks in hindsight like a brilliant strategy was often the residual result of opportunistic experimentation and “purposeful accidents.”References: Collins, J. C., & Porras, J. I. (2002). Built to last: Successful habits of visionary companies. New York, NY: Harper Paperbacks.When I look back on the decisions I’ve made, it’s clear that I made some of my best choices not through a thorough analytical investigation of my options, but instead by trial and error and, often, simply by accident. The somewhat random aspect of my success or failure is, at the same time, both encouraging and scary.Which of the following is true for the Student Version above? Word-for-Word plagiarism Paraphrasing plagiarism This is not plagiarism HintsIn the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.Original Source MaterialStudent VersionBut what are reasonable outcomes of the influence of global processes on education?While the question of how global processes influence all aspects of education (and who controls these forces) is multidimensional and not completely testable, there appear to be some theories of globalization as it relates to education that can be empirically examined.References: Rutkowski, L., & Rutkowski, D. (2009). Trends in TIMSS responses over time: Evidence of global forces in education? Educational Research and Evaluation, 15(2), 137-152.The authors are not alone in asking ?what are reasonable outcomes of the influence of global processes on education?? (p. 138). In fact, this same question provides the basis for the discussion that follows.Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?HintsIn the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.Original Source MaterialStudent VersionThe study of learning derives from essentially two sources.Because learning involves the acquisition of knowledge, the first concerns the nature of knowledge and how we come to know things…. The second source in which modern learning theory is rooted concerns the nature and representation of mental life. References: Driscoll, M. P. (2000). Psychology of learning for instruction (2nd Ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.The study of learning derives from essentially two sources. The first concerns the nature of knowledge and how we come to know things. The second source concerns the nature and representation of mental life.References: Driscoll, M. P. (2000). Psychology of learning for instruction (2nd Ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?HintsIn the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.Original Source MaterialStudent VersionMajor changes within organizations are usually initiated by those who are in power. Such decision-makers sponsor the change and then appoint someone else – perhaps the director of training – to be responsible for implementing and managing change. Whether the appointed change agent is in training development or not, there is often the implicit assumption that training will “solve the problem.” And, indeed, training may solve part of the problem…. The result is that potentially effective innovations suffer misuse, or even no use, in the hands of uncommitted users.References: Dormant, D. (1986). The ABCDs of managing change. In Introduction to Performance Technology (p. 238-256). Washington, D.C.: National Society of Performance and Instruction.When major changes are initiated in organizations, there is often the implicit assumption that training will ‘solve the problem.’ And, indeed, training may solve part of the problem (Dormant, 1986, p. 238).References: Dormant, D. (1986). The ABCDs of managing change. In Introduction to Performance Technology (p. 238-256). Washington, D.C.: National Society of Performance and Instruction.Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?HintsIn the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.Original Source MaterialStudent VersionThe philosophical position known as constructivism views knowledge as a human construction. The various perspectives within constructivismare based on the premise that knowledge is not part of an objective, external reality that is separate from the individual. Instead, human knowledge, whether the bodies of content in public disciplines (such as mathematics or sociology) or knowledge of the individual learner, is a human construction. References: Gredler, M. E. (2001). Learning and instruction: Theory into practice (4th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.Does knowledge exist outside of, or separate from, the individual who knows? Constructivists argue that “… human knowledge, whether the bodies of content in public disciplines (such as mathematics or sociology) or knowledge of the individual learner, is a human construction.”References: Gredler, M. E. (2001). Learning and instruction: Theory into practice (4th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?HintsIn the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.Original Source MaterialStudent VersionA teacher is one who guides or leads. To guide does not necessarily mean to instruct directly. We often think of teaching as direct instruction (presenting information, asking questions, giving feedback, demonstrating some procedure, evaluating student progress, and so on). But a teacher can guide without instructing directly. A good example is the Montessori system of education. In a Montessori school, most of what a child learns is through interacting with a variety of curriculum materials in a particular context. A Montessori teacher does much less direct instruction than do teachers in traditional schools.References: Frick, T. (1991). Restructuring education through technology.Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.Teachers should be guides or leaders. In the role of a guide, a teacher does less presenting of information, demonstrating and providing feedback. For example, in a Montessori school, most student learning occurs through interaction with a variety of class materials, rather than interaction with a teacher. Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?HintsIn the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.Original Source MaterialStudent VersionMajor changes within organizations are usually initiated by those who are in power. Such decision-makers sponsor the change and then appoint someone else – perhaps the director of training – to be responsible for implementing and managing change. Whether the appointed change agent is in training development or not, there is often the implicit assumption that training will “solve the problem.” And, indeed, training may solve part of the problem…. The result is that potentially effective innovations suffer misuse, or even no use, in the hands of uncommitted users.References: Dormant, D. (1986). The ABCDs of managing change. In Introduction to Performance Technology (p. 238-256). Washington, D.C.: National Society of Performance and Instruction.When major changes are initiated in organizations, “… there is often the implicit assumption that training will ‘solve the problem.’ And, indeed, training may solve part of the problem.” (Dormant, 1986, p. 238).References: Dormant, D. (1986). The ABCDs of managing change. In Introduction to Performance Technology (p. 238-256). Washington, D.C.: National Society of Performance and Instruction.Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?HintsIn the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.Original Source MaterialStudent VersionIn a complex task such as creating a website for learning, instructors may want to support the generation of multiple solutions in learners’ peer feedback. Anonymity may create a social context where learners feel freer to express varied ideas, and make the task of giving feedback less inhibited. However, teachers need to know just how anonymity impacts the learning dynamic in order to make informed choices about when anonymous configurations are appropriate in peer feedback.References: Howard, C. D., Barrett, A. F., & Frick, T. W. (2010). Anonymity to promote peer feedback: Pre-service teachers’ comments in asynchronous computer-mediated communication. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 43(1), 89-112.Increased availability of technology in my classroom makes it easier for peer feedback activities to be conducted anonymously which “may create a social context where learners feel freer to express varied ideas, and make the task of giving feedback less inhibited” (Howard, Barrett, & Frick, 2010, p. 90). However, I worry that my students may be overly harsh if they don’t have to stand by their comments.References: Howard, C. D., Barrett, A. F., & Frick, T. W. (2010). Anonymity to promote peer feedback: Pre-service teachers’ comments in asynchronous computer-mediated communication. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 43(1), 89-112.Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?HintsIn the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.Original Source MaterialStudent VersionThe philosophical position known as constructivism views knowledge as a human construction. The various perspectives within constructivism are based on the premise that knowledge is not part of an objective, external reality that is separate from the individual. Instead, human knowledge, whether the bodies of content in public disciplines (such as mathematics or sociology) or knowledge of the individual learner, is a human construction.References: Gredler, M. E. (2001). Learning and instruction: Theory into practice (4th Ed.). Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice-Hall.The philosophical position known as constructivism views knowledge as a human construction. The various perspectives within constructivism are based on the premise that knowledge is not part of an objective, external reality that is separate from the individual. Instead, human knowledge is a human construction.Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?HintsIn the case below, the original source material is given along with a sample of student work. Determine the type of plagiarism by clicking the appropriate radio button.Original Source MaterialStudent VersionLearning from demonstrations is enhanced when learners actively engage in interaction with one another rather than passively observing the demonstration. When learners are required to find a new portrayal of the information that has been presented, they are required to process the information at a deeper level in order to identify and demonstrate this new portrayal. When they are required to demonstrate their new portrayals to one another, this provides additional portrayals of the information being taught, thus increasing the richness of the instruction.References: Merrill, M. D. (2009). First principles of instruction. In C. M. Reigeluth & A. A. Carr-Chellman (Eds.), Instructional-Design theories and models: Building a common knowledge base. (pp. 41-56). New York: Routledge. In order to make instruction more effective, learners should be required to find additional portrayals of the information which have been presented by the instructor. Learners are expected to then demonstrate their portrayals to one another. Learning from demonstrations is enhanced when learners actively engage in interaction with one another rather than passively observing the demonstration. References: Merrill, M. D. (2009). First principles of instruction. In C. M. Reigeluth & A. A. Carr-Chellman (Eds.), Instructional-Design theories and models: Building a common knowledge base. (pp. 41-56). New York: Routledge. Which of the following is true for the Student Version above?
Crjs390 unit 3 | Law homework help
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You are the senior veteran partner of a special highway patrol unit that is working a major interstate that is a corridor for drug and gun smuggling.ÿYour partner has the highest marks ever in the academy and has a great civilian education in criminology.ÿHe knows the laws and regulations by heart.ÿHe is a staunch family man who is faithful to his wife, and except for an occasional beer with the boy, does not abuse alcohol.ÿHe has an exemplary work record and is extremely reliable.ÿAs such, he is assigned as your partner in a very hazardous detail of drug and gun intervention.
The job requires the officers to make legitimate profiling assessments of potential smugglers and wait for them to make a motor vehicle violation so that they can be stopped.ÿOnce stopped, minimal interview techniques almost always lead to the discovery of contraband and a subsequent arrest.
The first 3 months on the job with your new partner have been great.ÿThe two of you have made 18 felony arrests for narcotics and gun possession.ÿSix of the drug arrests were major weights of crack and heroin.ÿTwo of the gun arrests involved the seizure of numerous fully automatic weapons.ÿ
In the beginning 2 weeks of month 4, things start to get dicey.ÿThree of the last 12 traffic stops have resulted in shootouts with the occupants of the cars stopped.ÿWhile nobody was killed and only two people wounded (both of them suspects), the shooting appears to be taking its toll on the new officer.ÿ
When going to the car last week at the start of shift, an officer in an adjacent car slammed the trunk lid, causing a loud bang. As you turned toward your car, you found your partner on the ground trying to scoot under the vehicle.ÿFour nights earlier, you were called to back up another unit that had a high-risk stop.ÿUpon your arrival, you drew your weapon and ran up to the other unit, two officers who were wrestling with two suspects.ÿAfter the suspects were handcuffed, you turned to find your partner crouching behind your unit shaking.ÿWhen you tried to talk to him about it, he said he was starting to get the flu.ÿThe next night he called in sick.
The night following the sick night, while on patrol, you stopped a suspect vehicle, and the driver was a huge sawmill worker with 3 outstanding felony warrants for robbery and assault.ÿThe suspect attacked you, and you rolled around on the ground for a full 45 seconds trying to get the suspect handcuffed.ÿAfter getting him under control, you looked up to see your partner frantically screaming on the radio for back up about 30 feet away.ÿHe never came to your aid during the incident.
The unit commander suspects that there is a problem and asks you to write a fitness report on your new partner with recommendations for follow-up on the report you submit.
In a report to the unit commander of the special highway patrol unit, indicate the issues in the scenario that cause you concern about the new officer. You will identify how the symptoms displayed by the new officer are consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). You will provide at least 2 recommendations for action concerning the new officer.ÿYou will provide the commander with options on what you think can be done to prevent this type of problem in the unit.
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Address the following
How important is it for partners to react appropriately in the field? Explain.
What are the key symptoms that may be observed in the partner’s actions and reactions in the scenario? Explain.
What are the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder on the part of the partner in the scenario? Explain.
What are 2 specific actions that should be taken concerning the partner? Explain.
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Select 2 personality disorders common to surviving victims of a life-threatening experience other than post-traumatic stress disorder.
For each selected personality disorder, address the following questions:
What are the symptoms of this disorder? List and describe.
What types of people typically succumb to this disorder? Explain.
How can individuals with this disorder be treated? Explain.
Sources of Financial Aid
In this Assignment, you will examine a variety of sources of financial aid and write a paper in which you present key aspects of four specific financial aid programs, compare the similarities and differences of these types of aid, and provide some implications financial aid types have on policy. For this Assignment, you should use websites and printed materials distributed by institutions, private and public financial aid providers, and other reliable, published information to identify and present the provisions of four financial aid programs. Remember to include the Library and other resources in your research.This is the sort of information you might gather as an employee in a higher education institution investigating the financial aid available to support current and prospective students. The information is used by higher education administrators when making decisions about tuition and fee increases.Your Assignment is to provide an example for four out of the of the following five financial aid sources:Completing your Sources of Financial Aid AssignmentFormatYour Assignment should adhere to the following format (choosing 4 of the 5 types of aid listed below):Introduction: Provide a context and purpose for your paper, including why you chose the state and school you did and provide information on the cost of attendance (e.g., tuition, fees, housing, books, etc).Federal government grant/award: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Private funded grant/award: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Federal loan: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Private loan: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Institution-funded award: Identify the name of the grant or award you select. Present the provisions of the program such as eligibility criteria, rules governing the award, how the amount is determined, duration of the award, how many awards are available, and stipulations of the award, including how the funds may or may not be used, etc. Also, include the portion of the cost of education at your sample school covered by the funds and what the student must bear.Comparisons and Implications: Compare the four types of financial aid programs you outlined, addressing the differences and similarities among them. Provide a brief discussion of implications the different types of available aid have on higher education policy.Conclusion: Wrap up your paper, summarizing your major points.The length of the paper for content is 2?3 pages long. Before you submit it, make sure it has proper cover and reference pages and follows APA (6th ed.) style.
EBP In Health Care Institutions Discussion
Hi, please reply to the following discussions with 100-150 words each reply. Should you have any questions pls do not hesitate to contact me. 1- Chiamaka, Evidence-based health care practices are available for a number of conditions such as asthma, heart failure, and diabetes. However, these practices are not always implemented in care delivery, and difference in practices abound. Implementing evidence-based safety practices are difficult and need strategies that address the complication of systems of care, individual practitioners, senior leadership, and ultimately changing health care cultures to be evidence-based safety practice environments.Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the thorough and thoughtful use of current best evidence in conjunction with clinical expertise and patient values to guide health care decisions. Best evidence includes empirical evidence from randomized controlled trials; evidence from other scientific methods such as descriptive and qualitative research; as well as use of information from case reports, scientific principles, and expert opinion. When enough research evidence is available, the practice should be guided by research evidence in conjunction with clinical expertise and patient values.Steps of promoting adoption of EBPs can be viewed from the perspective of those who conduct research or generate knowledge, those who use the evidence-based information in practice, and those who serve as boundary spanners to link knowledge generators with knowledge users.ReferenceTitler, M. (2008). The Evidence for Evidence-Based Practice Implementation.2- Hiro, Healthcare organizations and leaders are under pressure to improve outcomes by creating a structure/culture/environment in which exploration of critical inquiry and the available body of evidence is an integral part of daily nursing practice (Mick, 2017). The problem with the organization adopting EBP is lack of resources and the lack of awareness from nursses on how EBP can help them practice better in providing effective patient care. Learning how to better link dollars to outcomes to portray a return on investment that demonstrates how EBP contributes to an organization’s profit margin could possibly justify additional investment in time and resources (Mick, 2017). ReferenceMick, J. (2017). Call to action: How to implement evidence-based nursing practice. 3- Alicia, Evidence-based practices are an important aspect in patient care and outcome and implementing those practices may be a challenge for numerous reasons such as ineffective leadership or communication, inadequate support or knowledge, and opposing attitudes and behaviors from staff members reluctant to change. Evidence-based nursing is intended to standardize health care practices to the latest and best science available in order to minimize variations in care and avoid unanticipated health outcomes. How findings from evidence-based research are translated into effective nursing practices and policies considerably impacts health outcomes, the improvement of health care systems, and the performance of individual and group providers; significant barriers still exist in adopting or implementing evidence based nursing (Correa-de-Araujo, 2016). The main issue we are facing in addressing a solution to evidence-based practice is reluctant and hesitation from the staff members to actually initiate those new changes. Senior staff members don?t feel the need to implement those new changes and don?t see why there needs to be a change in how certain things are done. Also, lack of proper education and communication adds to the reluctance staff members feel because staff members aren?t adequately prepared or educated on these new evidence-based practices. I, too, feel lost at times when we are told to do something a new way without proper introduction or explanation. Ineffective communication and education leaves us feeling confused and hesitant to carry out those new practices. Ensuring that we provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective care to all patients is an assumption of today?s health care system; on the other hand, elements that foster effective translation of best evidence into daily practice are influenced by nurses? understanding and believing that EBP improves patient care outcomes, clinical leaders? modeling EBP in daily practice, and a culture that supports practice change based on best evidence (Makic, Rauen, Jones & Fisk, 2015). Evidence-based practices are necessary to ensure the best patient care and outcome and in order to see successful results, staff members should be willing to be open to changes and stay educated on the most current practices.Reference:Correa-de-Araujo, R. (2016). Evidence-Based Practice in the United States: Challenges, Progress, and Future Directions. Health Care for Women International, 37(1), 2?22.
Working with suppliers | Accounting homework help
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Assignment # 4 ? Working with Suppliers [5%]
This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements: ÿ
CLR 1: Using accounting software, identify and use the basic features, modules, and aids to produce reliable and accurate financial information.
CLR 2: Using accounting software, create a computerized accounting system for a new company.
CLR 3: Using accounting software, record all transactions in the accounting cycle.
Objective of this Assignment: ÿ
The objective of this assignment is to enter a suppliers list and record accounts payable.
Assignment Scenario:
Beautiful Blooms Floral Company is a relatively new and growing business that is switching its bookkeeping to QuickBooks Online. As their bookkeeper, in this assignment, you will enter the required start-up information by following the steps inÿ
ú the Chapter 5 Reinforce Your Skills exercises andÿ
ú the Chapter 5 Apply Your Skills exercises. ÿ
Pre-Assignment Instructions:
1. To prepare you for this assignment, please read the content in Chapter 5 and follow the embedded learning activities (the Develop Your Skills exercises).
To follow along with the examples in the text before doing the assignment:
a. Use the QuickBooks Online sample company to follow along with the practice Develop Your Skills exercises in the textbook. See Module 3 for more information about the QuickBooks Online sample company.ÿ
b. Remember that the sample company will refresh after a couple of hours of inactivity, so it is best to complete all the practice exercises in one session. You do not need to submit these practice reports. All exercises using the sample company are ungraded.
Assignment Tasks:ÿ
1. Open the QuickBooks Online application software.
2. Use the chapter steps to complete the Chapter 5 Reinforce and Apply Your Skills exercises. Enter each transaction based on the information provided.ÿ
3. Follow the steps in the Apply Your Skills exercises to export each report to Excel. You will only be submitting reports from the Apply Your Skills exercises. You do NOT need to submit the reports saved from the Reinforce Your Skills exercises.ÿ
4. In order to submit your assignment into one excel workbook, you will need to cut and paste each report into ONE excel workbook.
5. Check to ensure that the asset and expense accounts have the correct debit balances.
6. Check to ensure that revenue and liabilities account have the correct credit balances.
Submissions:
You should be submitting ONE Excel file that contains one worksheet for each of the following reports (from the Apply Your Skills exercises):
1. Transaction List by Date June 2026 (from Apply Your Skills 5-2)
2. AP July 15
3. Supplier Balance Summary
4. Profit and Loss Detail
5. Balance Sheet
Do NOT submit the reports from the Reinforce Your Skills exercises.
Save file as:
D5 Beautiful Blooms Floral Co Report Name ? Student Name
Scoring Rubric ? Assignment #4 [5%]
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ITEM
REQUIREMENTS
MARK
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Transaction List by Date June 2026
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– All required journal ÿÿentries are included (corrections are excluded)
– All expenses are in the ÿÿdebit column
– All revenues are in the ÿÿcredit column
– Both columns are ÿÿtotaled
– Totals are equal
– Totals have a single ÿÿline above and double line underÿ
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Accounts Payable July 15
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– Report is aged
– Report is a summary
– All vendors included
– The correct number of ÿÿvendors included
– The correct balance is ÿÿincluded
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Supplier Balance Summary
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– Correct report ÿÿsubmitted
– All required ÿÿinformation is included
– All account ÿÿDescriptions are included
– All account balances ÿÿare included and correct
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Profit and Loss Detail
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– All accounts with ÿÿbalances are listed with account numbers
– All expenses are in the ÿÿdebit column
– All revenues are in the ÿÿcredit column
– Both columns are ÿÿtotaled
– Totals are equal
– Total have a single ÿÿline above and double line under
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Balance Sheet
– Heading is complete ÿÿwith company name, name of report and date centered at the top three lines
– All accounts with ÿÿbalances are listed with account numbers
– All assets are in the ÿÿdebit column
– All liabilities and ÿÿcapital are in the credit column
– Both columns are totaled
– Totals are equal
– Total have a single ÿÿline above and double line under
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Format
– Assignment submitted in ÿÿExcel Format
– All reports included in ÿÿONE workbook
– All required reports ÿÿincluded
– All reports are correct
– Consistent format ÿÿthrough workbook
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TOTAL
/35
Integrated Tool in IMC
The purpose of this assignment is for you to evaluate the tools within an integrated marketing communication (IMC) program and to contrast the advantages and disadvantages of using various types of media to reach a target market. In this assignment, you will fill the shoes of a marketing manager within a company of your choice. As the marketing manager, you are responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of five advertising/promotional tools used by your selected company as well as the effectiveness of the media used. Begin by selecting a publicly-traded company. Utilizing a publicly-traded company will provide you with sufficient access to the promotional tools that you will evaluate. It is your responsibility as marketing manager to compile a 12-slide PowerPoint presentation that includes the following information: Provide an overview of your company. Identify the primary target market(s) that your company attempts to reach. Identify five advertising/promotional tools used by this company. Evaluate the effectiveness of each of the tools in reaching the target market. Include promotional tools for at least three different mediums (i.e., television, internet, radio, direct mail, newspaper, yellow pages, magazines, outdoor, and cinema) that your company regularly uses. Evaluate the effectiveness of these media tools. The promotional tools that you will be evaluating use various types of media. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using various types of media to reach a target market. As you are compiling your PowerPoint presentation, note that there is no need for a references slide, as you are not required to conduct research for this assignment. Use the ?Notes? area to describe (or narrate) the contents on each slide. Feel free to be creative with the format of your presentation; however, be sure your presentation is professional and legible.Although the format below is not required, the following demonstrates one way that the content within the presentation can be organized:Slide 1: The title slide can include your presentation?s title, your name, and the university?s name. Slide 2: Briefly introduce the company and the product/service it offers. Slide 3: State an objective for the IMC program, and identify the target market. Slide 4: Discuss the first advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 5: Discuss the second advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 6: Discuss the third advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 7: Discuss the fourth advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 8: Discuss the fifth advertising/promotional tool, and evaluate the tool. Slide 9: Provide an overview of the media?s advantages and disadvantages. Slide 10: Discuss media tool #1 that is currently being used by this company, and evaluate the media tool. Slide 11: Discuss media tool #2 that is currently being used by this company, and evaluate the media tool. Slide 12: Discuss media tool #3 that is currently being used by this company, and evaluate the media tool.
Quality and Performance Management and Methods
As CRM firms implement ongoing cultural preservation strategies, there are ongoing problems associated with a lack of funds, long-term curation, and the interpretation of culture for future generations. respond to the following:———You are the head of human resources at a fairly large multinational company operating in northern California. You work closely with the marketing department on maintaining the company?s image internally and to the general media.As part of the company?s outreach and community support, your company has started developing interactive docent stations at some of the state?s cultural heritage sites. These are electronic interfaces at a few regional state-registered historical and archaeological sites that let tourists interact, ask questions, and develop a more integrated sense of the cultural landscape than a brochure.You and your team are working closely with state officials to make tourism more modernized and inclusive for a wider audience. Specifically, you have been tasked with developing the marketing campaign that will focus on the general public. You will likely have to produce billboards, television ads, and internet ads. Although you have a member of the National Parks Service consulting on your team, you and your crew are really the ones making the decisions. The advertisements you came up with were sent to final review with the National Parks Service and in public groups, and they came back with mixed reviews. You are struggling to understand why.Billboard: The billboard is located alongside a major highway and near one of the historic sites. It reads, ?Visit Governor State Historic Site . . . bringing the past to you digitally.? It has a picture of a family admiring a digitally produced, 3D representation of the state?s oldest estate with a line of RVs in the background.Television Ad: Your television ad has a couple of spots in primetime, but they are regional channels, so your audience likely comprises local resident families and singles eating dinner. It talks about the good old days and has two different all-white families climbing ancient Indian mounds from indigenous groups from the area. One of the actors comments, ?A fun place to bring your family!? as spotlessly dressed children play on top of the mound as dad and mom take a selfie on it. Everyone is laughing and enjoying the sunshine.Internet Banner: The internet banner is only on the National Parks website, so visitors are likely people interested in outdoor vacationing and quick weekend retreats. It has a picture of a stoic-looking tribal chief, though he is not affiliated with the living groups of the ancestral lands. His wife and children are barely covered in their hide and fur squares of clothing. The image is beautifully drawn with immense detail by a well-known and expensive artist from a different state. The tagline flashes, ?Visit State Archaeological Site and Learn Our Heritage.?Without drafting responses, think about some of the questions members of the senior management team might ask you when this marketing campaign comes up in leadership meetings. These questions may include:Now, respond to each of the following three items:Include further analysis of biases and ethical behavior of your five invested parties, including the following:You are a medical and health management consultant just hired by a prestigious New England hospital wanting to open branches in a foreign country. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, this burgeoning field is expected to grow almost 80% by 2018, so you know the healthcare industry is attempting to expand and diversify its cultural perceptions. Your primary concern as consultant is evaluating some of the cultural, legal, and logistical needs of the country so you can report back to the topic of trustees on the option to which the hospital might be best suited.Pick from the list of three countries (France, China, or Ethiopia) to complete a preliminary medical healthcare analysis. Your investigation does not have to be exhaustive, but it should provide the responses to the following questions after selecting a potential country:Discuss the similarities and differences with indigenous knowledge and Western scientific methods in researching why these parties would want ownership of the archaeological sites. Use cultural relativism to make a more thorough argument. F. Based upon your previous research, select at least one perspective from a living cultural group directly represented in the archaeological find to help inform your resolution for the press conference. G. Propose a potential resolution as to which party or parties have ownership of the archaeological find based on the findings in your research and the previously selected perspectives. This resolution will then be communicated in your press conference. Ensure that your resolution takes into consideration all of the potential issues and will create an ethically sound solution that best fits all invested parties.
Economic History Analysis Presentation
The final piece of research that needs to be done on your final project concerns foreign trade. Research foreign trade as it relates to your chosen 10-year historical period. Section I, part d) of the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric will guide your research for this final piece.I have chosen the 1990’s as my 10-year decade You will then draw overall conclusions using Section III of the final project for guidance and integrate this information with work done in previous milestones into a final, polished presentation of 15?20 slides with speaker notes. Be sure to integrate all feedback you have received from your instructor. Your final presentation must meet all critical elements outlined in the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document. To assist you with your final project presentation, Please follow the instructions in this captioned video in order to submit your PowerPoint as a PDF with notes so that your instructor can view your speaker notes. Here is the feedback I was provided on previous assignments that need to be added to this slideshow. Please edit the previous slides as needed per the feedback, Milestone 1 – Macroeconomic Data Report – (Week 2 file)Excellent economic overview of the 90’s decade! I loved the mix of economic data and graphics. Excellent overview of GDP growth rates and trends as well as discussion on the influencing of National Product. Well researched and articulated overview of unemployment and inflation trends but there was no slide on unemployment events. Excellent discussion on interest rate fluctuations. Well written slides and excellent speaker notes; very detailed and covered the material on the slides extremely well. Very impressive and extensive references noted. Submitted on time. Good job! PLEASE MAKE SURE THE SLIDE UNEMPLOYMENT EVENTS IS ADDED Milestone 2 – Fiscal Policies Excellent overview and well designed slides of fiscal policies prior to and during the 90’s. Excellent coverage of tax and spend policies implemented with great detail provided. Very good overview of fiscal policies enacted; great timeline of implementation as well. The fiscal impact slide was good but I would consider including impacts on economic indicators as well *chart perhaps) but was still well researched. Excellent, detailed speaker notes. Great references cited as well and very good use of APA formatting. Submitted on time. Well done PLEASE LOOK AT THE FISCAL IMPACT SLIDES, I MISSED POINTS ON THIS LAST TIME. Milestone 3 – Monetary Policies Very good overview and well designed slides of monetary policies prior to and during the 90’s. Consider adding more detail on your final submission regarding specific fiscal policies enacted (and detail). The monetary policy impact slide included some impacts, consider adding more detailed impacts on economic indicators as well as speaker notes. Great references cited as well and very good use of APA formatting. Submitted on time. Well done! PLEASE LOOK AT THE MONETARY POLICES & IMPACT SLIDES !
