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Racial disparities in sentencing for drug offenses and crack cocaine

Why do African-Americans convicted of crimes get longer jail sentences as a general rule? This paper will address that question through use of several sources. But there are other disparities in terms of race and punishment, and those will be reviewed as well.

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Debunking the charisma requirement in effective leadership

At certain points in my life I have had a tendency to place certain figures of authority on mental pedestals, esteeming them beyond what their actual qualities and actions warranted.

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Inclusive public management: resource allocation and stakeholder engagement

Management Journal. 12:2, 137-71. Inclusive Public Management is a term that is used to describe a paradigm of management style that evolved from the more traditional form of public administration, advocated as early as the turn of the century under President Woodrow Wilson and others.

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Affirmative action's effects on minority law student outcomes

One of the most controversial recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding affirmative action was Grutter v.

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Depression screening in prison populations using the Beck Depression Inventory

Screening for Depression in Prisoners Using the Beck Depression Inventory" by Boothby & Durham examines depression levels of a random sample of 1,494 prisoners admitted into the North Carolina state prison system between September 1995 and February 1997 using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)…

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Key concepts in experimental design and validity

External Validity - is the degree to which the conclusions of a study would hold true under different circumstances. Field Experiment -- are experiments that are conducted outside of a laboratory.

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Uncle Pete's Christmas visit during Kennedy's assassination

Growing up in a family where one side is Irish (McGirk), and the other side Italian (Maldonado), emotions tended to run high. This was especially true when my Uncle Pete would come for Christmas dinner.

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Family-centered care in pediatric physical therapy practice

Family-centered care is the ideas of involving the family as much as possible into a patients care. This approach is grounded in mutually respectful partnerships between patients, families and healthcare providers.

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Donatello's Saint Mark: Renaissance naturalism and spiritual perfection

Donatello's statue of St. Mark was considered a pioneering work of naturalism when it was first crafted during the Renaissance. To a naive contemporary viewer, the work may seem anything but 'natural,' given that it is of a great saint, not an ordinary human being. St.

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The No Child Left Behind Act's detrimental effects on American public education

The NCLB Act of 2002 is not beneficial to the academic progress of the students. The NCLB Act of 2002 is well intentioned but is not beneficial to the academic progress of (most) students.

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