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Child abuse and neglect: history, causes, and protective responses

What part does the Child Protection Agencies play in protecting our children? Are the States laws helping or hindering the process? I will present research data, which will show the increase of child abuse from year to year.

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Thomas More's utopia and George Orwell's dystopian critique

The idea of the dystopia is related to the idea of the utopia, and it has become a staple in speculative literature and film. A dystopia is a society that does not work for the benefit of its members, while a utopia is one that is ideal.

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Living with borderline personality disorder: a personal account

Do you know how it feels to totally not be in control of yourself? To be slave of your emotion? How about being unable to sustain a relationship, not even with the people who care for you the most? Have you ever felt totally alone it crossed you're mind to die?

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Rural and small-town policing in twenty-first century America

Although the literature on rural crime and justice is comparatively sparse, it is evident that rural environments are distinct from urban environments in ways that affect policing, crime, and public policy.

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Psychic distance and firm performance in international market entry

Psychic distance, at each of the stages of the process of cross-Cultural business relationship development The Relative Importance of the Various Elements of Psychic Distance at Each Stages of Cross-Cultural Business Relationship Development

~14 min read

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Racial and ethnic diversity's impact on teacher performance evaluation systems

The United States has been transformed from its previous "melting pot" where immigrants quickly assimilated into the mainstream American society into more of a "salad bowl" where minority members increasingly embrace their native languages and customs, in some cases for several generations.

~17 min read

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Arguments against random drug testing in employment practices

In this paper, we shall argue against random drug testing within employment practices. Drug Testing plans are the latest endeavors to tackle the menace of extensive substance abuse and its outcomes.

~16 min read

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Local policing reform and community accountability in Britain

Crime in Britain went up from 25 to 40% a decade ago and is now the number-one issue among the population (Brand 2007). Only a third of them rate police performance well. Only 25% or one in five says he or she does not go out alone in their area after dark.

~16 min read

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Social control theory and self-control theory in criminal behavior

Explain and contrast the Social Control Theory and the Self-Control Theory. Which theory, based on your understanding of the readings, best explains why people engage in criminal behaviors?

~13 min read

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How memory processes enable human cognition and daily function

Of the many intriguing mysteries of the human body, our capacity for memory and loss of memory is one of the most intriguing areas of study. Magda B.

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