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Social effects of alcohol use and abuse among teenagers

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Adolescent brain development and juvenile justice sentencing policy

Juvenile justice system is more than a century old, there are still significant controversies involved in terms of public policy and specific penalties. This is especially the case with severe crimes that, in adult courts, would result in life without parole or the death penalty.

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Staffing consultant job responsibilities and rewards at Meritorious Staffing Services

This is a temporary employment agency serving South Florida. It is located in Miami Beach. The service it provides is finding qualified individuals to fill a variety of staffing positions for employers. Meritorious has six full time employees, two part-timers, as well as a summer intern.

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Police culture and domestic violence perpetration by officers

Martha L. Shockey-Eckles conducted this ethnographic study in her pursuit to understand social change in the society. She aimed to identify key areas in need of change.

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Nutritional assessment of Crohn's disease in a young patient

John Frewin is a young child who lives with his parents. The 12-year-old is on a sustaining income of his parents. The parents of the child are low-income earners. The amount they receive can only sustain partial needs of the family thus aspects of the poor state of the society.

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Violence risk assessment and the Barefoot v. Estelle Supreme Court case

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Self-concept maintenance theories applied to workplace behavior

The level of individuals' self-esteem can have an enormous effect on their performance and behaviors in the workplace.

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Organ exploitation and global inequality in Manjula Padmanabhan's Harvest

The gap in living standards between those in the developed and developing spheres is substantial. And in the context of a global recession, this gap has only grown wider.

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Pornography exposure and sexual aggression: Banyard, Moynihan, and Plante's meta-analysis

Victoria L. Banyard, Mary M. Moynihan, and Elizabethe G. Plante conducted a meta-analysis based on 46 studies. They study how exposure to pornographic materials is connected with various negative outcomes such as an increase in sexual violence.

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German and American cultural differences in business negotiations

In many respects, Germany is very similar to the United States in terms of its business practices, at least in comparison to more high-context communication cultures such as Japan and France.

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