Dissertations / Theses: 'Victoria. Department of Justice'

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Gehl, Robert D. "Applying computer mapping technology to the Victoria Police Department." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ49176.pdf.

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Weddell, Joanna. "Disseminating design : the post-war regional impact of the Victoria and Albert Museum's Circulation Department." Thesis, University of Brighton, 2018. https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/48ad6ab0-ab30-434c-ad06-9d4bd35a843b.

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This thesis establishes the post-war regional impact of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Circulation Department (Circ) which sent touring exhibitions to museums and art schools around the UK in the period 1947-1977, an area previously unexplored to any substantial depth. A simplistic stereotypical dyad of metropolitan authority and provincial deference is examined and evidence given for a more complex flow between Museum and regions. The Introduction outlines the thesis aims and the Department’s role in the dissemination of art and design. The thesis is structured around questions examining the historical significance of Circ, the display and installation of Circ’s regional exhibitions, and the flow of influence between regions and museum. Context establishes Circ not as a straightforward continuation of Cole’s Victorian mission but as historically embedded in the post-war period. The Historical Study outlines the Department’s origins and then divides into three sections; 1947-60 under Keeper Peter Floud, 1960-75 under Keeper Hugh Wakefield, and 1975-77 until closure, also covering Circ’s legacy within the Museum. Debates concerning the industrial and commodified inform an investigation of Circ’s acquisitions; design displays are discussed in relation to practices of vision. The evaluation concludes that Circ’s approach was tripartite, based on scholarly provenance, attention to design process and embrace of the contemporary, presented with some innovative displays. Two chapters concerning Impact on Regional Museums and Impact on Schools of Art, Designers & Industry make an original contribution to knowledge in establishing a balanced picture of the regional impact of the Department. Circ’s post-war activities are assessed using new primary research conducted at archives in Brighton, Cardiff, Liverpool, and Manchester, and interviews with former Circ staff. Circ is posited as a uniquely distanced but authoritative locus between state, design culture and industry and as historically significant in design and museology. The Conclusion summarises the Circulation model.

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King, Sherria Nicole. "Stress and Job Satisfaction in Career College Criminal Justice Department Heads." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/5490.

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There has been a significant amount of research on the impact of stress and job satisfaction amongst employees in a multitude of professional settings, including the criminal justice and higher education field. Yet, information on criminal justice professionals who work in more untraditional types of higher education institutions, such as career colleges, was lacking. The purpose of this quantitative research study was to examine whether there is a significant relationship between stress, job satisfaction, and being employed as a criminal justice department head within a career college institution and compare whether heads of other departments within career college institutions differ in terms of these relationships. Selye's stress model and Spector's model of job satisfaction were used as the theoretical framework. Nonexperimental quantitative survey data were collected from 77 department heads and instructors who worked in career college institutions. Participants were selected using a nonprobability convenience sampling procedure. The data were evaluated using discriminant analysis. The overall results showed no significant differences in the relationship of stress and job satisfaction between criminal justice department heads and instructors and their counterparts in other academic departments. Further in-depth research regarding the individual work-related experiences of these professionals could be beneficial in gaining a holistic understanding of criminal justice professionals who transition to higher education. With more knowledge, employers within this sector of higher education may be able to better evaluate institutional practices and develop more effective intervention and training programs aimed at improving retention and job satisfaction, as well as, igniting a change in the negative image that is often times associated with career college institutions.

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Hoffman, D. Scott. "Effects Department of Justice Investigations have on Violent Crime and Arrest Rates." Thesis, Walden University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10842616.

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In 1994 Congress enacted the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which in part gave the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division (DOJCRD) the power to investigate local law enforcement agencies for Constitutional and civil rights violations. Researchers have found these investigations are expensive, time consuming, and highly intrusive to a law enforcement agency. To understand how these investigations are impacting communities, data were gathered on cities with local law enforcement agencies that have experienced an investigation by the DOJCRD. Using a quasi-experimental, multiple time-series research design with a paired samples t-test, the dependent variables (violent crime and arrest rates) were analyzed for any differences before and after the introduction of the independent variable (the commencement of a DOJCRD investigation). With an established a = .05, adjusting for non-reported crime, and comparing to a non-equivalent control variable (national crime rate), the research findings indicate increased violent crime with the commencement of these investigations. The results also show that arrest rates significantly decreased indicating the possibility of de-policing. The negative impact to communities with increased violent crime rates and decreased arrest rates calls into question the efficacy of DOJCRD investigations. By supporting the recommendation for Congress to repeal this power given to the DOJCRD, this research can lead to positive social change by preventing federal government intrusion into local government that is negatively impacting communities.

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Davids, Shafieka. "Intercultural communication amongst employees at the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Western Cape." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1637.

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Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Technology: Public Management In the Faculty of Business at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2013
Over the past few decades the study of intercultural communication has expanded to cover a diverse set of variables deriving from the concepts "communication" and "culture" and the combination of communication and culture. As is the case for the communication discipline itself, the study of intercultural communication is influenced by traditional disciplines such as anthropology, linguistics, philosophy, psychology and sociology (Chen & Starosta, 2005:13). The development of a global mindset has become pivotal for further human progress. This mindset can only result from intercommunication among diverse people (Chen & Starosta, 2005:4). Intercultural communication is essential to any organization or department as it is a process of sending and receiving messages between people whose cultural backgrounds could lead them to interpret verbal and non-verbal signs differently. The purpose of this study was to devise a communication strategy which will address intercultural communication, specifically designed to assist managers dealing with intercultural differences. The core objective of this study was to establish whether the existing Communication Policy of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) adequately addresses intercultural communication in the work place and to verify the level of understanding of culture amongst employees of the DOJ&CD Western Cape Regional Office (WC RO) in order to determine whether a lack of cultural knowledge contributes to miscommunication in the department. In order to reach its objectives, the study employed a quantitative research approach whereby a non-probability sampling design in the form of a convenience sampling method was adopted and considered appropriate for this study, with specific reference to the DOJ&CD (WC RO). In terms of collecting the data, the study made use of structured questionnaires as a data collection method whereby questionnaires were administered and distributed to 85 employees of whom 70 participated. The results of the study reveal that cultural differences lead to misunderstandings, while lack of cultural knowledge is a major contributing factor of miscommunication within the DOJ&CD (WC RO). It is recommended that employees acquire knowledge about other cultures which will improve their understanding and reduce the chances of miscommunication in a multi-cultural environment to enhance intercultural communication and provide a harmonious working environment amongst employees of the DOJ&CD (WC RO) and the Public Service as a whole.

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Beck, Robert William. "What is not justice is not law, patterns of crime and law enforcement in Victoria, British Columbia, 1922-1940." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ32680.pdf.

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Maila, Malose Isaac. "The constitution, administrative justice and social grants: unravelling the malaise in Eastern Cape Welfare Department." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/593.

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Jonkers, Joseph Morris. "Correctional service centre within the Department of Correctional services." Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2013.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: “Restorative Justice Programmes are proliferating internationally and gaining mainstream acceptance as alternative or supplementary justice interventions". Immarigieon & Daly, (1997:13). With the growth of the Restorative Justice approach in the various disciplines, the need to assess the programme - its principal goals, effectiveness and impact on offenders / inmates in Correctional Services Centres / facilities - is imperative. The thesis investigates the socio-religious factors of the Restorative Justice programme and evaluates their impact, whether it is short-term or long-term, on offenders serving a sentence at Voorberg Correctional Centre / Facility, within the Department of Correctional Services of South Africa. The primary objectives of this research are: 1. To determine if the Restorative Justice programme includes socio-religious factors or not? 2. To study the impact of these socio-factors and how the programme participants understand the programme in terms of the following: (1) programme attendance; (2) awareness raising; (3) gaining a better understanding and perception of the programme contents. 3. To study these socio-religious factors and activities of Restorative Justice programme within the framework of Harden’s Faith-Based Programme Theory, and to formulate parameters for an Integrated Faith-Based Programme for Restorative Justice within the context of the Department of Correctional Services. One the one hand the programme of Restorative Justice is rendered by the Spiritual Care Division, as a spiritual / religious programme. On the other hand, it is also rendered as a Correctional programme by Case Intervention Officers within the Department of Correctional Services. One Orientation Manual is used by both divisions. The policy of the Department of Correctional Services focuses on the social aspects in order to pursue and meet its objectives. But the researcher argues that the impact of the programme depends on how it links the socio- and religious characters of Restorative Justice. Building on existing literature on an Integrated Faith-Based Outcome Theory Model of Restorative Justice, the researcher proposes a new programme theory and programme outcomes that include both these factors, namely social and religious, as mechanisms to enhance social and religious acceptance and change. The researcher strongly believes that both socio- and religious factors will assist future programme participants of restorative justice in creating better awareness, knowledge and social acceptance as short term goals of the programme. On the other hand both the socio- and religious factors can contribute in fulfilling the long term goals within the lives of programme participants, such as the reintegration society, and the restoration of their relationships with themselves, victims, families and communities.

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Mfeketo, Mziwoxolo. "A study on leadership in the implementation of non-custodial sentencing by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and the Department of Correctional Services." University of the Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7092.

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Masters in Public Administration - MPA
Overcrowding in prisons is a global phenomenon that undermines efforts by prison or correctional system officials to rehabilitate offenders so that they can be successfully reintegrated into society. Overcrowding in South African correctional facilities has been identified as a key challenge, which negatively affects the ability of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ & CD) and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) firstly, to guarantee the rights of inmates and secondly, to create an environment that is conducive for rehabilitation. The legislation and statutory framework outline the options available to both South African courts and Correctional Officers for imposing non-custodial sentencing. Non-custodial sentencing can be imposed on: (a) offenders found guilty by courts of law and given noncustodial sentencing; and (b) offenders already in custody who are eligible for parole or correctional community supervision, in accordance with the dictates of applicable legislation. However, despite the visible gains and benefits provided for within the South African legal framework and statutory books on alternative sentencing, South African prisons continue to be overcrowded. Studies show that in the last 15 years South African correctional facilities have not experienced a situation whereby its population was below 120%. This study aims to explore the role of leadership in the implementation of non-custodial sentencing and subsequent reduction in overcrowding within the correctional facilities. Following a qualitative research approach, the researcher conducted interviews with executive leaders and operational managers of the three Western Cape management areas to determine the role of leaders in the implementation of non-custodial sentencing. In total five (5) executive leaders and ten (10) operational managers were interviewed. The findings showed that there is a need for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ & CD) and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to have a structured approach with regard to the implementation of non-custodial sentencing when dealing with problems that affect overcrowding, including the implementation of non-custodial sentences by the leadership of the DOJ & CD and the DCS.

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Williams, Don. "The employment and psychological contract in the Department of Justice in the Vaal Triangle / by D. Williams." Thesis, North-West University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2387.

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Kunene, Nana Charlotte. "Affirmative action policy and practice in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development with particular respect to gender." University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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This research report set out to provide an evaluation of the progress made by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development with respect to affirmative action and employment equity, and particularly with respect to the promotion of greater gender equity in employment, especially at the management levels.

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Murch, Patrick Frank. "Development of a curriculum for a 24-hour introduction to criminal justice course." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1773.

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This project analyzed the materials and training currently being taught in a 8 hour history and principles of law enforcement course at the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Training Academy, in conjunction with San Bernardino Valley College.

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Rios, Brittany N. "Social Media and the Voice of the Department." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/532.

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More law enforcement agencies are adopting social media as a progressive policing strategy each year. They utilize it for several reasons including, community outreach and engagement, public relations, notifying the public of safety concerns, recruitment, intelligence gathering for investigations, among other uses (IACP, 2017). This study explores Southern California Law Enforcements’ use of social media through a survey and content analysis. First, the survey results suggest that more than 93% of departments surveyed concentrate on community outreach through their social media channels. Second, the content analysis results suggest that when media (pictures/video), links, and hashtags (#), are included in posts the more engagement will take place. The more engagement a department receives online the more their voice and message are heard. The results of this study contribute to the sparse literature dedicated to law enforcement and effective use of social media.

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Martinez, Crystal G. "Recidivism Among Juvenile Sex Offenders in Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271862/.

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Juvenile sex offenders represent a serious and violent group of delinquents. Despite the severity of their crimes, the literature focusing on risk factors that influence recidivism and the types of re-arrest after incarceration is lacking. This research study examined 499 determinately sentenced juvenile sex offenders that were released from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. This sample was then followed for three years upon their release. This analysis revealed that 51.5 percent were re-arrested for any offense while 45.91 percent were re-arrested for a felony offense. This study identified a number of risk factors relative to JSO recidivism. These factors include having a history of emotional abuse, race being African American, being gang affiliated, having a larger number of previous adjudications, and having higher counts of institutional misconduct infractions. Those JSOs older at intake and release, and those who were incarcerated for longer periods of time were less likely to re-offend upon release. Lastly, this study ends with suggestions for future research as well as policy implications geared toward juvenile sex offenders.

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Leong, Weng Ka. "Trust in leadership, justice, and employee performance : evidence from AIA Macau." Thesis, University of Macau, 2008. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1874091.

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Ford, Carole, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Still invisible: The myth of the woman-friendly state." Deakin University. School of Social Inquiry, 2001. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20060628.151004.

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Australian women faced the last two decades of the twentieth century, optimistic in their capacity to contribute positively to social change in the restructuring state. Encouraged by the relative euphoria of the late 1970s and early 1980s, women had a fleeting glimpse of the possibilities of woman-friendly legislation and feminist inspired government policy. What eventuated was the dismantling of supportive welfare structures, under the guise of economic rationalist state action, which undermined and eventually halted womens economic and social advancement. This research project examines the impact of government policy on the welfare of Victorian women, through a feminist analysis of state and federal decision-making, framed in the context of case studies in the areas of employment, education and health. The promotion of gender-neutral policy, by generally conservative bureaucracies, effectively exposes the mythical woman-friendly state. The implications do not auger well for Victorian women in the new millenium.

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McElvain, James Patrick. "Domestic violence: An evaluation of policy effects on arrests for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department from 1987 to 1997." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1998. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1817.

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Runkle, Thomas. "Penalty Enhancement Laws and the Reporting of Patient Assaults on Emergency Department Nurses." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3204.

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Assaults on emergency department nurses by patients are higher than any other occupation in the private sector. Professional nursing organizations have lobbied for penalty enhancement laws that increase the categorization of assaulting a nurse on duty from a misdemeanor to a felony. As of 2015, 32 states have implemented these laws. Yet, low assault reporting rates by nurses remains a problem, and little is known about whether penalty enhancements improved reporting rates. The purpose of this correlational study was to evaluate the impact of penalty enhancement laws on self-reporting of assault on emergency department nurses in 6 Mid-Atlantic cities. Constructs from organizational culture theory and rational choice theory were tested to determine if actions taken by nurses after assaults were influenced by the organizational culture within the hospital, by the rational choice actions of the individual nurse, or both. Data were obtained through online surveys of 107 emergency department nurses. Data included demographic information, workplace violence experiences, individual actions, and institutional actions. These data were analyzed using multiple regression. Findings indicate that rational choice actions were a significant predictor of nurse reporting behaviors of patient assaults (p <.001). Organizational practices, age, gender, and state penalty enhancement laws were not significant predictors of nurse reporting behaviors of patient assaults. Implications for social change include the development of policies and strategies to improve reporting of assaults in emergency departments. In addition, results may be used to increase awareness of policymakers on the perceived effects of penalty enhancement laws on emergency department nurses.

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Lines, Rodney John. "Telecommuting, is it part of the future for the Upland Police Department?" CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1993. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/717.

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Melbardis, Dustin Robert. "An Analysis of Restorative Justice in Vermont: Assessing the Relationships Between the Attitudes of Citizens and the Practices of the Department of Corrections." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1402.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the attitudes of citizens in Vermont and the newly instated restorative justice programs of the Vermont Department of Corrections. To complete this task, 601 Vermont residents were contacted via telephone interview and asked a series of questions concerning their opinion about 3 restorative justice programs, namely reparative boards, the diversion program, and the furlough program. Bivariate analysis determined if a relationship exists between the dependent variables, restorative justice programs, and independent variables, demographic characteristics such as age and gender. Results of the analysis revealed several factors contributing to attitudes about the Vermont department of corrections, including opinions whether the courts can handle their caseloads, overall belief in the criminal justice system, and views about restorative justice programs. Future implications of these findings and recommendations for future study are also included.

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Parker, Sakena. "Distributive- and procedural justice: towards understanding fairness perceptions of performance appraisals in a national government department office, Chief Directorate Surveys and Mapping." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_5681_1183429128.

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Perceptions of performance management in the South African Public Sector was characterised by high levels of unfairness owing to a bias in favour of those individuals that can write essays well. The essays would provide the evaluation team with an indication of the achievement of the individual as its relates to job performance, knowledge, insight, interpersonal relations and leadership qualities. Although the Performance Management system has changed from what was called the Performance Appraisal System to the Personnel Performance Management System that involves both supervisor and employee inputs, fairness perceptions remain unchanged. This study aimed to ascertain perceptions of fairness toward performance appraisals amongst public service raters and ratees on Level 1 to 12 who are subject to use the Personnel Performance Management System in the office of a public service organisation: National Department of Land Affairs Chief Directorate : Surveys and Mapping.

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Tullos, Carrie Lynn. "Implementation Failure of Truancy Statutes in the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida: A Case Study in Street-Level Bureaucracy." UNF Digital Commons, 2003. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/274.

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This research utilizes the case study method to examine the effectiveness of truancy statutes recently implemented in Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit prior to the 1999-2000 school year. The statutes were implemented state wide, but this study concentrates on the Fourth Judicial Circuit. The Fourth Judicial Circuit in Northeast Florida consists of Duval, Clay, and Nassau Counties. The legislation examined requires individual schools to conduct an initial truancy intervention when a student has accumulated 5 unexcused absences in a calendar month or 10 unexcused absences in any 90-day period. An exploratory case study was conducted that consisted of interviews with school attendance social workers, data collection from the Truancy Arbitration Program run from the State Attorney's Office in each county, and state wide attendance data. An additional Program in the Duval County State Attorney's Office was also studied. Data for three school years, one before the new statutes and two after, were analyzed to see if the implementation of these statutes was successful. The study concludes that the implementation of these new statutes by the schools in the Fourth Judicial Circuit has been a failure. This research demonstrates that the schools are conducting a fraction of the required interventions to students in need and therefore other intervention programs have had a reduction in referrals since the initial intervention in not taking place. Finally, the research also discovered that there seems to be a bias in the handling of truant females, already well documented in other jurisdictions.

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Mayles, Philip Andrew. "Evaluating systemic change in the Virginia Department of Corrections : creating agents of change /." Full-text of dissertation on the Internet (63 KB), 2009. http://www.lib.jmu.edu/general/etd/2009/Masters/Mayles_PhilipA/maylespa_masters_11-30-2009.pdf.

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Mpabanga, Dorothy. "Critical evaluation of key performance indicator (KPI)-based performance management system (PMS) : a case study of the Department of Administration of Justice in Botswana." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2005. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23941.

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This research aims to contribute to the body of knowledge and advancement in the debates regarding 'Best Practice' PMS (HRM) vs. 'Best Fit'. The main objective of this research is to investigate PMS existing in the Department of Administration of Justice in Botswana. The research identifies gaps between 'Best Practice PMS (HRM) and PMS which currently exists in the department and suggests changes in order to reduce gaps between 'Best Practice' PMS (HRM) and PMS current practice. The research also explores the applicability of 'Best Practice' PMS (HRM) in the context of a developing country. According to the 'Best Practice' PMS (HRM) the core process entails observing the internal and extemal environment of an organisation, planning and designing a PMS, acting on the PMS and reviewing the PMS. The 'Best Practice' PMS (HRM) process, frameworks and PMS contextual factors were used to guide data collection and data analysis in this research. The department as selected because of its importance in Botswana regarding its responsibility for issues relating to the constitution, human rights, safety, reliability, stability, independence, impartiality, gaining confidence and respect inside and outside the country. This research aims to address some of the gaps identified in the literature reviewed. The literature revealed that most of the previous studies concentrated on the PMS and performance measurement systems in private organisations, particularly on PMS in the context of developed countries. This research adopted a single-case study approach in order to gain in-depth understanding regarding PMS existing in the case under investigation. Purposeful sampling technique was applied to select the department as case in the public sector in Botswana. Quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were used. The key findings from this research suggest that, to a certain degree, the department followed the PMS existing in the department was Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Based PMS. The major gaps identified in this research include the lack of integration of HR strategy into PMS and organisational vision, strategic goals and objectives not linked with team and individuals. Furthermore, the department used a 'Top-Down' approach to PMS. Although there were some strengths to KPI-Based PMS existing in the department, there were some departures from 'Best Practice' PMS (HRM). The research suggests that integration of a HRM strategy into PMS; linking department's vision, strategic goals with team and individuals; training and developing staff in PMS; a bottom-up approach to PMS and training and developing managers would enhance PMS in the department. Furthermore, improving communication, commitment, support and ownership by senior and middle managers in the department would strengthen the KPI-Based PMS. Since PMS is a new concept in Botswana, future research should further explore and inv estigate the usage and impact of PMS in the department and the public sector at large. Findings from this research have provided the context under which KPI-Based PMS could be applied. Though findings are specific to Department of Administration of Justice in Botswana, multiple case studies would further strengthen research regarding the applicability of a KPI Based PMS in the context of a developing country.

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Sedibelwana, Maria Valerie. "Challenges and opportunities: an evaluation of the implementation of gender mainstreaming in South African government departments, with specific reference to the department of justice and constitutional development (DoJ&CD) and the department of foreign affairs (DFA)." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/757.

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The aim of this research project is to conduct an evaluation on the implementation of gender mainstreaming in South African government departments, with specific reference to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The research project is based on the hypothesis that despite the existence of a National Gender Machinery, Gender Focal Points (GFPs) face numerous challenges in implementing gender mainstreaming, due to various internal and external factors. Based on the two case studies, the research project concludes that despite a strong commitment from government, GFPs still face challenges in effectively implementing gender mainstreaming. This is due to a lack of accountability, an understanding of the concept of gender mainstreaming, as well as a lack of resources. Furthermore, systemic weaknesses within the National Gender Machinery are exacerbating the challenges faced GFP

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Matsila, Thomas Sipho. "Assessing the skills development challenges facing the Department of Health in the Eastern Cape and its impact on the delivery of quality services: a case of Victoria Hospital in Amathole District." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1015242.

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Post- Apartheid South Africa has seen the emergence of an unskilled workforce, which has resulted in many challenges in service delivery especially in the public sector. To ensure that the problem of shortage of skills is addressed the government came up with policy strategies that were aimed at ensuring that the workers are equipped with the right skills within the work and in different institutions. The government came up with different policy frameworks that supported skills development of the South African Workforce. The current study of challenges facing Skills Development at Victoria Hospital has shown that the health sector in South Africa is stills fraught with shortage of skilled manpower although there are policy provisions that promote and encourage training and development of the employees. The findings from the study have indicated that at Victoria Hospital there is an ageing workforce and that the employees are not knowledgeable of skills development programmes that are taking place. The findings of the study also indicated that perceived organizational support, demographic factors, political and legislative policy frameworks are important factors to consider in ensuring the success of skills development or training programmes within the health system in South Africa. The broad aim of the study was to investigate challenges facing Skills Development within Department of Health at Victoria Hospital in the Eastern Cape Province. The study was quantitative in nature and data was collected through survey based Likert questionnaires. Deductive logic was utilized in this study based on the premises of the Social Exchange Theory and the Equity theory.

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Gour, Geraldine Anne. "Law enforcement organizational culture: A comprehensive study of sworn vs. non-sworn personnel in relation to attrition caused by non-sworn personnel career ceilings." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1999. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1943.

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Tam, Sze-lok, and 譚思樂. "Public service pay and performance : an analysis of the terms and conditions of lawyers in the Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193003.

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Bartlett, Tess. "The power of penal populism : public influences on penal and sentencing policy from 1999 to 2008 : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Criminology /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1086.

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Bannan, Kelvin. "Industrial relations and institutional changes in Sweden : a response to European integration : a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science /." ResearchArchive@Victoria e-Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1322.

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Adkins, Lydia Denise. "Oleoresin Capsicum: an Analysis of the Implementation of Pepper Spray into the Law Enforcement Use of Force Continuum in a Selected Police Department." [Johnson City, Tenn. : East Tennessee State University], 2003. http://etd-submit.etsu.edu/etd/theses/available/etd-0608103-191129/unrestricted/AdkinsD073003f.pdf.

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Thesis (M.A.)--East Tennessee State University, 2003.
Title from electronic submission form. ETSU ETD database URN: etd-0608103-191129. Includes bibliographical references. Also available via Internet at the UMI web site.

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Nalbone, Joseph Torey. "Evaluation of building and occupant response to temperature and humidity: non-traditional heat stress considerations A comparison of different construction types used by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice." Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1504.

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This study examined the effects of construction types on the indoor environment of selected prison facilities in the State of Texas. Three collocated facilities of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice were monitored for temperature, relative humidity and barometric pressure over a period of fifteen months. The objectives of the study were to examine the response of the built environment to the stressors of ambient conditions, characterize the influence of the construction method for each facility and study the responses of the occupants of the buildings. From the data, an apparent temperature was calculated and then compared to the data collected by the regional National Weather Service facility for ambient conditions. A relationship between the type of facility and the resulting indoor environmental conditions was established. The construction materials chosen for a particular facility affected not only the rate of heating of the indoor environment but also the maximum temperature, apparent temperature and thermal variation experienced by the occupants. The peak temperature and relative humidity were higher in the metal facilities when compared to the concrete facility. Therefore, the difference in occupant living conditions was considerable when the internal environmental conditions (temperature and humidity) were compared between construction types. The concrete construction also moderated the changes in the occupant environment through a lag of internal conditions behind those of the external environment. This resulted in a slower apparent temperature rise over the course of the day in the concrete buildings and a delay in the internal high temperature of the day. Finally, the data shows that measures of aggression vary with the seasonal changes, Increasing in the warming months and decreasing in the cooling months. This increase in the metal constructed facilities is greater than the rate of increase found in the concrete constructed facility.

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Lopez, John S. "Have perceptions changed among staff regarding parole officers' carrying firearms? : a description of changes in safety perceptions and supervisory styles at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Parole Division /." View online, 2007. http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/205/.

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Pearce, Maryanne. "An Awkward Silence: Missing and Murdered Vulnerable Women and the Canadian Justice System." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/26299.

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The murders and suspicious disappearances of women across Canada over the past forty years have received considerable national attention in the past decade. The disappearances and murders of scores of women in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba have highlighted the vulnerability of women to extreme violence. Girls and women of Aboriginal ethnicity have been disproportionally affected in all of these cases and have high rates of violent victimization. The current socio-economic situation faced by Aboriginal women contributes to this. To provide publicly available data of missing and murdered women in Canada, a database was created containing details of 3,329 women, including 824 who are Aboriginal. There are key risk factors that increase the probability of experiencing lethal violence: street prostitution, addiction and insecure housing. The vast majority of sex workers who experience lethal violence are street prostitutes. The dissertation examines the legal status and forms of prostitution in Canada and internationally, as well as the individual and societal impacts of prostitution. A review of current research on violence and prostitution is presented. The thesis provides summaries from 150 serial homicide cases targeting prostitutes in Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. The trends and questions posed by these cases are identified. The cases of the missing women of Vancouver and Robert Pickton are detailed. The key findings from the provincial inquiry into the missing women cases and an analysis of the most egregious failings of the investigations (Projects Amelia and Evenhanded) are discussed. Frequently encountered challenges and common errors, as well as investigative opportunities and best practices of police, and other initiatives and recommendations aimed at non-police agencies are evaluated. The three other RCMP-led projects, KARE, DEVOTE and E-PANA, which are large, dedicated units focused on vulnerable women, are assessed. All Canadian women deserve to live free of violence. For women with vulnerable life histories, violence is a daily threat and a common occurrence. More must be done to prevent violence and to hold offenders responsible when violence has been done. This dissertation is a plea for resources and attention; to turn apathy into pragmatic, concrete action founded on solid evidence-based research.

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Freitas, Luciana de. "O que tem do outro lado da porta? Delegacia de Defesa da Mulher e acesso à justiça /." Franca, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/192741.

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Orientador: Ana Gabriela Mendes Braga
Resumo: O presente trabalho se concentra no estudo do Sistema de Justiça Criminal, através da análise dos mecanismos que se articulam por meio das práticas e discursos empregados pelas respectivas instituições e seus agentes. Situei o debate dentro da perspectiva de gênero, problematizando as representações e demandas das mulheres que chegam até o referido sistema de controle, dando enfoque aos cenários e atividades empreendidas pelas personagens atuantes na Delegacia de Defesa da Mulher. Sendo essa instituição um cenário rico na criação de interações subjetivas e relações de poder inerentes ao Sistema de Justiça Criminal, pretendi, a partir desse recorte, mapear o padrão normativo e institucional produzido pelas personagens que ali atuam, sejam elas policiais, escrivãs, delegadas, etc. Para tanto, foi empregada a metodologia empírica-indutiva de abordagem qualitativa, a partir de pesquisa de campo na Delegacia de Defesa da Mulher, buscando a observação de caráter etnográfico com anotações de campo, alinhada à cartografia deleuziana, utilizando, inclusive, imagens e ilustrações. Parti, enfim, do pressuposto de que a possibilidade desses deslocamentos discursivos reflete que o direito não é um aparelho fechado em si mesmo, mas aberto a reposicionamentos e reconstrução de identidades, criando subjetividades e posições do sujeito, delimitando espaços, formas de linguagem e respostas às pessoas que provocam o sistema jurídico.
Abstract: This work focuses on the study of the Criminal Justice System, through the analysis of the mechanisms that are articulated along the practices and discourses used by the respective institutions and their agents. The debate came up from a gender perspective, problematizing the representations and demands of the women who reach the control system, focusing on the scenario and activities undertaken by the characters in the Women's Defense Police Department. Considering the institution as a rich scenario in the creation of subjective interactions and power relations of the Criminal Justice System, I intended to map the normative and institutional patterns produced by the characters who work there. In order to do so, the empirical-inductive methodology of a qualitative approach was used, based on field research in the Women's Defense Police Department, through ethnographic observation with field notes, along with Deleuzian cartography, including images and illustrations. I have departed the assumption that the possibility of these discursive displacements reflects law not as closed apparatus in itself, but open to repositioning and reconstruction of identities, creating subjectivities and positions of the subject, delimiting spaces, forms of language and responses to the people who provoke the legal system.
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Mills, Moses Norman. "An analysis of the South African legislative framework for the reintegration of sentenced adult male offenders." University of the Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7305.

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South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. The state aims to reduce the prevalence of crime mainly by sentencing offenders to imprisonment. In turn the goal of imprisonment is to rehabilitate offenders so that they can refrain from reoffending and be reintegrated into society. Unfortunately, due to various factors which exist inside and outside of prisons, rehabilitation and reintegration is difficult to achieve. The study unpacks the perennial question of whether or not the state has a legal duty to reintegrate offenders into society. This question looms particularly, during the post-release phase of offenders’ life. Preliminary indications are that the state currently views reintegration as a ‘societal responsibility.’ This study intends to determine whether or not the state has a legal duty to reintegrate offenders and provide them with support even after their release from imprisonment.

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Josi, Don Allen. "Empirical analysis and evaluation of the California Department of Youth Authority's post parole substance abuse treatment program: El Centro, California." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1992. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/612.

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Milligan, Tracy Amanda. "People, Places, and Perspectives: An Exploration of the Contextual Effects on Gender Work Role Attitudes." UNF Digital Commons, 2005. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/261.

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This research examines possible contextual effects upon gender role attitudes in the United States related to women's employment outside ofthe household. The study included individual-level data, mother's previous work status and mother's educational attainment, not previously analyzed in a hierarchical linear model and state-level data not previously investigated, particularly state median household income. The primary analyses focus upon the contextual effects of state-level educational attainment and income. Analyzing General Social Survey data from 1994 to 2002, these contextual data were not found to have an effect upon the gender work role beliefs. In fact, none of the examined state-level variables were statistically significant in detecting contextual effects. These findings contradict earlier research, which found the proportion of religious fundamentalists within a state to have a contextual effect upon gender role attitudes.

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Araújo, Fernando Henrique de Moraes. "O Ministério Público e o inquérito civil." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2007. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/7649.

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The scope of this paper is to analyze the performance of the Department of Justice ahead of the civil inquiry in the injunction of transindividual interests. It is a compilatory paper, in which a national and foreign doctrinaire standpoint is presented on the subject, as well as legislation and case law. The choice of the subject matter originated in the need to deepen the view about the performance of the Department of Justice towards the presidency of the exclusive investigation instrument for the defense of metaindividual interests: the civil inquiry. The existing relation between the civil enquiry and the instrumental view of the civil procedure, the historic origin of the metaindividual interests and the respective influence of the three most important periods to the development of the collective injunction in the world: the English medieval, the North American and the Italian. The target is the historic origin of the Department of Justice in the alien proceeding, subsequently focusing on the evolution of the institution in Brazil, with a standpoint more concentrated on the current organizational structure and the correlative constitutional principles. Then, the approach is the study of the civil enquiry, including the general aspects of the truly Brazilian investigation instrument. Finally, a brief view on the collective injunction in foreign proceeding is presented, paying special attention to the South American countries. Statistic data are enclosed presenting the use of the civil enquiry by the Departments of Justice of the Federal and State Governments, as well as the main proceduring regulations of the instrument in the respective Parquet structures
O presente trabalho tem por escopo analisar a atuação do Ministério Público à frente do inquérito civil na tutela de interesses transindividuais. Trata-se de trabalho compilatório, no qual se apresenta uma visão doutrinária nacional e estrangeira sobre o assunto, além de legislação e jurisprudência. A escolha do tema surgiu da necessidade de aprofundar-se o olhar a respeito da atuação do Ministério Público à presidência do exclusivo instrumento investigatório para defesa de interesses metaindividuais: o inquérito civil. Apresentam-se, no presente estudo, a relação existente entre o inquérito civil e a visão instrumental do processo civil, a origem histórica dos interesses metaindividuais e a respectiva influência dos três períodos mais importantes ao desenvolvimento da tutela coletiva no mundo: o medieval inglês, o norte-americano e o italiano. Busca-se o berço histórico do Ministério Público no ordenamento alienígena, dando-se posterior enfoque à evolução da instituição no Brasil, com visão mais detida na atual estrutura organizacional e nos princípios constitucionais correlatos. Em seguida, ingressa-se no estudo do inquérito civil, com abordagem sobre os aspectos gerais do instrumento de investigação genuinamente brasileiro. Por fim, apresenta-se uma breve visão sobre a tutela coletiva no ordenamento estrangeiro, com especial atenção aos países da América do Sul. Em anexo apresentam-se ainda dados estatísticos referentes ao uso do inquérito civil pelos Ministérios Públicos da União e dos Estados, além das principais normas regulamentadoras de tramitação do instrumento nas respectivas estruturas do Parquet

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Rios, Beverly K. "Sanctioning DUI offenders: The effect of extralegal factors on sentence severity." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1331.

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Square-Smith, DeNita R. "Police and Citizens' Perceptions of Community Policing in Richmond, Virginia." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4023.

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Community policing is an initiative that requires public cooperation and participation to be successful. Little is known, however, about police and citizens' perceptions of community policing and its impact on Richmond, Virginia neighborhoods. Using policy feedback theory as a lens, the purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore and gain a better understanding of RPD's and Richmond citizens' perceptions of community-oriented policing strategies in Richmond neighborhoods. Research questions focused on how officers and citizens perceive the impact of community policing strategies and the specific strategies they viewed as most successful in building public trust. Data were collected from a purposeful sample of 7 police officers and 4 residents who participated in unstructured telephone interviews. Data were inductively coded and subjected to thematic analysis. Key findings revealed that both police and citizen participants believe community policing strategies have increased visibility of police and improved community trust and public support associated with crime, safety, transparency, and accountability between officers and citizens. Findings further revealed that participants believe that community policing has achieved the goal of removing barriers to community collaboration with law enforcement. Finally, officers in this study proposed the development of an additional unit focusing on government-funded housing areas in the City of Richmond with high crime rates. The results of this study contribute to positive social change by offering practical strategies and policy suggestions for stakeholders in Richmond who want to foster collaborative relationships between police officers and community members.

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Ventová, Kateřina. "Kontrola fúzí z pohledu ochrany hospodářské soutěže v EU a USA." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-163941.

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This diploma thesis aims to compare the approaches of EU and USA to the merger control from the point of view of the competition policy. Its goal is to confirm the hypothesis that both these approaches converge, but there are still significant differences. The comparative method was used to achieve this goal. The necessary information was gained from law regulations, academic papers and books. The results is that in the last years, mainly after the reform of merger control in EU in 2004, the definition of the lessening of the effective competition has been converged and the same happened in the field of horizontal mergers. However there are still significant differences in the area of non-horizontal mergers, mainly because the approach of USA is based on the ideas of Chicago school, but the approach of EU is rather based on the post-Chicago economics. Other differences can be found in the fact, that US merger control system is judicial but in EU it is administrative. Apart of that the US antitrust authorities use more economics and econometrics. These findings are also proved by the arguments of EU and USA in the cases GE/Honeywell and DB/NYX, in which both jurisdictions decided differently.

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Barty, Karin, and edu au jillj@deakin edu au mikewood@deakin edu au kimg@deakin. "Students' experiences of e-learning at school." Deakin University. School of Education, 2001. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20040614.145900.

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The dissertation describes the experiences of senior secondary students taking an online course for the first time to further their language education. The experiences are presented from the perspective of students, of supervising teachers and the 'virtual' teacher. Issues of importance with younger learners are identified and discussed and guidelines for the conduct of online courses at school level developed. It is proposed that online courses may have a worthwhile place in school education if specific learning needs can be met using this medium.

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Bartošová, Monika. "Komparace přístupu EU a US k fúzím a akvizicím." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-262261.

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This study aims to compare the EU and US approach towards mergers and acquisitions, both from a theoretical point of view (the historical development and regulation) and the practical one(comparing certain cases), identify their similarities and differences, explain it and evaluate. To achieve the goal, the method of comparison was used (especially control procedures and assessing relevant markets). It was also assisted by case studies (specific decisions of the competition authorities), thus that the merger of GE / Honeywell and acquisitions, Oracle / Sun Microsystems. The work is divided into four chapters. The first chapter approaches the topic in terms of their development and legislation. The next two chapters introduce the merger control in both systems. The last chapter deals with cooperation between the competition authorities of the EU and the US. Chapter also compares the specific cases in which both teams have decided differently.

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Eldridge-Nelson, Allison. "Veil of Protection: Operation Paperclip and the Contrasting Fates of Wernher von Braun and Arthur Rudolph." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1510914308951993.

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Loizeau, Éric. "Le Wisconsin et ses prisons : entre resocialisation et enfermement." Thesis, Aix-Marseille 1, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011AIX10058/document.

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La présente thèse étudie le développement du système carcéral moderne aux États-Unis en général et dans l’État du Wisconsin en particulier. Alors que, traditionnellement, l’administration pénitentiaire du Wisconsin n’a que rarement éveillé l’intérêt de la communauté scientifique nous démontrerons le rôle fondamental joué par l’État durant les années 1980 et 1990, celles du tout-carcéral. Pendant des années, le Wisconsin respecta son image de laboratoire de la démocratie acquise sous l’ère Roosevelt. Cependant, pour des raisons principalement politiques, des mesures de plus en plus punitives furent votées à partir du milieu des années 1970 qui eurent pour effet de voir émerger de nouvelles politiques pénales. L’approche resocialisante, connue sous le nom de Wisconsin Approach, allait laisser la place à une politique répressive dont une des représentations demeure les transferts de prisonniers vers d’autres États. Le Department of Corrections connut pendant des années un des taux d’incarcération les plus élevés du pays et fut à l’avant-garde, dès les années 1970, des philosophies conservatrices en matière de politique judiciaire. Cette étude se concentre sur l’évolution du DOC à cette période afin d’en évaluer les conséquences sur les institutions et de voir comment ces changements ont pu affecter le concept de démocratie qui se trouve au cœur du commonwealth, fondement philosophique de l’État du Wisconsin. Grâce à l’étude de documents officiels, d’articles de presse et de lettres de détenus que l’auteur a réunies pendant plusieurs années, une image de la pénitentiaire actuelle, jusque-là ignorée, sera ainsi présentée. Cette recherche se propose ainsi d’analyser les différents programmes et les politiques mises en œuvre par l’administration pénitentiaire, et que le DOC défend avec fierté
This work examines the development of the modern prison in the United States focusing on the state of Wisconsin because of certain unique specificities. While the Wisconsin Department of Corrections has traditionally attracted little interest but we will present some evidence that its case is indeed significant in the context of the prison boom of the 1980s and 1990s. Politically, for many years, the state had been known as the «laboratory» for democracy. However, mostly because of political reasons mostly, increasingly severe measures were ratified in the mid seventies which overturned previous correctional policies and gave a new direction to penal philosophies in the state. The Wisconsin Approach to corrections would gradually disappear and the state became one of the first to implement out-of-state incarceration. The Department of Corrections (DOC) experienced one of the highest national rates of incarceration for many years, being, in the field of criminal policies, at the forefront of the conservative revolution starting in the 1970s. We will analyze the development of the DOC and see how this trend has affected the institutions and the concept of democracy at the heart of the commonwealth in Wisconsin. This work relies on official documents and on the letters of prisoners the author has received for many years, revealing a firsthand account of the reality of prisons today in Wisconsin. Thanks to these narratives, this study will attempt to evaluate the varied programs, policies and missions that the Wisconsin DOC is still proud to defend today

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Leboeuf, Aline. "La réforme du secteur de sécurité en Sierra Leone." Paris 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013PA01A253.

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Le Royaume-Uni conduit depuis 1997 une réforme des organisations sierra-léonaises faisant partie du «secteur de sécurité» : police, armée, justice, services de renseignement. Cette "réforme du secteur de sécurité" (SSR) n'aurait pas été possible sans la création d'un nouveau ministère à Londres, chargé du développement, le DFID, qui a produit le label SSR dans le cadre d'une lutte bureaucratique interministérielle pour le contrôle du territoire de la coopération militaire. Le Royaume-Uni s'est saisi de la Sierra Léone comme d'un nouveau laboratoire pour tester la SSR. Ce faisant, on observe un phénomène de « circulation bureaucratique », des organisations britanniques projetées en Sierra Léone transforment ou créent de nouvelles organisations sierra-léonaises, qui sont différenciées organisationnellement et adoptent des pratiques propres aux bureaucraties. Alors que certains auteurs sur le politique en Afrique invitent à regarder derrière la « façade» étatique, cette thèse souligne que la « façade» bureaucratique ainsi renforcée par les Britanniques compte, et mérite qu'on s'y arrête et l'étudie. Ainsi, cette façade a des effets de réalité: plus grande capacité de dissuasion des forces de sécurité; créolisations, avec des pratiques hétérodoxes au regard du projet de réforme britannique; renforcement du légal-rationnel au détriment du patrimonial; et plus grande autonomie du secteur de la sécurité vis-à-vis du politique. Pourtant, la difficulté croissante de la police à gérer les violences politiques à partir de 2009 montre que le retrait progressif des Britanniques réduit la portée du « contrôle expatrié objectif» mis en place pendant la réforme.

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Benge, Guy Jack Jr. "Partners in Crime: Federal Crime Control Policy and the States, 1894 – 1938." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1162821110.

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Ingram, Phyllis. "Shift Rotation Among Correctional Officers as a Source of Perceived Job Related Stress." UNF Digital Commons, 1986. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/678.

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My formal hypothesis for this study is that shift rotation among correctional officers has an effect on correctional officer stress. Although there are many definitions of stress, for the purpose of this study stress is defined as conscious nervous tension. Many authors believe that stress develops from a person's reactions to certain situations that are threatening or exert pressure on them. It is felt that whatever the cause, stress depends not on the outside event but on how one reacts to it. For the purpose of this study, stress was not formally defined to the correctional officers because I was looking for perceptions of stress, or how an officer reacts to certain situations.

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Birenbaum, Jordan Daniel. "“Parliamentary sovereignty rests with the courts:” The Constitutional Foundations of J. G. Diefenbaker’s Canadian Bill of Rights." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20672.

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The 1980s witnessed a judicial “rights revolution” in Canada characterized by the Supreme Court of Canada striking down both federal and provincial legislation which violated the rights guaranteed by the 1982 Charter of Rights. The lack of a similar judicial “rights revolution” in the wake of the 1960 Canadian Bill of Rights has largely been attributed to the structural difference between the two instruments with the latter – as a “mere” statute of the federal parliament – providing little more than a canon of construction and (unlike the Charter) not empowering the courts to engage in judicial review of legislation. Yet this view contrasts starkly with how the Bill was portrayed by the Diefenbaker government, which argued that it provided for judicial review and would “prevail” over other federal legislation. Many modern scholars have dismissed the idea that the Bill could prevail over other federal statutes as being incompatible with the doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. That is, a bill of rights could only prevail over legislation if incorporated into the British North America Act. As such, they argue that the Diefenbaker government could not have intended the Bill of Rights to operate as anything more than a canon of construction. However, such a view ignores the turbulence in constitutional thinking on parliamentary sovereignty in the 1930s through 1960s provoked by the Statute of Westminster. This era produced the doctrine of “self-embracing” sovereignty – in contrast to traditional “Dicey” sovereignty – where parliament could limit itself through “ordinary” legislation. The effective author of the Canadian Bill of Rights, Elmer Driedger, was an adherent of this doctrine as well as an advocate of a “purposive” approach to statutory interpretation. Driedger, thus, drafted the Bill based upon the doctrine of self-embracing sovereignty and believed it would enjoy a “purposive” interpretation by the courts, with the Bill designed to be as effective at guaranteeing rights as the Statute of Westminster was at liberating Canada from Imperial legislation.

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