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    the social causes that lead Aboriginal youth to become involved in crime‚ Stoneman and Artz seek to demonstrate how young female offenders are treated more harshly than their male counterparts once a part of the youth justice system due to “moral panic” (pg. 173). The common‚ unsubstantiated fear remains that girls are committing more crimes and acts of violence (193). Statistics Canada (2012) reports that in reality‚ female youth account for just 3 percent of all criminal court cases (pg. 174).

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    maintenance rehearsal and elaborative rehearsal Maintenance rehearsal: rehearsing without making meaning or connections with other information. helps maintain information in the stm/wm but not an effective way of transferring information into long term memory. shallow processing Elaborative rehearsal: more effective at transferring into LTM. think about meaning or make connections from something we know to item. deep processing level of processing theory Levels of processing theory:

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    learners’ behavior to reinforce positive behavior and change inappropriate behaviors is critical to helping them attain their learning objectives. According to (Kern & Clemens‚ 2007)‚ reinforcing positive behaviors among learners with academic and behavioral problems positively influences their motivation and can in fact prevent problems. Positive behavior support is an approach that aims to provide rigorous and individualized interventions to individual learners who exhibit challenging behaviors. In a

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    of your effort to bear on an excellent piece of analysis that demonstrated your understanding of the subject matter. | Toni R. Rogers Ethical Behavior in Criminal Justice 1309CCJS3804025 Case Study October 9‚ 2013 1. The Parole Board The principle reasons for prison overcrowding are the mandatory minimum laws passed by Congress in 1984 and the Three Strikes law passed in the state of California in 1994. Mandatory minimums were enacted in order to fight the war on drugs; however

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    Heydi Cohens American InterContinental University CRJS105 November 14‚ 2010 Abstract This document will include the distinction amongst criminologists‚ criminalists and forensic psychologists as well as their individual areas of study. There will also be examples discussed of when each would be utilized. This document will also discuss any misconceptions that may occur in regards to these fields along with examples of the different misconceptions. Society has labeled the different crimes

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    Long-Term Care Phyllis Peace Virginia College Future of Long Term Care Introduction An increasing proportion of elders in the population are projected for the next few decades. An increase of 76% is expected by 2030. Because the incidence of chronic illness and disability is correlated with advancing age‚ the demand for long-term care will correspondingly increase. Older persons will also be more ethnically and racially diverse. These circumstances cause concerns about the adequacy of long-term

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    Long-term Conditions Word Count: 2‚200 This essay explores and reflects on the lived experiences of an elderly patient living with the long-term condition (LTC) of psoriasis. A case study is used to illustrate some of the key features of LTCs and the impact they can have on a patient’s physical‚ psychological and social state. It is also going to be looking at the effect some of the key features can have on a patients support network or family. In addition it will examine the nurses role

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    “Don’t walk if you can run” In framing and developing my career‚ I have centered on this fact. I always read expectation matched with my ability‚ opportunity and circumstances. I believe in 90% hard work and 10% luck. I always welcome changes that a time demanded. But I always adhered to my basic attitude‚ which cannot and should not change. After moving to USA ‚ I had two options. One is to accept the job offer from my previous employer and the other is to explore the world and start out something

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    which are short and long term memory. Short term memory involves “rehearsal and chunking” (Schacter et al.‚ 2012)‚ while long term consists of “encoding and retrieval of past memories” (Schacter et al.‚ 2012). I strongly believe that short term memories can lead into long term memories‚ but only if the human right frontal lobe‚ hippocampus‚ and the sensory region works together. Do you remember the time you were in class and had a question to ask your professor? You raise your hand and when the professor

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    In this assignment a focus on an individual with the long term illness/ condition of a stroke will be undertaken‚ examining the impact of the condition/illness from the perspective of the individual and their family and also the impact of person centred care upon nursing practice. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC‚ 2008) Code of Professional Conduct Guidance has been maintained throughout this essay and therefore‚ all names have been altered for the purpose of confidentiality and anonymity

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