Gangs are nothing new to American society‚ what is new and disturbing is the recent spike in juvenile crimes with reported ties to certain gangs. Youth gangs have been prevalent in schools in large cities since the 1970 ’s. However‚ they have become even more prevalent in schools in the recent past. In the student survey component of the 1995 National Crime Victimization Survey‚ more than one third (37%) of the students reported gangs at their schools and the percentage of students reporting the
Premium Crime Gang Criminology
further development. An ideal way to accomplish this goal would be to concentrate most available resources on those individuals or groups of individuals that are more likely to develop a disease. Identifying these risk factors is mandatory for primary prevention. There are three dimensions related to the concept of risk: occurrence of disease‚ population-based denominator‚ and time. Risk indicators are the variables associated with a disease. They can be useful to recognize and identify high-risk groups
Premium
evaluate the events that occurred prior (causes) and subsequent (outcome) to the fraud‚ and the accounting schemes employed to get the fraud done. It presents examples of companies who have used inappropriate accounting practices. Enron‚ WorldCom‚ Tyco‚ HealthSouth and Adelphia were selected for analysis because of the availability of information regarding specific events occured before‚ during and after the fraud period as well as the ethical issues involved . There is abundant literature presented
Premium Enron Accounting scandals Fraud
Athletes are not the only population susceptible to tennis elbow. Folks in their 40s and 50s who do repetitive activities are often plagued. Other persons who also struggle with this issue include golfers‚ mechanics‚ machinists‚ carpenters and even computer users. This means there are lots of individuals eyeing for a cure for tennis elbow at any specific time‚ not just you. The following info discusses what tennis elbow really is‚ what causes it and what you can do to rid yourself of this disgusting
Premium Pain Inflammation Rheumatoid arthritis
Animal Testing Prevention 100 million animals are sitting in a lab‚ in a cage and are suffering or dying. These creatures are victims of animal testing. Animal are treated very terribly as test subjects. They are forced to bear inhumane test‚ while having no one to save them. The test results are not even as accurate as people think. The only solution is to strictly limit or completely ban animal testing. If animal testing persists‚ many animals will suffer and die‚ so alternatives such as computers
Premium Animal testing Animal rights People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Crime Prevention Programs Implementation of community based programs designed by the police are important because the police have an obligation to ensure that citizens are protected and do not take matters into their own hands. These community based programs provide the citizens educational programs to learn how to protect themselves‚ but also remain law abiding members of the community. These programs also provide the community with a sense of safety and the knowledge needed to stay involved
Free Crime Crime prevention Law enforcement
identify health conditions that can affect a patient’s health in the future. One agency that focuses on preventative measures in the health care arena is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Description and Structure of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was founded in 1946 (www.cdc.gov‚ n.d.). The CDC is one of the thirteen agencies that operates under the Department of Health and Human Services which is‚ " the principal agency
Premium Public health Health care Medicine
Patient Falls and Prevention in Health Care Patient falls are a significant representation of adverse events in health care organizations worldwide. There are several common risk factors intrinsic to patients‚ which include reduced vision‚ musculoskeletal disease‚ altered mental state‚ history of falls‚ and other chronic diseases. Health care organizations are expected to focus on those intrinsic factors as well as the extrinsic‚ which are those present in their patient’s environment. For example
Premium Hospital Health care Patient
RELAPSE PREVENTION AND CLIENT’S SOBRIETY Relapse Prevention and Client’s Sobriety Connie Sutton Grand Canyon University PCN 511/Intro into Chemical Dependence Counseling Meagan Foxx‚ LSAC January 25‚ 2011 Introduction Therapists plan treatment with clients in efforts to establish meaningful goals and a strategy to reach them. Treatment planning continues as long as the client keeps returning for therapy sessions. Ideally‚ a treatment plan emerges from negotiations between the
Premium Drug addiction Planning Substance abuse
Phase 2 Task 2 Group Project Colorado Technical University HRM 350-0803B-01 Workforce Effectiveness Sexual Harassment Prevention Professor Susan Stoker September 10‚ 2009 Sexual Harassment Policy Statement of Policy The Home Company will not tolerate sexual harassment in any form‚ and such conduct will result in corrective action‚ up to and including dismissal. Sexual harassment is illegal and jeopardizes the work environment of tolerance‚ consideration‚ and mutual respect. The Home
Premium Pleading Complaint Plaintiff