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    How dose information system influence people’s work 1.0 Introduction Information systems are composed of a person‚ computer and other peripheral devices‚ which can help people and organizations to collect‚ filter‚ process‚ transmit data in a convenient way(Dimitrios‚ Sakas & Vlachos‚ 2013). They have greatly revolutionized the way people’s work since they were formatted in the 1950s with the development of software and hardware of computer science(Petter‚ DeLone & McLean

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    creates useful work by expanding compressed air. They have existed in many forms over the past two centuries‚ ranging in size from hand held turbines up to several hundred horsepower. Some types rely on pistons and cylinders‚ others use turbines. Many compressed air engines improve their performance by heating the incoming air‚ or the engine itself. Some took this a stage further and burned fuel in the cylinder or turbine‚ forming a type of internal combustion engine. How the Air Car Works Basics

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    Correctional Officers � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �9� Running head: Correctional Officers Correctional Officers and Stress in APA style Claire Gilman Hebron High School Abstract Everyday that a correctional makes the decision to go to work could be the distinction between life and death. Many people do not realize the unseen dangers lurking behind the stereotypes of the job. Watching over inmates and criminals a person must be ready for anything. At any second throughout the day an inmate could

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    obsessive-compulsive disorder and other emotional disorders. Many children with problems that occur from home or school are taken in for an evaluation to help better diagnose what is going on. The assessments that are done give professionals a better understanding of how to better treat a child for the disorders. Through these tests‚ strengths and weaknesses are pointed out to determine which treatment is best for the juvenile. The first treatment option available to youth is multisystemic therapy. This treatment

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    Every Capitalist nation has a monetary system basically similar to ours. As a consequence‚ all have developed central banks whose duties are essentially like those of the Federal Reserve‚ namely‚ to exert control over the direction and extent of changes in the money supply. The aim of all central banks is also the same. They want to keep their economies supplied with the "right" amount of money. If money supplies are scarce‚ the economy will suffer as if it were in a straitjacket. Households and

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    anyone who works in that type of environment will say that it is the most stressful job in law enforcement. (Carlson & Garrett‚ 2008) It is near impossible to work in a stressful environment such as a prison without suffering some form of ill effects. (Carlson & Garrett‚ 2008) Correctional officers oversee inmate of Federal‚ State‚ and local prisons or jail systems. They are responsible for enforcing the rules of their confinement. (Carlson & Garrett‚ 2008) This is why corrections work is one of the

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    Being a correctional officer in a juvenile center is more than taking care of them but you get to fulfill many other roles in the facility. Those roles consist of parents‚ counselor‚ and caretaker. The inmates may consider you as the enemy and others may see you as a father/mother figure. The inmates spent most of their time with the correctional officer and by virtue they will be comfortable sharing their struggles with you. The correctional officers are expected to follow all policies and procedural

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    Junior‚ 2003; Hendry‚ 2008; Taylor‚ 2012). As a social work intern at Monroe County Correctional Facility‚ this topic becomes of great importance when working with inmates experiencing grief and loss. Providing treatment to these inmates mitigates the difficulties related to reentry‚ enhances the “ability to cope with prison life” (Hendry‚ 2009‚ p. 271)‚ and decreases the likelihood of recidivism (Hendry‚ 2009). Prevalence of Grief in Correctional Facilities The research that is accessible on

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    Introduction Criminologist and politicians have debated the effectiveness of correctional rehabilitation programs since the 1970’s when criminal justice scholars and policy makers throughout the United States embraced Robert Martinson’s credo of “nothing works” (Shrum‚ 2004). Recidivism‚ the rate at which released offenders return to jail or prison‚ has become the most accepted outcome measure in corrections. The public’s desire to reduce the economic and social costs associated with crime and incarceration

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    recidivism and young minority offenders are rearrested more often. Most new crime is normally nonviolent‚ less serious felonies and misdemeanors with violent offenders being the least likely to recommit another violent crime. The Department of Correctional Education offers academic‚ vocational and transition programs to those persons who enter the Department of Corrections. Academic programs include instruction in literacy (Literacy Incentive Program)‚ which is mandated by state law for those inmates

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