Final Project: Final Project: Developing a Quantitative Research Plan Health Disparities in Uninsured Americans Week #11 Alice Felton RSCH 8200: Quantitative Reasoning & Analysis February 16‚ 2014 Professor Jeanette May "Health Disparities" in Uninsured Americans Introduction According to (Kilbourne‚ Switzer & Fine‚ (2006)‚ Health disparities are significant differences that are needed and viewed clinically and statistically in health care and health outcomes. These differences between
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Australia has nine sentencing jurisdictions with each jurisdiction possessing its own criminal justice system. Federal‚ state and territory criminal legislation generally specify offences with a prescribed maximum penalty which allows a court to determine an appropriate punishment in the particular circumstances of that case. In recent years‚ the Australian Parliament has increased proclaimed power over sentencing‚ setting a fixed or consistent penalty for committing a certain offence. This upsurge
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Running head: Racial Segregation Racial Residential Segregation Author Author Affiliation Segregation is defined as the division of people of different races of daily activities‚ such as education and housing. While no longer considered acceptable‚ racial segregation still exists. Racial residential segregation is specifically the division of whites and minorities in communities. It is obliviously present in many American minorities’ lives today. This separation within certain residential
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Disparities in health care access in the US Multiple studies had shown that racial and ethnic minorities experience a lower quality of health care services and are less likely to receive routine medical procedures than are white Americans. Minorities are also more likely to be uninsured‚ live in poverty‚ and be exposed to environmental hazards at home and on the job. Although the gap in health services and health outcomes is not as wide as it was 10 years ago; there are still major blocks to overcome
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Argument against mandatory minimum drug sentencing There are many different argument both for and against mandatory minimum drug sentencing. However there are more arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing then there are for the support of the mandatory sentencing. One of the biggest arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing is that it was originally intended to target the higher level drug dealers but the majority of the cases have only been low level drug dealers. One
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Sentencing Paper CJA/234 September 30‚ 2013 Sentencing Paper Earlier responses to crime were to be brutal‚ which included torture‚ humiliation‚ mutilation‚ and branding. These kinds of punishments often attempted to relate the punishment to the crime‚ as close as possible. The first response to crime incorporated linking criminal acts to sin and developing strict punishments. Throughout the years‚ this thought process has changed into a more humane system. The reason for corrections
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Parole is defined as the early release of an inmate from a correctional institution under supervision. It is a sentencing strategy that progressively returns offenders to society to lead productive lives. Parole is often an incentive for offenders to behave while in prison and can act as a stimulus for positive behavioral change. Parole is based on the idea that an offender can gain early release through good behavior and self-improvement. The conditions of parole are based on an offender’s criminal
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of the United have said the truth of federal mandatory sentencing‚ in which I used this quotation to relate to the topic that I’m about to discuss. “The Federal sentencing guidelines should be revised downward. By contrast to the guidelines‚ I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal mandatory minimum sentences. In too many cases‚ mandatory minimum sentences are unwise and unjust.” By Anthony Kennedy A mandatory sentencing is a court decision that takes place where a judge decides
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Sentencing Paper Rochelle Gordon CJS/200 November 12‚ 2012 Dave Ross Sentencing Paper Americans are so use to the traditional sentencing and the options that have been probation‚ fines‚ and going to prison. Concerning the way things were done in the past to now it has changed drastically. Sentencing philosophies‚ or the justifications on which various sentencing strategies are based‚ are manifestly intertwined with issues of religion‚ morals‚ values‚ and emotions. Talking about philosophers in
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economic and social resources across the diverse set of racial and ethnic groups. Many of the resources and programs available for prenatal care and infant health are too broad and comprehensive that they are not able to meet the unique needs of each specific racial and ethnic group. In addition‚ factors such as “sociodemographic characteristics‚ health care access‚ maternal health status‚ and health behaviors” influence birth weight disparities among these groups (Sparks‚ 2009‚ p. 769). As a result
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