1. The organisation in relation to its purpose and its stakeholders • Identify your organisation and describe its purpose Drugaid is a Substance misuse charity based in South East Wales. Drugaid was established 1972 in Cardiff by Rev. Peter Keward. It was then known as South Wales Action to Prevent Addiction (SWAPA). SWAPA was a Volunteer-led information and help line. The first paid Coordinator was in the mid 1980’s. SWAPA changed its name to Drugaid in the early 1990’s Today Drugaid
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Agency visit Elizabeth adam BSHS/331 09/06/2012 Agency Visit The Agency that I chose to interview is The Women’s Resource Center of Southern Nevada‚ a National organization of crisis pregnancy centers. The agency provides assistance to women‚ children‚ and men experiencing pregnancy related issues. All of their services are free‚ and client’s confidentiality is kept to the full extent allowable by law. They also offer peer counseling‚ pregnancy test‚ material items and a wide range of referrals
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Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Vol. 78‚ No. 1‚ April‚ pp. 25–62‚ 1999 Article ID obhd.1999.2826‚ available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on On the Social Psychology of Agency Relationships: Lay Theories of Motivation Overemphasize Extrinsic Incentives Chip Heath Duke University Three laboratory studies and one field study show that people generally hold lay theories which contain an extrinsic incentives bias—people predict that others are more motivated
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© Myles Cook‚ 2006 Milgram’s Agency Theory of Obedience One of the areas that have fascinated psychologists is that of obedience – why does someone obey another? In the period following World War 2‚ the subject became a popular one for researchers fascinated by the amount of obedience shown by the German soldiers in Nazi Germany when faced with orders that resulted in the torture and deaths of millions of Jews. Stanley Milgram‚ a Jew himself‚ decided that the only way to prevent any further
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were all connected because each one triggered off the next one. The three main factors that set off the rebellions were the economic state of the country‚ the political state and the religious activities at the time. There are evidences that support the view that the main cause of the Pilgrimage of Grace was a widespread dislike of religious changes. Source 6 states that “...Pilgrimage of Grace was a reaction against the religious changes”. Everything about the rising was to do with religion‚ the
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Historical Development of Police Agencies CJA/204 August 8‚ 2011 Abstract Historically‚ policing in America mimicked that of the English. American ideas expanded on the English way of policing‚ to start an era of ever evolving police agencies. In the beginning policing was considered the civic duty of members of a community. These “drafted” officers were not paid or trained. Appointed Sheriff’s were motivated by money‚ and lost focus on enforcing the law. Policing was considered reactive
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FLOATING COMMUNITY: A Sustainable Solution for the Rising Water Level in Malabon City Chapter I INTRODUCTION A Floating Community is a concept to provide much desired assistance to slums that are frequently destroyed during times of flooding. A Floating Community concept takes its environmental responsibilities seriously and endeavors to always choose the most sustainable options. According to Architect Felino Palafox Jr.‚ the design of stilt house is the ideal‚ but a floating house is the ultimate
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National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance (IA) products and services‚ and enables Computer Network Operations (CNO) in order to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances.” However‚ it goes on to say that “National Security Agency is part of the U.S. Department of Defense‚ serving as a combat support agency to the military” NSA
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Defining Community 1. How have Lee and her colleagues defined community? Lee and her colleagues defined community as people who share characteristics and problems; elderly living in poverty. 2. What theoretical perspectives would you use to define community in this case? The theoretical perspectives I would use to define community is conditions and problems‚ and strengthens and weaknesses. Participatory Processes and Actors 1. Identify the social networks that the agency has forged with the
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The term "government agency" or "administrative agency" usually applies to one of the independent agencies of the United States government‚ which exercise some degree of independence from the President’s control. Although the heads of independent agencies are often appointed by the government‚ they can usually be removed only for cause. The heads of independent agencies work together in groups‚ such as a commission‚ board or council. Independent agencies often function as miniature versions of the
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