victimization. This is why I want to now direct your attention to the risk factors of crime and victimization; level of crime in our province; and how much crime it is costing for Ontario’s taxpayers. In addition‚ I would like to propose several recommendations that can make significant changes to Ontario’s crime level and reduce victimization. 1. The Risk of Crime and Victimization to Canadians and its costs to taxpayers and to victims The risk of crime and victimization in general generates significant
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Lots of these risk factors come from poor lifestyle habits that can be corrected to lessen a person’s chance of having a stroke. Being overweight‚ lacking proper physical exercise‚ poor diet‚ and the use of recreational drugs can all increase the chance of a stroke‚ especially at a younger age than normal. Other factors that contribute to a person’s chance for having a stroke lie in medical conditions such as naturally
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Although the term cardiovascular disease refers to a disorder of the cardiovascular system‚ it is usually associated with atherosclerosis‚ also known as arterial disease. It is considered the leading cause of deaths in the world‚ taking 17.1 million lives a year. There are only a few factors that are non-modifiable‚ these being the persons age‚ gender‚ family history and their race and ethnicity. Although there are non-modifiable risk factors‚ there are multiple
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Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Large scale studies have been undertaken to find the risk factors for many common diseases‚ including CVD. Epidemiologists (scientists who study patterns in the occurrence of disease) look for correlations between a disease and specific risk factors. Two commonly used designs for this type of study are; • Cohort studies- a group of people are followed over time to see who develops a disease • Case control studies- a group of people who have the disease
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Risk Factors of Behavior Summary Why are children more challenging than others? Children display different behavior as they develop mentally. According to the text infants and toddlers use aggressive behavior early in their lives when they become angry or frustrated because they are trying to control their own activity and possession (Kaiser‚ 2007). An example of this type of behavior can be observed when an infant is learning to hold their feeding bottle and in a toddler when they are trying to
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beginning. While some experiences are shared‚ there are plenty of risk factors that can contribute to the development of addiction. Most risk factors fall into one of several categories.Substance abuse does not follow a pattern. It does not have a set of rules that determine whether or not someone will develop an addiction. There are individual differences in awareness to substance dependence due to environmental and genetic factors. Genetics contribute to the increased likelihood that an individual
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The Risk Factors of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood Rachel A. Abou Khalil 201201014 American University of Beirut Abstract ADHD is a genetically as well as environmentally determined disorder. Research has shown that multiple risk factors for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder exist. Genetic influences‚ parental ADHD‚ brain abnormalities‚ pre-natal smoking‚ early development‚ familial risk factors‚ allergy and diet are all possible risk
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March 2009 Social risk factors for involvement in crime This brief provides an introductory discussion of five areas of social risk factors for involvement in crime: family‚ education‚ economics‚ community and peers‚ and alcohol and other drugs. Family Family environment and parental behaviour are important risk or protective factors for involvement in crime because of their influence on a child’s development Parental behaviours play a strong role in shaping a child’s risk of later involvement
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Dementia as a Risk Factor for Falls and Fall Injuries Among Nursing Home Residents Carol van Doorn‚ PhD‚* Ann L. Gruber-Baldini‚ PhD‚* Sheryl Zimmerman‚ PhD‚w J. Richard Hebel‚ PhD‚* Cynthia L. Port‚ PhD‚* Mona Baumgarten‚ PhD‚* Charlene C. Quinn‚ PhD‚* George Taler‚ MD‚z Conrad May‚ MD‚§ and Jay Magaziner‚ PhD‚ MSHyg‚* for the Epidemiology of Dementia in Nursing Homes Research Group OBJECTIVES: To compare rates of falling between nursing home residents with and without dementia and to examine
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w w om .c s er International General Certificate of Secondary Education ap eP m e tr .X w UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS MARK SCHEME for the June 2005 question paper 0452 ACCOUNTING 0452/03 Paper 3‚ maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and students‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were initially instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
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