CJS 430 Victimology Midterm 1. Explain victimology Victimiology is the scientific study of the victim’s plight‚ the criminal justice systems responses‚ and the publics reactions; a branch of criminology 2. Explain the difference between Victimology and Criminology. Give examples of each. Criminology and victimology differ in several important ways. Criminology is several hundred years old‚ victimology didn’t emerge until the secon half of the 20th century. Criminologists believe
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Society and the Vulnerable What does it mean to be “vulnerable” and who are they? Being vulnerable is anyone who is helpless‚ defenseless‚ weak‚ or susceptible. Which for the most part is anyone. But specifically I believe the vulnerable are anyone who are homeless or living in poverty. Over the years many charities‚ organizations‚ and homes have been established for people living under these circumstances. The organizations and charities have helped these people drastically when it
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The Medical Board of California is a state agency that manages and controls physicians and other medical professional’s legal issues‚ unethical behavior‚ and misconduct in practicing medicine. The agency’s main objective is to publicly update information on licensing‚ credentials‚ certifications‚ and registration requirements on physicians and other medical professionals meeting federal and state laws and regulations. The most important role of the Medical Board of California is to provide the public
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and comprehensive to provide maximum help and support for the needed people. Social care is defined as a profession where people work in partnership with those who experience marginalisation or disadvantage or who needs special care and support‚ vulnerable people leaving in the community and in the residential care ( Miller‚ Vandome and McBrewster‚ 2009). The policies and the legislations for support the caring and supporting the elder people are very important and it should be cared by each health
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Outline the most serious threats posed to the physical environment and vulnerable populations by soil degradation Soil degradation is the decrease in the quality and quantity of soil caused by agriculture and industrial purposes. Types of soil degradation are water and wind erosion‚ physical degradation and chemical degradation. Some of these are human causes and some are physical causes. Overgrazing‚ deforestation‚ overpopulation‚ fertilizer and pesticide use and conflict are some examples of
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resulting in decreased spending for health and human service programs that represent sources of revenue for hospitals. While other hospitals have suffered by the growing number of uninsured patients‚ The Health Corporation of America has thrived. HCA sales growth increased 5.9% from 2010 to 2011. Revenues consist of net patient services and depend on inpatient occupancy levels‚ medical services offered to patients‚ the volume of outpatient procedures‚ the payment rates for such services‚ and an
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care‚ the Development—Glossary (World Bank type of payment (or contribution 2006) mechanism)‚ and the agents that collect these revenues. All funds for health care‚ excluding donor contributions‚ are collected in one way or another from the general population or certain subgroups. Collection mechanisms include
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Priorities and Responses Fire can be a very dangerous thing and is very unpredictable‚ this is why it may cause panic in the if you are at the scene of one. The first step in when a fire is happening is too let everyone in the building know what is going on‚ you do this by raising the fire alarm for everyone to hear‚ and then for someone to ring emergency services. Although it may cause panic and distress it must be done so people start evacuating the building. However the health care professional
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Learning. April 1‚ 1992. Jeff Goldsmith. (1998). Perspective: Columbia/HCA: A Failure Of Leadership. Health Affairs‚ 17‚ no.2 (1998):27-29. Retrieved November 21 2012 from: http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/17/2/27.full.pdf HCA Holdings‚ Inc. (2011). Our History. Retrieved November 21 2012 from: http://hcahealthcare.com/about/our-history.dot McCosh‚ Jonathan G. (2003). A Strategic Analysis of the Hospital Industry and HCA Incorporated. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship. Retrieved
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Alyssa Trujillo ID: 013121587 HCA 300 County Paper Outline Humboldt County Introduction: This report will use data to review and analyze Humboldt County using information taken from state resources. Comparisons will be done between the county itself and the state of California as a whole. Progress as well as Healthcare issues will be addressed and propositions will be made to ensure the utmost progress possible. Report: 1. Population: a. Total Population: (134‚493) b. Breakdown by age: i. Person
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