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    The Wickersham Commission is the popular name for the National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement‚ which was appointed by President Herbert Hoover in 1929. The commission‚ which derived its name from its chairperson‚ former U.S. Attorney General George Wickersham‚ conducted the first comprehensive national study of crime and law enforcement in U.S. history. Its findings‚ which were published in fourteen volumes in 1931 and 1932‚ covered every aspect of the criminal justice system‚ including

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    The Wickersham Commission The U.S. National Commission on Law Observance and Enforcement is widely known as the Wickersham Commission. It was named after a former U.S. Attorney General George W. Wickersham‚ who was selected as chairperson by President Herbert Hoover in May‚ 1929. The Commissions’ goals were to find out the causes and costs of crime‚ how federal were courts functioning‚ lawlessness in the criminal justice system‚ and to evaluate the Prohibition‚ as it existed under the 18th Amendment

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    Joint Commission As reviewing the Joint Commission‚ I learned a lot of information that I didn’t know. Joint Commission accreditation can be earned by many types of health care organizations‚ including hospitals‚ doctor’s offices‚ nursing homes‚ office based surgery centers‚ behavioral health treatment facilities‚ and providers of home care services. There are several different types of health care facilities accredited by the Joint Commission such as‚ Ambulatory Health Care‚ Behavioral Health

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    The Second Backward Classes Commission (Mandal Commission) By an Order made by the President of India‚ in the year 1979‚ under Article 340 of the Constitution‚ a Backward Class Commission was appointed to investigate the conditions of socially and educationally backward classes within the territory of India‚ which Commission is popularly known as Mandal Commission. The terms of reference of the Commission were: "The terms of reference of the Commission were:-- (i) to determine the criteria for

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    The Joint Commission Review Joint Commission Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is an organization that develops and maintains standards to promote compliance in regards to acceptable levels of care that should be given to patients. If a facility has been accepted by JCAHO‚ it is like a stamp of approval for the hospital when someone in looking at a hospital for surgery‚ to have their baby‚ etc. JCAHO is not mandatory for a hospital to operate and has no legal power. Southern

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    member of the Directorate-General of the European Commission I have been appointed to describe to you the composition and the powers of the Commission in the European Union. In the following paragraph I will describe the body of the Commission divided in three pillars: First you have the College of the Commissioners‚ then the Directorate-General (DGs) and lastly the cabinets. In the Third paragraph I will briefly describe the powers of the Commission and in the last paragraph I will conclude with an

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    The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations is a private‚ not for profit organization established in 1951 to evaluate health care organizations that voluntarily seek accreditation. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 16‚000 health care organizations in the United States‚ including 4‚400 hospitals‚ more than 3‚900 home care entities‚ and over 7‚000 other health care organizations that provide behavioral health care‚ laboratory‚ ambulatory care‚ and long term

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    official investigation into Kennedy’s murder. They were under immense pressure by the public to come up with a conclusion. On 24 September 1964‚ the Warren Commission finally issued a report of their findings. They concluded that President Kennedy was murdered by a single gunmen‚ Lee Harvey Oswald. There were numerous reasons why the Warren Commission came to this conclusion‚ varying from Oswalds background and most predominantly the hard evidence there was against him. In fact‚ there was a substantial

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    Greek phrase would’ve said; “while you are going‚ make disciples.” Why is this important? Because it is wrong to say that all Christians are to go into cross-cultural mission‚ and also that the great commission is only targeted to those going into full time mission or overseas mission. The great commission applies to everyone‚ we should have the same sense of purpose if we stay in our hometown as if we were to do mission overseas. * Make disciples; By Jesus calling us to ‘make disciples’ he is not

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    Backward Classes Commission Reports in Karnataka: A Critical Review of Criteria‚ Recommendations and Judgements Sharada S. Avantika Gode Abstract: This paper maps the trajectory of recommendations made by commissions set up for the improvement of the status of the Backward Classes in Karnataka. Starting with the Leslie Miller Committee Report in 1919‚ the paper analyses the criteria considered to determine backwardness‚ and critically juxtaposes the recommendations in the socio-cultural context

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