Examine the reasons why some sociologists choose to use official statistics when conducting research. Firstly‚ official statistics are a source of secondary quantitative data which are gathered by the government or other official bodies. Many reasons for their use by sociologists when conducting research stems from the fact that they are a form of secondary data; meaning that they are not collected by the sociologist themselves. This makes them high in practicality‚ representativeness and reliability
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Community Corrections Cyndi Zimmerman CJS/230 JULY 6‚ 2013 JOHN OPINSKI Community Corrections A community correction is something that an individual receives for a crime they have committed. Some of these things that a person receives is based on their criminal record‚ Probation status‚ and if they are a repeat offender. Some people are placed in jail or prison‚ while others are placed on community service‚ work release‚ probation‚ and house arrest. Community corrections affect society in
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Activity 1- Approaches to Dealing with Conflict 1. 5 conflict management styles: i. Ignoring or avoiding the conflict ii. Giving in/ accommodating iii. Aggression/ bullying iv. Compromise/ sitting the difference v. Co-operation/ collaboration 2. Ignoring or avoiding the conflict: Ignoring the pink elephant in the room- pretending the conflict is not there in hopes that it will go away‚ disappear or resolve itself. Positive consequences: Give us
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4 Roles and Responsibilities of Officials in Trampolining Two main officials in trampolining are the Form judges and the Tariff judges. There are 5 Form judges and 2 Tariff judges. Form Judges score the routine and Tariff Judges confirm that the elements of a set routine are performed as required. For a voluntary routine they will work out the difficulty of each move and then give a score for the routine which will be added to the form score. Other officials are a superior judge and 2 recorders;
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Official statistics are published by the Home Office regarding the number of different types of crimes committed and the backgrounds of those responsible. Official statistics are published annually and are used to compare the difference in crime year by year‚ from this government policies are revised and adjusted where they see fit. Some sociologists see the statistics as an invaluable source of information whereas others question their accuracy. Positivists and Functionalists have taken official
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History of Corrections in Minnesota In the mere forty years of which the publication "Corrections Retrospective 1959-1999‚ Minnesota Department of Corrections" is based‚ Minnesota’s corrections history has vastly changed. During this time‚ one can observe an ever shifting correctional philosophy‚ how sentencing tendencies tend to reflect changes in attitude‚ how community members have been involved as corrections volunteers and also the effects of drug and alcohol abuse and addiction on the
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One day I hope to become an NHL Official‚ Officiating hockey is a very overlooked career because most people don’t even know that it is a full time job. In fact‚ the National Hockey League spends millions of dollars every year on the development and training of its officials. Also‚ the NHL trusts elite groups with all the responsibilities of maintaining the integrity of the world’s fastest game. A career in the field of a national hockey league official requires physical testing‚ rule knowledge‚
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Community Correction Paper May 27‚ 2012 CJS/230 – Introduction to Corrections Community corrections programs are to oversee offenders outside of jail or prison‚ and are administered by agencies or courts with the legal authority to enforce sanctions. Such community corrections programs are probation and parole. There are also sub-programs that are parts of community corrections; such programs are drug-involved offenders‚ sex offender programs‚ and electronic monitoring technologies.
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Dealing with Conflict 1.1  Potential conflict can arise when two parties or people have a disagreement on a particular subject. For example‚ a person may have said he was going to complete a task which he failed to do which caused conflict with another person or party‚ or maybe two people who have different ideas on who to accomplish a task may become heated.  Stages of conflict are hard to describe in detail but it usually starts with raised voices to get an opinion across
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There are many community based programs for juvenile delinquents and they come in many different forms. For instance there is probation‚ restitution‚ and vocational training. Probation is a non-punitive‚ legal disposition of juveniles emphasizing community treatment in which the juvenile is closely supervised by an officer of the court and must adhere to a strict set of rules to avoid incarceration (Siegel‚ 2005). For example‚ the juvenile may be required to random drug and alcohol testing or have
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