emissions; water pollution from raw sewage; deforestation; smoke/haze from Indonesian forest fires Definition: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry: Acidification - the lowering of soil and water pH due to acid precipitation and deposition usually through precipitation; this process disrupts ecosystem nutrient flows and may kill freshwater fish and plants dependent on more neutral or alkaline
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I am one of many students that attend St Margaret Mary’s Catholic College‚ an all-girls high school in Townsville. This term in religion we have been learning about different social justice issues (including poverty and homelessness) and the Catholic Social Teachings (CST). Through this we have learned how these issues and the teachings can relate to us‚ and influence everyone’s lives. We have also seen a wider view on how the teachings can assist in creating a world‚ that is less affected by common
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time passed by we strayed further and further away from the laws and foundations of our country in which were deeply instilled within our constitution. During this day in age it is apparent that all groups that become involved with the criminal justice system are not treated equally. This is evident all over the country and is no secret to many of us citizens. This treatment completely flies under the radar and is almost accepted by us all because this has become the norm. The numbers don’t lie in
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Challenges for the Juvenile Justice System It has been one hundred years since the creation of the juvenile court in the United States. The court and the juvenile justice system has made some positive changes in the lives of millions of young people lives over the course or those years‚ within the last thirteen years there has been some daunting challenges in the system. According to Bartollas & Miller (2008) the challenges and unique issues the juvenile justice system face in the 21st
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The juvenile justice system has a unique past of historical development‚ from the discovery of childhood to positivist criminology. The juvenile justice system was created with a simple idea in mind- to treat children who have committed crimes differently than adults. The goal of reformers was to create the ideal that juveniles should be treated‚ not punished. Since the 1960’s‚ however‚ the status quo of juvenile delinquency has shifted into a punitive model. Reformers are once again trying to institute
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The juvenile justice system needs to better prepare youth to enter the adult world and workplace. Per Virginia Performs‚ “Within twelve months 49.1% of the juvenile offenders released will be rearrested.” This is almost fifty percent. The Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice records recidivism by tracking rearrests‚ reconvictions‚ and reincarceration for twelve months after release from a juvenile correctional center. Recidivism is the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend. The juvenile
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▪ Staffing is the process of acquiring‚ deploying‚ and retaining a workforce of sufficient quantity and quality to create positive impacts on the organization’s effectiveness. ▪ Acquisition activities involve external staffing systems that govern the initial intake of applicants into the organization. ▪ Staffing is more of a process than an event. ▪ Staffing the organization requires attention to both the quantity and quality of people brought into‚ moved within
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This essay will present the youth welfare in Australia and the programs for the young people and juvenile justice system which is based on three broad models. Then‚ the link between youth welfare and juvenile justice system and also the effectiveness of relationship between two systems will be mentioned. In addition‚ the role of social worker in juvenile justice systems will be followed. There is a scope of youth welfare across Australia’s states and Territories .Regardless of growing debate among
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Future of the Juvenile Justice System Cody Cotton Dave Muser Noe Farjado Robert Thomas CJA/403 March 22‚ 2011 Jaime Roman Future of the Juvenile Justice System The juvenile justice system has a tremendous influence on today’s troubled youth and empirical evidence has shown the juvenile crime to have
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Even though youth crime rates have fallen since the mid-1990s‚ public fear and political rhetoric over the issue have heightened. The Columbine shootings and other sensational incidents add to the furor. Often overlooked are the underlying problems of child poverty‚ social disadvantage‚ and the pitfalls inherent to adolescent decision-making that contribute to youth crime. From a policy standpoint‚ adolescent offenders are caught in the crossfire between nurturance of youth and punishment of criminals
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