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Focused deterrence can reduce crime: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and quasi‐experiments

open access: yesCriminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Research summary Crime and violence continue to be problems that plague urban areas across the United States and the globe. One key approach for responding to these problems is “focused deterrence” which includes programs that prevent criminal behavior by blending criminal justice, social service, and community‐based action.
Anthony A. Braga   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Law enforcement policies for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A mixed‐methods analysis

open access: yesCriminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) face an elevated risk of victimization relative to their peers. Victims with IDD may view police departmental websites or policies to identify available accommodations in deciding to report their experience. The current study employs a convergent mixed‐methods
Cooper A. Maher   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Watson, Robert Clark, 1914-1987 (SC 1940) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Finding aid and scan (Click on Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1940. History of the Watson Family by Robert Clark Watson; also relates some local history of Summer Shade, Metcalfe County ...
Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &
core   +1 more source

Resource Availability and Habitat Quality Drive Time‐Lag Effects in High‐Altitude Ungulate Distribution

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Our analysis revealed that while climate strongly influenced species distributions, habitat change drove most observed delays in distribution responses. In terms of community ecology, dispersed communities exhibited shorter time lags than concentrated groups. Analyses of lag duration revealed a 5–6‐year distribution lag effect in high‐altitude ungulate
Lu Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reorganizing a countywide school district: A critical analysis of politics and policy development toward decentralization

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
Policymakers and educational leaders continue to use school district decentralization as a reform effort that attempts to shift power and authority from central office administration to school-level leadership.
Sarah Diem   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thresholding species distribution models: Simple approaches for land‐use planning in multifunctional landscapes

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Species distribution models (SDMs) are often used to understand changes to species' distributions and their habitats under different land‐use scenarios, enabling decision makers to prioritize areas for management efforts and balance environmental conservation with socio‐economic demands on the landscape.
Hossam Eldien Abdel Moniem   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skaggs, John (LG 221) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Finding aid and full scan (Click on Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Land Grant 221. Original land grant, 30 January 1837, by which James Clark, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, granted to John Skaggs 400 acres in Lawrence County ...
Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &
core   +1 more source

Economic Freedom and Audit Fees: Evidence From the USA

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the association between US state‐level economic freedom and audit fees. We argue that economic freedom lowers clients' perceived business risk, thereby requiring reduced audit effort and exposing auditors to a lower probability of litigation risk, which enables auditors to charge lower audit fees to clients headquartered in states ...
Mahmud Hossain   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leveraging Substitute Teachers as Educational Leaders

open access: yesEducation Sciences
This autoethnographic study explores the lived experiences of an advanced-degree holder and educator with expertise in leadership and education policy who worked as a substitute teacher in the Clark County School District.
Marcedes Butler
doaj   +1 more source

4405 Chronic Disease in Indiana – Using a Community Health Matrix to Determine Health Factors for Indiana Counties

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2020
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The goal of this project was to inform four chronic disease initiatives, working together on the team Connections IN Health, and counties in Indiana on certain areas of need to assist them in collaborative planning. The chronic diseases
Sarah Wiehe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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