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Reconciliation villages in post-genocide Rwanda, beyond rhetoric to practical reconciliation and psychosocial reintegration

Discover Social Science and Health
Background The 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda resulted in the tragic loss of over one million lives and severely damaged social fabric of the country.
Felix Bigabo, Emmanuel Biracyaza, Clementine Kanazayire, Jeannette Kangabe, Darius Gishoma   +4 more
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Exploring production of social and economic value in social enterprises through a business model framework

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores how social enterprises create social and economic value through business models that support ex‐offenders. The work was motivated by a request for help from an entrepreneur wishing to establish a business that supports ex‐offender rehabilitation.
Elizabeth Green, Peter Bradley, Glenn Parry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Elevating Connection of Higher Education in Prison: An Incarcerated Student’s Perspective

Critical Education, 2018
The author of this paper has lived in Georgia prisons for over ten years and has benefited from higher educational programs while incarcerated. He draws from limited Internet access behind a firewall, personal interviews with other incarcerated students,
David Evans
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Coping Practices of Small‐ and Medium‐Sized Enterprises Facing Power Asymmetry in Digital Platform Business

Strategic Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital platform (DP) enterprises have risen to the top of the global economy by inverting traditional business models. They earn money through matchmaking, transaction facilitation, and efficient orchestration of other stakeholders' resources.
Lukas R. G. Fitz, Jochen Scheeg
wiley   +1 more source

Leaving Terrorism Behind: The Healthy Identity Intervention Model of Change

Journal for Deradicalization
Providing rehabilitation for individuals who commit terrorist offences presents challenges. These challenges include the varied and complex pathways into terrorism, which require flexible and comprehensive interventions that address the multitude of ...
Andrea Hall, Jonathan Kenyon, Adam J. Carter   +2 more
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The Electronic Supervision System in the Opinion of Convicts in Prisons [PDF]

Polish Journal of Social Rehabilitation, 2015
The subject of the study is prisoners’ evaluation of the Electronic Supervision System (ESS). The author’s Questionnaire for Evaluating the Electronic Supervision System was used as a tool, which also contained a lie scale. The respondents’ mood was also
Zbigniew Nowacki
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A Mixed‐Methods Study of a Short‐Term Professional Development as an Entry Point to School‐Based Participatory Science

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT School‐based participatory science (SBPS) connects school science with authentic research practices; however, adoption in formal schooling depends on how teachers interpret SBPS and appraise its feasibility under institutional constraints.
Ho Yeong Yu, Ho Choi, Jae Geun Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Self-harm among inmates of the Berlin prison system

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionSelf-harming behavior in prisoners is a prevalent phenomenon, with international studies estimating a 4% prevalence rate. However, studies on self-injurious behavior in the German prison system are currently lacking. Therefore, our study aims
Alexander Blees, Alexander Blees, Sharon Jakobowitz, Jakob Hofer, Jakob Hofer, Norbert Konrad, Norbert Konrad, Julia Krebs, Julia Krebs, Annette Opitz-Welke, Annette Opitz-Welke   +10 more
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Words matter: a call for humanizing and respectful language to describe people who experience incarceration

BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2018
Background Words matter when describing people involved in the criminal justice system because language can have a significant impact upon health, wellbeing, and access to health information and services.
Nguyen Toan Tran, Stéphanie Baggio, Angela Dawson, Éamonn O’Moore, Brie Williams, Precious Bedell, Olivier Simon, Willem Scholten, Laurent Getaz, Hans Wolff   +9 more
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Leveraging the Potential of Public Food Procurement to Achieve Multiple Food System Outcomes: Insights From a Policy Analysis in Australia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Government food procurement investment offers significant potential to advance health and sustainability goals; yet, integrating these dimensions into policy design has proved challenging. We mapped and analysed 38 food procurement and catering‐specific policies in Australia to identify ways to strengthen policy design: 20 governing ...
Carolina Venegas Hargous, Anne Marie Thow, Belinda Reeve, Erica Reeve   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source