TMA 04 Equality and Diversity in the Youth Justice System This essay explores the ways in which discrimination is evident within the Youth Justice System‚ and discusses the current legislation on diversity and equality‚ which aims to address issues of discrimination within workplaces and public bodies. Discrimination‚ for the purposes of this piece‚ can be defined as unfair treatment of a person‚ or group of people‚ on the basis of prejudice. British legislation on equality and diversity has
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The Risk Factors of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Childhood Rachel A. Abou Khalil 201201014 American University of Beirut Abstract ADHD is a genetically as well as environmentally determined disorder. Research has shown that multiple risk factors for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder exist. Genetic influences‚ parental ADHD‚ brain abnormalities‚ pre-natal smoking‚ early development‚ familial risk factors‚ allergy and diet are all possible risk
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Paradigms The Power of a Paradigm Before we can really begin talking about change and solving problems‚ we need to understand what a paradigm is and how to make a "paradigm shift". Paradigm is a Greek word. It was originally a scientific term‚ and is more commonly used today to mean a model‚ theory‚ perception‚ assumption‚ or frame of reference. In a more general sense‚ it’s the way we "see" the world - not in terms of our visual sense of sight‚ but in terms of perceiving‚ understanding
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RUNNING HEADER: Teen Dating Violence Risk Factors for Teen Dating Violence Introduction Dating violence is defined by the United States Department of Justice as “the perpetration or threat of an act of violence by at least one member of an unmarried couple on the other member within the context of dating or courtship” (Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ [CDC] 2009). It occurs in heterosexual and same-sex relationships. Dating violence crosses
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The Youth Criminal Justice Act is the law that governs Canada’s youth justice system. It applies to youth who are at least 12 but under 18 years old‚ who are alleged to have committed criminal offences. In over a century of youth justice legislation in Canada‚ there have been three youth justice statutes: the Juvenile Delinquents Act (1908-1984)‚ the Young Offenders Act (YOA) (1984-2003)‚ and the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) (2003-present). A set of amendments to the YCJA was adopted by Parliament
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beginning. While some experiences are shared‚ there are plenty of risk factors that can contribute to the development of addiction. Most risk factors fall into one of several categories.Substance abuse does not follow a pattern. It does not have a set of rules that determine whether or not someone will develop an addiction. There are individual differences in awareness to substance dependence due to environmental and genetic factors. Genetics contribute to the increased likelihood that an individual
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Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Large scale studies have been undertaken to find the risk factors for many common diseases‚ including CVD. Epidemiologists (scientists who study patterns in the occurrence of disease) look for correlations between a disease and specific risk factors. Two commonly used designs for this type of study are; • Cohort studies- a group of people are followed over time to see who develops a disease • Case control studies- a group of people who have the disease
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One inherent risk factor that would impact my audit procedures of Enron were the large number of highly complex accounting entries. For example energy traders were required to book all the projected profits from a supply contract in the quarter in which the deal is made. Such accounting procedures are inherently risky as they make assumptions about price forecasts which can drastically affect earnings. Another inherent risk factor is the frequency of related party transactions. The special purpose
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Risk Factors of Behavior Summary Why are children more challenging than others? Children display different behavior as they develop mentally. According to the text infants and toddlers use aggressive behavior early in their lives when they become angry or frustrated because they are trying to control their own activity and possession (Kaiser‚ 2007). An example of this type of behavior can be observed when an infant is learning to hold their feeding bottle and in a toddler when they are trying to
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March 2009 Social risk factors for involvement in crime This brief provides an introductory discussion of five areas of social risk factors for involvement in crime: family‚ education‚ economics‚ community and peers‚ and alcohol and other drugs. Family Family environment and parental behaviour are important risk or protective factors for involvement in crime because of their influence on a child’s development Parental behaviours play a strong role in shaping a child’s risk of later involvement
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