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Showing 1 to 20 of 122 for “"360 Social problems & services; associations"”.
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An exploration of female frontline officers' experiences of potentially traumatic events: an IPA study
Background: Recent research findings have indicated damaging consequences of occupational trauma among police officers (Brewin et al, 2020), with higher rates of PTSD and C-PTSD found compared with the civilian population (Baker, 2020). The likelihood of gender differentiation has been recognised, …
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'The culture stands as a god': the role of culture in the experiences of Nigerian women living in England who have experienced intimate partner violence and abuse
Intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) is a global public health and human rights problem which is widely acknowledged to have reached epidemic levels internationally. Despite the growing body of literature on IPVA against women in England, not much is known about the experiences of Nigerian …
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The therapeutic relationship as a mental health intervention for gang-associated young people: understanding how it is conceptualised by them and the community mentors working with them: a critical discourse analysis
… involved experiencing significant mental health problems. Due to accessibility barriers at multiple levels, many of these young people miss opportunities for effective, evidence-based therapeutic intervention. Community-based mentoring, accessible and appropriate to the needs of this population, …
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An exploration of the influence of apartheid legacies on gender-based violence in Diepsloot
There is a growing body of work showing that the issue of sexual violence in present day South Africa is not a post-apartheid issue – but is deeply connected to histories of oppression under slavery, colonialism and apartheid. These studies often trace the genealogy of sexual violence to dispel …
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The double burden of malnutrition in South Africa: risk factors for undernutrition and overnutrition and the development of a novel mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) screening tool in children
… was to assess whether household food security, social welfare, and birth weight were associated with childhood nutritional status. Low birth weight was associated with height-for-age, and that this effect was still applicable even when controlling for food security and social welfare (p<0.05). …
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Policing terrorism in Nigeria: challenges for the 21st century
… The research project identified and analysed problems of policing terrorism from the country’s precolonial era to 2018. The study focused particularly from the emergence of Boko Haram (BH), around 2000. The findings confirm the NPF did not take the issue of terrorism seriously and ascribed it …
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Social workers' experience of work under changing administrative forms: an empirical and theoretical critique of Braverman
… thesis about the deskilling of labour to a social work context. Braverman claims a process of increasing managerial control over the labour process - a process of proletarianization is inevitable for workers in capitalist societies, whether in private or in state enterprises. My study …
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The health needs of the Greek Cypriot people living in two London boroughs
… culturally sensitive care and highlighted the problems faced by those who speak little or no English. The knowledge of the health purchasers and providers about the needs of the Greek Cypriots varied but it was generally far from being adequate. The study makes a number of recommendations for …
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Anti-social behaviour: local perception and reporting behaviour in a small urban location
… examining how people experience and perceive antisocial behaviour. Anti-social behaviour legislation and centralised policy was initially based on the notion anti-social behaviour was easy to define. Innes’s (2004) signal crimes perspective identified the importance of local, context specific …
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Ethical decision-making: a treatise into the role of ethics in 21st century policing
In 1829, on setting up the modern police service, Sir Robert Peel stated, "The police are the public and the Public are the Police" (Williams, 2003:100). He recognised the accountability the police service has to its communities. Integral to this accountability are the notions of legitimacy and …
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Reclaiming a national icon: the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: increased acountability and effective transition into the 21st century
This thesis explores the concepts of accountability and public confidence as it applies to the RCMP in British Columbia, specifically examining the existing model of accountability, and the erosion of accountability and public trust with the RCM, in British Columbia, over the past two decades. The …
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Accountability: setting the standards for policing in Northern Ireland
This thesis will consist of two sections. The first section explores the historical consequences of policing in Northern Ireland (NI), through a comprehensive literature review on police reform and accountability, whilst Section 2 will comprise a contemporaneous case study based on interviews with …
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Does the police service need a values-based decision-making model: if so, what should that model look like?
… An analysis of the stated police values across services in the UK indicated this was not the case. A review of the literature confirmed that in reality, officers take decisions that require discretion. Whilst this was necessary to ensure legitimacy, little training was offered in the application …
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The acute and long lasting psychological effects of 3, 4-methylenedioxymethampethamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy'): a cohort study conducted during the period 2002-2007
… delayed). Past and present MDMA users displayed problems in selected executive functions: planning; solution time; and number of errors. Interestingly, statistical regression analysis predicted that these deficits in executive functioning may be due to MDMA, (1) directly affecting other …
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The role and development of the intelligence function in the Nigeria police
There is no doubt that the challenges of policing in today's world have put police leaders and authorities in a dilemma and there appears little respite for many police organisations. Speaking generally, however, the advanced countries of the world (the UK, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, …
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The impact of international non-governmental organisations on the response of community-based organisations to the HIV/AIDs related orphan and vulnerable children crisis in Zimbabwe: the case of Batsiranai and Danish Association for international cooperation in Manicaland
… has a full agenda without meeting their psycho-social needs. Psychosocial support appears a "soft" area of development due to limited resource allocation. Findings show that partnership between an INGO and CBO is partially possible when power inequalities are honestly acknowledged and recognized …
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Online counsellors' experiences of the therapeutic relationship with young people: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
… and related to this has been an expansion of services and individuals offering online counselling services. However, there is a dearth of research which has investigated processes occurring during online therapy and very little research investigating processes between young people (defined in …
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Protecting children: a critical contribution to policy and practice development
… a critical reflection on child protection social work policy and practice informed by research of documentary evidence from survivor's accounts, legislation, policy, practice guidance, academic texts and media reporting. It is argued that the refocusing agenda of the mid 90's generated a …
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