(Online) Vol.4, No.9, 2014 www.iiste.org Assessing the Effects of Streetism on the Livelihood of Street Children: A Case Study of Kumasi (in Ghana). AWATEY, Samuel* Development Planning Officer, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Ghana. * E-mail of the corresponding author: profdealfas@yahoo.com Abstract This study employed the livelihood approach to examine the effects of streetism on the livelihoods of children who live and make their living on the streets of Kumasi. The study
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Introduction Critical infrastructures are the large-scale, reliable and essential products and services which support our society. In Canada, under the National Security Policy (NSP) there are 10 National Critical Infrastructure (NCI) sectors. Federal, provincial and territorial governments are collaborating to provide policies, directive, knowledge, and funds to protect these 10 NCIs, as a disruption to them will have a severe impact on national security. However, the education sector is not listed
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Conflicting Viewpoints Essay Assignment 2 M. Lakeisha Manigault Professor Sharon Thomas Strayer University November 2, 2014 Conflicting Viewpoints The use of medical marijuana is a widely criticized and argued topic in the community in which each of us lives today. As I’ve searched for or against the use and legalization of marijuana, I’ve been able to find extensive research to support and oppose my belief that medical marijuana should be a form of treatment and the legalization of recreational
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ours. Although, these feelings are the feelings of many it is sad that our veterans are not being completely supported by the people that they have put their lives on the line for. It is a disturbing situation when we as a people can walk down the street and see our veterans homeless and going without and barely receiving healthcare or getting overlooked for benefits and treatments. Recently, there has been a story in the news that many veterans had passed away while waiting on a secret list. It
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is not the job of the Sheriff and my office does not and will not conduct proactive or reactive immigration enforcement duties in this community,” Downey wrote in an open letter. “Our (No. 1) priority is to investigate crime and make our community safe.” Downey said his office acknowledged what he called a necessity to communicate with federal agents especially during cases in which suspects are booked into the county jail, but said deputies’ don’t intend to enforce immigration law. “I acknowledge
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SOCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS Tatyana Newton Strayer University BUS 475 Professor Kimberly Williams August 2, 2015 SOCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS The current world economy is increasingly becoming integrated and interdependent; because of this, the relationship between businesses and society is becoming more complex. Let us take a look at Apple Inc. and its social performance of the organization. What makes Apple Inc. so unique and standout from any other company? Let us
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The Internet's effect on Human Sex Trafficking Does the internet have an effect on human sex trafficking? Human Sex trafficking is a form of slavery, they use many methods to engage in commercial sex acts against the victim’s will. 70 percent of human sex trafficking victims are found through the internet. The internet makes human sex trafficking easier and more accessible because people use different websites to sell people on the internet. Some sex traffickers use social websites to build this
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Education or Incarceration: Zero Tolerance Policies and the School to Prison Pipeline, Forum on Public Policy Online, 2009. (n.d.). Retrieved December 07, 2016, from http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ870076 Cramer, E. D., Gonzalez, L., & Pellegrini-Lafont, C. (2014). From Classmates to Inmates: An Integrated Approach to Break the School-to-Prison Pipeline. Equity & Excellence in Education, 47(4), 461-475. Schept, J., Wall, T., & Brisman, A. (2015). Building, Staffing, and Insulating: An Architecture of Criminological
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these methods are keys to prevent or minimize delinquent behavior. . Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency A large number of inmates in adult facilities have been living a delinquent / criminal lifestyle since they were juveniles, therefore it is safe to say that focusing on prevention will produce an overall reduction in crime. Juvenile delinquency is on the rise and this is cause for concern. More serious crimes are being committed by adolescents, and the younger they start the more likely they
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Financial Assistance The Married Family Domestic Violence Fund that is currently available could benefit from additional changes. This program currently provides for married people and those who are in a civil union ("The Chicago Criminal Law Blog", 2014). This program should be expanded to provide service to those living together as a domestic couple who experience domestic violence. The Crime Victim Compensation Program has the primary goal of reducing the financial burden that victims of violent
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