Causes of crime from criminal justice theories, practices             Different theories have been used to explore issues relating with the criminal justice system in order to explain criminality. From the different criminal justice theories, it is evident that there is no one common cause of crime and it changes across cultures and time. Criminal theories can be used to explain the causes of crime as […]

Youth Firearms Violence Initiative In 1995, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services launched the Youth Firearms Violence Initiative in an attempt to combat increased firearm use among the young people (Braga, A. A., United States., & Center for Problem-Oriented Policing, 2010). The initiative focused on implementing community-based policies that would counter and reduce the increased firearm use among the youth. […]

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has made majority of American citizens to gain insurance coverage and reduced preventive care. There is significant need on gaining the understanding on how the affordable care act changes will impact health outcomes and the use of preventive care services (Sommers et al., 2012). However, it is challenging to find out the inherent difference between the uninsured and the insured […]

Explain how you will select treatment and control groups if the design is a field experiment             Control experiment is where a researcher holding or fixing constant elements in a data generating process in an experiment to measure the effects of manipulations or treatments in the best way. Control experiment is done to reduce the effects of unobservable and observable confounding attributes of an experiment. […]

Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing Leadership and management are essential skills for nurses in the current dynamic healthcare arena. Alongside managing unlicensed assistive personnel, new graduates are also challenged to manage effectively with limited resources. Nursing Leadership and Management course provides a comprehensive coverage of leadership and management as well as theories and processes significant for the creation of a work environment that is […]

Quantitative research is a systematic process that collects and analyses measurable information by use of numbers and utilizes statistical methods. Quantitative studies can be distinguished using experimental and non-experimental research designs. Experimental research designs use a particular hypothesis to refute and confirm the hypothesis validity. The design uses and manipulates a dependent variable, independent variable, and a control group.  Contrary to experimental research design, a […]

Tornado Safety Ordinarily, tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms, with the ability to cause destructions, injuries, and even death within seconds. Damage paths often go as far as one mile wide and 50 miles long. Just like many other areas in the United States who are at the risk of this hazard, Southwest Virginia is not an exception. Some tornadoes are visible, while others are […]

Case Study When Claudia left her home country for the United States on a sponsored visa, she knew it was a ticket to a new life and a better education. Unfortunately, her dream would be cut short one year later after her visa expired and she was forced to marry Rodgers to protect her continued stay in the United States. Everyone advised her that it […]

A team leader is responsible for people under him or her. As the team leader, one is tasked with giving guidance, instructions, and direction to the team. It is to ensure that the set goals of the team are being achieved. A team leader will be responsible for delegating the duties to the team members. In this case, where there is a new staff it […]

Action Equation Communication in Leadership is an essential tool for improving performance within the organization. Unfortunately, and regardless of the list of priorities, initiatives, and motivational slogans most of the leadership communication is babble; meaning it is just a waste of time and resources and nothing constructive comes out of it. In fact, as Matha, Boehm & Silverman (2015) elaborate in most organizations leadership communication […]