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1 – 10 of 46A survey by questionnaire was conducted in order to obtain details of criteria employed in libraries in the shelving of the works of local poets in local collections or on the…
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A survey by questionnaire was conducted in order to obtain details of criteria employed in libraries in the shelving of the works of local poets in local collections or on the main poetry shelves. The general extent of interest in book search and purchase of such works, and provision of venue facilities involving local poets reading their work were also determined. A considerable variation in shelving policy was found. More publicity for the local poet and his work is advocated, together with the ideal of large regional collections, such as achieved by the Northern Poetry Library.
ERIC GEORGE JOHNSON has been appointed secretary to the British Airways Board. He leaves the position of BEA manager, station handling.
Erik M. Hines, James L. Moore, Renae D. Mayes, Paul C. Harris, Paul Singleton, Christian M. Hines, Chris J. Harried and Bobbi-Jo Wathen
Rural students encounter challenges such as the achievement gap; racial inequality; little or no college counseling; higher rates of poverty; limited accessibility to college…
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Rural students encounter challenges such as the achievement gap; racial inequality; little or no college counseling; higher rates of poverty; limited accessibility to college preparatory courses; and recruitment and retention of quality teachers. Moreover, Black males tend to experience the same issues; however, there is a dearth of literature around this population in rural areas. The authors describe the implications of the unique intersection of Black males in rural settings and discuss the unique challenges and opportunities presented. Specifically, academic achievement, college and career readiness, and access to employment and higher education for Black males are highlighted in this chapter. The authors provide recommendations on research and practice for educators to best serve Black males in rural settings.
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Legal process by its very nature cannot be swift; step by step, it must be steady and sure and this takes time. There is no room for hasty decisions for these would tend to defeat…
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Legal process by its very nature cannot be swift; step by step, it must be steady and sure and this takes time. There is no room for hasty decisions for these would tend to defeat its purpose. Time, however, is of the essence and this is set for various aspects of legal action by limitation of actions legislation, which sets periods after which the case is no longer actionable. The periods are adequate and in civil law, generous to avoid injustice being done. The one serious complaint against the process of law, however, is the unwarrantable delays which are possible despite limitation. From the far‐off days of Equity, when Dickens' Jarndyce v Jarndyce, caricatured and exaggerated as it was, described the scene down to the present when delays, often spoken of in Court as outrageous are encountered, to say nothing of the crowded lists in the High Courts and Crown Courts; the result of the state of society and not the fault of the judiciary. Early in 1980, it was reported that 14,500 cases were awaiting trial in the Southeastern Circuit Crown Court alone. Outside the Courts legal work hangs on, to the annoyance of those concerned; from house purchase to probate. Here, the solicitor is very much his own master, unhampered by statutory time limits and the only recourse a client has is to change this solicitor, with no certainty that there will be any improvement, or appeal to the Law Society.
M. Nordin, David J. Pauleen and G.E. Gorman
The specific aim of this paper is to explore the multi‐disciplinary academic antecedents of KM in order to better understand KM. By doing so, it is suggested that KM can be more…
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Purpose
The specific aim of this paper is to explore the multi‐disciplinary academic antecedents of KM in order to better understand KM. By doing so, it is suggested that KM can be more effectively applied in real‐world situations, such as professional occupations.
Design/methodology/approach
The approach is conceptual: five core antecedents of KM – philosophy, sociology, psychology, computing and information systems, and management – are explored and associated with the criminal investigation process.
Findings
KM antecedents can be applied to the professional discipline of criminal investigation to create a conceptual model of knowledge management for the criminal investigative process. The model offers guidance on ways in which KM can be understood in terms of the criminal investigative process.
Research limitations/implications
KM has been considered a somewhat nebulous subject, so there is value in exploring its multidisciplinary roots to gain a better understanding of it and how it can be more effectively applied in specific organizational or practitioner contexts.
Practical implications
By mapping the KM antecedents to the criminal investigation process a conceptual model has been developed, which it is believed could prove useful in helping police organizations, as well as academics studying the criminal justice system, to better understand the discipline of KM in the context of law enforcement‐related work.
Originality/value
While KM antecedents have been identified, the paper is one of the first to explicitly show how they can be used to link KM to real world situations – in this case the criminal investigative process.
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ALI HIRSA, GEORGES COURTADON and DILIP B. MADAN
The payoffs of exotic options (e.g., up‐and‐out call options) are dependent on the time‐path of asset prices rather than the price of the asset at a fixed point in time. The…
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The payoffs of exotic options (e.g., up‐and‐out call options) are dependent on the time‐path of asset prices rather than the price of the asset at a fixed point in time. The authors of this article compare various models for calibrating volatility surfaces in order to price up‐and‐out call options.
Joel M. Caplan, Phillip Marotta, Eric L. Piza and Leslie W. Kennedy
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the spatial influence of features of the physical environment on the risk of aggression toward law enforcement.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the spatial influence of features of the physical environment on the risk of aggression toward law enforcement.
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The spatial analytic technique, risk terrain modeling was performed on felonious battery data provided by the Chicago Police Department.
Findings
Out of the 991 batteries against law enforcement officers (LEOs) in Chicago, 11 features of the physical environment were identified as presenting a statistically significant spatial risk of battery to LEOs. Calls for service within three blocks of foreclosures and/or within a dense area of problem buildings pose as much as two times greater risk of battery to police officers than what is presented by other significant spatial factors in the model.
Originality/value
An abundance of existing research on aggression toward law enforcement is situated from the perspective of characteristics of the suspect or officer. The research advances the field of violence studies by illustrating the importance of incorporating physical features of the environment into empirical studies of aggression.
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Beside the cannon at Eton, Robert McNeile, managing director of Guinness, reflects on his old school's influence. Richard Brooks talks to leading educationalists and…
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Beside the cannon at Eton, Robert McNeile, managing director of Guinness, reflects on his old school's influence. Richard Brooks talks to leading educationalists and industrialists about the power of the public schools. Pictures at Eton, Harrow and Oxford by Eric Lockrane.
Will Cooley, Michelle Bemiller, Eric Jefferis and Rose Penix
The purpose of this paper is to examine citizen satisfaction with police services and perceived safety using survey research in two high crime neighborhoods. Problem-oriented…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine citizen satisfaction with police services and perceived safety using survey research in two high crime neighborhoods. Problem-oriented crime deterrence strategies were used in one neighborhood, the other served as a control group.
Design/methodology/approach
Mixed-methods approach was used to measure the effectiveness of problem-oriented approaches in persistent high-crime areas. Pre- and post-intervention surveys were conducted by sampling addresses in both neighborhoods and analyzing results.
Findings
No between-neighborhood differences were reported regarding the satisfaction with police services or improvement in perceived safety.
Originality/value
These findings suggest that this deterrence strategy is a promising approach to reducing crime while not damaging community perceptions. However, departments must vary place-based strategies, and prevention is difficult given historical contexts, the absence of credible community partners and limited resources in a declining city.
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Outlines the history of St Deiniol’s Library, Hawarden, UK which celebrated its centenary in 1996. States how the library was essentially the product of the retirement, between…
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Outlines the history of St Deiniol’s Library, Hawarden, UK which celebrated its centenary in 1996. States how the library was essentially the product of the retirement, between 1894 and 1898, of the great Victorian statesman, W.E. Gladstone. Seeks to describe the last efforts of the “Grand Old Man” (GOM) ‐ liberated finally from the responsibilities of high political office ‐ to create at his beloved Hawarden a fitting memorial to those values of study and learning which had always been close to his life and his character. Today a recognized theological college of the Church of England, the Library (still containing 30,000 of Gladstone’s own books) nevertheless persists essentially as a reflection of Gladstone’s own mind and outlook. It is also a residential library: perhaps the only one of its kind in the world. Still attracting readers from all over the world, it may help to remind us that Gladstone himself might have made a good librarian, as well as a good Prime Minister, or even a good Archbishop of Canterbury.