Miami-Dade County, Florida

I was a child raised by a single mother that was ill with cancer since I was 1 year old. Due to this fact I was frequently visiting doctors and hospitals with her. I believe this is how my love for science developed. I loved seeing all the equipment and listening to the doctors explain how they worked. I believe that I lean towards oncology and cellular function of the body due to the high rates of cancer that has affected my family. The most notable and impacting family member is my mother…

“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” - Vince Lombardi What does it take to be successful? The answer lies within itself. My whole life I was told hard work and dedication are the keys to being successful at whatever you want do in life. Everyone sets goals and everyone has a dream. But not many of us knows what it takes to accomplish these goals and…

A correctional facility is a place designed by law for the keeping of a person held in custody under the process of law, or under lawful arrest including state prison, county, and local jails. Primary for the punishment, correction, or rehabilitation following conviction of criminal offense. Do you ever ask if rehabilitation work in prison? An intensive re-educational program with violent male offenders in San Francisco…

an active shooter policy/procedure for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Miami Regional Operations Center Prepared by: Ronya Walters-Cash Crime Intelligence Analyst II Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Miami Regional Operations Center (MROC) FLEAA Class XXIV June 9th, 2015 Executive Summary page The purpose of this assessment was to create and promote an active shooter policy and an active shooter procedure/drill for the Miami Regional Operations Center (MROC)…

The state of Florida has about 4.6% of its residents with approximately 4% locally within the Miami Dade county area that are transvestites. Transvestites tend to clump together and create smaller social communities separate from the typical suburb or acceptable normal communities for privacy. Within these smaller private communities, transvestites are known to have lavish parties exposing their fetish and sharing sexual practices (Långströ & Zucker,…

The first drug court was established in Miami-Dade, Florida in 1989 (National Association of Drug Professionals). Drug courts were established because of the “revolving door of drug use” and increasing recidivism rates. Drug courts have the ability to change a person’s life for the better by teaching them how to beat their addictions while providing the proper treatments for each offender. As a result, of the ongoing development of drug courts, it is unfair to expect the system to be…

The United States Should Restrict Carbon Emissions Since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the eighteenth century, the concentration of carbon dioxide has risen significantly to levels of up to forty-three percent. The combustion of fossil fuels is the reason this build up has been on the rise. The burning of these fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide, which is a major greenhouse gas (GHG) and is believed to be the major cause of global warming experienced in the recent past decades.…

The effectiveness of drug courts to decrease recidivism has been questioned in relation to family, adult and juvenile drug courts; however, when looking at the decrease of recidivism the effectiveness on countless lives it is proven that it works. Hickman (2010) says [stated]: As the world is increasingly drawn together through technology ease of travel (for some), and global economic integration, people are increasingly attempting to address global problems, such as poverty, violence,…

for Miami-Dade County. Her coworker works for the Lotus House in the city of Over town. I had the pleasure of meeting the interviewee at her workplace, which gave me a more realistic view of the profession I am entering, which is Social Work. Ms. Roshanda Knowles, is a Resource Coordinator for the Lotus House. She has been in the Social Work field since 2004 and she has her B.S in Psychology with an B.S.M in Social Work. Ms. Knowles, is a Certified Case Manager, CCM, for the state of Florida.…

Burger King Burger King (BK) is an American worldwide chain of hamburger fast food restaurant. Headquartered in the unincorporated region of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the organization was established in 1953 as InstaBurger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based eatery network. After Insta-Burger King kept running into budgetary problems in 1954, its two Miami-based franchisees David Edgerton and James McLamore acquired the organization and renamed it "Burger King". Throughout the following…