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Justice, 2015). Research has indicated that prison fails to do this and instead can increase rate of reoffending (Smart Justice, 2015). Prison does not address the causes of the person’s criminal offending. Imprisonment is designed to be a sentence of last resort, yet we are building more prisons at an ever increasing rate (Smart Justice, 2015). Prison is the most expensive response to criminal offending. In Victoria, annually, the prison system cost more than $1 billion (Millar, 2015). It…

prevented if they had proper nourishment. “Each year, almost seven million children die before reaching the age of five; malnutrition is a key factor in over a third of these deaths” (source: Levels and Trends in Child Mortality, IGME, 2012) (Wfp.org, 2015). Hunger encompasses much more than an empty stomach. When people do not get the proper amount of nourishment their body begins to break down. Their physical, mental and emotional functions begin to collapse which prevents them from…

Zinn, Eitzen, & Wells (2015) stated that marring someone outside of your race, ethnicity, or religion was considered to be wrong. For example, an African-American man was not allowed to like, date, or marry a white woman in the south. If so, he would be punish for it. For most of these men, they had to hide their relationship and/or marriage. It wasn’t until 1967 when the U.S Supreme Court overturned miscegenation laws in 16 states (Zinn, Eitzen, & Wells, 2015). Most of these states were…

expensive to transport. It is also mandatory to ensure that these organic products are certified as organic. Inorganic fertilizers do not have the same control strategies, and therefore place less financial strain on the producers. (Hellawella, 2011-2015, Top 10 reasons why organic food is more…

acknowledging the issues can help teachers improve professional practice (Ullman, 2015). Education intersects with social justice discourses and so, it is important to consider equity and the social justice issues that are present within our school settings. ‘Enabling exemplary teaching: a framework of student engagement for students form low socio-economic backgrounds with implications for technology and literacy practices’ (2015) is authored by Jon Callow and Joanne Orlando. Through research,…

Changes that shaped the development of modern policing involved early failures due to lack of structure, and subsequent phases of change. According to Drew and Prenzler (2015), policing provides authority to maintain law and order, crime prevention and enforcing regulations. During the evolution of policing, three eras occurred and continue to evolve as society changes. These eras include, the political era, reform era, community problem solving era, and arguably a fourth era known as the era…

haven and a place of security (McCauley, 2015). Definitions of family change…

Arlington, Virginia. Bejarano, covers some of these topics in the article she wrote on effective compliance. Bejarano states that all companies should have a compliance program to help guide their employees if an issue or situation should arise (2015). Having an ethics program that employees can look to for advice if they so happen to come upon a specific situation. The gold standard that is look to be succeeded can be interpreted in different ways by the diversity of…

Introduction This report will discuss the Victorian Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2015-2019 that aims to reduce avoidable burden of disease/injury so all individuals health and wellbeing is improved. The priority areas within the plan will be listed, with ‘healthier eating and active living’ being the main focus. Several at-risk population groups targetted in the plan will be mentioned, with low socio-economic groups specifically being discussed. The determinants of health will also be…

Has 2015 been the most threatening year? Ranging from mass shootings to terrorist threats, 2015 has been the most outrageous year. There has also been more issues on ISIS. It has been one of those years that everything was what the people did not want. Many alarming outcomes were in 2015... The most disturbing thing to hear while eating a bowl of cereal and enjoying tv is finding out more than 100 people were killed in Paris due to a terrorist attack. The information is unsettling to take in.…