Place of safety Section 136 states that once an arrest has been made police must assist the individual to a place of safety (Mental Health Act 1983, s. 136 (1)). To ensure the safety of the individual and the public, until an assessment can be conducted and future treatment has been decided upon (House of Commons 2015). A place of safety, is defined by law, as residential accommodation provided by a local authority (Lynch et al 2002; Borschmann et al 2010), such as: A&E departments, police…
known for the short distance between food producers and consumers and may also include “certain social and production characteristics” concerning specific, fair treatment of the workers, sustainable methods of production, and the like. Greene and Haines say that an good definitional distance that local food would have to travel is roughly 100 to 200 miles. Local food is often associated with direct marketing from farm to consumers whether they be individuals or institutions like hospitals,…
Three years ago ISIS did not exist. The idea of ISIS was a complete joke. Who would've even thought that a terrorist group would rule most of Syria and Iraq? Imagine one day your just sitting at home, watching T.V, just like every other day, then BOOM! Random people barge in your house with mask and guns. Then the terroist starts screaming at you to get on the floor with the rest of your family. You are crying and looking at your Mom trying to calm the baby from crying. These men take the…
Ronda Rousey is a positive role model, demonstrating how hard work merits success. It is through her achievements and body positivity that she has empowered other women, defying all odds within a “mans” sport and making a name for herself as a professional rather than being objectified as an attractive cover girl for the sport. Gracing the cover of Men’s Fitness was a milestone for female athletes everywhere; being on that cover made Rouseys’ presence as a fighter only more dominant for she is…
Introduction Mary McLeod Bethune’s My Last Will and Testament reflects on a lifetime of educational research and activism. She wrote this as a beacon for the advancement of negro men and women. She had few possessions to leave when she passed, but had a wealth of experiences she could share with others. Ideas About Higher Education Bethune views higher education from a holistic approach with a focus on the developmental aspect on both the individual and group levels. In the article she states,…
In the Haines area, about 95 percent of its 150 inhabitants are wiped out. In Juneau, citizens were instructed to “keep as much to yourself as possible.” Fairbanks established quarantine stations, also guarded by marshals. Citizens were checked periodically for…
One inherent quality in humans is the need to categorize things. We need order and in order to achieve order, we put things in categories. It is not even always conscious, but it is and has always been present both socially and institutionally in our society. As a society, we classify people in a process called stratification by race, class, and gender. By understanding human’s innate need to classify people through symbolic interactionism, we can develop a deeper understanding of the…
According to Haines (2013), studies shown that having a pet is good to one’s blood pressure and decreases depression. Also, owners were experiencing less loneliness and high self-esteem. Owners chose cats as pets as their stress reliever, they more able to express their…
Ryan Lobrovich 951194095 11/25/2015 Exploring the Basis of Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity Does gluten sensitivity exist, and if so how widely does it affect the general population? Having a gluten allergy can be a very real problem for the small percentage of people in the United States with celiac disease. Recently people without celiac disease have been attempting to find a connection between their physical well being regarding their gastrointestinal issues and a gluten-free diet. A large…
In terms of risk likelihood reduction, levees are built to reduce the likelihood of a body of water flooding an area (Coppola, 2011). In New Orleans, levees were constructed around the city to protect against flooding. During Katrina, a large number of those levees were breached and topped over pouring billions of gallons of water into New Orleans from the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Borgne, and Lake Pontchartrain (American Society of Civil Engineers Hurricane Katrina External Review Panel, 2007). The…