According to section 718.1 of the Criminal Code, Sentencing in Canada “must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender”. Despite that being said, the system tends to leave the final decision to the judge. In 2015, the population of adult offenders showed a decline in the overall adult population at 461 offenders per 100,000 adults (Reitano, 2016) and drug related offences decreased by 15% between 2014 and 2015 (Allen, 2016). Looking at the…
Some naturally do illegal things and act out in such an aggressive manner that they end up with a criminal record. It has been said that tough love and punishment will help reduce our youth’s behavior, but I disagree. There is proof that if we open programs and give troubled children personal therapy their behavior changes. I think my community needs to tend to the youth’s bad behavior emotionally and physically more to help reduce the chances of them becoming criminals as adults. All it takes…
The largest programs in place are the Specialized Treatment Programs. These programs offer residential treatment for adolescent girls with support services including: a health clinic, on-site junior and senior high school operated by Clara B. Ford Academy, cafeteria, recreational facilities, meeting rooms, a chapel, administrative offices, and individual/group/family therapy. Vista Maria also provides Community-Based Programs of General Foster Care (case management of…
for food, the monthly consultations have stopped, along with checking ID’s and requiring a signature. The program has opened a window to miss handling the program. Therefore fraud transactions can accrue more frequently. The WIC (women, infants, and children) program gives specific checks to the families with pregnant moms, families with infants and children age up to 5 years old. The program is closely monitored with children being screened for iron deficiencies and weight gain every few…
learning and participating in fun activities. It gives boys and girls in America a sense of belonging and identity. For those who are left at home with no supervision and they feel left out and alone, they get to feel loved and cared for when they join. Programs are organized for the young boys and girls to enhance learning self-competence and belonging. The Boys & Girls clubs of America movement include a total or more than 1140 individual organizations and national organizations. They are able…
Article: Halliburton upbeat on 2018 as oil recovery spreads Authors: Nivedita Bhattacharjee, and Liz Hampton In my chosen article “Halliburton upbeat on 2018 as oil recovery spreads” the authors’ used ethos, pathos, and logos throughout the entire video, for the sole purpose of convincing their audience. Ethos can be identified by the authors’ statement that “Halliburton quarterly revenue spurted nearly fifty percentage higher and met the rebound in the energy sector”. This gives the audience…
Niagara. At the King St. location, they offer a number of programs such as: the PAC program which goes to any house that is experiencing conflict and tries to mediate and teach parents to help the children solve their crisis. They have the REACH which goes to elementary schools to help rehabilitate bullies. Bridge Transitions helps with many situations that deal with clients and the school system. They are between the ages of 12 and 20. In this program, they offer a classroom setting at the King…
xecutive Report: University of Southern California (USC) Summer Bridge Program Overview The Academic Counseling Services (ACS) is a unit of the Undergraduate Programs in the Office of the Provost. The purpose of the ACS is to identify and assist specific populations in an effort to increase retention and graduation rates of undergraduate students at the University of Southern California (USC). In collaboration with academic partners, ACS offers general academic advising, tutoring services,…
As the semester draws to a close, I reluctantly write my final paper for my favorite class of my first ever semester here at George Mason University. For this paper I will discus how my peers and I worked together through out the Deliberative Dialogue project. I’m going to use the Tuckman Model of Group Development because I believe I saw my group transition through these stages more prominently. The Forming Stage, or Stage #1, began the day we got our group assignments and were allowed to get…
research what made a program exemplary. According to an article by Pogrow, “an exemplary program is one that can increase learning to a surprising extent with a great deal of consistency”. (Pogrow, 1998) This definition helped me to narrow down the list of programs and to have a criterion on which to base my decision. I also found an article written on the NAEYC website, that describes six principals that can be used as a criterion of reference on how to become an exemplary program. These…