Prison Policy Initiative

people, the British Government’s policies during the Great Famine toward a country it was, on paper at least, in union with, were unforgivable. Although the Conservative government under Peel’s response early on in the famine could be described as somewhat adequate, this did not continue under the incoming Whig Government led by John Russel. Their laisse faire policies meant a refusal to interfere with market forces, letting precious…

What is an Environmental Policy? An environmental policy statement is a declaration of an organizations commitment to the environment (Green Business Program, n.d.). The policy provides a summary of the organization’s environmental goals and how to achieve the goals. The organization can provide a unified vision through an environmental policy statement, in which employees can refer and identify actions of the organization. Additionally, an environmental policy can provide a clear explanation…

transparency. Many universities lack stand alone sexual violence policies and instead slot them into a general student code of conduct (Marshall, 2016). It is essential that all post-secondary institutions have a clear process to respond to and address incidents of sexual violence. Universities have more extensive policies to address academic dishonesty, then sexual violence occurring on campus. By not having direct and concise policies the process…

Imagine something affecting your state that surpasses the amount of deaths caused by homicide, suicide, motor vehicle accidents, and AIDS combined. That is what is happening in New Jersey. Despite numerous efforts by the state, the opioid epidemic is still on the rise. In 2015, a study conducted by New Jersey advanced media states that, “the per-capita rate of 8.3 heroin-related deaths per 100,000 people is more than triple the national rate reported by the Centers for Disease Control”…

world is starting to reach a tipping point with regard to global climate change. In fact, “several studies have suggested that temperature stabilization at or below 2 degrees C above pre-industrial temperatures should be the goal of climate change policy. Warming above this level would likely cause large areas of the Greenland Ice Sheet to melt, would put the West Antarctic Ice Sheet at substantial risk, and would cause widespread disruption to global ecosystems and the hydrologic cycle.”…

used to define companies that are too slow to adapt to changing business environments, and begin a slow return to a positive reputation amongst customers (P.176). Through policy based changes, such as eliminating printing fees and becoming more flexible to the…

Child’s Evaluation Policy (ASQ) Here, at Happy Faces, an evaluation from the ASQ exam is carried out for each registered child in the program within the first 45 days, and later, an evaluation is carried out every year. If necessary, Child Development Services can be referred to determine if the child requires a diagnosis which will help the child improve his growth and learning. The parents or guardians will become acquainted of their child’s results in each area of development and a goal can…

claim that it no longer has the values that lead to policies of the IRS system, then it would have to admit to a colonial past of assimilation. The mandates of the TRC are not based on the protection of children; rather, to legitimize the government’s guilt in a mea culpa. These sentiments take shape by the current attitudes toward the reconciliation of redress. The accomplishment of apologizing and the TRC is in resolving the guilt of a century policy of…

When it comes to government policy in the third world, there are “the ubiquitous three I’s: ignorance, ideology, and inertia” (Banjeree 271). Policy maker in the third world generally suffer from the same information asymmetries that they poor they serve do. They are often not well educated enough to understand how to make correct policy decisions, and often base them on fads or erroneous ideologies. Because these ideologies are turned into policy, they perpetuate poor traditions and…

attention to marginalized residents (women and the poor), and mediation between villagers and government officials. Mosse’s main argument is that development practice is not driven by policy, but rather supports it. He expands on this statement through five propositions about the nature of the relationship between policy and practice in development…