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Probation is a sentence that takes place within the community rather than a prison. The offender is supervised by a designated probation officer who oversees the offender and enforces any conditions placed upon them by the court. It emerged as a response to the strict uniformity of penal institutions and is a move towards the individualisation of sentencing, as punishment can be tailored to the individual needs of the offender (McLaughlin and Muncie, 2001). Probation was also a response to the…

users submit comments, photos, and videos- often accompanied by a feedback process to identify “popular” topics. When one thinks of social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat usually come to mind. But even virtual social worlds like The Sims and Call of Duty are classified as social media. Using a straightforward definition makes it easy for the reader to quickly understand the concept of social media. Marketing managers use social media to reach potential customers. They have…

Spanking is the topic of choice for this paper. Spanking is a form of physical or corporal punishment. According to Straus and Donnelly (1993), physical or corporal punishment is defined as the use of physical force toward a child that causes the child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correction or control of behavior. Attitudes about spanking is measured in the GSS codebook as a question. The question asks if the participant strongly agree, agree, disagree, or strongly…

Thanks to better cameras in mobile devices, video chat software on laptops and desktops went mobile with Apple?s extremely popular FaceTime app for iPhones in 2011. It took Google more than five years, but the tech giant finally countered with Google Duo in August 2016. Which is better? Here?s a look at the features of both and how they stack up. Apple?s FaceTime FaceTime works on any iOS device. When it first came out in 2011, it blew any other competing apps away when it came to getting…

productive more quickly on the job, they need to be given information and materials to “get a head start” before their employee’s first day on the job such as the initial paper work, benefits information and company products and brand information (Sims, 2010). Some key skills necessary when mentoring others comprise of listening and the ability to give positive as well as negative feedback. Knight (2011) defines instructional coaching as a partnership in which the coach works in collaboration…

use of big data analytics to analyze the whole data. Finally, it turned out that 15—half the apps—sent the phone's location to third-party advertisers, and a third of the apps showed the phone's unique ID, sometimes along with the phone number and SIM card serial number.…

Groupthink is a term made popular by a social psychologist, named Irving Janis, in 1972. Groupthink occurs when a group of people decides based on what the other group members decide instead of each member deciding true to their own opinions or beliefs. The reason that groupthink occurs is that the members of the group feel pressure to agree or to avoid conflict within the group. Groups affected by groupthink often make poor decisions and do not explore the many other alternatives that may be…

Kelis Thompson Ms.Koopman Comp 101 Nov. 2015 Why Georgia should raise minimum wage For years, Georgia’s minimum wage has been the talk of discussion. Every year families struggle to pay bills, provide their children with clothing, and keep food on the table in order to support their families. Supporters of raising minimum wage in Georgia believe that if the minimum wage were to be raised it would help fuel the economy. Opposers state that if minimum wage were to be increased that…

It may be argued that technology dominates modern society and now plays an integral part in everyday life (Aduwa-Ogiegbaen and Iyamu, 2005; Cennamo, Ertmer, and Ross, 2013; Stafford, 2010). Technological advancements and increasing access to technology within the home is enabling children to develop a growing array of digital skills, knowledge, and understanding from an early age (Medcalfe, 2013; Cennamo, Ertmer, and Ross, 2013). Children must now become computer literate in order to access the…

According to a writer at African Business Central (2016) Côte d’Ivoire, also known as the Ivory Coast, is among the fastest growing African economies. Earl Nurse and Katy Scott (2016) found that in the aftermath of a civil war, the Ivory Coast has become Africa’s fastest growing economy, partially due to the African Development Bank returning its headquarters to the city of Abidjan, which is the economic capital of the countries. Investors are taking interest in the area, especially in sectors…