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Drug use and addiction

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Age, gender, race, mental health status, economic status and family bond all have some impact on drug use and addiction.

You are working in a halfway house for inmates that accepts low-risk offenders. The home will take inmates who are occasional drug users but not drug addicts due to risk management issues. They take into consideration the above factors of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, economic status, family bond, and mental health disability of each inmate as it relates to their drug use and addiction in order to screen out higher risk inmates that might compromise the security of their home.

Assignment Guidelines

Select two of the following factors of drug use and addiction:
Age
Gender
Race
Mental health status
Economic status
Family bond
Address the following in 7 pages
For each of your selected factors:
With regard to drug use, abuse and addiction:
What positive influence can this factor have? Explain.
What kind of negative impact, if any, can the factor have on drug use? Explain in detail.
What kind of negative impact, if any, can the factor have on drug addiction? Explain in detail.
How are factors that influence drug use different from those that influence drug addiction? Explain in detail.
Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.

APA format. 7 pages. 5 references cited throughout the paper. Abstract and reference page.

Ethics of Punishment

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Ethics of Punishment Paper

Write a 350- to 700-word paper discussing the following:

Briefly describe a personal situation in which punishment could be used.
What are some of the possible areas of concern with punishment? Which do you feel is most concerning? When would an extinction procedure be more beneficial? How would you implement the procedure?
Include in your answer possible side effects as well as ethical considerations that must be followed.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Managerial Economics: Macroeconomics

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Managerial Economics: Macroeconomics

Find one or more articles about a good/service the United States exports and a good/service the United States imports. In a well-written paper, explain the following:

Discuss what this suggests about the United States’ absolute and comparative advantage when it comes to this good/service.
Using the concepts of supply and demand, discuss what effect a “Buy American” campaign might have in the market for the imported good.
Given what economists have to say about comparative advantage, would such a campaign be good or bad?

Adhere to the following standards:

Your paper should be two to four pages in length, not including the title or references pages.
Be sure to follow the APA Requirements.

Each paper should include an introduction, a body with at least two fully developed paragraphs, and a conclusion.

Communicable Diseases

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1)Communicable Disease

Choose a communicable disease from the New York State Department of Health (http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/). Discuss the public health tools (barrier protections, immunizations, screening and case finding, treatment, contact treatment, quarantine, isolation, etc.) that can be used to prevent the further spread of the disease. Is it possible for this disease to be eradicated? Why or why not?

Which organizations are responsible for preventing the spread of this disease in your community? Briefly explain how these stakeholders are responsible for controlling communicable diseases using the public health tools identified for the chosen condition.

2) Please answer the following topic in full sentence and/or paragraph form.

This discussion is a research activity in which you will evaluate the pros and cons of FDA regulation of the pharmaceutical industry. To meet the requirements of this discussion activity, you may consider the topic from either of the following perspectives: 1) a specific drug and its impact on patients or on costs, or 2) the costs and benefits of the FDA’s contributions to patient safety. You must substantiate your response with information from one or more peer-reviewed sources other than your textbooks.

3) Choose one of the three common social determinants of health; socioeconomic status, culture, or religion. Briefly describe how this social determinant affects individual health behavior. Give examples of how these behaviors positively and negatively affect the health of the population as a whole.

What health education or health promotion programs are availablein your community to address the negative health effects associated with social behaviors?

PART I: SHORT RESPONSE

Directions: Please write a one to two paragraph response for each of the following questions. Please include as much detail as possible. When citing, please use proper APA format. Visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise APA guidelines.

1. Explain diversion and its objectives.

2. What is probation and its goals?

3. Explain intermediate sanctions and describe their purpose.

4. What is the difference between intensive supervision probation and regular probation?

5. Discuss the importance of community involvement in community corrections.

PART II: JOURNAL ACTIVITY

Directions: For each of the topics listed below, please write 1-3 pages. Please be sure to cite any outside sources used. Please visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for concise guidelines on APA format. You may also use LIRN to help with any research.

Submit responses to both topics.

Topic #1: Examine the pros and cons of diversion. Should diversion be used? Is it ethical to allow some offenders to avoid the formal system while others are put into the system?

Topic #2: Are there certain types of offenders that should not be eligible for community corrections? Are there cases where even a murderer could be safely given a community service sentence?

Female Offending

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Female Offending

The number of females involved in juvenile offending has seen and increase in the last 10 to 20 years.

Write a 750 – 1000 word, APA sytyle page paper discussing the characteristics associated with the typical female juvenile offender.

In your paper answer the following question:

What factors have contributed to the growing number of females coming into the juvenile justice system?

In your paper include a title sheet and 2-3 references. Only one reference may be found on the internet. The other references must be found in the Grantham University online library. Only the body of the paper will count toward the word requirement. Please see rubric below.

Paper is checked from plagiarism, so if you just plan on sumitting me a paper that has been plagiarized, please dont waste my time or yours

HR-XVI

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Assignment 1: Discussion—Workforce 2010 and Workforce 2020

The workplace is constantly changing. As companies grow on a global level, their needs change, as do the needs of employees. Researchers and statisticians often attempt to predict how things will change.

Using the module readings, the University online library resources, and the Internet, research and analyze the Workforce 2010 and Workforce 2020 reports. Based on your research, respond to the following:

Workforce 2010: Comment on which predictions were correct and which ones were inaccurate.
Workforce 2020:Discuss which predictions you agree or disagree with.

By Saturday, August 15, 2015, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Monday, August 17, 2015, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.

Write your initial response in 300–500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

Read your peers’ answers.
Provide substantive comments by
contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
building on the remarks or questions of others; or
sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences
Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
Make sure your writing
is clear, concise, and organized;
demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Resource and Competitive Position Analysis

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Resource and Competitive Position Analysis

Using your text book, the AUO library and the Internet, research Panera Bread Company.

You have been hired by Panera Bread Company as a consultant to assess their internal and external environments in relation to their current competitive strategy. You are scheduled to meet executives at Panera Bread this week to discuss your assessment and recommendations. In preparation for your meeting, discuss the following in 2-3 pages:

Prepare a SWOT analysis of Panera Bread and discuss what your analysis revealed about the overall attractiveness of the company’s situation.
Does the company possess core competencies or distinctive competencies? Support your response with examples.
What recommendations will you provide to the executives regarding the actions Panera Bread needs to take to strengthen its competitive position?

By Wednesday, August 19, 2015, APA format required for assignment!

Selection and Description of Organization

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Selection and Description of Organization

Select a business organization from the Fortune 500 which is of interest to you and ensure that you will be able to obtain the necessary information about its strategy, business model, and performance (much of this information can be obtained from the organization’s Web site, annual report, financial news, etc.). Write an overview of the organization you selected, including the following:

Name of the organization, locations, web address
Overall organizational strategy and business model
Products or services, industry, and market position
Sources of information about the organization (at least three)
Your reasons for selecting the organization

For assistance in analyzing strategy, review the presentations in this module’s readings available at the textbook Web site.

Your response to this assignment will serve as foundation for your Strategic Analysis in Module 3 and your Organizational Assessment in Module 5.

Write your response in 2–3 pages in Word format. Cite your sources. Apply APA standards for writing style to your work.

Construction Safety Unit VI Assessment

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1. Your company is building a new medical office building using the lift slab process. Using the lesson material and the OSHA website, describe four key elements with this process and the safety significance of the professional engineering.

Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2. You have just been hired as the safety manager for a demolition project, and have been asked to develop a plan and do an engineering survey. You do not have an engineering degree, but have over twenty years of experience with demolition projects. Why are you, or why are you not, qualified and considered a competent person under the OSHA Standard?

Your response must be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

3. The OSHA Standard for Crane Operator Certification has recently been extended, including employer duty to ensure that crane operators are competent to operate a crane. Describe the key elements of the standard which determine a crane operator is competent. Review the OSHA Standard Interpretations for Crane Operator Qualification, and include your thoughts for operator testing.

Your response must be at least 500 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

4. You are a safety manager for a civil contractor building new sewer lines for the city. Your company must excavate a trench 6′ deep and 12′ wide and install the concrete sewer pipe. What would be your first step in providing a safe work area? What would be the mechanics of a cave-in? What action would be necessary to prevent a cave-in?

Your response must be at least 500 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

MUST USE THE BELOW TEXTBOOK AS A REFERENCE SOURCE IN ALL FOUR QUESTIONS:

Johson, D. (2013). DeWALT construction safety and OSHA handbook. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar.