The objective and informative view of the essay offers perspective on how common the mental illness plea or verdict is brought up in legal cases and how a jury comes to such a verdict based on the variety of tests that have been used throughout history. ... In Robert Kinscherff's proposition in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, he discusses the reasons personality disorders should qualify as a plea of legal insanity just as any other mental disorder would be. ... Kinscherff argues that the DSM classification for personality disorders often crosses over with mental illnesses that d...

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In the 2011, Oxford Journal article, ' 'Herd Immunity'': A Rough Guide, written by researcher, Paul Fine and colleagues, the theory of herd immunity is discussed and tested. ... Before a vaccine can be released to stimulate herd immunity, the vaccine must undergo years of testing and must undergo intense safety screenings. ...

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Working families face many pressures that put an added stress on the individual, the family, and the company for which they work. In organizations and on the home front, the challenge of work/life balance is rising to the top of many employers' and employees' consciousness. In today's fast-paced society, human resource professionals seek options to positively impact the bottom line of their companies, improve employee morale, retain employees with valuable company knowledge, and keep pace with workplace trends (HR Practices). In a society filled with conflicting responsibil...

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But by 1820 a longer era of conflict might have been foretold; varying sectional interests, particularly regarding slavery and political personality conflicts, developed during Monroe's second term. ... It is the testing of this rational hypothesis against the actual facts and his consequences that gives theoretical meaning to the facts of international politics. ...

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Review of Literature Becoming an adult is a big step as well as a major part of everyone's life, regardless of the cultural background or gender. The transition from being a child to becoming an adult is a well-celebrated custom in many cultures through out the world. Although there are societies that don't acknowledge the conversion from being a child to becoming an adult, there are also those that greatly celebrate the change. Celebrations done around world signify the entrance of young men and women into a world of maturity and responsibility. While immigrating to the United S...

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Controlled experiment: 4. scientific method: principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem; collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses 5. dependent variable: a mathematical variable whose value is determined by that of one or more other variables in a function 6. ...

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"For example, the HOPE (Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement) program, started by a former federal prosecutor in Hawaii, conducts frequent drug tests backed-up by swift and certain sanctions for violations, usually a few days in jail" (ROC). ...

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. One out of every three female homicide victims is killed by their husbands or boyfriends. This may happen during rape when a women is forced to have sex, is physically beaten while sex or is strangled during sex. This is used as ways to achieve power and control over her body and herself. ...

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Abstract Megan's Law is named after seven-year-old Megan Kanka, a girl who was raped and killed by a known child molester who had moved across the street from the family without their knowledge. Currently all 50 states have either a law enacted or are proposing Megan's Law which requires the regis...

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