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The Innocent Project has been instrumental in the field of criminal justice. How has the Innocent Project affected law enforcement. Choose and discuss at least one case that the Innocent Project has been involved with? Be sure to site your work.

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ISSUES FACED BY LATINOS RELATING TO EDUCATION

ISSUES FACED BY LATINOS RELATING TO EDUCATION

ISSUES FACED BY LATINOS RELATING TO EDUCATION

Education of Latina children in the United States continues to face many challenges. The large and persistent gap between the reading performance of Anglo and Latina children on national assessment, for instance, points to an intellectual and practical problem facing education in the United States. Anglo-American learners generally perform better than Latina children in reading and comprehension assignments, thus impacting negatively on the attitude of Latina children towards education. In particular, female Latina learners are the most affected by the challenges. For instance, unlike their boys’ counterparts, Latina girls born in poor families are expected to help their parents raise their siblings, thus affecting their enrolment in schools.

Literature review

The challenges that young Latina girls face in their pursuit for education has been studied for quite sometime now. While most Latina learners have goals to pursue education like the rest of the learners in the United States, one of the challenges that they face is discrimination from teachers and fellow learners alike. According to a survey conducted by the CNN, it was revealed that stereotypes against Latinas as underachievers and submissive caretakers affect their morale to study in school to pursue their dream courses in college. As a result, many of them drop out of schools and colleges before graduation.

Roberts investigated the educational gender gap to establish the reason Latina girls drop out of schools and colleges. In the study, he created four categories of causes, which included family factors, patriarchal factors, structural factors, and government investments to support their learning. Roberts used four cases to analyze the causal contributions of the factors in the poor completion rates of Latina children. The four cases were Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, and Peru. The study revealed that patriarchal and family factors were the greatest contributors to the high drop rate of female learners from school (Roberts).

In another study, Rodriguez et al. studied the challenges facing Latina college students in the 21st century. The study had four broad areas: barriers to Latina participation in higher education, factors contributing to the success of high-achieving Latinas, strategies for student and academic affairs administrators to promote the success of Latina students, and the difficulty of labeling ethnic populations and the scarcity of research on Latina population in the student affairs literature. The researchers focused on four Latina women to give them perspectives of the potential challenges to Latina education in the United States. The study established that cultural stereotyping, low socioeconomic status of the families of the learners, under-preparation among Latinas were some of the factors contributing to high dropout rates among Latina students. Besides, Rodriguez et al. also noted that social stress and institutional marginalization also significantly contributed to the poor college completion rates (518).

Carlo et al. investigated the impact of language of instruction on the performance of Latina learners in class. The study was conducted on the background that there are gaps in reading performance between Anglo and Latina students, and this is associated with gaps in vocabulary knowledge. In the study, Carlo et al. realized that the American education system has done little as far as addressing the language needs of Latina students who face challenges learning English as second language (189). Lack of knowledge of the middle- and lower frequency academic words encountered in middle and secondary school texts impedes comprehension of those texts, which in turn impedes the natural process of learning new word meanings from exposure during reading (191). Consequently, the performance of Latinas in class is affected, leading to discrimination from teachers and fellow learners alike, thus contributing to high dropout rates.

In conclusion, the studies above reveal that other than social and family challenges, Latina learners face discrimination from teachers and learners. Besides, institutional marginalization due to the language of instruction used in the American schools, affect their performance, leading to the high dropout rates.

Works Cited

Carlo, Maria S., et al. “Closing the gap: Addressing the vocabulary needs of English-language learners in bilingual and mainstream classrooms.” Reading Research Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 2, 2004, pp. 188-215.

Roberts, Elise. “The Educational Gender Gap in Latin America: Why Some Girls Do Not Attend School.” Clocks and Clouds, vol. 2, no. 1, 2012.

Rodriguez, Adele L., et al. “Latina College Students: Issues and Challenges for the 21st Century.” NASPA Journal, vol. 37, no. 3, 2000.

“Survey: Latinas Face Challenges That Hinder Their Education – CNN.com.” CNN International – Breaking News, US News, World News and Video, edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/09/04/lia.latinas.education/index.html.

 

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

I have attached the essay instructions below, my professor pretty much explains everything thoroughly. But if you have any questions please ask. Also the information/research that she wants quoted directly from my textbook is from a called; CENGAGE, when searched it will pop up as Digital Learning & Online Textbooks – Cengage   

I added a link straight to my textbook at the bottom but if it doesn’t work them here is how you can log in.

 

My login is Email:  , Password:  . she also states in the instructions how she wants it the evidence quoted and the only difference in quoting it is using different page number. Once you log in go to courses on the left side and click on fall 2021 B12.. it will then take you too my chapters. she\’s wants information from Module 4 and 5 textbook readings (Chapters 4, 8, 9, and 10) and she states in the instructions what she wants. to make it simpler click on the chapter the click on readings then at the top on the right search up the information or you can just click through it. There should be 6 paragraphs by the way. but again she lists everything in the instructions.

 

Again if you have any questions please feel free to ask, thank you so much.

 

LINK STRAIGHT TO MY TEXTBOOK IF IT WORKS;

https://ng.cengage.com/static/nb/ui/evo/index.html?snapshotId=2591125&id=1290217294&deploymentId=5930062449005133751198040535&eISBN=9780357047088

 

Golden Rice

Golden Rice

This paper must cover the development and story of golden rice (why the development- who benefits, how it is different from common rice, how it was developed, where it is grown (legally).  Attached is the link to one major website on Golden Rice.  Your paper must include 2 other sources (scientific referred publications, such as a journal article), not websites that are not peer reviewed.  Check out the AGRICOLA search system from our ASTATE library link.  This is the best way to search for referred publications (research published by scientists).

Paper must be a minimum of 3 pages of essay (coversheet also required).  Arial or New Times Roman 12 font, double spaced,  1″ margins; (On the essay pages, do not include your name or topic, etc – just essay)

 List the additional citations at the end of the paper (properly documented).

http://goldenrice.org/  Website on Golden Rice project

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Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Do not copy and paste from your textbook or an Internet source. Simply copying from the book word-for-word does not show me that you understand the concepts.  Ensure you cite your work and add reference(s) at the end of your journal. This assignment is designed to see if you are reading and understanding the material from your textbook and learning modules, so these should be the sources you are citing in your work. You should not need to do research from additional resources unless the question specifically asks you to do so; you should not be Googling the answers for these questions. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT PLAGIARISM IS AN ACADEMIC CRIME. 

 

***Please use reference from book below!

An Introduction to Policing 8th edition  
Author Dempsey and Forst

 

Topic:

 

Define community policing and problem-solving policing and give three actual examples of each.

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Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Cell phones are common now. People have them at their disposal and quite frequently use them to report a crime. Discuss the impact that cell phones have had on policing, both positive and negative. How have the current cell phone laws (texting while driving, etc.) affected the reporting of crime? Be sure you cite your research. Do not forget to label your posts and make sure they are done on at least three different days and also put in your word count at the end of your posts.

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Change Implementation and Management Plan

Change Implementation and Management Plan

Assignment: Change Implementation and Management Plan

 

It is one of the most cliché of clichés, but it nevertheless rings true: The only constant is change. As a nursing professional, you are no doubt aware that success in the healthcare field requires the ability to adapt to change, as the pace of change in healthcare may be without rival.

As a professional, you will be called upon to share expertise, inform, educate, and advocate. Your efforts in these areas can help lead others through change. In this Assignment, you will propose a change within your organization and present a comprehensive plan to implement the change you propose.

To Prepare:

  • Review the Resources and identify one change that you believe is called for in your organization/workplace.
    • This may be a change necessary to effectively address one or more of the issues you addressed in the Workplace Environment Assessment you submitted in Module 4. It may also be a change in response to something not addressed in your previous efforts. It may be beneficial to discuss your ideas with your organizational leadership and/or colleagues to help identify and vet these ideas.
  • Reflect on how you might implement this change and how you might communicate this change to organizational leadership.

The Assignment (5-6-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation):

Change Implementation and Management Plan

Create a narrated PowerPoint presentation of 5 or 6 slides with video that presents a comprehensive plan to implement the change you propose.

Your narrated presentation should be 5–6 minutes in length.

Your Change Implementation and Management Plan should include the following:

  • An executive summary of the issues that are currently affecting your organization/workplace (This can include the work you completed in your Workplace Environment Assessment previously submitted, if relevant.)
  • A description of the change being proposed
  • Justifications for the change, including why addressing it will have a positive impact on your organization/workplace
  • Details about the type and scope of the proposed change
  • Identification of the stakeholders impacted by the change
  • Identification of a change management team (by title/role)
  • A plan for communicating the change you propose
  • A description of risk mitigation plans you would recommend to address the risks anticipated by the change you propose

 

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Gerald Model

Gerald Model

Construct an essay on the generalist model of 750-1,000 words and include the following:       

  1. Explain the generalist model.
  2. Discuss why the generalist model became the operational model in social work.
  3. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages to the social worker in using the generalist model.

Be sure to cite at least three relevant scholarly sources in support of your content.

Use only sources found at the GCU Library or those provided in Topic Materials.

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