59 research outputs found
The ‘state of exception’ and disaster education: a multilevel conceptual framework with implications for social justice
The term ‘state of exception’ has been used by Italian political theorist Giorgio Agamben to explain the ways in which emergencies, crises and disasters are used by governments to suspend legal processes. In this paper, we innovatively apply Agamben’s theory to the way in which countries prepare and educate the population for various types of emergencies. We focus on two main aspects of Agamben’s work: first, the paradoxical nature of the state of exception, as both a transient and a permanent part of governance. Second, it is a ‘liminal’ concept expressing the limits of law and where ‘law’ meets ‘not-law’. We consider the relationship between laws related to disasters and emergencies, and case studies of the ways in which three countries (England, Germany and Japan) educate their populations for crisis and disaster. In England, we consider how emergency powers have been orientated around the protection of the Critical National Infrastructure and how this has produced localised ‘states of exception’ and, relatedly, pedagogical anomalies. In Germany, we consider the way in which laws related to disaster and civil protection, and the nature of volunteering for civil protection, produce exceptional spaces for non-German bodies. In Japan, we consider the debate around the absence of emergency powers and relate this to Japanese non-exceptional disaster education for natural disasters. Applying Agamben’s work, we conclude by developing a new, multilevel empirical framework for analysing disaster education with implications for social justice
Clinical consequences of road traffic injuries among the elderly in Japan
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Road traffic injuries among the elderly have recently become a public health issue; therefore, we investigated the clinical characteristics of such injuries among the elderly in Japan.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A retrospective study was performed using data from a medium-sized hospital emergency department. Data were extracted from medical records for one year, and patients were categorized into groups ages 18-64, 65-74 and 75+. Variables included demographic characteristics, injury circumstances, and nature of injury. Univariate and bivariate descriptive statistical analyses were performed, and multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate injury severity and hospital admission by age groups.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 1,656 patients were studied. Patients aged 65+ had more chest wall injury, intracranial injury, lower extremity fracture, and intrathoracic injury than patients aged 18-64.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Injury circumstances and nature of injuries associated with traffic incidents showed different patterns by age groups, particularly among the elderly.</p
Preventing alcohol misuse in young people: an exploratory cluster randomised controlled trial of the Kids, Adults Together (KAT) programme
Report of the Committee on the Police Service of England, Wales, and Scotland [and Minutes of evidence of the Committee appointed to consider and report whether any and what changes should be made in the method of recruiting for, the conditions of service of, and the rates of pay, pensions, and allowances of the police forces of England, Wales and Scotland]
Desborough, chairmanAt head of title: Committee on the Police ServiceMode of access: Internet
Report from the Select Committee on the Native Police Force and the Condition of the Aborigines Generally together with the proceedings of the Committee and minutes of evidence.
"Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed 17 July 1861"; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-vn529131
The Evolution of the Role of the Police with Special Reference to Social Support and the Mental Health Statutes
Economy, Efficiency and Impartiality: Police Centralisation in Nineteenth Century Tasmania
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