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Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council: A Study of Council Effectiveness
The purpose of this research is to measure and assess the effectiveness of the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council. Given that effectiveness may be defined in a number of ways, the research conducted includes many types of information that can provide a well-rounded assessment of the council
A City Out of Old Songs: the influence of ballads, hymns and childrenâs songs on an Irish writer and broadcaster
This PhD takes its title from the authorâs elegy, âIn Memory of Frank Harteâ, which celebrates a Dublin song-collector and singer. The thesis consists of two parts, with Part I comprising two poetry collections and two childrenâs books, a story for children, and a selection of writings for radio which include a short story and three essays. Part II provides a 30,000-word exegesis, placing the works in the context of aural influences on the writer in the form of ballads, hymns and childrenâs songs in English and in Irish. The Context Statement is set in the wider cultural environment of the increasing interest in Ireland in local versions of ballads annotated by Francis Child (1825-1896). This exegesis interrogates how the songscapes of childhood have been assimilated into the writerâs work across many genres, in rhythms, phrases, narrative structures, and the use of extracts from songs. The statement unpacks this influence as a narrative thread which connects the artistâs diverse body of work. It documents the writerâs childhood in a family steeped in the ballad tradition, with roots in the north and the southwest of Ireland, and an uncle who is a traditional singer and song-collector. It casts the writer as an ethnographer of the familyâs bĂ©aloideas or folklore, literally âmouth knowledgeâ. The conclusion outlines how researching this evidence-based understanding of the skills and influences involved in her work has reinforced the writerâs expertise in ballads and is shaping future work based on a more conscious motivation
Social Equity and COVID-19: The Case of African Americans
Emerging statistics demonstrate that COVID-19 disproportionately affects African Americans. The effects of COVID-19 for this population are inextricably linked to areas of systemic oppression and disenfranchisement, which are further exacerbated by COVID-19: (1) healthcare inequality; (2) segregation, overall health, and food insecurity; (3) underrepresentation in government and the medical profession; and (4) inequalities in participatory democracy and public engagement. Following a discussion of these issues, this article shares early and preliminary lessons and strategies on how public administration scholars and practitioners can lead in crafting equitable responses to this global pandemic to uplift the African American community
Crime In 2016: A Preliminary Analysis
Earlier this year, the Brennan Center analyzed crime data from the 30 largest cities in 2015, finding that crime overall remained the same as in 2014. It also found that murder increased by 14 percent, with just three cities â Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. â responsible for half that increase. All told, 2015's murder rate was still near historic lows. The authors concluded that reports of a national crime wave were premature and unfounded, and that "the average person in a large urban area is safer walking on the street today than he or she would have been at almost any time in the past 30 years."This report updates those findings. It collects midyear data from police departments to project overall crime, violent crime, and murder for all of 2016
Crime Trends: 1990-2016
This report examines crime trends at the national and city level during the last quarter century. It covers the years 1990 through 2016, as crime rates peaked in 1991. It analyzes data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and from police departments from the nation's 30 largest cities. Data for 2016 are estimated, as full year data was not available at the time of publication.This report concludes that although there are some troubling increases in crimes in specific cities, there is no evidence of a national crime wave
Adverse events in veterans affairs inpatient psychiatric units: Staff perspectives on contributing and protective factors.
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to identify risk factors and protective factors in hospital-based mental health settings in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), with the goal of informing interventions to improve care of persons with serious mental illness.
METHODS: Twenty key informants from a stratified sample of 7 VHA inpatient psychiatric units were interviewed to gain their insights on causes of patient safety events and the factors that constrain or facilitate patient safety efforts.
RESULTS: Respondents identified threats to patient safety at the system-, provider-, and patient-levels. Protective factors that, when in place, made patient safety events less likely to occur included: promoting a culture of safety; advocating for patient-centeredness; and engaging administrators and organizational leadership to champion these changes.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the impact of systems-level policies and procedures on safety in inpatient mental health care. Engaging all stakeholders, including patients, in patient safety efforts and establishing a culture of safety will help improve the quality of inpatient psychiatric care. Successful implementation of changes require the knowledge of local experts most closely involved in patient care, as well as support and buy-in from organizational leadership
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