Dangerous liaisons?: A feminist and restorative approach to sexual assault

The appropriateness of restorative justice (RJ) for gendered violence offences such as domestic violence and sexual assault has always been and still is highly contested. This paper focuses on the appropriateness of RJ measures in addressing sexual assault, primarily with reference to experience of restorative dialogues as practiced at the Centre for Victims of Sexual Assault in Copenhagen, and it takes a feminist approach to the application of RJ measures to sexual assault. Within this framework, the paper tackles two issues in particular: the privacy element of RJ versus the public aspect of the criminal justice system (CJS), and the intersection of the CJS and RJ in cases of sexual assault. In relation to the relationship between CJS and RJ, the authors argue that RJ could be used for victims of sexual assault, not primarily as part of diversion programmes, but when offered apart from and/or parallel to the CJS. In relation to the private/public debate, the authors argue that while RJ encounters, by taking place in highly confidential settings, might have a negative impact on efforts by women’s movements to move violence against women out of the private and into the public realm, creating high standard alternatives for individual women who are in need of support and constantly generating public debate about gendered violence is a good feminist response to this complex issue

Collaboration, intentions, and local value creation from cruise arrivals

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Educating Resilient Social Work Professionals

This article deals with the concept of vulnerability in social work and how social work students understand the concept of professionalism. The article is based on an empirical study of social worker students and on analysis of the literature used in the education. Theoretically, the article rests upon vulnerability theory as elaborated by Martha Fineman. The analysis suggests that the social worker students share an understanding of the client as vulnerable, and of the social worker as not vulnerable. This entails a view that the social worker is objective and somewhat distanced from his/her clients. The article argues that this understanding runs the risk of producing non-reflexive social work practitioners that are not aware of their own vulnerable position. In conclusion, we state that an understanding of professionalism centred on a shared vulnerability of all beings could bridge the often-used dichotomous understanding of the social worker as either “helper” or “authoritative bureaucrat” and thus lead to a more resilient concept of professionalism

Barriere for studerendes læring af holistisk systemudvikling

Ud fra aktionsforskning af faget Informationsbehandling på bachelorprogrammet HA/DØK ved Copenhagen Business School undersøger vi i denne artikel hvilke barriere de studerende oplever i forbindelse med læring af holistisk systemudvikling og hvorfor. Siden 1980’erne har man i (dele af) litteraturen anset den ’gode’ systemudvikler for at være en, der kunne fungere som brobygger mellem brugere og programmører og navigere ubesværet inden for og imellem anvendelses- og problemområdet (dvs. mellem brugernes og IT systemets område og opgaver). HA/DØK uddannelsen blev udviklet for at uddanne studerende med brobyggerkompetencer. En summativ kvalitetsvurdering har dog vist, at der eksisterer et misforhold mellem den uddannelsesmæssige intention og de studerendes faktiske læring og eksamenspræstationer på faget Informationsbehandling. Vores undersøgelse af dette misforhold viser, at mens de studerende er gode til at tænke og handle udfra problemområdet,så kæmper alle studerende uanset fagligt niveau med at nå de læringsmål, der omhandler forståelse for og inddragelse af viden om anvendelsesområdet. Vi foreslår, at de studerendes vanskeligheder skyldes, at de pga. HA/DØK studiet tilrettelæggelse allerede er proficiente funktionalister når de starter på Informationsbehandling, mens de i forhold til anvendelsesområdet må betegnes som novicer. Vi opridser forskellige alternativer til at hjælpe de studerende med at overvinde barriererne og/eller opfylde læringsmålene

Djurskydd

The purpose with this thesis was to form an opinion of how the animal welfare in Sweden is experienced by both farmers and animal inspectors. A great part of this work consists of an inquiry concerning the south and the middle of Sweden. We sent the inquiries to milk and meat producers and to animal inspectors. The response was high, which indicates that this is a subject that affects many people. Our literature study is mostly made on the library bases LIBRIS and LUKAS. The facts we found there were directed towards animal experimentation and furred animal breeding. In order to compare with earlier results we used investigations that had been made by Riksrevisionen 2003. There is a difference in opinions about the new Swedish animal welfare agency that started first of January 2004. Some people think it would be better to put the resources on already existing activity instead of starting up a new authority. Others think that it takes a new central authority to get a better animal welfare in Sweden. When you read about animal welfare matters in the daily press it is often angled from different parts. In that way it could be interesting for both parts, to make your own opinion about how it works in practice. In order to limit this thesis we concentrated on milk and beef cows. In the thesis there are parts from the Animal Welfare Act (1988:534) and the Animal Welfare Ordinance. This was to clear out the acts that are questioned by both farmers and animal inspectors in the inquiry. The thesis also contains specification of the animal welfare in Sweden. That includes all the actors that are involved in the animal welfare today, from the Parliament to the Police Authorities. The search for the articles was concentrated on the new Animal Welfare Agency. One of the conclusions is that animal welfare in Sweden is very varying between different districts.Målet med detta arbete är att få en uppfattning om hur det svenska djurskyddsarbetet fungerar och uppfattas av både lantbrukare och djurskyddsinspektörer. Den största delen av arbetet utgörs av enkätundersökningar som inriktats på södra och mellersta Sverige. Enkäterna skickades till mjölk- och nötköttsproducenter samt djurskyddsinspektörer. Svarsfrekvensen i enkätundersökningen var hög, vilket är ett tecken på att det är ett angeläget ämne som berör många parter. Litteratursökning har även gjorts på biblioteksdatabaserna LIBRIS och LUKAS. Där gavs många träffar men dessa var inriktade mer mot försöksdjursverksamhet och pälsdjursuppfödning. För att jämföra resultaten med vad som tidigare har gjorts inom ämnet användes Riksrevisionens undersökningar från 2003. Det finns många olika åsikter om den nya Djurskyddsmyndigheten som togs i bruk den 1 januari 2004. En del anser att det vore mer ekonomiskt att lägga resurserna på den då redan befintliga verksamheten istället för att starta upp en helt ny myndighet. Andra menar att en ny central myndighet är ett måste för ett förbättrat djurskydd i Sverige. När man läser om djurskyddsärenden i dagspressen är de ofta vinklade från ena parten. Därför kan det vara intressant att bilda sig en uppfattning om hur det fungerar i praktiken, sett från båda parter. För att begränsa arbetet valdes inriktningen mjölk- och köttdjur. I arbetet finns ett utdrag ur djurskyddslagen (1988:534) och Djurskyddsmyndighetens föreskrifter, detta för att tydliggöra lagarna som ifrågasätts av lantbrukarna och djurskyddsinspektörerna i enkätresultatet. Arbetet innehåller även en sammanställning av djurskyddsarbetet i Sverige, vem som gör vad? Där finns alla aktörer som berör djurskyddet idag, från Riksdagen till Polismyndigheten. Artikelsökning har gjorts, med inriktning på den nya Djurskyddsmyndigheten. En av slutsatserna är att djurskyddstillsynen är väldigt varierande mellan olika kommuner i Sverige

Implementation and Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy in Greenland

Analyses from the Danish HIV Cohort Study showed that, despite comparable economic means and general education of healthcare personnel, antiretroviral treatment of HIV in Greenland began later and has been implemented at a slower pace with lower therapeutic effectiveness than in Denmark. However, implementation and quality of care improved considerably in recent years

Social Rank Influences the Distribution of Blood Leukocyte Subsets in Female Growing Pigs

The effect of high (DOM) and low (SUB) social rank on blood immune variables was examined in female  growing pigs. Pigs were mixed with unfamiliar pigs at 9 weeks of age and kept in stable groups of 4 pigs for  5 weeks. Social rank was determined using a feeding competition test. SUB pigs showed reduced growth  as compared to DOM pigs confirming their lower social status. Blood was sampled for immunological assessments  immediately before grouping the pigs and again after the 5 weeks of social housing. White Blood  Cell (WBC) counts, percentage of CD4 positive cells (CD4+), percentage of CD8 positive cells (CD8+), percentage  of swine leukocyte antigen II (SLAII) carrying cells, LPS-stimulated Toll-like Receptor 4 (TLR4)  expression, and LPS-stimulated tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-) responsiveness were determined at  both times. IgG and IgM concentrations were measured following the 5 weeks of social housing only.  From the WBC counts it was found that the percentage of neutrophils was higher in SUB pigs and the neutrophil  to lymphocyte ratio was higher in DOM pigs. The percentage of CD4+ cells decreased with time in  both DOM and SUB pigs, but only significantly in SUB pigs. The percentage of CD8+ cells was higher in  SUB pigs than in DOM pigs and decreased with time in both DOM and SUB pigs. In addition, SUB pigs  had a higher ex vivo TNF- responsiveness as compared to DOM pigs. Both the percentage of SLAII carrying  cells and LPS-stimulated TLR4 expression increased with time, but here no significant effect of social  rank was found. In addition, neither IgG nor IgM concentrations showed any relationship with social rank.  The findings indicate that social rank influences the distribution of blood leukocyte subsets in female growing  pigs, suggesting that the pig would be a good model for investigating the effects of long-term immunomodulation  on health.

Renal haemodynamics are not related to genotypes in offspring of parents with essential hypertension.

Introduction. The pathogenesis of essential hypertension (EH) has a major genetic component and is associated with renal abnormalities. Normotensive offspring of hypertensive parents are likely to develop EH and are a suitable population for identifying possible relations between genetic and renal abnormalities.Methods. We investigated if renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system associated genotypes (angiotensinogen [M235T] and ACE [I/D]) are related to blood pressure (BP), renal haemodynamics and sodium excretion in sex and age-matched (18—35 years) healthy Caucasian offspring of either two parents with EH (n=101, EH-offspring) or two normotensive parents (n=50, controls). The alpha-adducin polymorphism (G460W) was also investigated.Results. Compared to controls, BP, heart rate, renal vascular resistance (RVR) and urinary sodium excretion were, respectively, 5%, 7%, 15% and 20% higher in EH-offspring. In controls, the TT-genotype of the M235T angiotensinogen polymorphism was associated with higher BP and higher plasma angiotensinogen. By contrast, in EHoffspring the TT-genotype was associated with lower BP and unchanged plasma angiotensinogen. Plasma angiotensinogen correlated positively with BP in EH-offspring, with a similar tendency (p=0.08) in controls. The distributions of the three candidate polymorphisms were similar in EH-offspring and controls. There were no associations between any of the polymorphisms and any of the renal parameters measured.Conclusion. The markedly greater RVR, proportionally larger than the greater BP, supports a role for RVR in the pathogenesis of EH. The lack of association between the candidate polymorphisms and the investigated parameters, even in this homogenous and for hypertension strongly predisposed group, suggests that the polymorphisms investigated do not play important roles in the pathogenesis of hypertension