Recording Victim Video Statements as Evidence to Advance Legal Outcomes in Family Violence Cases (ReVEAL)

This Implementation Guide provides an overview of the video-recording practices currently in place across several Texas jurisdictions. It provides guidance and considerations for jurisdictions in the collection and use of video evidence in family violence cases. This guide is divided into seven sections, including this Background and Overview. The second section includes information for law enforcement on the purpose of video statements, how to develop and implement a video program, and considerations for sustaining a program. The third section focuses on prosecutorial practices for the use of video statements including legal considerations, coordination with partners, and victim engagement around the video statement. The fourth section provides specific information for victim advocates and includes considerations for victim privacy and confidentiality. The fifth section focuses on technology and equipment, with information on type of equipment, technology infrastructure, and efficient transfer of evidence between agencies. The sixth section is the Summary Report of the ReVEAL project. The Summary Report is a technical overview of the evaluation that includes major findings and links to the ReVEAL reports that were previously released. The seventh and final section is comprised of the appendices and provides sample protocols, site overviews, equipment charts, and additional resources that may be helpful to users of this guide. Throughout this guide, there are several examples of cases and practices that illustrate the specific issues that may present themselves when launching a video-recording program. These examples highlight the complexities of the practice while using real world examples of how video impacts family violence cases, victim safety, and privacy.IC2 Institut

Nonprofit earned revenue strategies : Refugee Services of Texas case study

This report examines nonprofit earned revenue strategies, using local Austin nonprofit Refugee Services of Texas as a case study. Many nonprofits turn to earned income as a strategy to diversify their revenue sources and reduce dependence on grants and donations. Earned revenue offers a source of unrestricted income, or funding that is not contractually tied to a specific program or service. This report examines Refugee Services of Texas’ current efforts to develop an earned revenue strategy and provides recommendations for future earned revenue growth. Analysis and recommendations are based on a review of the literature on nonprofit revenue diversification and earned income, as well as four comparison case studies informed by conversations with local nonprofit leadersPublic AffairsSocial Wor

Recording Victim Video Statements as Evidence to Advance Legal Outcomes in Family Violence Cases (ReVEAL) 2.0: Case Characteristics and Initial Impact

Funding Acknowledgement: The ReVEAL 2.0 Study was funded by the Texas Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division Grant Number 3070403. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Texas Office of the Governor.Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (IDVSA

Developing Improved and Expanded Communication Networks and Information Dissemination Methods for Health Promotion Among Older Adults in Orange County, North Carolina

Background: North Carolina's over-65 population is projected to more than double between the years 2000 and 2030. Orange County (OC), in particular, expects its status as a desirable retirement destination to lead to dramatic increases in the already large population of older adults. This rapid increase will likely pose many challenges to individuals, families, and services in OC due to higher demand for health and human services, issues surrounding caregiving and long-term care, as well as the unique housing and transportation needs of urban and rural older adults. The Orange County Department on Aging (OCDOA) has responded to the growing numbers of older adults in the county by developing an ambitious 5-year Master Aging Plan (MAP), which encompasses far more than senior center programming. The MAP's goals include improving access to community support services (CSSs), enabling more older adults to age in place, preventing abuse and exploitation, empowering older adults to achieve optimal health, and facilitating their engagement in the community. All of these goals require OCDOA to reach as many older adults in the county as possible with information about both OCDOA's internal programming and also resources available in the community. In the process of developing the MAP, improved information dissemination emerged as a top priority. OCDOA recruited the 2012-13 Health Behavior Capstone team to develop a comprehensive dissemination plan to meet the needs of the MAP activities and goals. Methods: The Capstone team collected data to assess how older adults in the county prefer to access information about senior center programming and CSSs and also to explore residents' barriers and facilitators to exercise. In the fall, the team summarized relevant literature into an Evidence Table on Communication Channels and an Evidence Table on Barriers and Facilitators to Exercise and conducted a survey of county residents aged 50+ at ten polling sites, collecting 840 responses. Informed by the literature and survey data, the team then developed a key informant interview guide and a focus group guide to further explore these two research areas. The team completed 13 key informant interviews with service providers working specifically with older adults and three focus groups, attended largely by older county residents who were not familiar with OCDOA's activities. The team then compiled, analyzed, and interpreted the data in collaboration with OCDOA staff and produced a Communication Channels Report and an Exercise Report identifying key findings and opportunities for intervention. Finally, the team developed a Dissemination Plan to expand OCDOA's reach to residents throughout Orange County. Implications: Key informant interviews revealed that other local aging-related organizations have had the same challenges as OCDOA in reaching older OC residents, largely due to vast differences between the urban and rural populations. Interviewees were excited about this research and asked for a copy of the Capstone team's results, indicating that Capstone activities will expand access to services not only via OCDOA but also other organizations who serve the county's older adult population. Data clearly highlight the need for OCDOA to cultivate information dissemination networks, utilizing already-trusted information sources such as churches, physicians, and the Sherif's Department. Results also highlight OCDOA’s need to provide more interactive Internet resources, especially for the large population of highly educated "baby boomers" now approaching retirement. More broadly, this work confirms the notion that the older adult population in OC is diverse, open to using technology, and more focused on achieving independence and a high quality of life than "being served" by social services.Master of Public Healt

Sensory Communication

Contains table of contents for Section 2, an introduction and reports on twelve research projects.National Institutes of Health Grant 5 R01 DC00117National Institutes of Health Contract 2 P01 DC00361National Institutes of Health Grant 5 R01 DC00126National Institutes of Health Grant R01-DC00270U.S. Air Force - Office of Scientific Research Contract AFOSR-90-0200National Institutes of Health Grant R29-DC00625U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-88-K-0604U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-91-J-1454U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-92-J-1814U.S. Navy - Naval Training Systems Center Contract N61339-93-M-1213U.S. Navy - Naval Training Systems Center Contract N61339-93-C-0055U.S. Navy - Naval Training Systems Center Contract N61339-93-C-0083U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-92-J-4005U.S. Navy - Office of Naval Research Grant N00014-93-1-119

Attitude envers l’inclusion : le rôle médiateur du sentiment d’efficacité personnelle des enseignants

International audienc

Behaviour of magnesium phosphate cement-based materials under gamma and alpha irradiation

International audienceStabilization and solidification of low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste using Portland cement, possibly blended with fly ash or blastfurnace slag, is a well-established practice. However, when the waste contains high amounts of alpha emitters, this solution can be restricted by the strong release of radiolytic gases, wherein H2 is the most abundant. This work investigates the interest of using magnesium potassium phosphate cement (MPC), a binder with a high chemical water demand, as a possible substitute to Portland cement (PC). The radiolytic gas production of PC and MPC pastes and mortars is determined under external gamma and internal alpha irradiation. The H2 radiolytic yield of MPC materials is found to be 2 to 3 times smaller than that of PC references, provided that the main part of the mixing water is consumed by K-struvite formation. Moreover, gamma irradiation of a MPC mortar up to an integrated dose of 10 MGy has no significant influence on its mechanical strength (flexural, compressive) nor on its mineralogy. MPC materials are thus potential candidates for the conditioning of high amounts of radioactivity with limited H2 release. The H2 production of MPC materials can be reduced further by adding radical scavengers or H2 getters within the matrix. However, other radiolytic gases such as O2 are often produced, making these solutions less attractive considering the concern of pressure build-up within the cemented waste packag