Pinkerton v. United States Revisited: A Defense of Accomplice Liability

On May 4, 1982, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal upheld the robbery and kidnapping conviction of Eugene Martinez even though Martinez had not actually taken part in a robbery or a kidnapping

Ideas in ecology

Journal ArticleThe word "ecology" means different things to different people. For example, during the last 25 years or so the word has been used to label attitudes, life-styles, consumer goods, political parties, and college courses. In the 1960s one university renamed its "Home Economics" course "Home Ecology." (But our own biology department reacted to the growing visibility of its conventional "Ecology" course by renaming it "Population Biology.") It is often said that Thoreau coined the word "ecology." He certainly ought to have done so, given the Rousseauesque yearnings that surround the word, and this may be why the myth lives on, even though it stems from a 1958 misreading of the word "geology" as "ecology" in one of his letters (James 1985). The German biologist Haeckel was actually the first to use the word "Oecologie," in 1866

Social benefits of Aboriginal engagement in Natural Resource management

This paper examines the social benefits of Aboriginal engagement in natural resource management (NRM) in New South Wales (NSW). It first explores what may be meant by Aboriginal engagement in NRM and then outlines the NSW policy context in which that occurs. Before examining the social benefits evident in NSW, the paper reviews the literature on social benefits emerging internationally and in other Australian jurisdictions. Returning to NSW, the paper outlines the scope of Aboriginal involvement in natural resource management across the state, on Indigenous-owned land, public lands and private land. It also explores opportunities which native title claims have provided to date, Aboriginal involvement in threatened species management, and briefly canvasses issues relating to in relation to water rights as well as sea country, forestry and pastoral industries and the sustainable use of wildlife. The paper then identifies the range of socio-economic benefits emerging in NSW from these activities, among them cultural and spiritual, social, economic, environmental and capacity building benefits, with a number of valuable case studies that illustrate the way these are combined in each unique location. The final sections of the paper canvass a range of opportunities for strengthening Aboriginal engagement in cultural and natural resource management, generating greater social benefits as a result; the paper presents a number of specific recommendations for action

Expansion Potential for Irrigation within the Mississippi Delta Region

17.6 million acres, or 73 percent, of the Mississippi Delta Region is currently cropland and possesses the physical characteristics of slope, texture and soil type which are recommended for irrigation. Economic feasibility of expanding irrigation by flood, furrow and center pivot methods were examined under 24 scenarios representing two sets of crop prices, yield levels, production costs, opportunity costs and six crop rotations. Irrigation was economically feasible for 56 to 100 percent of the cropland across all scenarios. Approximately 88 percent of the cropland can be economically irrigated with flood or furrow in its present form, 8 percent yield highest net returns if furrow irrigated following land forming and 4 percent can be economically irrigated only with center pivot systems

An Assessment of the Strengths and Needs of Rural Social Workers in the Northwestern United States

Although rural social work continues to be on the fringe of social work practice in the United States, a committed group of practitioners work to update and expand upon current knowledge (Lohmann & Lohmann, 2005). Studies have been carried out across the country as to the state of rural social work practice, the unique barriers and strengths that come from this line of work, as well as the problems that lead social work to be necessary in rural areas (Daley, 2015; Lohman & Lohmann, 2005; Mackie et al., 2016). Though well-researched in the United States, examination of rural social work practice in the geographic region of the Northwest continues to be developed.The current study conducted an online exploratory needs assessment asking rural social workers in Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, and Idaho to give input regarding perceived professional and community based strengths and needs. The findings will be used to describe responses as well as to guide and provide continued support to rural social workers in the Northwest

Pengaruh Disiplin Kerja Dan Karakteristik Individu Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan PDAM Kabupaten Pasaman Barat

This research was conducted at PDAM (Local State Water Company) West Pasaman Regency. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of Work Discipline and Individual Characteristics on Employees Performance at PDAM West Pasaman Regency. The population are all employees of PDAM West Pasaman Regency, amounting to 54 people. Because the population is below 100 people, sampling technique using is census method that is the entire population is sampled, so the number of samples are 54 people. The data collection methods used questionnaires and interviews. The data analysis method used descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression using SPSS 2016. The results of this study indicate a relationship between independent variable and dependent variable. It can be explained that (1) Work discipline has  positive and significant impact on employee performance with regression coefficient of 3.896 and significant rate of 0.000 (0.05), (2) Individual characteristics has positive and insignificant impact on employee performance with regression coefficient of 1.225and significant rate of 0.226 ( 0.05), (3) The independent variables simultaneously have positive and significant impact on performance with regression coefficient value of 67.526 with significant rate of 0.000 (0.05). R2 value shows 72.6% and the remaining 27.4% is influenced by other variables which are not included in this study

'Subcontracting by Stealth' in London's Hotels: Impacts and Implications for Labour Organising

This paper examines the dynamics of change in employment relations in London's hotels. The industry has traditionally used employment agencies to meet short-term labour shortages, but more recently it has turned to agency workers on a 'permanent' basis to cut costs. Drawing on survey data and in-depth interviews with hotel workers in London, we examine the effects of this on labour, documenting changes in pay, and terms and conditions of employment. Our research confirms a trend towards the casualisation of employment in hotels, and highlights the emergence of 'subcontracting by stealth', whereby increasing numbers of staff are employed by agencies with lower wages and poorer working conditions than in-house staff. Given low union-density in the sector, we argue that the Living Wage Campaign, which has been successfully implemented in other sectors of the London economy, might prove an effective means to counter the negative impacts of subcontracting on hotel workers

Indigenous cultural and natural resource management futures

A version of this Topical Issue was provided as a submission to the Australian Government’s discussion paper Review of Caring for Our Country: Australia’s Natural Resource Management Investment Initiative. This paper has a specific focus on lessons we have learnt from working with Indigenous peoples engaged in cultural and natural resource management projects in northern Australia and New South Wales. It is based on action research currently being undertaken under the five-year research project People on Country, Healthy Landscapes and Indigenous Economic Futures (PoC) and a related three-year project investigating the socioeconomic benefits of Aboriginal people being involved in the sustainable management of their country in NSW