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Burkina Faso: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
By International Monetary Fund. 2004
Every day in the United States, children and adolescents are victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. These are…
not only illegal activities, but also forms of violence and abuse that result in immediate and long-term physical, mental, and emotional harm to victims and survivors. In 2013, the Institute of Medicine/National Research Council released the report Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States. The report found that the United States is in the very early stages of recognizing, understanding, and developing solutions for these crimes. Health care professionals need to be able to recognize past, ongoing, or potential victimization by commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking among the youth in their care. Failure to do so increases the possibility that those at risk may become victims, and victims may miss opportunities for assistance and remain vulnerable to further exploitation and abuse. This Guide for the Health Care Sector provides a summary of information from the original report that is most relevant to individuals who and settings that see children and adolescents for prevention and treatment of injury, illness, and disease. This includes physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, mental health professionals, and dentists who practice in settings such as emergency departments, urgent care, primary care clinics, adolescent medicine clinics, school clinics, shelters, community health centers, and dental clinics among others. This guide includes definitions of key terms and an overview of risk factors and consequences; barriers to identifying victims and survivors as well as opportunities for overcoming these barriers; examples of current practices in the health care sector; and recommendations aimed at identifying, preventing, and responding to these crimes.All You Ask For is Longing
By Sean Thomas Dougherty. 2014
For over twenty years Sean Thomas Dougherty has negotiated between modernist and avant-garde writing and more populist traditions that extend…
back to Walt Whitman. His subject matter ranges from basketball to Bjork, from blue collar workers to Biggie Smalls, from Luciano Pavarotti to women waiting at a diner outside a prison in Upstate New York. Selecting from the best of eight previous collections, this New and Selected reveals the powerful arc and development of Dougherty's writing and establishes him as a voice of dissent for the future.A former Fulbright fellow, Sean Thomas Dougherty works at Gold Crown Billiards in Erie, Pennsylvania.Consumption And Violence: Radical Protest In Cold-war West Germany
By Alexander Sedlmaier. 2014
Combining the tools of political, social, cultural, and intellectual history, Consumption and Violence: Radical Protest in Cold-War West Germany explores strategies of…
legitimization developed by advocates of militant resistance to certain manifestations of consumer capitalism. The book contributes to a more sober evaluation of West German protest movements, not just terrorism, as it refrains from emotional and moral judgments, but takes the protesters' approaches seriously, which, regarding consumer society, had a rational core. Political violence is not presented as the result of individual shortcomings, but emerges in relation to major societal changes, i. e. , the unprecedented growth of consumption. This new perspective sheds important light on violence and radical protest in post-war Germany, as previous books have failed to examine to what extent these forms of resistance should be regarded as reactions to changing regimes of provision. Continuing the recently growing interest in the interdependence of countercultures and consumer society, the focus on violence gives the argument a unique twist, making the book thought-provoking and engaging.Youth Violence: Sex and Race Differences in Offending, Victimization, and Gang Membership
By Finn-Aage Esbensen, Dana Peterson, Terrance Taylor, Adrienne Freng. 2010
Violence by and against youth continues to be one of the most challenging subjects facing criminologists. In this comprehensive and…
integrated analysis of the interrelationships of youth violence, violent victimization, and gang membership, Finn-Aage Esbensen, Dana Peterson, Terrance J. Taylor and Adrienne Freng seek to understand what causes youth violence and what can be done about it. Using the results from an inclusive study they conducted of eighth-graders in eleven American cities, the authors examine how the nature, aetiology, and intersections of youth violence are structured by both sex and race/ethnicity. Youth Violenceis pertinent to juvenile justice policy considerations. The authors frame their discussion within the public health perspective, focusing on risk factors associated with violent behaviour. The findings address prevalence and incidence, as well as the demo-graphic correlates and cumulative effects of the risk factors associated with engagement in violence. Ultimately, the theories and research methodologies here are essential for understanding the dynamics of youth violence.Unchopping a Tree: Reconciliation in the Aftermath of Political Violence
By Ernesto Verdeja. 2009
Political violence does not end with the last death. A common feature of mass murder has been the attempt at…
destroying any memory of victims, with the aim of eliminating them from history. Perpetrators seek not only to eliminate a perceived threat, but also to eradicate any possibility of alternate, competing social and national histories. In his timely and important book, Unchopping a Tree, Ernesto Verdeja develops a critical justification for why transitional justice works. He asks, “What is the balance between punishment and forgiveness? And, “What are the stakes in reconciling?” Employing a normative theory of reconciliation that differs from prevailing approaches, Verdeja outlines a concept that emphasizes the importance of shared notions of moral respect and tolerance among adversaries in transitional societies. Drawing heavily from cases such as reconciliation efforts in Latin America and Africa-and interviews with people involved in such efforts-Verdeja debates how best to envision reconciliation while remaining realistic about the very significant practical obstacles such efforts face Unchopping a Tree addresses the core concept of respect across four different social levels-political, institutional, civil society, and interpersonal-to explain the promise and challenges to securing reconciliation and broader social regeneration.Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
By International Monetary Fund. 2004
Fighting The Pain Resistant Attacker: Step-by-Step Survival Techniques
By Loren W. Christensen. 2010
Step-by-step survival techniquesThere is a truth in the world of hand-to-hand combat that too many martial artists aren't aware of…
or refuse to believe. Every time you discover a sure technique, one that makes all your training partners groan and writhe in agony, there exists out there in the mean streets a host of people who won't feel it. People like these:* Attackers with large muscle bulk or large fat bulk* Attackers intoxicated on alcohol* Attackers under the influence of drugs* Attackers out of control with rage* Attackers who are mentally deranged* Attackers who feel pain but like itLoren W. Christensen draws on decades of martial arts training and law enforcement experience, giving you techniques to survive the worst-case scenario.This book isn't about working out with a training partner. It's about surviving a desperate street attack against a nightmare adversary who doesn't acknowledge what you thought was your best shot.Fighter's Fact Book: Principles and Drills to Make You a Better Fighter
By Loren W. Christensen. 2007
Principles and drills to make you a better fighterWith over 45 years of experience in the ring, on the mat,…
and in the street, Loren W. Christensen understands the daily challenges martial artists face. In this book he has put together a collection of over 400 tips, drills, principles, concepts, and exercises to give you the edge, no matter what style of martial art you practice.Discover quick and innovative ways to improve your punching, kicking, sparring, and self-defense skills--plus dozens of tips to develop speed, power, and flexibility. If you are feeling stuck or bored in your martial arts routine, Loren's no-nonsense style will get you up and training with a fire you have not felt in years. Highlights include:* 10 ways to improve your speed* 5 ways to increase your power* 10 ways to train for self-defense* 10 ways to improve health and fitness* Dozens of tips for improving kicks, blocks, and hand strikes* Guidance on psychological preparationFighter's Fact Book includes hundreds of training methods drawn from the author's vast experience, research, and interviews with top instructors from around the country. This is an essential reference for every martial arts student and instructor.Hazing in the U.S. Armed Forces
By Kimberly Hall, Jacqueline Mauro, Miriam Matthews, William Marcellino. 2015
This report documents research focused on helping the Department of Defense build a more-systematic approach to hazing prevention and response.…
The report documents theory and research on the root causes of hazing and findings and recommendations regarding how best to define hazing, practices to prevent and respond to incidents of hazing, and how the armed forces can improve the tracking of hazing incidents.Central America: Global Integration and Regional Cooperation
By Markus Rodlauer, Alfred Schipke. 2005
Central America has received growing attention as a region that is integrating successfully into the global economy. Central America: Global…
Integration and Regional Cooperation examines-among others-the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA-DR), noting that the agreement will provide a boost to the integration process. To maximize the benefits in terms of faster sustainable growth, poverty reduction, and social progress, however, the region also needs to press ahead with ambitious structural reforms to entrench macroeconomic stability and ensure an attractive environment for investment, while stepping up regional cooperation in the areas of taxes and tax administration, financial systems, and statistics.Post-Stabilization Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Jean A.P. Clément, Shanaka J. Peiris. 2008
Written primarily by staff in the African Department of the International Monetary Fund, this volume holds up Mozambique as a…
model of post-conflict economic growth and poverty reduction. It ascribes Mozamique's success to sound and sustained macroeconomic management, substantial official development assistance, two waves of reforms, and the role of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in promoting aid effectiveness. It draws out lessons for the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa in chapters addressing poverty reduction, sustaining economic growth, monetary and financial sector policies, macroeconomic management of scaled-up foreign aid, government-donor coordination, managing mineral resources, strengthening the business environment, and export performance and governance. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)Benin: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper--Joint Staff Advisory Note
By International Monetary Fund. 2007
War, Violence, and Population
By James Tyner. 2009
Grounded in theory and research, this book offers a spatial perspective on how and why populations are regulated and disciplined…
by mass violence and why these questions matter for scholars concerned about social justice. James Tyner focuses on how states and other actors use acts of brutality to manage, administer, and control space for political and economic purposes. He shows how demographic analyses of fertility, mortality, and migration cannot be complete without taking war and genocide into account. Stark, in-depth case studies provide a powerful and provocative basis for retheorizing population geography.Walking Prey: How America's Youth Are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery
By Holly Austin Smith. 2014
Today, two cultural forces are converging to make America's youth easy targets for sex traffickers. Younger and younger girls are…
engaging in adult sexual attitudes and practices, and the pressure to conform means thousands have little self-worth and are vulnerable to exploitation. At the same time, thanks to social media, texting, and chatting services, predators are able to ferret out their victims more easily than ever before. In Walking Prey, advocate and former victim Holly Austin Smith shows how middle class suburban communities are fast becoming the new epicenter of sex trafficking in America. Smith speaks from experience: Without consistent positive guidance or engagement, Holly was ripe for exploitation at age fourteen. A chance encounter with an older man led her to run away from home, and she soon found herself on the streets of Atlantic City. Her experience led her, two decades later, to become one of the foremost advocates for trafficking victims. Smith argues that these young women should be treated as victims by law enforcement, but that too often the criminal justice system lacks the resources and training to prevent the vicious cycle of prostitution. This is a clarion call to take a sharp look at one of the most striking human rights abuses, and one that is going on in our own backyard.Salt in the Sand: Memory, Violence, and the Nation-State in Chile, 1890 to the Present
By Lessie Jo Frazier. 2007
Salt in the Sand is a compelling historical ethnography of the interplay between memory and state violence in the formation…
of the Chilean nation-state. The historian and anthropologist Lessie Jo Frazier focuses on northern Chile, which figures prominently in the nation's history as a site of military glory during the period of national conquest, of labor strikes and massacres in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth, and of state detention and violence during World War II and the Cold War. It was also the site of a mass-grave excavation that galvanized the national human rights movement in 1990, during Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy. Frazier analyzes the creation of official and alternative memories of specific instances of state violence in northern Chile from 1890 to the present, tracing how the form and content of those memories changed over time. In so doing, she shows how memory works to create political subjectivities mobilized for specific political projects within what she argues is the always-ongoing process of nation-state formation. Frazier's broad historical perspective on political culture challenges the conventional periodization of modern Chilean history, particularly the idea that the 1973 military coup marked a radical break with the past. Analyzing multiple memories of state violence, Frazier innovatively shapes social and cultural theory to interpret a range of sources, including local and national government archives, personal papers, popular literature and music, interviews, architectural and ceremonial commemorations, and her ethnographic observations of civic associations, women's and environmental groups, and human rights organizations. A masterful integration of extensive empirical research with sophisticated theoretical analysis, Salt in the Sand is a significant contribution to interdisciplinary scholarship on human rights, democratization, state formation, and national trauma and reconciliation.Urban Uprisings
By Margit Mayer, H kan Th rn. 2016
This book analyses the waves of protests from spontaneous uprisings to well-organized forms of collective action which…
have shaken European cities over the last decade It shows how analysing these protests in connection with the structural context of neoliberal urbanism and its crises is more productive than standard explanations Processes of neoliberalisation have caused deeply segregated urban landscapes defined by deepening social inequality rising unemployment racism securitization of urban spaces and welfare state withdrawal particularly from poor peripheral areas where tensions between marginalized youth and police often manifest in public spaces Challenging a conventional distinction made in research on protest the book integrates a structural analysis of processes of large scale urban transformation with analyses of the relationship between riots and social movement action in nine countries France Greece England Germany Spain Poland Denmark Sweden and TurkeyThe Gambia: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper--Joint Staff Advisory Note
By International Monetary Fund. 2007
Appalachian Legacy
By James P. Ziliak. 2012
In 1964 President Lyndon Johnson traveled to Kentucky's Martin County to declare war on poverty. The following year he signed…
the Appalachian Regional Development Act, creating a state-federal partnership to improve the region's economic prospects through better job opportunities, improved human capital, and enhanced transportation. As the focal point of domestic antipoverty efforts, Appalachia took on special symbolic as well as economic importance. Nearly half a century later, what are the results? Appalachian Legacy provides the answers.Led by James P. Ziliak, prominent economists and demographers map out the region's current status. They explore important questions, including how has Appalachia fared since the signing of ARDA in 1965? How does it now compare to the nation as a whole in key categories such as education, employment, and health? Was ARDA an effective place-based policy for ameliorating hardship in a troubled region, or is Appalachia still mired in a poverty trap? And what lessons can we draw from the Appalachian experience?In addition to providing the reports of important research to help analysts, policymakers, scholars, and regional experts discern what works in fighting poverty, Appalachian Legacy is an important contribution to the economic history of the eastern United States.Gang Life in Two Cities
By Robert J Duran. 2013
Refusing to cast gangs in solely criminal terms, Robert J. Durán, a former gang member turned scholar, recasts such groups…
as an adaptation to the racial oppression of colonization in the American Southwest. Developing a paradigm rooted in ethnographic research and almost two decades of direct experience with gangs, Durán completes the first-ever study to follow so many marginalized groups so intensely for so long, revealing their core characteristics, behavior, and activities within two unlikely American cities.Durán spent five years in Denver, Colorado, and Ogden, Utah, conducting 145 interviews with gang members, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and other related individuals. From his research, he constructs a comparative outline of the emergence and criminalization of Latino youth groups, the ideals and worlds they create, and the reasons for their persistence. He also underscores the failures of violent gang suppression tactics, which have only further entrenched these groups within the barrio. Encouraging cultural activists and current and former gang members to pursue grassroots empowerment, Durán proposes new solutions to racial oppression that challenge and truly alter the conditions of gang life.