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ON THE STATUS OF THE COLLOSPHAERID RADIOLARIAN SPECIES SIPHONOSPHAERA BRACHYSIPHONIA DUMITRICĂ, 1978 AND SIPHONOSPHAERA ARKYS SU, 1982
Authors: Dumitrica Paulian
Published: May 2019

The article demonstrates that the collosphaerid radiolarian species Siphonosphaera arkys Su, 1982 from the Quaternary of China is a junior synonym of Siphonosphaera brachysiphonia Dumitrică, 1978, described from the late Middle Miocene Radiolarian Shale Formation from the Getic Depression, Romania. This species is re-illustrated with additional photos at optical microscope and drawings to a better understanding of its morphology.
CENOZOIC SPUMELLARIAN RADIOLARIA WITH ECCENTRIC MICROSPHERE
Authors: Dumitrica Paulian
Published: May 2019

The article presents 3 Cenozoic spumellarian Radiolaria families (Suttoniidae, Patulibracchiidae and Heli-odiscidae) that have genera with eccentric microsphere. Ten such genera are discussed, of which four are new (Ho-munculodiscus, Parasuttonium, Cryptomanicula and Helioferrusa), and 19 species of which eleven are new. These genera evolved independently and in different directions, proving that there are no phylogenetic relationships between these families, and that if some structures are common they are the result of the eccentric position of the microsphere and of its migration during evolution. All species discussed are illustrated in eleven figures with photos at optical or scanning electron microscope.
Procesos de desarrollo y la teoría de gestión de proyectos.
Authors: Rosales Posas Ramón
Published: May 2019

Breve análisis histórico de la evolución de la teoría de gestión de proyectos y su contribución con el desarrollo, facilitando el marco conceptual, metodológico e instrumental de los procesos de inversión pública y privada.
La Función Pública y el Reto de la Integración Centroamericana
Authors: Vera Rodríguez Hernán A.
Published: May 2019

Analiza el proceso de integración centroamericana principalmente desde la perspectiva de la función pública. Plantea las limitaciones según las principales fuentes bibliográficas y la situación general de los sistemas de función pública de la región, los niveles de cooperación entre ellos, los avances llevados a cabo en esta materia, el papel de los organismos internacionales y la situación de la función pública al interior de los organismos de integración centroamericana.
La evolución de los servicios civiles centroamericanos y el desarrollo de las capacidades estratégicas para su profesionalización
Authors: Iacoviello Mercedes , Strazza Luciano
Published: May 2019

A partir de los resultados obtenidos recientemente en el segundo barómetro de la profesionalización de los servicios civiles de Centroamérica y República Dominicana, se analiza la evolución de los servicios civiles en los siete países en el período 2004-2012, caracterizado en la subregión por contar con políticas meritocráticas y flexibles. Se revisan los avances logrados y los desafíos todavía pendientes en los servicios civiles de los siete países.
Desafíos y estrategias de intervención para el fortalecimiento de la Gestión Pública Local en Centroamérica
Authors: Regidor-Barboza Harys
Published: May 2019

Identifica los principales ámbitos de la gestión pública local revisando a modo de diagnóstico general la vinculación entre programas y proyectos para fortalecer la gestión de lo local. Propone una estrategia regional de incidencia en Centroamérica bajo un enfoque interinstitucional, con tres grandes ámbitos de intervención: a) políticas públicas y recursos en la gestión pública local; b) gobernabilidad y capacidades en la gestión pública local; y c) gobernanza y buena gestión pública local.
Integración económica entre El Salvador y Guatemala: El impacto del establecimiento de una Unión Aduanera en la economía salvadoreña
Authors: Miranda Roberto
Published: May 2019

Analiza el impacto esperado del establecimiento de una unión aduanera entre El Salvador y Guatemala en la economía salvadoreña. Para ello se evalúan las implicaciones de pasar de un esquema de libre comercio a una unión aduanera: el establecimiento de un arancel externo común, la anulación de las reglas de origen y la eliminación de controles fronterizos para las operaciones comerciales entre ambos países. El estudio prevé que los beneficios asociados a esta política superan el efecto negativo en los sectores salvadoreños que se verían afectados por una reducción arancelaria.
Gestión para un creciente desarrollo de ciudadanía: La experiencia del Municipio de Santa Tecla, República de El Salvador
Authors: Duarte Alejandro
Published: May 2019

Presenta la exitosa experiencia de gestión pública de la municipalidad de Santa Tecla, actualmente uno de los municipios líderes en la república de El Salvador, basado en cinco ejes: planificación estratégica; creciente construcción de liderazgos y ciudadanía; funcionamiento institucional y desarrollo de capacidades; coordinación, articulación y concertación entre actores; y la movilización e inversión de recursos, esto con un enfoque altamente resiliente.
Avance en materia de Carrera Administrativa en Costa Rica.
Authors: Arguedas Herrera José Joaquín
Published: May 2019

Presenta con visión integral, el desarrollo de las acciones sustantivas emprendidas por la dirección general de servicio civil de costa rica, a partir del 2010 durante el período 2011-2013, en el marco de su plan estratégico institucional 2011-2014 y del plan nacional de desarrollo 2011-2014, destacando, tanto las obligaciones de ley que cumplir como su labor de institución rectora del empleo dentro del régimen de servicio civil.
Estrategia de Comunicación del SICA: Apuntes desde la Secretaría General
Authors: Echeverría Esquivel Carlos M.
Published: May 2019

El presente ensayo es un testimonio de un proceso de desarrollo interno de la Secretaría General del SICA, enfocado en el redimensionamiento de las comunicaciones abiertas, tanto a nivel de Secretaría propiamente, como del sistema, desde una perspectiva integral. Por medio de este ensayo y revista del ICAP, el autor pone su experiencia práctica, al haber sido director de comunicaciones y Relaciones públicas de la SG-SICA, al servicio de la comunidad centroamericana y extra centroamericana, su conocimiento del SICA y del tema en sí, llegando a demostrar la importancia vital de las comunicaciones asertivas y cómo se deben insertar en un esquema tan ambicioso y de carácter holístico, como es el SICA.
Rol de los Bancos Centrales en la Integración Regional
Authors: García Dubón Enrique
Published: May 2019

El autor pasa una revisión somera de los principales aportes institucionales que el consejo monetario centroamericano ha efectuado desde los primero años de la década de los noventa, a la fecha, destacando sus aportes en integración financiera, desarrollo de estándares prudenciales, creación de infraestructura financiera, desarrollo de estadísticas regionales e investigación regional.
Redes de implementación en la política de agua en México: la importancia del timón gubernamental en la acción democrática
Authors: Cañez Cota Antonio
Published: May 2019

Presenta un modelo teórico de redes de implementación para la política del agua en México, basado en la capacidad de la alta dirección pública para dirigir las redes de actores interesados hacia objetivos y resultados públicos. Dicho modelo destaca la acción democrática como elemento indispensable en las políticas públicas, al final del documento, se presentan diez desafíos para la implementación de la política del agua en México con el propósito de que sirvan de lección para los encargados de proveer políticas públicas.
Estado de la dimensión de la gestión de investigación en administración pública centroamericana. Un estudio desde el ICAP
Authors: Sandí Meza Vinicio , Pérez Campos Mauricio
Published: May 2019

Contribuye, a través de un análisis bibliográfico, en el examen de los principales aportes en materia de gestión del conocimiento sobre la investigación en el campo de la administración pública en Centroamérica.
Tensiones del Estado latinoamericano en la consolidación democrática y globalización
Authors: Lozano Wilfredo
Published: May 2019

Discute algunos de los problemas que aquejan a los funcionarios estatales latinoamericanos, particularmente el caso de República Dominicana, en el contexto de los llamados procesos de consolidación democrática. Afirma que los problemas de hoy son los de una sociedad democrática llena de vacíos, los problemas de ayer son los de una sociedad autoritaria, no democrática. Entre ambas existe un puente de problemas, que aun se mantienen, pero la situación actual, al menos, está forzada al pluralismo político.
Gobernanza y Administración Pública Inteligente: un enfoque novedoso para una gestión revitalizada
Authors: Varela Arévalo Laura
Published: May 2019

Estrategias e iniciativas para impulsar la calidad y la mejora continua son indispensables para cumplir el rol fundamental del estado de servir al ciudadano y lograr resultados que permitan satisfacer sus necesidades, para lo cual es indispensable el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los funcionarios públicos llamados a ser no solamente los actores clave en los procesos de implantación de sistemas de calidad, sino también impulsores del cambio a la innovación y la mejora si se crean las condiciones que lo permitan
Análisis de los discursos oficiales en las iniciativas de reforma del Estado en Costa Rica y sus implicaciones en las capacidades estatales, 1990-2013
Authors: Alpízar Rodríguez Felipe , Chacón Mendoza Daniela
Published: May 2019

Indaga las principales propuestas de reforma del estado costarricense en los ultimos 25 años. Estas propuestas se derivan de informes institucionales que han aportado al debate sobre como mejorar la institucionalidad publica. El analisis de las propuesras se realiza desde un enfoque de capacidades estatales y la construccion de matrices y mapas ideologicos que permiten agrupar las propuestas y extraer tendencias principales. Se destaca un enfasis en los discursos relacionados con la eficiencia, la regulacion y el lugar de los empleados publicos en la reforma. Se plantean nuevas lineas de investigacion y propuestas para el debate publico.
Corporaciones transnacionales en la caficultura salvadoreña y el desarrollo sostenible de la Zona Occidental de El Salvador
Authors: Lizama Gaitán Gilma Sabina
Published: May 2019

En este artículo se identifican las diferentes estrategias empleadas por un grupo de corporaciones transnacionales para vincularse con los principales beneficios cafetaleros salvadoreños, con el propósito de consolidar cuotas de mercado para abastecerse del grano de café, específicamente en la zona occidental de El Salvador; además se construyen indicadores como una aproximación del estado de desarrollo sostenible de dicha zona, asociándolos con la intensidad de presencia de corporaciones transnacionales.
Análisis comparado del Servicio Civil (GuatemalaEl Salvador) Desafíos y oportunidades en el marco de la Gestión por Resultados
Authors: Castaneda Fátima , Rodríguez Carla
Published: May 2019

Tiene como objetivo, describir el servicio civil de Guatemala y El Salvador, en el marco de la Gestión por Resultados (GPR) en base a la leyes de servicio civil de ambos países. La importancia de la investigación, es la propuesta para el análisis de los principales desafíos y retos de la función pública en los países en mención en base a la GPR y con ello eficientar la relación de la administración pública-ciudadano en el marco de la gobernanza. Considerando que hoy en día la población está gestando redes y la misma administración pública; para que el servicio civil responda a la necesidades de la población.
Inseguridad alimentaria en Centroamérica y las cadenas de valor de granos básicos.
Authors: Díaz Porras Rafael A. , Miranda Montes Donald
Published: May 2019

En este artículo, se analizan las cadenas de granos básicos, como parte de la respuesta que se ha dado en centroamérica en el marco de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio (ODM), mediante las políticas SAN. Se concluye que aunque la región ha enfrentado la problemática con desarrollos en la institucionalidad, persiste una alta vulnerabilidad en las poblaciones rurales. Las cadenas de granos básicos muestran una falta de institucionalidad que afecta a los pequeños productores.
Puntos centrales de la relación entre el desarrollo sostenible y la gestión integral de residuos sólidos domiciliarios
Authors: Sánchez Muñoz María del Pilar
Published: May 2019

Se reseñan algunos fundamentos que sustentan la problemática del manejo de residuos sólidos, teniendo en cuenta aspectos sustanciales como las instituciones formales e informales, el territorio y la gobernanza local. Se resalta que, tanto los ciudadanos como quienes toman las decisiones de política pública deben adoptar posturas responsables con el desarrollo sostenible. Además, se requiere una mayor participación ciudadana en la construcción de estrategias para mitigar problemas relacionados con el medio ambiente
Prospectiva estratégica: orígenes, conceptos clave e introducción a su práctica
Authors: Astigarraga Eneko
Published: May 2019

El artículo trata de ofrecer una visión general sobre los orígenes, conceptos e ideas clave de la prospectiva estratégica, asi como sobre su utilización en el ámbito de organizaciones, empresas, gobiernos y territorios, y su aportación al desarrollo, buen gobierno y sostenibilidad de los mismos. A partir de la exposición de los principios sobre los que se sustenta la prospectiva como disciplina, el artículo se centra en exponer su aportación a los procesos reflexión estratégica y de planificación, planeación o planeamiento de los territorios, organizaciones y empresas. Asimismo, se exponen algunos casos relevantes de aplicación en diferentes ámbitos, el enfoque y carácterísticas principales, los requisitos y condiciones principales para ello, y se finaliza con los retos de futuro que se le plantean a la propia prospectiva estratégica.
La resiliencia como factor para el desarrollo organizacional efectivo
Authors: Calderón Patricia , Almanza Rebeca , Vargas-Hernández José G.
Published: May 2019

El desarrollo organizacional es el resultado de las exigencias de un ambiente cambiante y del conocimiento originado por la evolución de las ciencias sociales aplicadas. Los cambios rápidos dentro del entorno organizacional han exigido cambios en sus procesos de interacción con la tecnología, la estructura y su gente. Para ello, la resiliencia contribuye al desarrollo organizacional efectivo que garantiza la sobrevivencia y genera beneficios adicionales provenientes de circunstancias adversas.
Prospectiva estratégica: una propuesta metodológica para su uso en la planificación estratégica de ciudades pequeñas y medianas
Authors: Segura Ramírez Luis Diego
Published: May 2019

El artículo presenta una propuesta de metodología para acercar el uso de la prospectiva en la planificación estratégica de largo plazo de ciudades pequeñas y medianas. Para ello se inicia justificando la necesidad de la misma, posteriormente se presenta el proceso seguido para construirla, y la síntesis de dos ejemplos de su puesta en práctica en Costa Rica para finalmente desarrollar por completo la propuesta con los fases, métodos y herramientas a usar. La misma se presenta no como una metodología definitiva, sino como una propuesta para ser probada en diversos países, municipios y contextos de la región centroamericana.
The Fluid Concept of Community Well-Being
Authors: Youssef Karim W.F.
Published: May 2019

Book Review: Kee, Youngwha, Lee, Seung Jong, & Phillips,Rhonda (Eds.). (2016). Social Factors and Community Well-Being.Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.
Developing and delivering a National Framework for Collaborative Police Action to Intimate Partner Violence in Canada
Authors: Gill Carmen , Fitch Chief Leanne
Published: May 2019

The National Framework for Collaborative Police Action to Intimate Partner Violence is a document designed to provide police services across Canada with a guide to leading practices to address intimate partner violence (IPV) and to help police leaders better inform policy development and subsequent police action. The National Framework espouses the importance of a multi-agency, multi-pronged collaborative model designed to keep individuals, families, and communities safe. The document provides a shared language and understanding of IPV that can be used among police agencies and with community partners. The National Framework is the result of collective efforts involving subject matter experts from policing, academia, and community organizations, and was rooted in research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada made available to the Canadian Observatory on the Justice System’s Response to Intimate Partner Violence at the University of New Brunswick. In August 2016, the National Framework (NF) was officially endorsed by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police.
Introducing the capstone initiative: building pracademic capacity in Canada’s community safety & well-being sector
Authors: Corley Cal
Published: May 2019

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The ethical dangers and merits of predictive policing
Authors: Kutnowski Moish
Published: May 2019

Predictive policing is an emerging law enforcement technique that uses data and statistical analysis to aid in the identification of criminal activity. Its intention is to proactively reduce crime by providing police forces with likely areas of high risk variables. While this is a noble pursuit, every new tool must be accompanied by the ethical considerations of its potential consequences. Predictive policing is still in its infancy, borne from crime analysis and big data; however, the Western criminal justice system in the traditional sense is a reactive institution with a diverse history. The use of predictive policing presents a new challenge for law enforcement in that it allows for a divergence from the distinct reality of modern policing. Using the United States as an example of the dangers and flaws of predictive policing as a discretionary tool used to justify questionable processes and biases, this paper will analyze the potential opportunity that predictive policing and new holistic forms of law enforcement and community safety initiatives can use in partnerships with communities and policy makers.
Data opportunities and risks: the dynamic of public, personal, and commercial interest
Authors: Capotosto James
Published: May 2019

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Taking the Pulse: perceptions of crime trends and community safety and support for crime control methods in the Canadian Prairies
Authors: McPhail Ian V. , Olver Mark E. , Brooks Carolyn
Published: May 2019

The present study analyzed crime survey data extracted from the 2012 Saskatchewan Taking the Pulse survey on a sample of 1,700 adult Saskatchewan residents. The focus was on examining perceptions of crime trends, perceived effectiveness of various methods for controlling crime, and their sociodemographic correlates. The majority of survey respondents perceived crime in general to be on the rise (37%) or to have not changed at all (48%) over the last three years. Individuals who perceived crime to have decreased were significantly more likely to support alternatives to punishment as effective methods for reducing crime, while individuals who perceived crime to be on the rise were twice as likely to support the use of punitive methods. Perceptions of community safety were unrelated to preference for one crime reduction method over another. Education level was inversely related to crime trend perceptions (r = -.14) and preference for punitive methods to reduce crime (r = -.20). Finally, the results of logistic regression indicated higher levels of education, higher income, and perceptions of crime decreasing were all uniquely associated with a preference for alternatives to punishment in reducing crime. In these analyses, younger age was predictive of a preference for alternatives in reducing youth crime, while urban residential setting was associated with a preference for alternatives to punishment in reducing crime in general.
Re-integration: a new standard in first responder peer support
Authors: Klose Glen , Mooney Colleen , McLeod Doug
Published: May 2019

Since its inception, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Re-integration Program has grown in its capacity, impact, and service to members within EPS. It has also attracted increasing attention among—and emulation by—other first responder communities in the province of Alberta. Most recently, the program was the subject of a featured segment during the joint Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) and Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) international conference, “The Mental Health of Police Personnel: What We Know & What We Need to Know and Do”, held in February 2017. Based on the strong reception and interest generated among conference delegates, the Journal of CSWB invited the program’s architects to develop the following Practice Guideline article, with a view to bringing wider awareness to this unique peer-supported program. The EPS program connects conventional counselling and support resources with aspects of recovery and re-integration that are more closely tied to the equipment and operational realities of first responders.
Historical recidivism rates of Alberta’s not criminally responsible population
Authors: Richer Kayla , Cheng Jeremy , Haag Andrew M.
Published: May 2019

In Canada, public safety is a paramount concern for the provincial Review Boards that oversee individuals found to be Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCR). There is limited research on recidivism rates for NCR populations to assist public policy and institutional practices. In response to this gap, the authors examined the recidivism characteristics of the population of NCR individuals who have passed under the Review Board of Alberta, Canada. The maximum follow-up period was 35 years and included 528 cases between October 1941 and December 2015. Results indicated that the overall general recidivism rate of NCR individuals was 19.7% (convictions). Of this percentage, 4.6% received a major violent conviction, 12.6% received a violent conviction, and 0.75% received a sexual conviction. The presence of a mood or psychotic disorder resulted in a slightly lower likelihood for recidivism, whereas longer criminal histories led to a greater likelihood of recidivism. The findings are discussed for their implications on forensic practice.
Effectiveness of the Dedicated Substance Abuse Treatment Unit in the Regina Correctional Centre: A seven-year retrospective analysis
Authors: Paluck Elan , Banka Dorothy , McCarron Michelle C.E. , Pandey Mamata
Published: May 2019

The Dedicated Substance Abuse Treatment Unit (DSATU) is a specialized unit at the Regina Correctional Centre (RCC) that began providing comprehensive in patient addiction treatment to male sentenced offenders in 2008. The purpose of this paper is to report on the seven-year retrospective evaluation of the effectiveness of the DSATU. The study consisted of a retrospective analysis of the case files of DSATU participants (2008-09 to 2014-15 fiscal years; n=755) and a retrospective, case-control analysis of DSATU program data and Corrections’ Case Management Information System (CMIS) data from the Ministry of Justice. DSATU data spanned from 2008-2014, while CMIS data spanned from 2007-2015 (comparator group n = 535). The effectiveness of the DSATU was measured through Program Fidelity and Treatment Effectiveness, Changes in Institutional Misconduct upon completion of the program, and Changes in Contact with Correctional Services after leaving the correctional facility. Pre- and post-treatment measures of Treatment Effectiveness completed as part of the DSATU program were analyzed. Participants demonstrated statistically significant improvements in their knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and skills in dealing with substance abuse issues. In the period of time between completing the DSATU program and their release from the RCC, DSATU participants had: a significantly lower rate of Institutional Misconduct (disciplinary offenses) relative to the control group (25.3 vs. 45.8%); a significantly lower rate of re-contact with Correctional Services (recidivism) six months (17.3 vs. 26.4% for the control group) and 12 months (28.3 vs. 40.0%) post-release; and DSATU participants who came into contact with corrections post-release took longer to do so than those in the control group (251.0 days compared to 158.0 days). This study demonstrated that the DSATU program has been highly effective at reducing recidivism.
Collaborative risk-driven intervention: research supporting technology-enabled opportunities for upstream virtual services in rural and remote communities
Authors: Nilson Chad
Published: May 2019

In 2011, Canada’s Hub Model of Collaborative Risk-Driven Intervention was launched in Prince Albert, SK. Since that time, over 60 communities across the country have replicated the initiative, resulting in over 9,500 rapid interventions of acutely-elevated risk. For the most part, however, these multi-sector efforts to detect elevations in risk, share limited information, and mitigate risk before harm occurs, have taken place in small-to-large-size communities. Still uncertain, is how the benefits of the Hub Model can be expanded to support individuals in rural and remote communities. This article represents a compilation of extracts from a larger body of work conducted to research, explore, and propose a pilot project for application of collaborative risk-driven intervention in a virtual environment. Part of this effort includes a review of literature on the Hub Model, adaptations of human service initiatives, and the relationship between human service provision and information and communication technology (ICT). Consultations with 199 different human service and ICT professionals lay the groundwork for development of theory, assumptions, risks, options, and solutions for implementation of a tech-enabled Hub. Of course, the implications for service mobilization through a remote presence extend far beyond just the Hub Model. Therefore, this article aims to encourage and inspire action-based research that propels a wide variety of tech-enabled opportunities for improving community safety and well-being.
Public trust in policing: A global search for the genetic code to inform policy and practice in Canada
Authors: Clark Marnie , Davidson Rebecca , Hanrahan Vanessa , Taylor Norman E.
Published: May 2019

The Executive Global Studies Program is an experiential and research-driven learning model for succession-ready police leaders and related executives across Canada, operating since 2003. Its research themes for each cohort are assigned by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP). Nominees are each named and funded by their respective agencies with a view to informing domestic public policy and practice, while also providing a developmental framework for building global networks, shared geo-political awareness, and advanced executive competencies among the police leadership community. The program’s tenth cohort completed a 15-country study on the subject of public trust in policing, and they recently presented their summarized research results to the CACP for consideration and action. In this paper, these results are summarized and discussed for their potential implications for policy, practice, and continuing study. The primary focus of these authors, all of whom are Global 2017 team members, is to trace and explain the qualitative research process applied by their full cohort as they uncovered and conceived what the team ultimately characterized as ‘the genetic code of public trust’, a new grounded theory meant to inform and guide those continuing policy and practice considerations in Canada and beyond.
Assessing the impact of economic and demographic change on property crime rates in Western Canada
Authors: Wilson Stuart
Published: May 2019

Western provinces have experienced tremendous change over the last few decades, with oil booms and busts, with large international and interprovincial movement of workers and families, and with rising and declining property crime rates. What are the links between these economic, demographic, and crime rate changes? I investigate these links for Western Canada over the period from 1968 to 2015. Empirical results suggest that increases in household incomes and alcohol sales per capita, and decreases in unemployment rates, all signs of improved economic prosperity, coincided with decreases in rates of property crime. Increases in migration turnover (both inward and outward migration) put upward pressure on rates of property crime. In addition, changes in police reporting methods and categorization have had dramatic effects on official rates of property crime: the change from UCR1 to UCR2 reporting methodology caused rates of property crime to rise by between 18 per cent and 30 per cent in 1998, and changes in police reporting methods in 2003 caused property crime rates to rise again, by between 5 per cent and 16 per cent in 2003, for the western provinces. The recent rise in rates of property crime in the west is closely linked to the economic slowdown following the drop in oil and resource prices, and should migration turnover rates remain high as people move seeking better opportunities, property crime rates will remain high. Policymakers and criminal justice professionals may be advised and reminded of the effect of these economic and demographic changes, as well as the effect of reporting changes, on official rates  property crime.
First to serve and protect, then to lead: Exploring servant leadership as a foundation for Canadian policing
Authors: Sylven Les , Crippen Carolyn
Published: May 2019

Canadian police leadership is in the spotlight. In May 2017, three Canadian government studies concluded that the organizational culture inside Canada’s national police force was dysfunctional and appeared to lack a culture of leader­ship. Similar criticisms were levelled against other Canadian police agencies, and the new Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was specifically mandated to address workplace bullying, harassment, and abuse of authority. In August 2018, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police 2018 Executive Global Studies program called on police leaders to demonstrate “courageous leadership’” to address the predatory and exclusionary behaviours found inside their agencies. In this concept paper, an alternative view of leadership is put forward as a framework to address these chal­lenges. Servant leadership is a moral/ethical perspective that should intuitively resonate with police officers, particularly the next generation of police leaders. To explore the case for adopting this leadership approach in Canadian policing, its foundational concepts are presented. A description of the limited academic research on servant leadership in policing is described, and the article concludes with recommendations and questions to direct future research on exploring servant leadership in the context of Canadian policing.
Profiling the life course of resource-based boomtowns: A key step in crime prevention
Authors: Ruddell Rick , Ray Heather A.
Published: May 2019

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Co-producing an emergency services well-being strategy in the UK (LEPH2018)
Authors: Hesketh Ian
Published: May 2019

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Community safety and well-being: Concept, practice, and alignment (LEPH2018)
Authors: Nilson Chad
Published: May 2019

The purpose of this paper is to provide a conceptual understanding of community safety and well-being (CSWB). The current paradigm shift in Canadian human services, away from siloed, reactionary measures and towards upstream, multi-sector collaborative initiatives, is becoming increasingly recognized as CSWB. Problematic, however, is that this newly emerging field of social innovation lacks the broadly accepted conceptual framework required to build continuity in practice, consistency in measurement, and clarity for future planning and policymaking. This paper proposes both a conceptual and practical definition of CSWB, outlines a practice typology, clarifies key concepts, offers measurement assumptions, and presents key goals of alignment.
The International Conferences on Law Enforcement and Public Health, a focus for community safety and well-being: Global potential unleashed as LEPH goes annual to North America and Europe (LEPH2018)
Authors: Crofts John Nicholas , Taylor Norman E.
Published: May 2019

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The Hub model: It’s time for an independent summative evaluation
Authors: Corley Cal , Teare Gary
Published: May 2019

Over the past decade, governments and the non-profit, private, academic, and philanthropic sectors have begun thinking differently about how human and social services are organized and delivered. Across Canada, a range of integrated health and social care practices are being developed, adapted, and implemented to meet local needs. The Hub (or Situation Table as it is more commonly known in Ontario) model is one such approach. The Hub model is a multi-sector, collaborative, risk-driven intervention that mobilizes multi-sectoral human services for the purpose of rapid risk mitigation focused on the immediate needs of persons experiencing acutely elevated risk of harmful safety or well-being outcomes. Over the past eight years, the model has been adopted in over 115 communities across Canada.While the model has benefited from developmental and formative evaluations, it is now timely to undertake a systematic multi-site evaluation of the generalizable impacts (e.g., clients, system, costs) and lessons learned about what works, in which context, and why. This body of work will serve to inform policymakers, funders, practitioners and others as to the way forward with the Hub model. The Community Safety Knowledge Alliance (CSKA) is moving forward on a plan to see such independent evaluation undertaken.
Indigenous Symbols of Nourishment
Authors: Kiarie George
Published: May 2019

The use of bread and wine in the sacramental rite of the Holy Communion in the Anglican Church are so significant that they mark the climax of the Anglican worship. However, there are emerging debates and voices regarding these dominical symbols in the Anglican Communion where some Provinces are substituting them with indigenous symbols. While other Provinces in the Anglican Communion are considering their indigenous symbols of nourishment for reappropriation in the Holy Communion, the Kenyan Church is reluctant to embrace them. It is against this backdrop that this article is set to explore the place of indigenous symbols of nourishment and their relevant to the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) adherents particularly in the ACK diocese of Thika.
Emergence of Bukusu-Christian Rite of Initiation and its implications on Societal Value system among the Youth in Bungoma County, Kenya
Authors: Wanyonyi Hellen Sitawa
Published: May 2019

Christian churches have been in existence in Bukusu land for over a hundred years and their influence on African cultural practices cannot be overemphasized. The role of traditional circumcision initiation of boys into adulthood, as practiced by various communities in Kenya has been transformational, especially in the development of positive social values such as morality. Over the years, traditional Bukusu circumcision has however failed to produce moral ‘graduates’, especially because the focus has been to instill values such as bravery, which requires encouraging boys to violence and coarse talk. This has resulted to increased sexual promiscuity among the youth, violent behavior, dropping out school prematurely, robbery et cetera. Many people in Bungoma, especially Christians, have adopted a Christian circumcision model, to provide an alternative rite of passage, which would allow for both developments of positive values and propagation of their Faith. The purpose of the research was to find out how Christian circumcision model helps to enhance positive societal values among the boys in Bungoma County. This was an ethnographic study which was cross-sectional and exploratory in nature. Qualitative methods of data collection were employed, that is, focus group discussions, in-depth interview, and observation. The central question of this study was how the Christian circumcision as practiced by Bukusu Christians enhances inculcation of values among the initiates. This study operated with three objectives: to find out how Bukusu Christian circumcision and initiation into adulthood processes are designed to inculcate positive societal values; to explore the circumcision candidates’ perspectives on the role of Christian circumcision in the development of positive societal values; to examine existing challenges which inhibit Christian circumcision initiation from successful development of positive societal values. The findings of this study revealed a relationship between the adoption of Christian circumcision, and the growing attraction to good morals and values.
The Crystal Structure of Polylithionite-1M from Darai-Pioz, Tajikistan: the Role of Short-range Order in Driving Symmetry Reduction in 1M Li-rich Mica
Authors: Hawthorne Frank C. , Sokolova Elena , Agakhanov Atali A. , Pautov Leonid A. , Karpenko Vladimir Yu.
Published: May 2019

The crystal structure of polylithionite-1M from Darai-Pioz, (K0.97Na0.03Rb0.01)Σ1.01(Li2.04Al0.84 Ti4+0.09Fe3+0.03)Σ3.00(Si3.98Al0.02)O10[F1.68(OH)0.33]Σ2, a 5.1974(4), b 8.9753(6), c 10.0556(7) Å, β 100.454(1)°, V 461.30(6) Å3, space group C2, Z = 2, was refined to R1 = 1.99% using MoKα X-radiation. In the space group C2, there are three octahedrally coordinated M sites in the 1M mica structure: the M(1) site is occupied by Li+ and minor vacancy that is likely locally associated with Ti4+ at the M(2) site; the M(2) site is occupied dominantly by Al3+, with other minor divalent to tetravalent cations; the M(3) site is completely occupied by Li+. In the space group C2, the structure is completely ordered. Each non-bridging O2– ion is surrounded by an ordered arrangement of 2Li+ + Al3+ + Si4+ with an incident bond-valence sum of 1.95 vu (valence units). The F– ion is coordinated by Li+ + Li+ + Al3+ with an incident bond-valence sum of 0.84 vu (values around F– generally tend to be lower than ideal). Thus, the valence-sum rule is satisfied, both long range and short range. In the space group C2/m, there is long-range order but not short-range order. There are three different short-range arrangements, one of which has bond-valence deficiencies of 0.38 and 0.49 vu around the non-bridging O2– ion and the F– ion, destabilizing the structure relative to the more ordered arrangement of the C2 structure, which conforms more closely to the valence-sum rule. The drive to lower the symmetry in polylithionite-1M from C2/m to C2 comes from the short-range bond-valence requirements of the structure.
Frères Ennemis
Authors: Cloonan William
Published: May 2019

Frères Ennemis focuses on Franco-American tensions as portrayed in works of literature. An Introduction is followed by nine chapters, each centred on a French or American literary text which shows the evolution/devolution of the relations between the two nations at a particular point in time. While the heart of the analysis consists of close textual readings, social, cultural and political contexts are introduced to provide a better understanding of the historical reality influencing the individual novels, a reality to which these novels are also responding. Chapters One through Five, covering a period from the mid-1870s to the end of the Cold War, discuss significant aspects of the often fraught relationship in part from the theoretical perspective of Roland Barthes’ theory of modern myth, described in his Mythologies. Barthes’ theory helps situate Franco-American tensions in a paradigmatic structure, which remains supple enough to allow for shifts and reversals within the paradigm. Subsequent chapters explore new French attitudes toward the powerful, potentially dominant influence of American culture on French life. In these sections I argue that recent French fiction displays more openness to the American experience than has existed in the past, and contrast this overture to the new with the relatively static, even indifferent attitude of American writers toward French literature.
Truths and Delusions
Authors: Cloonan William
Published: May 2019

This novel chronicles French intellectuals’ initial elation at the end of the Occupation and then their rapid disillusionment at the lack of meaningful change after the war. It also addresses their fears that their importance is flagging in the post war era. The love affair between Anne (French) and Lewis (American) brings into focus the complex, often conflicted relation between France and the United States during the post-war, Cold War era.
An American Excursion into French Fiction
Authors: Cloonan William
Published: May 2019

This chapter addresses the widespread claim that Paul Auster is the most French of American novelists by demonstrating various ways in which he has borrowed from French literary and cultural practices. This is one of the first detailed attempts to give intellectual substance to the claim that Auster is really quite different from his American counterparts because of the strong Gallic influence on his work.
DATA MINING AND CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE JURY CITATIONS OF THE PRITZKER ARCHITECTURE PRIZE (1977–2017)
Authors: Mahdavinejad Mohammadjavad , Hosseini Seyed Amir
Published: May 2019

Although the Pritzker Architecture Prize is prestigious and highly influential, it has not been the subject of any coherent studies to date. This research investigates the network of sponsors, the jury members influential on the nomination process, as well as the discourses dominant during each year of the prize. In the first section, we examine the network of sponsors using the bibliography method. In the second section, we study the contents of the annual jury citations using the content analysis method. The second section shows that each announcement contains four parts and various sub-parts. we compare the results of both sections to draw a content map of the various years of the prize. Finally, we attempted to evaluate the relationship between the jury members and their cooperation network with the discourses formed over time.
INTER-MARKETS VOLATILITY SPILLOVER IN U.S. BITCOIN AND FINANCIAL MARKETS
Authors: Qarni Muhammad Owais , Gulzar Saqib , Fatima Syeda Tamkeen , Khan Majid Jamal , Shafi Khurram
Published: May 2019

This paper investigates the volatility spillover dynamics between U.S. Bitcoin and financial markets from July 19, 2010 to December 29, 2017. Diebold and Yilmaz (2012) volatility spillover index, Barunik, Kocenda, and Vacha (2017) Spillover Asymmetry Measure, and Barunik and Krehlik (2018) frequency connectedness methodologies are applied to investigate the time varying dynamics of volatility spillover among U.S. Bitcoin and financial markets. The findings of the study indicate the presence of low level of integration and contagion between U.S. Bitcoin and financial markets. Asymmetric nature of volatility spillover is also detected. The connectedness among the U.S. Bitcoin and financial markets is found to be concentrated at high frequency, suggesting that markets process information rapidly. Moreover, the turbulence in Bitcoin market will have insignificant effect on U.S. financial markets. This non-contagion nature of Bitcoin markets provides significant risk hedging and diversification benefits for domestic and foreign investors in the U.S.
L’enseignement secondaire public dans le Pas-de-Calais sous la Troisième République et ses principales caractéristiques
Authors: Cichanski Jauris
Published: May 2019

Sous la Troisième République, l’enseignement secondaire public se développe peu à peu pour les garçons, tandis qu’il apparaît en 1880 pour les jeunes filles. Dans le département contrasté du Pas-de-Calais, quelles analyses peut-on tirer des sources conservées sur les différents établissements ? Le réseau masculin évolue peu : un lycée et trois collèges en 1870, deux de plus soixante-dix ans plus tard. Pour les jeunes filles, le réseau se crée très rapidement, preuve d’une volonté républicaine forte : cinq établissements sont créés, mais l’un d’eux ferme après une vingtaine d’années de fonctionnement. À travers ces établissements, une étude globale de l’évolution des effectifs est menée ainsi qu’une analyse de la place de l’internat. La vie scolaire quotidienne est enfin scrutée, en particulier sur les relations entre le chef d’établissement et sa hiérarchie, mais aussi sur les liens établis avec la vie de la cité, tout en observant la vie des élèves et les règles disciplinaires.
“Crash landing” obligation for Mediterranean mixed fisheries: Evaluation of management strategies using bioeconomic modelling in the Aegean Sea
Authors: Christou Maria , Maynou Francesc , Tserpes George , Stergiou Konstantinos I. , Maravelias Christos D.
Published: May 2019

Minimizing unwanted catches is a major milestone for achieving sustainable fisheries. In the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy, a landing obligation is being established progressively in European waters (Article 15, EU Regulation 1380/2013). Supplementary management measures have been proposed to support and enhance the effectiveness of this new regime. In this context, the effect of the landing obligation on a demersal mixed fishery (coastal and trawl fleet) in the Aegean Sea (NE Mediterranean Sea) was assessed in terms of both biological and economic sustainability. Our results show that the landing obligation alone does not ensure sustainable fisheries. Management action should be directed to the introduction of additional measures. Evidence suggests that improving selectivity and protecting the nursery grounds are possible solutions to decrease discards and ensure sustainable fisheries in the long term. The landing obligation can have a role in incentivizing the adoption of these management measures that ensure lower fishing mortality on juvenile fish.
Internet Utilization by the Students with Visual Impairment Disabilities
Authors: Hafiar Hanny , Subekti Priyo , Nugraha Aat Ruchiat
Published: May 2019

As a millennial generation, teenagers have the need to use the internet in their daily activities. The need to access the internet is also felt by students with visually impaired. Although many various sources of information are still in the form of text, with the help of various types of assistance programs, students with visually impaired can access this information. With the existence of various assistance programs, teenagers with visually impaired can access the internet more unimpeded. Based on this background, the purpose of this research is to find out the use of the internet by students with visually impaired. The results are sequentially stated that the use of the internet includes access to WhatsApp, YouTube, Google, Social Media (Facebook and Instagram), radio streaming, video downloads, music downloads, Map/location identifiers, online shopping and TV streaming to watch football broadcasts. However, there are still a number of obstacles faced by students with visually impaired who still need technological development so that the opportunity for people with visually impaired to access the internet is increasingly open. In addition, directing efforts from related institutions are needed to improve the ability of students to use the internet as well as supervision so as not to be contaminated with negative content from the internet.