TASC. Treatment Alternatives to Steet Crime. A joint function of the special action office for drug abuse prevention law enforcement assistance administration.
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The risk of personal victimization among the aged.
This study examines the likelihood of personal victimization among the aged as a function of a multitude of factors such as characteristics of the victim and environmental conditions. Although the effects of a number of variables (e.g., age, sex, race, and income) on victimization have been studied, they are generally restricted to descriptive or bivariate analyses. Attempts to examine the impact of all relevant factors simultaneously have been rare. This is probably due to the small proportion of crime victims included in most victimization surveys and the fact that statistical techniques dealing with discrete dependent variables are not yet widely used by researchers. In this study, a maximum likelihood logistic probability model was applied to delineate the effects of individual and environmental attributes on victimization. Data for this analysis came from the National Crime Survey conducted between 1973 and 1976 by the Census Bureau for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. Logit analysis revealed that characteristics of both the victim and the environment have fairly consistent effects on the likelihood of personal victimization.
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Health care in jails: an evaluation of the American Medical Association's pilot projects.
In 1975 the American Medical Association was awarded a grant by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration to conduct pilot projects to improve the quality of health care in jails. The medical societies of six states were selected as subgrantees and projects were initiated in thirty jails. The evaluation of these projects involved both process and impact components. The principle criterion for the process evaluation was the success of jails in meeting the standard of health care for jails that were established by the AMA as part of the project. The principle criterion employed in the impact assessment was the extent of improvement in the early detection of inmates' health problems. The project was determined to be successful in both the process and the impact evaluation, although notable improvements in jail health care are still to be made.
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Drug histories and criminality: survey of inmates of state correctional facilities, January 1974.
In January 1974, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, assisted by the Census Bureau, interviewed 10,400 inmates of state correctional facilities. Results from this survey were applicable to 191,400 inmates, which was the estimated population of all state correctional facilities at the time of the survey. Findings showed that an estimated 61% of the 191,400 inmates stated they had used drugs such as heroin, methadone, cocaine, marijuana, amphetamines, or barbiturates at some point in their lives, without a doctor's prescription and outside of a treatment program. A greater percentage of inmates presently convicted of property crimes (61%) had ever used drugs than inmates convicted of violent crimes (56%)--a difference which becomes greater when inmates convicted of robbery are removed from the violent crime category, particularly since seven out of every 10 inmates presently convicted of robbery had ever used drugs. Around one out of every four inmates stated they were using drugs daily, or almost daily, at the time of any of their present offense(s) resulting in imprisonment. Around one in every three inmates presently convicted of robbery was using drugs daily at this time. Classifying inmates according to daily drug use at this time resulted in the finding that a significantly smaller proportion of inmates with daily drug use at this time were presently convicted of "violent crimes" (41%) than inmates with no drug use (57%). In this survey, inmates were asked if they were under the influence of any drugs at the time of any of the offense(s) causing their present imprisonment. Around one in four of all inmates responded affirmatively to this question. Inmates were asked if they had been drinking at the time of any of the offenses resulting in their being in prison at this time. Four out of every 10 stated they had. Taken together with other drugs, six out of every 10 inmates were either under the influence of drugs, or had been drinking, at the time of any of the offenses causing imprisonment now. When the population was asked about enrollment in drug treatment programs, responses were that only 4% of all inmates were enrolled at the time of any of the present offenses resulting in imprisonment, while around 9% had been enrolled in drug treatment prior to the time of their present offenses.
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Behaviour modification in the limelight.
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LEAA halts behavior modification funding.
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Migration, law, and the public's health.
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Privacy Act; exempt record system--Office of the Secretary, DHHS. Notice of proposed rulemaking.
The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services maintains a system of records entitled "Complaint Files and Log. HHS/OS/OCR." The Department intends to exempt this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The proposed exemption is authorized by subsection (k)(2) of the Privacy Act, which applies to investigative materials compiled for law enforcement purposes. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is authorized to gather information for civil and administrative law enforcement purposes pursuant to several statutes requiring nondiscrimination in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. In order to maintain the integrity of the OCR investigative process and to access to complete and accurate information, the Department proposes to exempt this system, under subsection (k)(2), from the notification, access, correction and amendment provisions of the Privacy Act. The Department is requesting public comments on the proposed exemption.
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Privacy Act; exempt record system--HHS. Final rule.
The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services maintains a system of records entitled "Complaint Files and Log. HHS/OC/OCR." The Department is exempting this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The exemption is authorized by subsection (k)(2) of the Privacy Act, which applies to investigative materials compiled for law enforcement purposes. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is authorized to gather information for civil and administrative law enforcement purposes pursuant to several statutes requiring nondiscrimination in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. In order to maintain the integrity of the OCR investigative process and to assure that OCR will be able to obtain access to complete and accurate information, the Department is exempting this system, under subsection (k)(2), from the notification, access, correction and amendment provisions of the Privacy Act.
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The teaching of forensic dentistry: a status report.
A survey was conducted to assess the current status of instruction and curricular content in forensic dentistry in United States dental schools. The dean of each of the 60 dental schools was asked to describe the formal teaching program in forensic dentistry in the predoctoral, postgraduate, resident, and continuing education curriculum. Faculty characteristics and the relationship of the faculty to extramural organizations dealing with forensic science were analyzed. Results indicate that 42 percent of the respondents do not offer formal courses in forensic dentistry at any level of dental education. The remaining 58 percent offer courses that are primarily didactic in nature. The diagnostic dental science departments are responsible for the organization and administration of forensic dental courses at the majority of respondent schools. A significant number of faculty teaching forensic dentistry hold advanced degrees in medicine and law, as well as other disciplines. Although forensic dental faculty are trained to assist law enforcement agencies, their consulting services are not generally used to the fullest extent. Based on the results of this survey, a series of recommendations for structuring the forensic science curriculum in dental schools is offered.
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Toward the development of guidelines for the conduct of forensic psychiatric examinations.
Guidelines for conducting forensic psychiatric consultations and evaluations have not been clearly established. The authors offer and discuss such guidelines, which are based upon the boundary guidelines in general psychiatric practice, ethics principles in general psychiatry, ethics principles in forensic psychiatry, and the relevant case and statutory law. These guidelines are intended to assist the psychiatrist in appropriately conducting forensic evaluations whether in litigation or administrative proceedings.
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Occupational safety & health administration. Building partnerships.
1. The Office of Occupational Health Nursing, within the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), actively advocates for workers and occupational health nurses. 2. Although an enforcement agency by law, OSHA has and is in the process of building bridges to the regulated community through its cooperative development of programs intended to enhance employer efforts for improving and maintaining employee health and workplace safety. 3. OSHA's service of consultation is geared toward the small employer seeking assistance in the recognition and correction of workplace hazards, while improving worksite health and safety programs. Voluntary Protection Programs participation, the recognition of exemplary larger employers, often leads to improvements in employee safety motivation while improving product quality, worker productivity, and corporate profits. 4. OSHA produces a wealth of publications, pamphlets, audiovisual, computer access programs and other documents designed to ease compliance while providing a foundation to the understanding of workplace health and safety.
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Legal review: the medical records implications of state and federal anti-dumping provisions.
Federal and state enforcement agencies have increased their scrutiny of hospitals to make certain they are complying with anti-dumping law. Medical record practitioners can assist their institutions by providing policies that require appropriate documentation of compliance. Given the potential sanctions imposed by anti-dumping laws, these policies should be reviewed carefully by hospital administrative, medical, and legal personnel.
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The Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999: a serious threat to palliative care.
Recent educational efforts in the US medical community have begun to address the critical issue of palliative care for terminally ill patients. However, a newly introduced bill in Congress, the Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999 (PRPA), could dramatically hinder these efforts if enacted. The act criminally punishes the use of controlled substances to cause-or assist in causing-a patient's death. The primary purposes of PRPA are to override the physician-assisted suicide law currently in effect in Oregon and prohibit other states from enacting similar laws. The act also includes valuable provisions for better research and education in palliative care, but the benefits of those provisions are outweighed by the punitive sections of the act. Under PRPA, the quality of palliative care in the United States could be compromised when physicians, fearing criminal prosecution, err on the side of caution rather than risk their patients' deaths by using highly aggressive pain treatments. Furthermore, PRPA would put Drug Enforcement Administration officials, who have no medical expertise, in the position of regulating medical decisions. The act also would interfere with individual states' long-standing authority over medical practice. Finally, PRPA would discourage physicians from engaging in experimentation and innovation in palliative care, again out of concern for crossing the line between relief of suffering and physician-assisted suicide. Other bills have been introduced that go much further than PRPA to encourage palliative care, without its problematic provisions. Regardless of the controversy surrounding physician-assisted suicide in the United States, the need for quality end-of-life care will be far better served if Congress enacts one of these bills rather than PRPA.
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Threat from Washington has chilling effect on Oregon law allowing assisted suicide.
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A review of state legislation on DNA forensic data banking.
Recent advances in DNA identification technology are making their way into the criminal law. States across the country are enacting legislation to create repositories for the storage both of DNA samples collected from convicted offenders and of the DNA profiles derived from them. These data banks will be used to assist in the resolution of future crimes. This study surveys existing state statues, pending legislation, and administrative regulations that govern these DNA forensic data banks. We critically analyzed these laws with respect to their treatment of the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and use of DNA and DNA data. We found much variation among data-banking laws and conclude that, while DNA forensic data banking carries tremendous potential for law enforcement, many states, in their rush to create data banks, have paid little attention to issues of quality control, quality assurance, and privacy. In addition, the sweep of some laws is unnecessarily broad. Legislative modifications are needed in many states to better safeguard civil liberties and individual privacy.
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Forensic Toxicology Program: alcohol and drug testing in Wisconsin drivers.
The Forensic Toxicology Program of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) provides analytical and support services to assist in the identification of alcohol- and/or drug-impaired drivers and to assist in determining cause of death. These services are provided to law enforcement agencies, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and county medical examiners and coroners. Program staff is active in alcohol and drug training, policy-making, and research on a national and international level.
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Privacy Act of 1974; exempt record system--DHHS. Notice of proposed rulemaking.
The Assistant Secretary for Personnel Administration, through the Office of Personnel systems Integrity of the Department of Health and Human Services, by separate Federal Register notice is proposing alteration in the system of records entitled. "Management Information System Efficiency Report (MISER), HHS/OS/ASPER/OPSI", 09-90-0095. The Department intends to exempt portions of this system from certain provisions of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The proposed exemption is authorized by subsection (k)(2) of the Privacy ect, which applies to investigative materials compiled for law enforcement purposes. The Offices of Personnel Systems Integrity (OPSI) is authorised to gather information for personnel, legal and regulatory enforcement purposes under Title 5 U.S.C., Chapter 12. In order to maintain the integrity of the OPSI process of merit system and prohibited personnel practice complaints investigations, and to ensure that the Office of Personnel Systems Integrity will be able to obtain access to complete and accurate information, the Department proposes to exempt from the notification, access, correction, and amendment provisions of the Privacy Act those portions of Management Information System Efficiency Report (MISER) which contain personal information that would identify either a confidential source or an individual other than the complainant or subject of an investigation.
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