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How do I become a paramedic? Do I need a degree to be successful in the short term? Will those needs change in the long term?Read More

As I sit down to write this paper, it is the eleventh hour. My paper for my nomination as the Outstanding Intern of the Year is due at midnight and I am rapidly running out of time to knock it out. "Procrastination?", you ask. Hardly. I have been swamped with work at my internship. And not that boring "I-hate-my-job-AND THERE'S-SO-MUCH-OF-IT!" kind of swamped. No, I am drowning in the best...Read More

political failure. Optimism was fueled by the idealism of millions of young people who profoundly shaped the American culture with their hopes of political and social change. Political failure was ensured by a lack of understanding what it takes to bring about meaningful political change and naivety about just how powerful vested interests were in American society.Read More

Rehabilitation formed the basis of correctional practice until the early 1970s when it was derailed with the release of a report by Robert Martinson. After an exhaustive review of correctional programs, Martinson concluded that the rehabilitative efforts had no appreciable effect on recidivism.Read More

o me, the MPA’s meaning and importance is extensive. The MPA represents democratic values, opportunity for individuals and communities, and at its core, professionalism. Through educating public managers to be efficient, effective, and fair, the MPA is a force for good in our communities.Read More

Correctional history in the United States is riddled with peculiar ideas about how to change behavior. In the colonial days, pillories were used to confine the heads of beggars and drunkards so that they were unable to avoid public gaze. Thieves were forever branded with the letter “T” and scolds were swung out over the river and dunked into the water as a way to cool their heated tongues.Read More

Eastern Kentucky University is ranked among the best in the U.S. News & World Report’s recently announced 2015 Best Online Education Program Rankings. EKU ranked 47th in the nation and is one of only two Kentucky schools to rank in the top 50 for Best Online Graduate Education Programs.Read More

In September 2013, international arms trafficker Viktor Bout’s appeal was upheld by the US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York (Stempel 2013). As a result the Russian born arms broker will serve his 25 year sentence in US prison for the following crimes: 1) Conspiracy to kill US nationals, 2) Conspiracy to kill officers and employees of the US; 3) Conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles; and, 4)...Read More