Editorial CJ 4(1)

Erratum to “Editorial” [Seizure 41 (2016) 42]

Guest Editorial for JRRD Volume 41, Number 3a

Stroke is the leading cause of permanent impairment and disability. Pending a radical cure, patients recovering from stroke will continue to require study and innovation. Perhaps the need for advances in treating stroke recovery grows more urgent because of the increased incidence and prevalence of stroke. These increases reflect greater life expectancy, aging of the baby boomer generation, and...

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In sub-Saharan Africa almost all of the malaria deaths occur in children below five years of age and these deaths occur within 48 hours of onset of symptoms. Consequently, the home management of malaria (HMM), was introduced to ensure early recognition of and prompt and appropriate response to malarial illness in children within the home or the community. In this report the impact of HMM in chi...

CJ 2000-White (vol. 1)

This chapter explores changes and continuities in the drug-crime relationship during the past several decades. First, we discuss the relationship in a historical context highlighting changes in U.S. Federal policy. Next, we examine the key methodological issues involved in empirically understanding the drug-crime connection. In this section we identify inconsistencies in definitions and measure...

CJ 2000-Heimer (vol. 1)

One of the most persistent research findings in criminology is that men commit much more crime than women. This typically is referred to as the gender gap in offending. Many researchers have noted that during the past several decades, women and men have converged in their rates of crime and the gender gap in offending has narrowed. Several explanations of this convergence have been proposed, in...