OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to conduct a baseline assessment of intimate partner violence (IPV) practices in a pediatric hospital system. METHODS The Delphi Instrument for Hospital-based Domestic Violence Programs was used to assess the structure and components of the hospital system's IPV practices. Through key stakeholder interviews, we also assessed IPV practices in individual ...

OBJECTIVE Australia's response to refugees and people seeking asylum is a matter of national debate. We sought to determine the knowledge and attitudes of paediatricians about refugee and asylum seeker issues (both onshore and offshore). DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS In November 2013, we emailed a questionnaire web link to all Australian general and community paediatricians registered with...

The authors of this Bulletin focus on a somewhat neglected area of research, i.e., the role that race plays in police decisionmaking. Using statistics from the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System, they compare arrest probabilities of white and nonwhite juveniles for violent crimes. Their investigation finds no direct evidence that an offender’s race affects police decisions to take j...

Stormwater runoff is a known pollutant source capable of causing surface water degradation, especially in highly populated areas such as Central Florida. Wet detention ponds manage this stormwater, but most of the ponds do not remove enough nutrients, specifically nitrogen and phosphorus, to meet TMDL regulations. This paper presents the use of a Chamber Upflow Filter and Skimmer (CUFS) filled ...

This article discusses how administrative practices shape immigration detention policies, addressing both discretion in orders and their judicial supervision. Due to vaguely formulated legal criteria ineffective ex-post supervision, the authorities have considerable discretionary powers ordering detentions for noncompliant criminalized noncitizens. Instead of being a measure last resort, is use...