The aim of this paper is to answer the question what do we know about relationships between research and teaching in higher education? This is not a new debate and is not exclusive to the UK. However, the debate is of considerable relevance to individuals and institutions in this sector. The literature review focused upon four leading UK higher education journals: Higher Education, Higher Educa...

BACKGROUND We conducted a scoping review to define the extent and type of quantitative health status research conducted from 1993 to 2014 with people who have experienced detention or incarceration in correctional facilities in Canada. METHODS We searched 15 databases, reviewed reference lists and relevant websites, and consulted with key stakeholders to identify eligible studies. We reviewed...

This paper is part of a project on the adolescent murderer. Briefly, it consists of an inventory of all adolescent murderers in the Greater Montreal area during a quarter of a century, in the period from 1950 to 1974. Although the project has been recently systematically formulated and pursued, it was always part of the McGill Clinic in Forensic Psychiatry's on-going research on homicidal proce...

In February 1997, South Bay Correctional Facility opened under a contract with the state through the Correctional Privatization Commission. South Bay Correctional Facility is located in southern Florida just south of Lake Okeechobee. South Bay is operated by Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, which also operates Moore Haven Correctional Facility, which was the subject of a similar review by OPP...

This paper presents the framework of higher education quality assessment. The estimates of education quality can be used by the chiefs of higher education establishments (HEE) to take management decisions. The suggested approach is based on SERVQUAL method, supposing that education quality is the quality of provided service. Within the elaborated framework students fill in the questionnaire, th...

Previous research has shown that victims display characteristic body language, specifically in their walking style (Grayson & Stein, 1981). Individuals scoring higher on the interpersonal/affective aspects of psychopathy (Factor 1) are more accurate at judging victim vulnerability simply from viewing targets walking (Wheeler, Book, & Costello, 2009). The present study examines the relation betw...

For the past two decades, distressed rural communities throughout the United States have been turning to prisons as a rural development strategy. In many cases, communities have competed fiercely for correctional facilities and have provided costly incentives in the way of tax abatements and infrastructure development. As financially strapped local governments are finding it difficult to fund l...

In his interesting account of the history of Brentry Hospital, Dr. Jancar describes the work of the Burdens who came to Bristol in 1895. This era, le fin de siecle, was a golden age for the well-endowed. The rich were very rich thanks to the bounties of the industrial revolution. The arts flourished and were well-patronised; new and interesting forms were emerging in the visual arts and in lite...

PURPOSE The seroprevalence of infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii and the association with risk factors has not been determined in inmates. Through a case-control study, 166 inmates from a state correctional facility in Durango City, Mexico and 166 age- and gender-matched non-incarcerated subjects were examined for the presence of anti-T. gondii IgG and IgM antibodies using enzyme-lin...

The future of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) depend on their ability to attract and retain students, increase recognition and prestige. In order to respond to the 'customers' increasingly demanding, HEI need to identify the key factors that influence the satisfaction of a 'customers', thereby creating competitive advantages. These determinants of satisfaction are important elements that gu...