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EFFECTS OF PROJECT REBOUND ON REDUCING RECIDIVISM
Get PDFBackground: Recidivism is the tendency of justice-involved individuals to relapse into criminal behavior and remains a critical challenge within the justice system. Objective: This proposed research aims to assess the effectiveness of campus-based programs to assist individuals with enrollment and success in higher education, specifically Project Rebound. Project Rebound is a campus-based re-entry program that assists justice-involved college students in obtaining their educational goals through such support as enrollment and counseling services. Methods: The proposed research suggests utilizing a quasi-experimental non-equivalent comparison group design to examine the impact of Project Rebound on reducing recidivism among justice-involved college students at California State University, San Bernardino. Study participants will be invited to join one of two groups: those who engage in Project Rebound services and those who attend college independently. Data will be collected through pre-tests, post-tests, and follow-up assessments over two years, focusing on demographic characteristics, criminal history, education, employment, family relationships, mental health, and substance use. Conclusion: This proposed study aims to provide insight into the role of Project Rebound’s specialized academic assistance and resources in promoting successful reintegration and reducing recidivism rates. The proposed study\u27s evaluation of the complex nature of recidivism and Project Rebound services will contribute to more policy changes
Explaining the Long-Term Mental Health Impacts of Childhood Exposure to Domestic Violence: A Mixed-Methods Study
Get PDFBackground: Domestic violence (DV) is a social phenomenon that occurs when an individual perpetuates violent and aggressive behavior toward their significant other in the form of financial, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. Adversely, children may be exposed to DV, which can result in lasting impacts on their mental health. Although scholars have previously explored this social phenomenon, their studies overlooked the experiences of diverse populations.
Objective: This research study aims to bridge this gap of knowledge by explaining the relationship between childhood exposure to DV and the long-term mental health impacts of BIPOC college students. Methods: This study will collect quantitative and qualitative data from 100 BIPOC college students recruited using nonprobability sampling methods. This author will utilize two scales, the Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire (ACE-10) by Felitti et al. in 1998 and the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) created by Blevins et al. in 2015. These scales will be used to screen participants for childhood adversity and the prevalence of trauma symptoms related to exposure to DV
TRADE, COMMERCE, CEREMONY in ASSOCIATION with the KIZH VILLAGE of LUKUUPAGNA CA-ORA-162
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The Kizh of Southern California were an influential part of the trade, commerce, and ceremonial networks in the region before the invasion of the Spanish colonists into their ancestral territory. Their ancestral territory consisted of what is today known as Santa Catalina, Santa Nicholas, Santa Clemente, Santa Barbara Island, Los Angeles County, northern Orange County, western San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. At time of Spanish contact, the Kizh people identified themselves as “Kizh”, the people of the willow houses”. After the Kizh were forced into the Spanish mission system, the Spanish renamed them the “Gabrieleño” connecting them to the Mission San Gabriel. Later their name was incorrectly rewritten as “Gabrielino” by various American ethnographers and anthropologists. Most recently, some individuals in academia have started to use the name “Tongva”. Unfortunately, this term is also incorrect, this term is not how the aboriginal people identified themselves, nor given to them by Spanish at time of contact or given to them by the early American ethnographers. Instead, it is a well-documented name of a spring within the Kizh ancestral territory. This term was developed in the 1980’s by modern-day academics and has been falsely used as a ancestral name ever since. For these reasons, I will use the term(s) used by the aboriginal people, and given to the Spanish explores at time of contact by the Kizh people. Kizh ancestral territory was rich in natural resources provided by the Pacific Ocean and moved into their mainland territories. One of their revered goods was from the southern Channel Islands, in the pacific coast was the Olivella shell disk bead. The Olivella disk bead and the diagnostic Kizh incised disk bead was an important economic resource because it was used in direct trade, commerce, and ceremony with surrounding Uto-Aztecan speaking southern California tribes like the Cahuilla, Serrano, and Luiseño. This Olivella shell bead was then traded by the surrounding tribes, with their neighboring tribes of the Mojave Desert and southwest territories. The exclusivity of location via trade routes, ceremony, same language family, and fundamental religious practices made the Kizh of Southern California affluential among fellow tribal communities before the decimation of their social and economics structure by wave after wave of colonization. Unfortunately for them, this detrimental effect is still being felt today with the inability to be Federally Recognized by the United States government. Until then, the lineal descendants of the People of the Willow Houses now known as the Kizh Nation-Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians will continually fight to prove who they are, that they are still here, and that by birthright they were and are a major participant in the Southern California Native American story
Comparing Funders\u27 Altruism versus Self-interest: Leveraging the Context of Crisis
Get PDFWhile reward-based crowdfunding has widespread popularity, the motivations driving funders, balancing self-interest and altruism, have remained puzzling. Prior research has been constrained by examination methods and produced mixed findings regarding the weight of altruism versus self-interest among funders. Our study takes a fresh perspective, delving into funder behavior amid a major crisis—the tumultuous backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings reveal that funders not only display an increased willingness to contribute but also significantly amplify their contributions, particularly to projects in crisis-affected regions, irrespective of external incentives like rewards. This underscores the prevalence of altruistic motives among funders in challenging times. This new understanding deepens our grasp of crowdfunding dynamics and highlights crowdfunding\u27s vital role as a lifeline for entrepreneurs during major crises
ESTA ES MI TIERRA, ESTA ES MI LUCHA AN ANALYSIS OF THE INTERSECTIONAL LATINO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IN MAYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
Get PDFThe city of Maywood serves as a microscope for major systemic issues that happen on a global scale and are often magnified in the Los Angeles area. The location and timeframe serve to analyze how Latino immigrant communities in southeast Los Angeles faced discrimination in the late 90s and early 2000’s. This study shows how these communities come together and organize to combat major problems, exploring topics like immigration, housing, environmental justice, policing, and overall community organizing. This story focuses on how an underrepresented community without a voice became politicized. Maywood is a town that struggles in progress, but its small nature sets it apart from other major towns. This case study completely demonstrates how oppressive systems are intersectional. All these events are tied to one another. Maywood, an unincorporated town of southeast Los Angeles, less than 2 square miles with a 90 percent Latino immigrant population, was a trailblazer on a number of major political events. It is a town that was the first to label itself a sanctuary city, organized a successful renters’ strike, and dismantled its police department. Maywood also battles environmental issues and notably known as a “pollution island” coming from abandoned chemical sites, incoming pollution from cities like Vernon, and major freeway smog. It is a town that was able to overcome massive barriers, but to this day still battles through economic crises and environmental racism
The Impact of Maternal Problematic Drinking On Daughter\u27s Mental Health: A Systematic Review
Get PDFBackground: Parental alcohol use is a widespread issue and is known to have negative impacts on children\u27s mental health. However, research on parent-child dyads concerning parental problematic alcohol use and child mental health outcomes has much less research. Objective: This systematic review aims to examine recent literature on the impact of mothers’ problematic drinking on daughter(s) mental health. Methods: The following databases were used: EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. The keywords included “mother”, “AUD”, “maternal AUD”, “impact on daughters”, “female COA”, “female ACOA”, “mothers with an AUD”, “problematic drinking”, “maternal alcoholic”, “impact on relationships”, “impact on mental health” and “substance use”. We searched for articles with multiple filters, including peer-reviewed articles, articles written in English, articles published between 2013 to 2024, and articles in full text.
Keywords: Maternal problematic drinking, offspring, mental healt
THE EFFECT OF CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL ABUSE ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF LATINX ADULTS
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Background: Childhood emotional abuse is a severe form of maltreatment that can be as damaging as more visible kinds of abuse. It is defined as any action or inaction by a caregiver that hinders a child\u27s emotional development. This type of abuse can take the form of humiliation, belittlement, rejection, or neglect, leaving lasting emotional scars. Objective: This study proposes to better understand the long-lasting effects of childhood emotional abuse by investigating the connections between the degree of emotional abuse and ensuing mental health issues. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, this study proposes to gather quantitative data on the mental health of individuals who experienced childhood emotional abuse. Validated measures, specifically the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), will be used. The study will focus on recruiting Latino/a volunteers to fill a gap in the research. The study will use social media platforms to recruit participants, specifically targeting those who have been abused in various ways. Individuals interested in participating in the study will be invited to complete the questionnaire online. Conclusion: Findings are predicted to highlight the important need for culturally informed interventions and to influence social work practices aimed at helping affected individuals. This proposal aims to promote preventive actions among at-risk groups and increase awareness of the frequently disregarded effects of emotional abuse
REQUIREMENT OF PREPIILIN PEPTIDASE ACTIVITY FOR VARIOVORAX PARADOXUS EPS FLP/FAP PILUS ASSEMBLY
No full textVariovorax paradoxus is a Gram-negative aerobic bacterium present in both soil and the human oral microbiome. This species contributes to biotransformation of xenobiotics and promotes plant growth. Interestingly, although the genome of strain EPS lacks the flagellum operon annotated in strain S110, the microbe remains motile, and flagella can be observed microscopically. To investigate this unexpected phenotype, motility mutants were enriched from a Tn5 mutant library using a liquid culture settling strategy. A total of 122 isolates were screened for motility defects, and 57 exhibited significantly reduced motility compared to the wild type. Rescue cloning revealed that over 60% of these mutants contained disruptions in genes within the tight adherence (tad) locus. Based on previous studies, these genes are predicted to function in a single pilus biogenesis system, although their roles in swarming or planktonic motility is unclear.
Mutant N10 was found to contain a disruption in a pseudogene, Varpa_5149, located within the tad locus and hypothesized to encode a prepilin peptidase, a component documented in other bacterial tad systems. The prepilin peptidase, a core gene present in other tad loci, was missing from V. paradoxus EPS. Complementation of Varpa_5148 alone, which encodes the Flp/Fap prepilin, did not restore motility, whereas complementation with Varpa 5148-5150, which includes the putative prepilin peptidase, restored motility to that of the wild type. To examine the biochemical role of the pseudogene, a tagged flp/fap prepilin fusion protein was constructed, overexpressed with arabinose and purified. The purified protein was incubated with lysates from wild type V. paradoxus, mutant N10, and complemented N10. Cleavage of the Flp/Fap prepilin protein was expected in the wild type and complemented N10 strain, but absent in N10; however, cleavage activity was also detected in N10 lysates, suggesting potential nonspecific peptidase activity. These findings indicate that the experimental approach needs refinement and the role of the putative prepilin peptidase in V. paradoxus warrants further investigation
ECHOES OF ISOLATION: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL CLOSURES ON INCARCERATED STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
No full textThis study examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on traditionally marginalized male students, mainly Latino and African American, who were incarcerated in three juvenile detention facilities in Riverside County. The study explored the challenges these youth faced in accessing educational support during the pandemic, assessed the academic effects of remote learning, and identified culturally responsive strategies to improve their educational outcomes and help with their reintegration into society. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to explore the lived experiences of incarcerated youth, emphasizing the barriers they faced and the resilience they showed during remote learning. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with participants aged 18 to 22, along with document analysis and observations. Guided by Resilience Theory, Critical Race Theory (CRT), Latino Critical Race Theory (LatCrit), and Intersectionality, this study highlighted systemic inequities and amplified the voices of marginalized youth through counter-narratives. Thematic analysis identified nine themes, which were grouped into three main challenges: instructional disruption, isolation and loss of routine, and limited access to technology and materials. Despite these obstacles, participants showed persistence and adaptability, emphasizing the importance of resilience.
Findings advance the literature on juvenile justice education by documenting the academic and social-emotional effects of the pandemic on incarcerated youth and by providing recommendations for equity-focused, culturally responsive, and resilience-oriented practices in detention-based educational settings
