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Jiu jitsu for Law Enforcement
Get PDFPolice officers often find themselves using force in response to suspects that are resisting. Response to resistance is something that all officers will face sometime in their career. However, there is a concern that many officers have a lack of hands-on tactics training to deal with these individuals. Citizen noncompliance is on the rise and officers are experiencing use of force scenarios more often. Law enforcement agencies should integrate jiu jitsu tactics catered toward police encounters into their defensive tactics program. Jiu jitsu for law enforcement does not use strikes and creates safer encounters for police officers and suspects. Jiu jitsu is based in ground grappling which helps officers to maintain control of individuals with minimum force being exerted. This allows officers to buy time for the situation to de-escalate and/or for backup to arrive. There has also been a rise in mixed martial arts training among the civilian population. Mixed martial arts have grappling built in, so officers need to understand how to defend against it. Combined, all these issues make sense for police agencies to invest in their officer’s safety by incorporating jiu jitsu into defensive tactics.LEMI
The Bible as a Source Text for Spiritual Resilience in Peace Officers
Get PDFLaw enforcement is one of the most stressful occupations. Peace officers are continuously exposed to a tremendous amount of stress and trauma throughout the course of their careers, physiologically, psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually. As it relates to law enforcement, spiritual resilience is a peace officer’s capacity to personally endure and cope with stress through the officer’s personal convictions and beliefs regarding existence, a higher power (e.g., God), and his or her purpose for being. A large population of peace officers, especially in the United States, view the Bible, the world’s foremost best-selling book, either as spiritually authoritative or as an ancient text containing spiritual insights. Unsurprisingly, then, many peace officers engage in spiritual activities, including prayer and Bible study, which tend to positively influence the officers’ spiritual resilience. Furthermore, the Bible specifically addresses and validates the law enforcement profession. Therefore, law enforcement agencies should permit the Bible as a source text for spiritual resilience in peace officers. Though not all peace officers are Christian nor share the same opinion of the Bible, the goal for every law enforcement agency should be to create a faith-friendly, non-exclusive environment for all peace officers. Doing so will better prepare and allow all officers to deal with the toxic stressors faced during their law enforcement careers, and, in turn, strengthen the overall readiness and effectiveness of the law enforcement agency.LEMI
Exploring Potential Ethnic Bias Among MMPI-3 Scales in Assessing Personality Psychopathology
Get PDFThis study aimed to examine whether there was statistical bias present in the
measurement of personality psychopathology in the Latinx population on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3). Data were extracted from two larger studies that included undergraduates from Sam Houston State University and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The overall sample included 187 Latinx participants (81.8% female; Mage=20.6) and 100 Caucasian/Non-Latinx participants (85% female; Mage=21.4). All subjects were administered either the MMPI-2-Restructured Form-Extended Battery (MMPI-2-RF-EX) or MMPI-3 and the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 Short Form (PID-5-SF). First, we used correlation analyses between theoretically overlapping scales of the PID-5-SF and the MMPI-3 among White and Latinx individuals. 44 out of 51 theoretically associated scales were found to be at least moderately associated in the total sample. Hierarchical regression subsequently determined the presence of slope and/or intercept bias. Only one analysis (the MMPI-3 Anger Proneness prediction of PID-5-SF Negative Affectivity) indicated significant intercept bias. No evidence of slope bias was found. In other words, these analyses indicated the vast majority of the relationships between MMPI-3 scales and associated personality psychopathology constructs (as measured by the PID-5-SF) remained consistent across ethnic groups. Overall, the results supported the use of the MMPI-3 to formulate culturally competent diagnoses and treatments that will best fit Latinx individuals
MICROBIOME COMPARISON POST-INOCULATION WITH PHYTOPATHOGENIC XANTHOMONAS AND ANTIBIOTIC-PRODUCING ISOLATES
Get PDFXanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae (Xoo) and Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzicola (Xoc) are notable phytopathogens that cause tremendous harm to the rice industry by causing bacterial leaf blight and leaf streak in rice, respectively. We aimed to investigate the impact of Xoo and Xoc on soil microbiomes by utilizing safe relatives inoculated into soil. We further investigated the effects of Xanthomonas-inhibiting, antibiotic-producing isolates inoculated into the soil microbiome in isolation and the presumed post-Xanthomonas inoculation.
Microcosms were designed containing garden soil, which was inoculated with designated bacteria, and samples were taken for DNA extraction every week; the V4 region of the 16s rRNA was utilized for microbiome analysis. The Xanthomonas did not establish in the soil, and antibiotic-producing inoculations were not found to alter the microbiome alpha or beta diversity. The addition of the antibiotic-producing isolates was also found not to significantly to alter the microbiome. However, significant differences were found in the beta diversity when antibiotic-producing isolates were introduced post-Xanthomonas.
The soil microbiome is known to impact the course of disease development in plants and act as a defense against the establishment of pathogens. Due to the high competition for resources within soil microbiomes, pathogen establishment can be deterred by previous soil occupants. When soil is found to resist invasion with pathogens, it can be considered disease suppressive
A Qualitative Vision of a Quantitative World: The Perceptions of Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Their Contributions to Texas Public Schools
Get PDFTo evaluate student discipline in the state of Texas, leaders often rely on
quantitative data, primarily the documentation of exclusionary consequences (Texas Education Agency, 2021). There are few professionals trained in the principles of behavior working in public education, therefore, an understanding of their perceptions and experiences could prove beneficial to the field (Syed, n.d.). To capture this narrative, a phenomenological study was conducted to gain insight from six behavior analysts employed in the Texas public school system. Data were synthesized into 10 themes; five themes described the culture of Texas public education including a culture of reactivity, a culture of burnout, a culture of ignorance, a culture of neediness, and a culture of
limitations. Four additional themes captured the self-proclaimed identities of behavior analysts working in Texas public schools burnout, valueless, powerless, and hopefulness. The last theme covered behavior analysts’ experiences and challenges balancing multiple governing expectations. Viewing data through the lens of radical behaviorism helped to identify systemic concerns rooted in the reactive approach to behavior change still reflected in Texas public schools. The diffusion of innovation theory was used to better
understand hurdles in innovation and barriers to momentum that currently impact the effectiveness and acceptance of behavior analytic practices in public education.
Based on the data, recommendations for behavior analysts included consideration of employment in districts where their behavior analytic credentials were acknowledged and supported and where ethical and competent behavior analytic practices were
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promoted. In addition, behavior analysts were encouraged to bring awareness to the field of education by discussing their potential contributions to change socially relevant behaviors in K-12. Both district leaders and policy makers were encouraged to contribute to the dissemination of behavioral knowledge by hiring highly qualified staff, providing quality behavioral trainings, developing procedural and policy-based accountability
protocols, and increasing fiscal support for behavioral staff, programs, and incentives
Consumer Preferences for the Attributes of Equine Oil Supplements
Get PDFThe equine nutrition market is expected to grow with higher household disposable income. However, there is hardly any research on consumer attitudes toward equine oil, a key supplement to promote healthy weight gain for horses. The objective of this study was to understand consumers’ preferences regarding the nutrition, product, and package attributes of equine oil supplements when making purchase decisions. Among 110 equine owners or renters who responded to the anonymous online survey, approximately 64.55% had used fat supplements for their horses, and 23.64% had tried rice bran oil in particular. When rating the importance of nutritional attributes on a scale of one to five, consumers identified the following three factors as the most important: horses find the oil highly palatable and do not refuse to consume it (mean = 4.10), promoting weight gain for hard keepers (mean = 4.03), and good source for fat supplementation (mean = 3.90). Consumers considered being grown and made in the USA (mean = 3.44), top dress on current ration (mean = 3.11), and family or farmer owned (mean = 2.99) as the most critical product attributes. In terms of packaging, unit price per ounce (mean = 3.85) and ease of use (mean = 3.56) were the most important, and 90.91% of participants would prefer that an equine oil supplement be packaged in bulk with a pump dispenser. The findings from this study will shed light on the packaging and labeling practices of equine oil supplements and provide guidance on how to promote their nutritional benefits
Article Showcases Pitcairn Tapa with Women of the Bounty & The Art of Pitcairn
Get PDFThe article was originally published in The Pitcairn Log.Authors Donald Patrick Albert and Matthew Purifoy encourage PISG members to download and print (free) their study titled “Repositioning Pitcairn’s Tapa: Detecting the Voices of the Forgotten Women of Bounty.”Environmental & GeosciencesPitcairn Islands Research Statio
Integrating AI to Improve Critical Thinking and Media Literacy
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PISG member active in Pitcairn Studies
Get PDFOriginally appeared in the Pitcarn Log JournalDr. Donald Albert of Huntsville, Texas, is one of the busiest PISG members these days.Environmental & GeosciencesPitcairn Islands Research Statio
Law Enforcement Should Not Be the Enforcement Body of Future Health Related Mandates
Get PDFThe COVID-19 pandemic created a new and unfamiliar world where citizens were asked to voluntarily give up their individual freedoms for the safety and health of themselves and others. As the infection rates, hospitalizations, and deaths began to increase, local, state, and federal governments began implementing executive orders that limited individual freedoms. Law enforcement was placed at the forefront of enforcing these orders which, in some cases, caused a dilemma for officers who have taken an oath to uphold the constitutional rights of the citizens they serve. As the country moves forward from the pandemic and new information becomes available about the severity of the various Covid strains, new case law is created to guide lawmakers and law enforcement alike, and law enforcement agencies begin to rebuild the public trust, law enforcement leaders must evaluate the decisions made and determine what can be done in future situations to limit the negative effects of executive orders enacted based on limited information. Law enforcement should not be the enforcement body tasked with limiting the constitutional rights of citizens in a pandemic in which individual jurisdictions impose differing rules based on varying interpretations of science, freedoms, and safety.LEMI