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Raising an Infant in a Jumpsuit: Prison Nurseries
Get PDFRaising an Infant in a Jumpsuit: Canadaâs need for a more contemporary approach to prison nurseries The purpose of my paper, âRaising an infant in a jumpsuit: Prison Nurseries,â is to address the complex problem of pregnant incarcerated women and what to do with their newborns. The rate of women imprisoned has risen substantially in recent decades, and with the increase has arisen the question: What to do when a woman gives birth while incarcerated? Although Canadian research would have been optimal for this paper, I found a huge gap in that very little research had been done on prison nurseries within Canada. Prison nurseries vary around the world; each country has its own criteria for participants; for the purpose of this paper, I focused on the United Statesâ system and its statistics. The research that I found on prison nurseries is very positive: lower rates of reincarnation for the mothers, stronger attachment between mother and baby, and relatively low risk to the babyâs physical health while in the nursery. This paper argues that prison nurseries are beneficial and that, although there are valid critiques, the benefits far outweigh them. Further research could be done on differing prison policies on nurseries in order to implement the most constructive prison nursery system in Canada
The Impact of Macroeconomic Factors On Student Enrollment in Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions
Get PDFUsing data from Statistics Canada (1992-2013), this study examined the impact of macroeconomic factors such as the unemployment rate, GDP growth, and the exchange rate on student enrollment in Canadian post-secondary institutions. In order to estimate regressions, this study used the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method. The results from the overall model show that both GDP growth and unemployment have a positive impact on enrollment in the long run. However, in the short run, only the unemployment rate has a positive effect on total enrollment. The study divided samples on the basis of gender, and the results show that the unemployment rate has a positive effect on male enrollment, while GDP growth has a positive impact on female enrollment. The study also examined the impact of the exchange rate on the enrollment of international students. The results show that a depreciation of the Canadian dollar leads to an increase in enrollment
Variable "Be" Stars in the Perseus Constellation
Get PDFOver four nights between September 26th and October 23rd, the young star cluster âh Perseiâ was observed with a CCD camera attached to a Celestron telescope. The two stars, Oo 1278 and Oo 1282, are the primary focus of this research project. The apparent magnitudes for these two stars were plotted against time to create light curves to study the variability. Oo 1282 was found to be a variable star as its differential magnitude varies with time. Fourier Analysis found three frequencies for a multiperiodic trend of the differential magnitude for Oo 1282, but there was insufficient data to carry out the same analysis on Oo 1278. By analyzing the spectra obtained by the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Victoria B.C, the two stars in question can be classified as early B spectral-type stars. Furthermore, Oo 1282 can be classified as a mild Be star due to the H beta line in partial emission
