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The Effectiveness of Canines in Law Enforcement
No full textPolice K-9s play a multifaceted role in policing including crime control and public relations.The advent of these police specialty units coincided with the movement to professionalize policing and have been used to aid law enforcement since the start of the 20th century.
We will demonstrate the role of a working K-9 and the many different areas that are covered in law enforcement such as: bite, detection, narcotics, firearms, explosives, and technology. We will examine the role of the K-9 handler and the impact of their relationship with their k-9 and how this bond influences the effectiveness of law enforcement tasks
Optimism and Spirituality on Burnout in Educators
Full text linkBurnout in educators can be attributed to high stress, increased demands, and a lack of resources, leading to high levels of turnover. Personal resources, such as optimism and spirituality, have been shown to individually have a negative correlation with burnout but have not been evaluated jointly to predict burnout in an educational setting. This research determines the relative contribution of optimism and spirituality to the three facets of burnout: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. An electronic survey consisting of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Life Orientation Test-Revised, and the Spirituality at Work Scale was completed by educators of different levels ranging from preschool to post-secondary education. The regression analysis of both predictors, optimism and spirituality, were overall significant for each facet of burnout. The results support that both optimism and spirituality, together, negatively correlate with emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. In contrast, optimism and spirituality, together, positively correlate with personal accomplishment. With these results in mind, fostering a more supportive work environment for educators may mitigate the effects of burnout, increasing educator satisfaction and improving the overall quality of education. This could provide valuable insight to future research in developing interventions to enhance the well-being of educators and employees experiencing burnout
The Big Bills Are Still There: What Stands Between Credentials and Calling?
Full text linkIn 1996, the late Mancur Olson, of the University of Maryland, wrote an article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives entitled Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk. The title refers to an old joke among economists about whether or not market processes of voluntary exchange exhaust all possibilities for mutually beneficial trades. Olson went on to draw a distinction between marketable human capital, where the development of skills and habits normally increases money income in a direct manner, and public good human capital, where income is affected indirectly through the effect on public policies and institutions. Consistent with the traditional economic treatment of public or collective goods, Olson argued that people have more incentive to invest in the first type of human capital. The second is just as important as the first, but it is subject to the free rider problem, where one benefits just as much from the efforts of others as they do from their own initiative.
This presentation will propose, with the context of Christian higher education, that in order to truly connect individual credentials (marketable human capital) with one\u27s spiritual calling (which is partially related to public good human capital), a renewed emphasis on institutional knowledge and participation is required
Society of Automotive Engineers Baja Vehicle Competition
Full text linkThe Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Baja Senior Design Team is tasked with building a single person off-road vehicle to both perform in a competitive setting and appeal to the consumer market. Baja SAE gives students the first-hand challenge of pursuing their passion while managing real-life demands and priorities. Each team\u27s goal is to design and build a prototype of an all-weather, rugged, single-seat, off-road recreational vehicle intended for sale to the nonprofessional weekend off-road enthusiast. The three main design objectives we believe are needed to reach our goals are for the vehicle to be durable, manufacturable, and serviceable. The methods for accomplishing the objectives are making the vehicle lighter, improving the suspension travel, reaching a higher top speed, and using an organized set of nuts and bolts for each component
Integrated Under-Deck Storage Unit Solutions for the Basic Utility Vehicle
Full text linkThere is an urgent need to maximize storage usage on the Basic Utility Vehicle (BUV) that is used in Africa by the BUV ministry. Drivers have no place to store personal belongings and items that should stay with the BUV throughout the day. This project aims to find a solution that is in the market and figure out how to adapt it to the BUV. The final product must meet the design criteria given by the BUV ministry as is or with additional features added on to it. By providing an efficient storage solution, there will be a positive impact on the lives of people in Africa