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Compensability of Law Enforcement Officers’ Suicide Under the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act
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Becoming a Poor Church for the Poor: The Vincentian Charism, an Invitation to the Church’s Bold Reform Today
Get PDFDominique Iyolo explains how the Vincentian charism anticipated and is reflected in Pope Francis’s Evangelii Gaudium, and how it is being put into practice for the service of the poor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Madagascar. Iyolo discusses the theology behind the preferential option for the poor and also describes how their suffering is caused by a spiritual poverty of the rest of the world
Making a Difference
Get PDFPhilanthropy, coaching and indomitable athleticism guide Noelle Malkamaki (LAS ’23) to victory at the Paralympics
Political Ideology and Consumer Behavior of Independent Voters
Get PDFPrior research has established the effectiveness of market segmentation strategy, and specifically the use of political ideology. Existing literature divides political ideology into two groups: liberal and conservative, despite over 40% of consumers self-identifying as independent. Researchers have indicated the need for consumer behavior studies about independents, but none yet appear to exist. This exploratory study attempted to address this by examining financial product consumer behavior of political independents, as measured by financial risk tolerance (FRT), for two products: mutual funds and bitcoin. Researchers have shown that over 80% of independents are leaners, that is they resemble conservative or liberal partisans in their behavior, and the present study asked if this was particularly true when evaluating these forms of risk tolerance. This was achieved by comparing FRT of independent leaners and partisans for these two products. Results were mixed, showing that independent left leaners showed no significant difference in FRT in both mutual funds and bitcoin, supporting two hypotheses. Independent right leaners and partisans, however, showed significant differences in FRT, which does not support the other two hypotheses
Latinas in Law Enforcement: Tokenism, Barriers and Changes Along the Narrow Bridge to Promotion
No full textThe purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand and analyze themes and patterns shared among the lived experiences of 12 female Latina Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) in male-dominated police departments in the Midwest (Illinois and Minnesota). The researcher chose to adopt a basic interpretive qualitative research methodology for this study because it provides a flexible and useful research tool, and provided a broader approach to interpreting meaning from rich and detailed data, yet complex, and account of semi-structured interviews that served as a data collection instrument. This study was guided by the theoretical framework of Kanter’s research on tokenism suggesting that the problems tokens face decrease or diminish as their numbers increase above 15%. An intersectionality approach was used focusing on being a woman, being Latina, and being in LE. This provided a more accurate assessment of the experiences of women, especially women of color. This dissertation sought to answer the following research questions: What stories could Latina LEOs share regarding retaining their identities as Latinas while crossing the narrow bridge to promotion? What barriers/factors (institutional, social networks, individual) were overcome to account for their success as Latina LEOs in a Midwest Police Department? Using a thematic analysis provided key findings which revealed and expanded research on tokenism in LE illustrating how common experiences of tokenism appear in female Latina LEOs. More broadly, the findings suggest that theoretical factors related to tokenism, visibility, contrast and assimilation all had a substantial impact on women, including that the participants used strength and resilience to endure the challenges they encountered to be successful. Part of their strength was facing the challenges and opportunities as female Latina LEOs, which included being misread by male LEOs and earning their position, trust, and voice. By uncovering Latina LEOs perception and experiences in LE, this dissertation provided timely insight and to advance and enhance diversity and practices of LE departments to better reflect the communities
Vincent de Paul, a Reformer?
Get PDFThe article summarizes Vincent de Paul’s efforts for church reform and questions whether he was part of Madame Acarie\u27s influential salons that addressed this concern. He served on the queen\u27s Council of Conscience, which sought to limit the distribution of Church offices to unqualified people seeking financial gain. On behalf of the queen, Vincent identified suitable priests to work in the diocese of Metz, where he gave a mission that helped restore the people\u27s morals and religious practices. At the Holy See\u27s request, he investigated violations of religious rules among nuns and helped reform religious orders of both men and women. As part of his general reform efforts, Vincent was part of the group that cleared the Illuminati of heresy. He also worked to end the practice of dueling among the nobility. He advocated religious tolerance for the Huguenots. Perhaps his biggest contribution to reform was his education of the clergy and his nurturing of their spirituality, which created priests and bishops who were better equipped and better motivated to serve the poor
