Abstract This paper discusses ways of reducing traffic fatalities in the Miami-Dade County region. It cites that Miami-Dade has a higher than national average fatality rate on Florida highways, it highlights that most traffic fatalities involve pedestrians. The author also examines the impact of urban sprawl on traffic.
From the Paper "In the past years traffic on the highways in South Florida is said to have increased by percent and traffic is expected to continue growing in the future as more and more people move to this area. Traffic volume..."
Abstract In this article the writer explains that her current work and past education experience have helped her to come to the realization that she would best be able to help others and fulfill personal and professional intermediate and long-term goals if she were to complete a Masters degree in Public Administration. The writer points out that her professional goals will help to fulfill a second long-term goal, which is her only personal goal. The writer explains that the personal goal is to live, work, and raise a family in Miami-Dade County. The writer concludes that if successful in completing the educational and professional goals, she will help make Miami-Dade County a safer, happier, and more equitable place to raise families.
From the Paper "It is my belief that the particular insight provided by a local university will place me in a better position to complete my first intermediate goal, which involves the completion of the coursework required to obtain my Masters in Public Administration. While the degree is important to me, the skills and knowledge that I hope to acquire as a student are of even greater importance. Currently, I view myself as a very competent county employee. I know that my heart is in the right place and that I work my hardest to ensure that I do my job in the best manner possible. However, I am certain that the lessons I can learn at Florida International University will help me become a more efficient and effective employee. For example, one of my most pressing work-related issues is the fact that I have yet to fully develop my time-management skills. As a result, I find that I go through periods where my workload is exceptionally heavy and other periods where my workload is exceptionally light. Although part of that variation is attributable to the fact that I work in the public sector and am called upon to deal with various emergencies, I feel that part of it is also attributable to a lack of proper planning. It is my hope that learning more about public administration will make me a more effective time manager."
Tags: public, sector, Miami-Dade, County, university
Abstract This paper looks at the problem of HIV/AIDS and the issue of a comprehensive community response to it with a focus on the community of Miami-Dade, Florida. It reviews literature that deals mostly with urban, black individuals. It also discusses this issue and interlocks five specific hypotheses that deal with this problem and what can be done to ease it.
Outline
Abstract
Chapter One
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Chapter Two
Review of Related Literature
History
Chapter Three
Procedures
Sources of Information
Setting
Sample Survey
Sample Population
Survey Instrument
Definition of Terms
Statement of the Major Issues
Research Questions
Hypotheses
Collection of the Data
Chapter Four
Findings
Analysis of the Data
Interpretation of the Data
Examination of the Hypotheses
Summary Finding of Hypotheses Number Two
Summary Finding of Hypotheses Number Three
Summary Finding of Hypotheses Number Four
Summary Finding of Hypotheses Number Five
Chapter Five
Discussion, Implications, and Recommendations
Discussion of Level of Responses
Summary of Findings
Question Number One
Question Number Two
Question Number Three
Question Number Four
Question Number Five
Implications of the Findings
Conclusions
Recommendations
From the Paper "Many communities do not react well to individuals that have HIV/AIDS because they automatically assume that these individuals are drug users do or homosexuals. Often, these individuals do belong to one of these categories. However, there are also many individuals who received HIV/AIDS through unprotected sex with someone they felt was clean, through a blood transfusion, or through a partner that they believed to be monogamous and later discovered actually was not. Some of these individuals did not live the kind of lifestyle that one would associate with HIV/AIDS, and even those that do or did live this kind of lifestyle likely did not ask for this kind of disease and should not be shunned by their community. "
Abstract Miami has long been held out as an ideal city and as a microcosm of cultural diversity. The growing problems in the real Miami are considered by many to be a harbinger of things to come in American cities across the country. The paper examines the problems which Miami faces today, including poverty, crime, corruption, racism and drugs. It looks at the racial element in Miami's poverty problem and the tension between the African-Americans and the Latinos. The paper also discusses the solutions offered to the city of Miami by the State of Florida.
From the Paper "Some 300 city or Dade County officials have been indicted, and entire city departments have come under scrutiny. The building department has been given particular attention. The Miami-Dade building department has been cited by a grand jury for failing to enforce the building codes, taking kickbacks for permits and ignoring serious flaws in a large construction project. A team from the Miami Herald investigating county road projects found that more than $1 million had been paid for "phantom road work" which was never performed. The team also found "staggering overcharges" for other work, including one six-figure bill that had been paid twice. In addition, Herald reporters found that no inspections had been performed on some work and that some records had been falsified. It should be no surprise that the city has the lowest credit rating in the country after Washington, D.C. In 1996, Standard & Poor's responded to the city's $69 million deficit by giving its debt the equivalent of junk-bond status, and the governor placed Miami's finances under the control of a state oversight board (Sugarman 16)."
Abstract This paper looks at how teenagers use cars and guns as weapons and discusses the number of deaths in traffic and gunshot deaths among people under twenty years of age in Broward and Dade counties. The numbers are broken down into different categories, such as race, murder, and suicide. Prevention plans concerning both guns and cars are also discussed.
From the Paper "People always say that it is not guns that kill people it is people that kill people. People feel that they must protect themselves from other people. Now laws on guns make it harder for an under aged person to obtain a gun. Teenagers feel it is easier to get money by selling drugs and stealing from other people. In order to look tough they feel a gun will protect them but they wave it around as if it will not do any harm. Guns are not always used for protection. Being a teenager can be tough. The teenage years are the hardest part of growing up."
Abstract The paper explains how Miami has experienced an explosive population growth, resulting in soaring numbers of new construction projects and developments in every area of the city. This report presents the current social, political and economic situation and trends faced by the city. The paper studies the housing market and indicates the magnitude of the lack of affordable housing vis-a-vis the transformation of the Miami/Dade metropolitan area. The paper also identifies the driving factors of the growth that influences the rise of housing costs. The paper concludes that we must prevent politicians from destroying the good intentions of affordable housing legislation and funding.
Contents:
Introduction
Purpose and Approach
Factors Militating Against Affordable Housing in Miami
Literature Review
Discussion and Conclusions
From the Paper "For wealthy immigrants, foreign or domestic, the rapid growth of the city couldn't be a better investment. However, for those immigrants who are fleeing from their countries because the economy does not support enough employment for them to make a living, the skyrocketing housing prices in Miami-Dade are as daunting as were conditions in their native lands. Lack of urban planning sufficient to sustain a viable housing market at all levels has become obvious, and government officials and citizens are calling for a smarter growth plan, and are looking for some way to create affordable housing."
Abstract This paper is a comprehensive review of the issues of domestic violence. It includes a literature review on the subject by some of the major researchers in this field. The paper also examines policy implications. The author concludes that domestic violence is a serious crime, and offenders must be treated as such.
Introduction
Minneapolis Study
Colorado Study
Omaha Study
Charlotte Study
Miami-Dade Study
Milwaukee Study
Findings and Offenders
Analysis and Recommendations
Policy Implications
From the Paper "The issue of domestic violence was originally brought up in the late 1970's. Women in America at this time were beginning to break out of their domestic roles and play a more integral part in American life. As women's roles began to take shape and become more important their safety and domestic statuses became a greater concern to politicians and practitioners. In 1981 Richard Berk and Larry Sherman were given a grant by the United States Department of Justice and the National Institute of Justice to seek the best solution to dealing with domestic violence in American cities. As we will discover, their research was only able to skim the surface to the question of how to handle domestic violence. Their research initiated a plethora of subsequent research which has since been launched, analyzed, and reanalyzed all with many findings. I will summarize the literature on this subject and compare and contrast the results and the suggestions.
In my research I will scrutinize the seven main research experiments that have been used for the majority of journal articles, policy implementation and police practices within the deterrence literature."
Abstract This paper addresses a series of five questions proposed that range from police policies on domestic violence to police corruption. The first question concerns domestic violence and the police of mandatory arrest of the accused abuser. A weighing of the benefits and detriments of such a policy are explored. The second question concerns the role of law enforcement in the war on terror. The modern approaches of policing and how they conform to terror prevention are explored. The third question explores the theories of police corruption. Actions are proposed as to how to run a police department devoid of corruption. The forth question concerns the Miami-Dade Employee Identification System and its aim of preventing police abuse. The successes and failures of the system are discussed. The final question concerns the introduction of technology into the modern police department. The pros and cons of such technologies are also explored.
From the Paper "The policy of community based policing, where the police department reaches out to the local community through increased personal relationships with its members has been a gaining popularity over the past 20 years. (Henderson, Miller, Ortiz, Sugie p.1) Community policing has been proven effective to increase public safety through the strengthened ties between the community and the police department. It is intuitive that the more familiar an officer is with the community that they police, the more likely it is that the community will cooperate with the officer in police matters, and the less likely a misunderstanding will occur. "
Abstract The paper discusses Miami, Florida's trend of attacks on the disabled, elderly and homeless by teenagers. The paper looks at Orem's nursing model and demonstrates how community health nursing interventions might be used for this vulnerable population. The paper explains that community nurses will need to advocate for change and collaborate with agencies such as the Miami-Dade County Youth Crime Task Force (YCTF). The paper shows how through use of the model, youth can enlarge their options for decision-making, can begin to be empowered and to enjoy improved quality of life.
From the Paper "Miami, Florida is the site of a most disturbing trend of attacks on the disabled, elderly, and especially the homeless. What makes these crimes so socially significant is that they very often are committed by preadolescent children who are influenced by teenagers. In a recent highly publicized case, a Vietnam veteran who was both disabled and homeless was severely beaten with bricks by a teenager and two ten-year-old boys. In another case, a homeless man was beaten to death by two teenagers; the crime was captured on a bank security tape."
Abstract This paper discusses Hurricane Andrew which hit Miami-Dade County in 1992. The paper specifically discusses how emergency management dealt with problems during the hurricane. The paper describes a chronology of events surrounding the hurricane and then looks at how emergency management could have improved the way that they dealt with the disaster.
From the Paper "The devastation and the problems that were caused by Hurricane Andrew did not just involve people, however. The ecosystem was also badly damaged. Florida has many coral reefs, and a percentage of them were badly damaged or destroyed when the storm came through (Peacock, 1997). Millions of fish were killed as well, and this hurt both the ecosystem and the economy, as fishermen were suddenly out of business and stores could not stock the fish that people had been accustomed to buying (Peacock, 1997). The damage to the Homestead Air Force Base was also excessive, and it no longer operates as a full-time base. Instead, it houses only reserve troops now, since much of it was never rebuilt (Peacock, 1997)."
