Abstract
The paper describes how two convicts, Ricky K. Wassenaar and Steven Coy, assaulted prison guards and took control of the tower. The paper looks at the fifteen days of negotiations and analyzes the weaknesses in the prison security system crisis that allowed the two escapees to get as far as they did. The paper suggests recommendations for the problems identified.

Outline:
Taking Hostages
Taking the Tower
Fifteen Days of Negotiations
Analysis and Findings
Afterword

From the Paper
"At 3:15 am on January 18, 2004, Ricky K. Wassenaar, an inmate, entered the kitchen area of the Lewis Prison Complex in Arizona, where a female civilian and a male security guard were talking and making pancakes. Steven Coy, a second convict, came in right behind Wassenaar and blocked the door. Wassenaar displayed his "shank" (home-made knife) and told the two employees it was an "escape" and he told the male guard to take off his shirt and boots. The female employee was tied up, Wassenaar shaved off his beard and put on the prison guard's uniform. An hour after first entering the kitchen, he exited to try to gain access to the prison security tower. As soon as he left, Coy sexually assaulted the female civilian employee.
"At the same time, Wassenaar approached the security gate to the tower, presented his stolen security badge, and was buzzed in by one of the guards in the tower who thought he was another security officer. By policy, the tower guards were unarmed and Wassenaar overpowered the male guard by striking him with a 30-inch soup ladle he had brought with him from the kitchen. The female guard was handcuffed. Then both guards were forced to tell Wassenaar where the weapons were and how to operate the security control panel."

Tags:negotiations, security, tower, weapons, prison

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"New York City Police Department: Corruption Policy Analysis
Introduction
This research examines the policy and policy application of the New York City Police Department in relation to corrupt practices by members of the Department. The focus of this research is on the investigations conducted by the Mollen Commission, with a more specific emphasis on the findings of those investigations, the conclusions drawn by the Commission, and the recommendations made by the Commission. Information from other sources related to the facts of the situation, and the conclusions and recommendations of others, however, are also reviewed. This other information is relevant and significant because not everyone agrees with the Mollen Commission's conclusions and..."

Abstract
This paper explains that the question arose in the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case "Connecticut Dept. of Public Safety v. Doe", was how should the law, even in the case of sexual offenses to children, balance the issue of public safety and protection with the rights of the individual who committed the crime. The author describes Connecticut's "Megan's Law", which requires convicted sex offenses to register and have their names posted upon their release into the community, and the process of the legal challenge to this law. The paper concludes that the U.S. Supreme Court made a relatively technical ruling in the Connecticut case based upon the defendant's invocation of the Due Process Clause; however, the question of the individual's right to privacy and the need of the state to provide public safety still remains.

From the Paper
"The U.S. Supreme Court, in 2003 lead by Chief Justice Rehnquist, disagreed with the Second Circuit Court. It decided that the Connecticut Second Circuit's judgment should be reversed because the court required that the defendant have a hearing to be subject to the public list, which the Supreme Court did not feel to be necessary. The court unanimously decided that due process does not require a convicted defendant have an opportunity to prove a fact and an injury to an individual's reputation in a hearing."

Tags:list immunities, due process clause, ex post facto, alaska

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"CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT: LABOR/MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Abstract
This research examined labor-management issues affecting the Fire Department of the City of Chicago. These problems were grouped into issues concerning the control of work, affirmative action, and dispute resolution.

With the advent of fiscal restraint at the level of municipal government, the issue of the control of the work place has emerged as a point of contention between management and workers at the Fire Department of the City of Chicago. A differentiation may be made between the "workers control movement" and the "labor movement" in the United States. The differentiation is important, because of the attempts in the United States to control the content and process of work. In the .."

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"This research examines the degree and nature of the influence of Aboriginal groups in the government of Canada. In Canada, the term "First Nations" refers to the aboriginal peoples who inhabited North America before occupation of the continent by Europeans. As an example, the Mohawk people refer to themselves as the Mohawk Nation. The terms "Indians" and "Bands," by contrast, tend to reinforce "the labels provided by others" to Canada's aboriginal peoples. Many issues are sources of conflict between the government of Canada and the aboriginal peoples in Canada. These issues, however, may be considered largely in the context of three broad areas of ..."

Tags:CANADA

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"Implementing a Total Quality Management system (TQM) can be a difficult process due to the changes that are brought about in the organization. Resistance to change in a TQM environment often does not come from the "lower" workers, but rather from middle managers who often feel a loss of control and a sense that their importance to the organization has been diminished. his research explores the implementation program for TQM in the accounting department of Company X.

"Problem Description and Background
"Company X has an accounting department composed of 22 employees. The controller has been with the organization for more than 18 years, and is a middle aged man (Mr. Thompson) who oversees accounts payable, accounts receivable, and special programs. The special program ..."

Abstract
This paper uses references to several landmark cases in child abuse prosecution to discuss the topic of child abuse. The paper takes an even-handed approach to discussing the topic in the sense that it acknowledges society's obligation to protect children, and contrasts this against the rights of the accused.
The paper refers to the following court cases as examples : McDonald v. State, Landeros v. Flood, Arkansas Dept of Human Services v. Caldwell, Korunka v. Dept. of Children Services, Cavarretta v. Dept. of Children and Family Services, Arkansas Dept. of Human Services v. Heath.

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"The child welfare system is a group of services designed to promote the well-being of children by ensuring safety, achieving permanency and strengthening families to successfully care for their children. Child welfare systems are complex and their specific procedures vary widely by State. However, in each state the physical and emotional welfare of children is of primary importance in each state's child welfare system. There are different types of child abuse. One is neglect. Neglect involves failure to provide for a child's basic needs..."

Tags:Education, child abuse, reporting, false reports, famous or landmark cases

Abstract
Activity Based Costing or (ABC), although not a completely new discipline within the accounting profession, is rapidly becoming one of the most popular avenues of study for business majors in the academic world. The paper shows that ABC is full of benefits, with few limiting factors and perhaps the fastest growing phase of accountancy in the world today. The spread of ABC into the European Union alone is creating fierce competition between U. S., British and German companies and foreign organizations for persons willing to go into the lucrative field.
This paper centers on ABC itself and does not go into comparative methodologies with older forms of Cost Accounting.

Paper Outline:
An Introduction to ABC
What is ABC and How Does it Work?
ABC: An Overview
Cost Drivers
ABC and the Dept. of Defense
ABC - The Navy Way
The Implementation Starting Point
Dept. of Defense - Final Recommendations for Implementation
Expanding the Concept - Another Success Story
16,000 Ideas for Change in 2 Months
Yet Another Success Story on a Grander Scale
Conclusions and Recommendations
Bibliography

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"Early in 1994, Texas Commerce Bank launched a reengineering effort, called "Process Improvement," which included every organizational process and all 9,000 employees. Not only was the level of involvement unique, the bank structured and implemented "Process Improvement," without outside consultants. There were several goals of the program including, removing all employee frustrations associated with cumbersome policies, processes, services, or products; streamlining processes to improve quality and delivering improved service to customers and eliminating unnecessary expense."

Tags:Economic, Value, Added, IT, blueprint

Abstract
Analyzes the visual effects, nonlinear storyline and symbolism make the classic film "Citizen Kane" a movie ahead of its time. Describes how Wells uses a combination of dialogue, camera movement, dept of focus, lighting, sound and more.

From the Paper
"One of the great films, "Citizen Kane," is considered by some to be one of the most critically acclaimed American films of all time. The film was ahead of its time in its visual, audio and narrative story telling approach. It uses a nonlinear method to develop the story's theme, which has been duplicated in many recent movies such as "Pulp Fiction." However, this style was rarely found in films from the thirties and forties. Many of the visual and audio elements of the movie were very creative, unique and never done before "Citizen Kane." With computer generated special effects seen commonly today, it is impressive how Orson Welles was able to create many of his effects in 1941. "Citizen Kane" is definitely a film that proves how a movie can be great with little or no computer technology."

Tags:charles, film, flashback, foster, gregg, orson, rosebud, toland, welles

Abstract
This paper is a critical analysis of the application for assistance process as directed by the department of Ontario Works. The author of this essay refers to details available in public policy documents, and assesses a hypothetical application process in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the process. The paper concludes that the process of applying for assistance from the Ontario Works dept. is convoluted, contradictory, and largely ineffectual.