Federal Probation (ISSN 0014-9128) is dedicated to informing its readers about current thought, research, and practice in corrections and criminal justice. The journal welcomes the contributions of persons who work with or study juvenile and adult offenders and invites authors to submit articles describing experience or significant findings regarding the prevention and control of delinquency an...

This study explores the role played by gender in lending transactions and specifically its effects on loan portfolio credit risk of microfinance institutions (MFIs). Using a multicountry data set developing countries, where MFIs mainly operate, analysis shows that higher proportion female officers increases at risk. Nonetheless, we also find this positive relationship is negatively mediated aff...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine currently serving United Kingdom (UK) military Medical and Welfare Officers views on the potential introduction of post-deployment screening for mental ill health. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 Medical and Welfare Officers. Interview transcripts were analysed using data-driven thematic analysis. RESULTS Four themes were iden...

Health care delivery today requires a fundamentally different approach— and a new breed of physician leaders who can rally around new requirements resulting from changes in health care financing, physician reporting requirements, standards for accountable care organizations, clinical process improvements and team-based care. Today, physician leaders are being measured by the results they achiev...

During 1988-89 this continuing survey showed 18 infections in the staff of laboratories reporting from 166 centres, representing 21,756 person-years of exposure. Shigella and other bowel infections (one caused by S typhi) predominated, affecting 11 microbiology medical laboratory scientific officers. Three shigella infections originated from quality control samples. Pulmonary tuberculosis affec...

Despite the continuing interest in the importance of health care information technology adoption, very little is known about chief information officers (CIOs), the individuals who manage this effort. The present study surveyed hospital CIOs to understand their backgrounds, their organizational status, and their influence in hospital health care information technology adoption. Survey responses ...

New corporate compliance regulations such as the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002 contain requirements for the chief executive and financial officers to certify the effectiveness of internal controls and processes leading to financial reporting. An inevitable result of implementing compliance with these regulations is an increased focus on improving systems and greater interdependence between t...

or Saloon after being declared fit by the Medical Officers of the shipping lines.. Any candidate in whom catarrhal signs or any abnormal sounds were detected in the lungs on clinical examination was declared to have clinically unhealthy lungs and was advised further investigation by X-ray, differential blood count, erythrocytic sedimentation rate, examination of sputum for acid-fast bacilli etc...

Anecdotally expressed concern over the military/civilian interface regarding infectious disease notification, and the current review of procedures in both civilian and military settings prompted this study. Its aim was to quantify knowledge of doctors involved in the provision of care to Army personnel and their dependants in the United Kingdom regarding infectious disease reporting and make re...