The intent of this document is not to provide a list of ironclad rules, or a systematic code of conduct, along with prescribed penalties for infractions, that will automatically apply in all situations and govern all eventualities. Similarly, the intent is not to contradict the concept of academic freedom, but rather to describe ways in which academic freedom can be exercised in a responsible m...

As individuals with mental illness were moved to community–based treatment in the late s and s, they were often shuttled into housing or treatment programs that were ill– equipped to meet their mental health needs. Lacking alternatives, they were often at higher risk of arrest for vagrancy, minor infractions, and drug offenses, and they became increasingly common on court dockets, jail ...

We describe an automated reproof generator for upbraiding effectiveness (ARGUE) 2 . When reproving infractions, effectiveness is improved by comprehensive, well-organised coverage of the arguments. The search for a forceful well-expressed reproof is controlled by reproof plans, which are descriptions of the high level structure of reproofs. We have extended the concept of proof plans to the str...

This article describes an intervention for college students cited for alcohol-related infractions of the student code of conduct. First-time offenders are required to attend a three-hour class that includes educational, attitudinal and skills-based activities. Students also complete self-report measures of quantity/frequency of consumption and are mailed personalized drinking feedback one week ...

School disciplinary processes are an important mechanism of inequality in education. Most prior research in this area focuses on the significantly higher rates of punishment among African American boys, but in this article, we turn our attention to the discipline of African American girls. Using advanced multilevel models and a longitudinal data set of detailed school discipline records, we ana...

Online-community management is commonly presented as the facilitation of conversation and contributions, especially converting readers to contributors. However, the goal of many discussion communities is to produce a high-quality knowledge resource, whether to improve external task performance or to increase reputation and site traffic. What do moderation practices look like when the community ...

Drumlins are glacially derived landforms that are prominent in the landscape over much of southern New England. We carried out a comprehensive ground-based survey in a three-town study area in eastern Massachusetts with the goals of establishing the extent to drumlins have been altered and assessing the associated environmental consequences and probable driving factors. Results show that many d...

This study examined the impact of cell phone conversation on situation awareness and performance of novice and experienced drivers. Driving performance and situation awareness among novice drivers ages 14–16 (n = 25) and experienced drivers ages 21–52 (n = 26) were assessed using a driving simulator. Performance was measured by the number of driving infractions committed: speeding, collisions, ...

Background Scientific evidences show that drivers who drink and drive tend to be more impulsive and high sensation seekers, as well as more susceptible to risky behaviors and traffic accidents. Aims To compare drivers who had DUI infractions in the previous year with drivers who did not in relation to their rates of impulsivity, sensation seeking (SS) and traffic risk behaviors. Methods The sam...