Troubled youths struggle after time in detention center

CHICAGO --- The kids who pass through juvenile detention facilities are among the most troubled youths in the community. How do they fare a few years after this significant brush with the legal system? Researchers from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine interviewed youths a...

Statement of concern on detention of Drs. Kamiar and Arash Alaei by Iranian authorities

Boston, MA -- Barry R. Bloom, Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, today expressed "deep concern regarding the detention by Iranian authorities of Dr. Kamiar Alaei, a 2007 Masters of Science graduate of our School, and of his brother, Dr. Arash Alaei. The brothers are Iranian physicians wo...

Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility Scores 3-Year Accreditation and Among Highest Rated in the United States

"Nearly Perfect" Score by the American Correctional Association Auditors Earns High Praise From Board Chair Romanowicz CENTRAL FALLS, R.I., April 4, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- After an exhaustive three-day audit and examination by the American Correctional Association Commission on Accre...

Forcible Detention and Isolation Needed for XDR-TB Patients, warn Experts

It’s a tough call between human rights and a medical problem of utmost urgency but researchers support the latter//. Jerome Singh and colleagues from Durban's Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa have come out strongly for forcible detention and isolation of those affected ...

Young offenders' health critical to rehabilitation

... The physical and mental health needs of juvenile offenders should be treated as a priority if offenders held in detention have any real hope of rehabilitation, according to new research from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Adelaide researchers have conducted a c...

Krome Immigration Service Processing Center Has Confirmed H1N1 Flu Cases

...a dollar short. Our personnel should have been briefed and fitted for protective gear from the outset," continued Remigio. The ICE personnel at detention centers such as the one at Krome are in a high risk environment, dealing with hundreds of individuals who are waiting for their immigration status to ...

Not On Our Watch Grant to UNICEF to Support Critical Protection Programs for Zimbabwean Refugee Children

...tion, food and clothing. In addition, their lack of documentation and poorly understood legal status in South Africa places many children in danger of detention and deportation, and forces them to lead "underground" lives. UNICEF and its partners are supporting the South African government's efforts to im...

Cruel and inhuman treatment causes more mental damage than physical torture

...r overall torture experience using the same scale. They were also assessed for PTSD. The survivors reported an average of 21 stressor events during detention or captivity. Survivors who rated CIDT events (deprivation of food, water, sleep, urination/defecation, and medical care, forced stress positions, is...

The Ms. Foundation for Women's 21st Annual Gloria Awards: A National Salute to Women of Vision

...uth, especially those involved in or targeted by the juvenile justice system. Under her leadership, FFLIC has helped reduce the number of juveniles in detention in Louisiana from 2,000 to 541 (2000-2007) and the number of security guards in New Orleans schools by more than 50 percent. Kirbie Pla...

Physicians for Human Rights Calls for the Release of Sri Lankan Doctors

... Lankan Prevention of Terrorism Act grants security forces broad arrest and detention prerogatives. "Physicians for Human Rights is deeply concerned about the arrest and incommunicado detention without charges of our three Sri Lankan colleagues," stated Frank Dona...

Detention in Medical Dictionary

Behavior

...ective behavior . ... Behavior Problems at School, a 91-page PDF from UCLA with suggestions for ... Behavior Initiative, as an alternative to detention or suspension ... Explanation of Types of Behavior Often Studied - Succeed by Understanding Behavior : School for Champions ... Behavior with...

Detention in Biological News

Urban trees enhance water infiltration

...ies. This BMP includes a below-pavement stormwater detention reservoir constructed of structural soil. Structur...ally since the potentially saturated soils beneath detention reservoirs may have reduced soil strength, increas...esearch is needed on the effects of tree roots and detention time on water quality in structural soils. Monitor...

Stanley to Continue Biometrics In-Service Engineering Support for U.S. Army

...e at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., and in Virginia. BAT-A is a high-tech system that was initially developed to identify foreign nationals brought to military detention centers and has now become a widely-applied and valuable system database used by military units around the world. "Stanley is excited about co...

Innovative civil engineering application promises cleaner waters

...r control of the pollutants. A widely used, conventional BMP is to build detention ponds near commercial or residential areas, regardless of the actual construction site needs and conditions. The stormwater is directed to a detention pond where gravity takes over, depositing sediment and some pollutants onto...

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Home-Use Diagnostic Kits Marketed by Globus Media

...FDA has issued an import alert which alerts FDA field personnel to the possible importation of the Globus Media devices, provides guidance as to their detention and refusal of admission into the U.S., and also advises U.S. Customs officials about these products. ...

Detention in Biological Technology

Misconceptions dominate the immigration debate

...t home. The previous article confuses the issue with undocumented aliens, who are often driven by abject poverty to risk living in the shadows or even detention by sneaking into the U.S. The H-1B program helps to keep America competitive. It brings highly skilled temporary workers to fill a few gaps in our ...

Detention in Biological Dictionary

Bioaugmentation

...entation . Do Enzymes and Bacteria ... The Pond Lady, Lynn Rushing, is a Lake & Pond management professional, specializing in retention basins, detention ... ponds, bioaugmentation , mechanical ... Register today for a free trial, credit card req'd. Find Industrial Environment articles plus many oth...