In an Associated Press report on Feb 27, Julienne Lusenge, a human rights activist in DR Congo and advocate for survivors of sexual violence in conflict, and Aïchatou Mindaoudou, former Minister of ...Foreign Affairs and of Social Development of Niger, said: “We are not satisfied. Other reports say that Temo Waqanivalu, lead for WHO's work on NCD Integrated Service Delivery, was suspended following allegations of sexual assault, which he has denied. For the Associated Press report see https://apnews.com/article/crime-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-united-nations-niger-world-health-organization-b90517846748b161983350ec0c5296ca For the story in The Telegraph see https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/top-who-scientist-suspended-amid-claims-misogynistic-pssing/ For the WHO Policy on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Misconduct see https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/WHO-DGO-PRS-2023.4
Zero tolerance as an approach to school safety has been around for almost 3 decades. Despite widespread criticisms of zero tolerance policies, few empirical studies have investigated the relationship ...of zero tolerance with school safety. More generally, the Government Accountability Office report on school shootings noted the need for research on the link between school discipline and school safety. Using a statewide survey from 108,888 students and 10,990 teachers from almost all Virginia middle schools, we found that a majority of surveyed teachers (74%) supported the use of zero tolerance as an effective discipline practice. Analysis using both linear and logistic regression indicated that support for zero tolerance was associated with higher rates of out-of-school suspension. Contrary to the goals of zero tolerance, both students and teachers in schools with greater support for zero tolerance had lower feelings of safety at school, even after controlling for school and student characteristics associated with safety. These findings offer new evidence to support efforts by school psychologists to discourage the use of zero tolerance and promote more effective school discipline practices.
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Com recurso a entrevistas semiestruturadas e análise de conteúdo, este artigo avalia e expõe a ineficácia da política de “tolerância zero” da UEFA, órgão máximo do futebol europeu, em induzir ...compliance nos jogadores de futebol, em Portugal, ao nível das práticas de match-fixing. A ênfase excessiva na ética individual, a externalização do fenómeno como um problema do crime organizado e a relutância em admitir falhas de governança interna são as principais razões explicativas. O artigo afirma que a regulamentação do futebol deve passar de uma lógica de compliance para políticas de enforcement.
Zero-tolerance discipline policies led to the introduction of police on school campuses and have resulted in a disproportionate number of in-school arrests and referrals of Black middle-school ...students, subjecting them to the school-to-prison pipeline. Data shows the negative effects of zero tolerance; however, less is known regarding alternative evidence-based strategies such as the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). Grounded in the labeling theoretical framework, this study examined whether JDAI status (pre-JDAI and post-JDAI) could predict arrests and referrals while controlling for race, gender, and age. Secondary data were collected from a juvenile court in northwest Georgia on 1,303 middle-school students. The students who formed this purposive sample for the study were arrested or referred 2 years prior to the implementation of the JDAI School Referral Reduction Program and 2 recent years post-JDAI. Binary logistic regressions were conducted for each of the outcomes of arrests and referrals to ascertain the predictive relationships of JDAI, race, gender, and age. The results found only gender and age to be significant predictors of arrests and referrals. However, additional findings reported Black students were 89.4% of the students arrested or referred to the juvenile court, and 93.2% of those arrests and referrals occurred during the 2-year period pre-JDAI. This research is significant for stakeholders involved in education and juvenile justice reform who want to positively effect social change through the use of programs and policies that narrow the academic achievement gap and reduce the disproportionate number of Black students’ contact with the criminal justice system.
Right-wing policy approaches addressing violence against women often draw from xenophobic conceptions of racialized groups as culturally backward. While antiracist, anticolonial feminist scholarship ...has convincingly critiqued this, how to talk about culture in a context of gendered racism remains pressingly unresolved. In our work, we examine how the politics of culture shape policies and practices designed to combat violence against women in the Canadian immigration context. Using interviews with fifteen service providers conducted in 2011–12 during a time of heightened attention to violence against women among South Asian immigrants, we show how advocates challenged stigmatizing conceptions of violence as cultural, rejecting what we call “culture talk” in favor of more structural explanations. However, advocates also struggled to account for what we would call the “cultural specificities” of the violence they witnessed, often substituting the term “community” for “culture” to avoid racialization. We then analyze parliamentary debates surrounding the 2015 right-wing Conservative government passage of the Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, which targeted forced marriage, polygamy, and honor-based violence. Right-wing politicians incorporated both “culture” and “community” to deflect accusations of racism while nevertheless engaging in racializing discourse, illustrating the limits of the turn to “community.” Acknowledging the dangers of culture talk, our analysis builds on feminist scholarship to call for renewed approaches to talking about culture—not as a totalizing force but as situated practices of meaning making that inform all acts of violence and responses to violence.
This study explores the link between zero-tolerance policies and the school-to-prison pipeline from the perspective of school resource officers. Zero-tolerance policies are disciplinary measures that ...exacerbate the school-to-prison pipeline by treating students like potential criminals and forcing them out of the educational system. Prior research has investigated the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general public regarding school resource officers. However, there exists a research gap concerning the perceptions of school resource officers themselves regarding their role within the educational system. Semi-structured interviews were completed with a purposive sample (n = 25) of school resources officers from the Midwest. Some SROs emphasized the counselor/mentor role to provide emotional support to students, others were more inclined toward problem-solving or law enforcement and focused on rules enforcement. SROs express diverse views on the impact of zero-tolerance policies, with some acknowledging harm to students' success and others displaying indifference or cynicism, often attributing responsibility to parents, teachers, or the students themselves.
Purpose: This paper discusses how to avail protection against workplace harassment under the statutes in Pakistan, "Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2010", with amendment bill ...2022, which deals with harassment and provisions of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860. It dichotomizes what Acts will be considered harassment, with whom, and to what extent. It defines the procedures by which an aggrieved person can get redressal under the premises of justices.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Qualitative method was used to analyze statutes, local and international protocols, rules and regulations of Pakistan and developed countries.
Findings: Sexual harassment is not an epidemic; it is a worldwide pandemic. In today's competitive world, inappropriate workplace attitude generates a dangerous and frightening atmosphere for females and inhibits their capacity to connect. It is an apparent form of gender acumen in the workplace and causes significant harm. In private and governmental institutions, male advantages are still exploited to justify violence against women.
Implications/Originality/Value: It is concluded that Act is revised to address the flaws mentioned above. It is essential to comply with existing laws in the true spirit of justice with zero tolerance for workplace harassment.
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