Essays on Mullan

Historical Origins of Correctional Enterprise

Correctional systems are institutions for rehabilitating criminals. They include prisons and community- based systems. After being convicted in court, criminals may spend time in correctional systems away from friends and family. There are different types of correctional systems classified according to the government level in which they function: private, local, state or federal. They can also be classified according to the level of security, age, and gender (Waldron, et al. 2009). Most correctional systems run Correctional Enterprise programs that provide opportunities for prisoners to learn new skills, be productive, and responsible. This initiative’s objective is to instill values ...

02 of April 2016

Video games do not promote antisocial behavior in teenagers

The video games industry in the last decades of the XX century has become a new, rapidly growing sector of the industry. Many people have become engaged in their creation and distribution. Generally, scholars, educators, and parents have considered that there is nothing-good coming out of a child’s interest in computer games. Some have even claimed that video games lead to increased level of aggression, violence, delinquent behavior and the child’s antisocial behavior. However now, it is safe to say that computer games are on the contrary a powerful factor in the socialization ...

Discern how a more effective ethics programs and a more viable code of conduct could have mitigated the ethical issues faced by Nike. An effective ethics program helps an organization establish a culture that has concern for their employees well being (Mullan 2010). The organization will consider employees as an important part of their business and strive to ensure that they are working in safe conditions. In the case of Nike a more effective ethics program would have ensured that they do not hire children to work for them in their factories. It is not ethical to hire children, Nike would have ...

Research Paper

Research paper

The article “One breath at a time: living with cystic fibrosis” presents a qualitative investigation to describe the living experiences of families caring for a patient of cystic fibrosis (CF). Several quantitative, ethnographic and grounded theory studies have been done involving the patients of CF and their families. These studies aimed at research on stressors and interventions for CF and are valuable in understanding coping in families lived with (or living with) CF for extended periods of time. However, these studies do not explain the experience of living with a family member with CF. The objective of this research was ...