The USA's bicentennial census: new directions for methodology in 1990

"Planning is under way for the U.S.A. bicentennial census in 1990. The U.S. Census Bureau sponsored a study panel under the U.S. Committee on National Statistics to consider key aspects of methodology for the census and to recommend priority areas for research and testing. The recommendations of the Panel on Decennial Census Methodology, which are summarized in this paper, cover four main topics: adjustment of the census counts for coverage errors, methods of coverage evaluation, uses of sampling in obtaining the count, and uses of administrative records in improving the quality of selected content items."     

Assessment: A critical component of clinical social work practice with physically Ill adolescents

The establishment of an accurate psychosocial assessment is important in clinical social work with all adolescents. With those who are physically ill the complexities imposed by the illness make it essential to take into account the predictable physical and emotional effects of the illness or disability as well as the developmental tasks, the apparent adequacy and flexibility of the defenses and coping capacities and the availability of personal, cultural and institutional resources. A framework for assessment is proposed which examines these variables and their dynamic relationships.     

Norbert Elias and the civilized prison

This paper employs an Eliasian perspective to provide an historical overview to the contemporary crisis in British prisons. It argues that some of the roots of this crisis lie within the very attempts to bring prison development in line with the cultural values of modern society.     

The logic of partial-risk aversion: Paradox lost

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