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The involvement of prisoners on license in the recent London Bridge and Streatham, London attacks have triggered a series of policies aiming to restrict community release. These aim to address not only the point at which prisoners in England and Wales are released, but also the level of engagement prisoners can have with the community before release. They have been introduced with little consultation of the available evidence and, seemingly, with little consideration of those who will be directly impacted as a result of their implementation. This commentary considers how announced changes in policy relating to the use of Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) with prisoners, represent a response which is not only disproportionate to the scale of the problem but may also negatively impact upon prisoner rehabilitation. It draws upon evidence surrounding the impact of early release and evidence surrounding the practices which work to promote desistance from crime to highlight the flaws in these new policies, but also the importance of maintaining community engagement in the rehabilitation of people with convictions.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Truth, politics, and public policy -- Harold lasswell and the possibility of political science -- John dewey¿s politics of poetic craftsmanship -- Rationality in action: max weber¿s political science -- Hegel¿s resolution -- Self-knowledge and the everyday -- Conclusion ¿ theory in practice -- References -- About the author.

In this article, the author discusses the use of social networks as a tool for informing the public about the process of government work. The authors characterize social networks as an actual way of lobbying political interests in society, the distinctive characteristics of which are: a wide variety of approaches, focus on the needs of the target audience, efficiency, flexibility and low costs. The article discusses the approaches to the work of social networks presented at the present stage of the development of the Internet, as well as the rapid dissemination and receipt of information through new media. The author suggests the correct practice of using social networks in the work of executive authorities, as well as the professional use of technologies and tools for electronic interaction necessary in teaching digital competencies and mastering best practices. The results can be useful in developing a policy of state bodies in social networks, recommendations for the interaction of civil servants with society in the digital space.

This book analyses the use and abuse of social welfare as a means of border control for asylum seekers and refugees in Australia. Offering an unparalleled critique of the regulation and deterrence of protection seekers via the denial or depletion of social welfare supports, the book includes contributions from legal scholars, social scientists, behavioural scientists, and philosophers, in tandem with the critical insights and knowledge supplied by refugees. It is organised in three parts, each framed by a commentary that serves as an introduction, as well as offering pertinent comparative perspectives from Europe. Part One comprises three chapters: a rights-based analysis of Australia's hostile environment' for protection seekers; a searing critique of welfare policing of asylum seekers as necropolitics'; and a unique philosophical perspective that grounds scrutiny of Australia's policing of asylum seekers. Part Two contains five chapters that uncover and explore the lived experiences and adverse impacts of different social welfare restrictions for refugee protection seekers. Finally, the chapters in Part Three offer distinct views on human rights advocacy movements and methods, and the scope for resistance and change to the status quo. This book will appeal to an international, as well as an Australian, readership with interests in the areas of human rights, immigration and refugee law, social welfare law/policy, social work, and public health.

An examination of how race has been used by groups as a way of exercising political power over others. The social construction of behavioral notions about racial groups that this process has involved is traced from the era of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, arguing that it was not in Africa but on the other side of the Atlantic that two races were constructed -- white & black -- & assigned the status of superior & inferior, respectively, regardless of their legal status. This construction was used as a policy instrument by Western imperialism in Africa, as well as in Asia & the US. Further, it is argued that this construct succumbed only after WWII. Its demise has been accompanied by the pretense that it never existed. R. Jaramillo

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The COVID-19 pandemic greatly increased the demands on employees and companies for handling mental stress and resources. A mixed-methods design was used to examine contrasting occupational groups, i. e. IT service workers (IT), and care workers and home helps providing social care (SC) in clients' homes. First, this paper analyses how the mental health of both occupational groups was affected by the pandemic. Second, the potential of risk assessments for mental health (RA-M) for developing health-promoting organisations is investigated. While the first question is analysed with quantitative company surveys before and during the pandemic, the second question draws on qualitative company case studies.
The quantitative survey shows few differences in health outcomes for the occupational groups during the observation period. In contrast to social care employees, IT employees were able to work at home. The social care employees show a greater fear of infection and report little influence over their work. In IT, the lack of direct contact with colleagues was perceived as stressful, while improvements in work autonomy were reported.
The case study findings show that implementing RA-M contributed to reducing work-related stress and to fostering health-related resources. RA-M-based workplace interventions proved to be overarching social innovations that extended beyond OSH by improving work structures and enabling health-sensitive organisational development.

This paper reflects on a community research project aimed at building the capacity of Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs). The project intended to identify and collect a robust and reliable evidence base to equip RCO leaders with the relevant information required to engage in policy lobbying to raise awareness of the barriers faced by refugees when trying to access ESOL and support for mental health issues, education and employment. The main mechanism used to collect evidence was a team of 16 paid community researchers from a range of refugee backgrounds. This paper considers the rationale for adopting a community research approach, the meaning of community research to those involved, as well as the methodological challenges and practical concerns associated with the approach.