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Research at a Glance

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

Overrepresentation of minorities, primarily blacks, exists in the Illinois Department of Corrections Juvenile Division, according to this summary of an IDOC data analysis.

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Reporting Elder Abuse: What Professionals Need to Know

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

Booklet defines elder abuse, identifies what professionals should notice when dealing with the elderly, and informs professionals of their requirement to report elder abuse and how to do so.

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Research at a Glance

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

In 2003, of the 42 counties with a sufficient percentage of African-American youth to measure disproportionate minority contact, 35 had an over representation of African Americans among youth arrested when compared to their representation in the general juvenile population in those counties. This issue of Research at a Glance summarizes information from Assessing disproportionate minority contact with the Illinois juvenile justice system, by Phillip Stevenson, ICJIA senior research analyst.

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Research at a glance

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

Reports of elder abuse are increasing at an alarming rate despite a multiyear decline in Illinois crime, according to an analysis of the state and national problem of elder abuse using data obtained from the Illinois Department on Aging, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, and the National Center on Elder Abuse. The rise in reported elder abuse: A review of state and national data, by ICJIA research analysts Michelle Repp and Erica Hughes is the focus of this issue.

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Moultrie County 2005 Taxing Districts

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

Illinois Taxing District Map for Tax Year 2005. Geospatial data representing taxing district boundary information collected from Illinois county clerks. Map identifies the boundaries of property tax districts to be used for general illustration and research.

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Movie Time Descriptive Video Service

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

The Talkin Book and Braille Services of the Illinois State Library published this catalog of movies especially for the enjoyment of people who are blind or visually impaired. The movies carefully describe the visual elements of a movie action, characters, locations, costumes and sets without interfering with the movies dialogue or sound effects, so they can follow all the action.

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Movie Time Descriptive Video Service

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

The Talking Book and Braille Services of the Illinois State Library published this brochure about their Descriptive Video Service. The service provides movies on video that describe the action and characters for visually impaired viewers.

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Municipal Solid Waste ... and the 4 Rs; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Re-buy: an Illinois Middle School Teacher's Guide

Part of: Electronic Documents of Illinois

This manual has been designed for use at the middle school level in classrooms where instruction dealing with municipal solid waste (MSW) and the 4Rs - reduce, reuse, recycle, re-buy - is felt important. What separates this document from many others is the methodology as well as the scope and the sequence found here. The methodology focuses on issue investigation and the skills associated with it. The investigation skills methodology employs a broad, more generalizable approach to the process of issue investigation. The intent of this methodology is to develop in students the skills involved in issue investigation, evaluation, and resolution: capabilities which can be used throughout their lives as citizens.