As early as in 1915, 1931 and 1942, there were serious outbreaks of dengue fever occurred to the entire island of Taiwan. In 1942, there were five million people in the whole Taiwan infected with dengue fever. After the significant outbreaks of dengue fever in the entire Kaohsiung District of Taiwan Island in 1987 and 1988, except that the regional epidemics occurred in three places of Northern and Central Taiwan, namely Jhonghe City of Taipei County, Taichung City and Taipei City, all other regional outbreaks of dengue fever mostly occurred in Kaohsiung County or City, Tainan City and Pingtung County. Apparently, the epidemic situation of dengue fever has become an epidemic disease of Southern Taiwan, and gradually developed as a ¡§community disease¡¨ or ¡§environmental disease.¡¨ Coincidently, the year of 2006 was a peak period for the propagation of dengue fever. Under the circumstances that the number of dengue fever patients was getting higher and higher, both the government and the competent authorities took compulsory measures or epidemic prevention acts (such administrative acts as insecticide spraying against mosquitoes in residences after forceful unlocking of doors, emergency public spraying of chemicals against mosquitoes, taking blood tests, and so on). It seemed so obvious that the liberty of living, liberty of property and personal liberty, which are the basic rights of civilians under the protection of the Constitution, were involved. Besides, whenever dengue fever is epidemic, it is common to see conflicts (arguments) over the door unlocking and insecticide spraying problems frequently happened between the citizens and the government departments concerned. In the legal aspect, it is necessary to review whether these acts comply with the provisions of the Constitution. Apart from collecting the related local and foreign literatures to investigate the change of the administrative system of epidemic control, the study introduces the details of the three major directions in taking epidemic prevention measures against dengue fever in Taiwan, including such administrative and management acts as the preventive measures to be taken during the ordinary days, the epidemic control measures after receiving the report of dengue fever cases, and the epidemic prevention measures after the confirmation of dengue fever cases. In addition, regarding the various compulsory epidemic control measures taken by the health administrative authorities, such as the problems of forceful unlocking of doors for intrusion of residences, forceful (emergency) spraying of insecticide, and the compensation for the loss of property rights after the death of real estate owners¡¦ animals or plants caused by the chemical spraying, etc., the study reviews the reference of laws and the proper legal procedures to be complied with. It includes the theories and principles of the Constitution that Taiwan government should comply with. Although the paper encounters limitations in the studying process, it is still hoped that from the limited literatures with limited information, major directions can be found out as a reference for the competent authorities or scholars to improve or solve the abovementioned problems in the later days. It is also expected that the later researchers can have further understanding of the implementation or practical aspects of the epidemic prevention measures of dengue fever, and finally achieve in-depth development and breakthrough in the studies of the solutions. Keywords: dengue fever, basic human rights, epidemic prevention measures

Major railway stations in England and Wales are highly networked and open locations, frequently crowded, and are vulnerable to criminal and terrorist activities. Successive Government policies and agendas have sought to lessen this susceptibility, by promoting the understanding of and the application of resilience and security measures. Thus, the complex stakeholders are responsibilised (Garland, 1996) and urged to integrate and merge resilience, crime prevention and counter-terrorism measures into their governance, and operational policies and agendas. The aim of this research is to determine and examine the interdependencies and boundaries of the multiple stakeholders within St Pancras International Railway Station (SPIRS), and to analyse how their governance, operational and legislative requirements, and agendas influence current and future resilience of complex Category A railway stations to human malign security threats. Through a unique single case study of SPIRS, qualitative data was collected from thirty-two stakeholder participants, sampled for their expert opinion and experience. Data was also collected via documents and observations. SPIRS interconnected and complex stakeholders were represented using stakeholder analysis and mapping to create an original and innovative map highlighting those who can influence and impact the resilience of the space to human malign security threats. From the thematic analysis of the data, the overarching themes exposed the resilience within SPIRS operates in an uncertain legal space, competing with disparate institutional processes creating a gulf between reality and rhetoric of the responsibilisation of resilience and security strategies. The blurred boundaries of responsibility and understanding of the resilience and security agendas within SPIRS created tension between the national and local level stakeholders. The research adds an original and novel contribution to knowledge, as through contemporary empirical evidence it has established the political rhetoric of responsibilisation (Garland, 1996) for resilience and security policies are inconsistent and contradictory with the reality of how these transpire in an ambiguous operational and legal space such as SPIRS. Regardless of the mapped interdependencies between the multiple stakeholders and their interconnecting operational and legislative obligations, there is a definite absence of a clear and united approach to resilience, with concerns being dealt with by multiple stakeholders and policies. The research has revealed the complications and disparities the complex and multiple stakeholders face implementing policy and subsequently institutional changes in a cohesive manner. The findings of the research necessitate transformations in established organisational procedures, thus ensuring these interdependencies are dealt with now to make certain the effectual incorporation and integration of agendas and strategies are unified, and which maintain the resilience of Category A railway stations and SPIRS for future generations.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-11T14:41:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DeboraNJR_DISSERT.pdf: 1718335 bytes, checksum: d44051499461c839e06ab5fc2aaa7215 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-26 / Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte / Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan infection caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, achieving high rates of infection in Brazil and worldwide. The infective forms of the parasite (taquezoítos, bradyzoites and oocysts) that allow humans and other species of animals become infected in several ways, by transplacental form (congenital, from mother to child); handling feces of cats; handling of soil (sand); eating raw or undercooked meat, among other forms. However, infection with Toxoplasma gondii can be mitigated by carrying out preventive measures, such measures are directly related to behavioral and hygienic habits of the population. Thus, starting from pre supposed that the knowledge about the modes of transmission and preventive measures of toxoplasmosis would be precursor to inhibit the increase of infection, the study aimed to assess the population's knowledge about the modes of transmission and preventive measures of toxoplasmosis in Mossoró - RN. Then, a field study was conducted in the municipality, and followed by visits to the Basic Health Units in six districts, with a population of 384 women in the age group classified as reproductive (18-49 years). They were submitted to a questionnaire containing 40 questions, which dealt with the knowledge of transmission and preventive measures of toxoplasmosis. The data obtained from the questionnaires were statistically analyzed with the aid of R program, and use of non-parametric test to compare Fisher Exact women's knowledge about the modes of transmission and their schooling. It was found that most women are unaware of the main frame forms of transmission of toxoplasmosis, this ignorance, had statistical relationship with the education of the respondents. In what refers to preventive measures, most of the population practices without even having knowledge about the ways of transmission. It was concluded that the fact that women practice preventive measures, even knowing the modes of transmission, can is related to lifestyle and custom of the population. It was also observed that most of the women surveyed do not know the IgG test for toxoplasmosis, adding yet, the fact of not having the examination or not knowing respond if at some point would have already done / A toxoplasmose é uma infecção cosmopolita, causada pelo protozoário Toxoplasma gondii, atingindo altos índices de infecção no Brasil e no mundo. As formas infectantes do parasita (taquezoítos, bradizoítos e oocistos) permitem que o ser humano e as outras espécies de animais se infectem de várias formas como, pela forma transplacentária (congênita, de mãe para filho); manuseio de fezes de felinos; manuseio de solo (areia); ingestão de carne crua ou mal passada, entre outras formas. No entanto, a infecção pelo Toxoplasma gondii pode ser atenuada com a realização de medidas preventivas, tais medidas, estão diretamente relacionada a hábitos comportamentais e higiênicos da população. Dessa forma, partindo do pré-suposto que o conhecimento sobre as formas de transmissão e medidas preventivas da toxoplasmose seria precursor para inibir o aumento da infecção, a pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar o conhecimento da população sobre as formas de transmissão e medidas preventivas da toxoplasmose em Mossoró RN. Então, foi realizado um estudo de campo no município, e seguiu por visitas as Unidades Básicas de Saúde em seis bairros, com uma população de 384 mulheres na faixa etária classificada como reprodutiva (18 a 49 anos). As mesmas foram submetidas a um questionário contendo 40 questões, as quais versavam sobre o conhecimento das formas de transmissão e medidas preventivas da toxoplasmose. Os dados obtidos nos questionários foram submetidos à análise estatística com auxílio do Programa R, e utilização do teste não paramétricos Exato de Fisher para comparar o conhecimento das mulheres sobre as formas de transmissão e sua escolaridade. Constatou-se que a maioria das mulheres desconhecem as quatro principais formas de transmissão da toxoplasmose, esse desconhecimento, teve relação estatística com a escolaridade das entrevistadas. Já no que se refere às medidas preventivas, a maioria da população pratica, mesmo sem ter conhecimento sobre as formas de transmissão. Concluiu-se que o fato das mulheres praticarem as medidas preventivas, mesmo desconhecendo as formas de transmissão, pode está relacionado aos hábitos de vida e costume da população. Observou-se também, que a maioria das mulheres pesquisadas não conhecem o teste de IgG para toxoplasmose, somando-se ainda, o fato de não terem realizado o exame ou não saberem responder se em algum momento já teriam o realizado

This study, which is based on the private sector perception of urban regeneration initiatives in the Johannesburg Inner City, critically evaluates the current strategy employed by the City of Johannesburg which elevates private sector investment as the mainstay for inner city revival and the pillar for achieving what it calls “a world-class African city”. It argues that, in spite of the positive outcomes that have occurred in the inner city since the advent of urban regeneration, the initiatives informed by the current strategy and designed to induce private sector investment have contributed to urban change only in limited ways. The motives behind the urban regeneration initiatives and the private sector perception do not correspond. General market factors and trends such as the high demand for space, relatively low property prices, perceived financial returns on investment, risk diversification and have been the main motivating factors for private sector investment decisions and subsequent urban growth. Conversely, the urban regeneration initiatives, while making a noticeable impact, are perceived to have played only a secondary role. Factors perceived to be acting as deterrents to private sector investment also relate largely to those aspects at which various urban regeneration initiatives are targeted. For instance, factors such as poor by-law enforcement, neglected degenerating buildings, crime and inadequate delivery of municipal services are increasingly seen to be contributing to limiting investment in the inner city. This suggests that urban regeneration initiatives are perceived as not achieving the intended objectives or as needing strengthening. In addition, policy instruments such as the Urban Development Zone, City Improvement District, the Johannesburg Development Agency, the Better Building Programme and crime prevention measures, which are the pillars of Johannesburg’s regeneration strategy, are each generally perceived to have yielded significant benefits and advantages in the inner city. However, these instruments are also perceived to have some shortcomings and limitations both as concepts and in practice. There is a pervasive perception that the effectiveness of these instruments is marred by, among other things, the fact that they do not embrace the wider inner city, but parts thereof, and have not been implemented in an integrated manner. The findings of the study, particularly around inadequate delivery of municipal services and lax by-law enforcement, also raise serious questions about the plausibility of the competitive cities approach that underpins the City of Johannesburg’s urban regeneration strategy, suggesting that more work is required around the relevance of the competitive cities approach in the Johannesburg Inner City. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Town and Regional Planning / unrestricted

Crime prevention is important for creating safe and secure urban environments. In recent years, gang crime and offences have been increasingly discussed in the Swedish debate. Previous research shows that physical design can be used from a crime prevention perspective. Research shows that physical design can influence the occurrence of crime and reduce the sense of fear of crime. This master thesis aimed to study crime prevention measures in relation to physical design in two different areas in Sweden, and how it affects residents' perception of safety and security.The results show that both neighbourhoods work with physical design to prevent crime, but thereare differences and similarities, and that the physical environment affects residents' sense of safety and security in different ways. The results also show that it is important to create an environment that encourages social encounters in order to create a strong community among residents.The study was conducted through semi-structured interviews with planners, landscape architects,architects and property owners. Walking interviews were also conducted with residents of the two neighbourhoods. Document analysis of reports and crime statistics was carried out.

This study aims to investigate how to strengthen the resilience of Sweden's population against disinformation. To answer the purpose, the study has been based of the framing of questions: 1. What characterizes a desirable resilience agaisnt disinformation? 2. What challanges exists in Sweden to strenghten the resilience against disinformation? 3. How can preventive strategies and measures be used in order to strengthen Swedish populaiton's resilience against disinformation? Based on these questions, a qualitative method and an inductive approach were chosen. The data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews with respondents who have professional experience in various societal areas and levels, both practical and theoretical. This resulted in two central themes: 1) Today's Resilience, which includes how Sweden's resilience is precieved today, who's at risk, and what a desirable resilience characterizes, 2) Strategies, Measures and Challanges, includes strategies and measures which can be used in order to strengthen the resilience against disinformation, as well as existing challanges and risks in the Swedish society. The study results in a greater understanding of how several important components and levels of the Swedish society interact and together strengthen the resilience agaisnt disinformation. In addition the task requires a broad societal perspective where preventive measures need to be combined in order to have succesful effects. / Studien syftar till att undesöka hur Sveriges befolknings resiliens kan stärkas mot desinformation. För att besvara syftet har studien baserats på frågeställningarna: 1. Vad kännetecknar en önskvärd resiliens mot desinformation? 2. Vilka utmaningar förekommer i Sverige för att stärka resiliensen mot deisnformation? 3. Hur kan preventiva strategier och förebyggande åtgärder användas för att stärka Sveriges befolknings resiliens mot desinformation? Utifrån dessa frågor valdes en kvalitativ metod och en induktiv ansats. Datainsamlingen utgjordes av semistrukturerade intervjuer med respondenter som har yrkesmässig erfarenhet inom olika samhälleiga områden och nivåer, både praktisk och teoretisk. Detta utmynnades i två centrala teman: 1) Dagens Resiliens, som inbegriper hur Sveriges resiliens uppfattas i dag, vilka i samhället som befinner sig i riskzon och vad en önskvärd resiliens baseras på, 2) Strategier, Åtgärder och Utmaningar, omfattar strategier och åtgärder för att stärka resiliensen mot desinformation, vilka utmaningar och risker som återfinns i Sverige och tillkommer åtgärderna. Studien resulterar i en större förståelse om hur flera viktiga komponenter, delar och nivåer av samhället interagerar och tillsammans kan stärka resiliensen mot desinformation. Att det krävs ett brett samhällsperspektiv där preventiva åtgärder behöver kombineras för att uppnå framgångsrika effekter.

Crime is a social problem and leads to many negative consequences, and it is therefore of interest to analyze how officials in The Prison and Probation Service implement the principles risk, need and responsivity, (RNR-model) in crime prevention measures to reduce the risk among incarcerated prisoners to relapse into crime based on the informants’ perceptions. Furthermore, differences in the official’s autonomy regarding the implementation of crime prevention measures will be analyzed based on the RNR-model and what consequences these differences have according to the officials. The RNR-model is an innovation that has been spread in The Prison and Probation service and will be analyzed by Rogers (2003) Diffusion of innovation theory. The officials' autonomy to implement the RNR-model will be analyzed by Lipsky's (1990) theory of street-level bureaucracy. In this case study, I have conducted eight individual semi-structured interviews and the sample consists of officials who have many years of experience working with treatment in The Prison and Probation Service. The results show that the informants take a similar approach to the RNR-model and that the RNR-model pervades the entire crime prevention measures. The conclusion is that the prevention measures consist of treatment programs combined with work management, adult education, and other structured activities and that these parts are interconnected. The crime prevention measures are characterized by helping the prisoners develop necessary skills to be able to get out of crime and get the best possible conditions to reduce the risk of relapsing into crime. The results also show that there are differences between the officials' autonomy regarding the implementation of the RNR-model in the crime prevention measures and that the officials' do not act from a common approach. The officials have, based on their autonomy, the opportunity to create their own interpretations of the RNR-model that can affect the outcome of the work, which can mean that the prisoners are treated differently depending on how the officials have chosen to implement the RNR-model. The conclusion is that the RNR-model contributed to clear structures and guidelines, but that there is a certain problem with implementing the receptivity principle in a similar way because of the officials' having difficulty understanding the meaning of the principle.

La notion de risque est doublement incertaine : elle contient une part irréductible d’aléa quant à sa concrétisation en dommage d’une part, elle n’est pas définie par la loi d’autre part. Pourtant, cette lacune est en contradiction, tant avec le recours exponentiel à la notion de risque en droit pénal, qu’il soit de fond ou de forme, qu’avec le principe de légalité des délits et des peines, qui implique que le législateur définisse avec clarté et précision les notions et concepts auxquels il fait appel, de sorte que la légitimité de son usage en droit pénal peut être mise en doute. La présence d’une notion aussi incertaine dans une matière qui met en cause les droits fondamentaux de la personne est susceptible de mettre en péril les impératifs de l’État de droit. Au demeurant, ce droit pénal de l’anticipation, qui vise à prévenir la survenance d’une atteinte possible mais incertaine à une valeur protégée, essuie de nombreuses critiques. L’objet de cette démonstration est donc de savoir si le législateur emploie à bon escient ou non la notion de risque en droit pénal. La réponse à cette problématique nécessitera au préalable, de s’assurer que le droit pénal est effectivement légitime à s’intéresser à la notion de risque. Ce n’est pas parce que le législateur consacre une notion que sa prise en compte est forcément légitime. Plus encore, il faut garder à l’esprit que risque et droit pénal sont par nature contradictoires : le risque est incertain, immatériel et relève de la prévention tandis que le droit pénal est le droit de la répression, de la matérialité et de la certitude. Une étude approfondie de leurs natures respectives permettra néanmoins de dépasser la contradiction, attestant alors de ce que le droit pénal est théoriquement légitime à réceptionner la notion de risque. Cette légitimité n’en reste pas moins précaire. Pour la garantir, il ne pourra s’agir que d’un certain risque, c’est-à-dire un risque pourvu d’une certaine qualité, car le législateur, s’il prétend recourir à la notion de risque en droit pénal pour assurer à la société une protection pénale anticipée, ne peut se départir des principes qui y sont applicables. À partir de l’étude des principes fondamentaux du droit pénal, de ses concepts juridiques et de ses sources supralégislatives, cette recherche se proposera alors d’élaborer une définition pénale de la notion de risque, contenant les critères théoriques d’un risque pénalement saisissable en toute légitimité. Leur confrontation, ensuite, avec le droit positif, permettra de révéler si l’exploitation de la notion de risque par le législateur en droit pénal, fait perdre ou non à ce dernier sa légitimité. / The notion of risk is doubly uncertain: it contains an irreducible part of hazard as its realization in damage on the one hand, and its lack of definition by the law on the other. However, this gap is at odds, both with the exponential use of the notion of risk in criminal law, whether substantive or form, and with the principle of legality of offences and sentences, which implies that the legislator defines clearly and precisely the notions and concepts to which it refers. That is the reason why the legitimacy of the use of the notion of risk in criminal law can be questionable. The presence of such an uncertain notion in a field involving the fundamental rights of the person is likely to jeopardize the imperatives of the State of laws. Moreover, the criminal law of anticipation, which aims to prevent the occurrence of possible but uncertain interference with a protected right, is criticized. The purpose of this demonstration is therefore to know whether or not the legislature uses wisely the notion of risk in criminal law. The answer to this issue will previously require to ensure that criminal law is actually legitimate to focus on the notion of risk. This is not because the legislature takes into account a notion that its account is necessarily legitimate. Moreover, it is important to keep in mind that risk and the criminal law are inherently contradictory: the risk is uncertain, immaterial and is linked to the concept of prevention while the criminal law is the right of repression, the materiality and the certainty. A deep study of their respective natures will nevertheless make it possible to overcome the contradiction, stating that the criminal law is theoretically legitimate to accept the notion of risk. This legitimacy stays nonetheless quite precarious. To secure this legitimacy, only a certain kind of risk, a risk with a managed level can be taken into account. If the legislator claims using the notion of risk in criminal law for anticipated criminal protection of society, he still cannot ignore the principles that are applicable in criminal law. From the study of the fundamental principles of criminal law, its legal concepts and its supralegislatives sources, this research will then offer a definition of the notion of risk in criminal law, containing the theoretical criteria of a legitimate criminally detectable risk. Its comparison with positive law, will emphasize whether the use of the notion of risk by the legislator in criminal law, makes him lose or not its legitimacy.

Crime prevention and safety measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas are important incentives for creating a socially sustainable city. The topic has been debated in Sweden, and to address the challenges, a new law in Sweden will come into force on June 1, 2023, giving Swedish municipalities greater responsibility for crime prevention. Previous research indicates that crime prevention and safety promotion can be categorized based on physical and social efforts. These efforts are partly about creating better social cohesion between people and partly about changing the physical environment to make it more difficult for people to commit crimes. The master thesis aimed to study crime prevention and safety promotion measures in two socio-economically vulnerable areas in Sweden to find out how the work can be developed through the theories of social sustainability, social disorganization theory, and collective efficacy. The results indicate that both neighborhoods work with social and physical measures, but that their circumstances are different. This is because crime statistics indicate that Gottsunda has significantly more crime rates than Klockaretorpet. Finally, the results show that it is important to implement both social and physical measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas. The study was conducted through qualitative interviews with planners, police, property owners, and one social sustainability consultant. A document analysis of policy documents has also been conducted. Furthermore, crime statistics from the police have been analyzed to visualize the number of reported crimes in the neighborhoods

La pérennité des programmes contre la violence scolaire nécessite la mise en oeuvre adéquate des mesures de prévention universelle et la mobilisation de l’ensemble de l’équipe-école. Une étude exploratoire par Levasseur et al. (2019) avait rapporté des différences de perceptions sur trois dimensions de mise en oeuvre (socialisation, prévention et intervention) et trois facteurs de mobilisation (leadership de la direction, vision commune et sentiment d’efficacité personnelle) selon la fonction occupée par le personnel scolaire (enseignants, personnel éducatif autre et personnel de soutien). Ce mémoire visait à répliquer l’étude de Levasseur et al. (2019) à des fins confirmatoires avec un plus grand échantillon en comparant les perceptions du personnel scolaire des dimensions de mise en oeuvre et des facteurs de mobilisation selon la fonction occupée et en explorant les liens entre les perceptions des dimensions de mise en oeuvre et les facteurs de mobilisation selon la fonction. Pour ce faire, les perceptions des dimensions de mise en oeuvre et des facteurs de mobilisation ont été mesurées chez 1688 membres du personnel de 66 écoles primaires québécoises. Les résultats montrent que les groupes se sont distingués au niveau multivarié pour la prévention, l’intervention, le leadership de la direction et le sentiment d’efficacité personnelle. Des liens directs ont été observés pour l’ensemble du personnel sauf entre le leadership de la direction et la prévention pour le personnel éducatif autre. Ces résultats soutiennent l’importance d’une approche différentiée selon la fonction occupée pour cibler les groupes nécessitant davantage d’accompagnement et de soutien. / The sustainability of school violence programs requires the proper implementation of universal prevention measures and the mobilization of the entire school. An exploratory study by Levasseur et al. (2019) had reported differences in perceptions on three implementation dimensions (socialization, prevention, intervention) and three mobilization factors (principal’s leadership, shared vision of needs and solutions, self-efficacy to intervene) depending on the role held by school personnel (classroom teachers, other instructional staff, support staff). The purpose of this dissertation was to replicate the Levasseur et al. (2019) study for confirmatory purposes with a larger sample by comparing school personnel’s perceptions of the implementation dimensions and mobilization factors by staff’s roles and exploring the relationships between perceptions of the implementation dimensions and mobilization factors by staff’s roles. To this end, the perceptions of the implementation dimensions and mobilization factors were measured in 1688 staff members from 66 Quebec elementary schools. Results indicated that the groups differed at the multivariate level for prevention, intervention, principal’s leadership, and self-efficacy to intervene. Furthermore, direct relationships between implementation dimensions and mobilization factors were observed for all school personnel except for principal’s leadership and prevention for other instructional staff. These results support the importance of a differentiated approach by staff’s role to target groups of school personnel in need of further guidance and support.