Based on what you have learned about the criteria of causation and threats to the validity of causal inference, what cause and effect relationships are implied? What are some alternative explanation?

Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.
Capitol punishment prevents .
Marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to the use of other drugs

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According to a study published in the journal Pediatrics, injuries from firearms send an estimated 7,000 kids to the Emergency Room every year and an additional 3,000 children die from gunshot wounds before they can get to a hospital. Doctors are pointing to the new data as further evidence of the serious public health toll that gun violence takes on America’s youth.

Should video games like “The Slaying of Sandy Hook Elementary School” be banned from being sold? Does a game like this promote similar violence in teens?
What measures have been taken to make schools safer? Statistically, has school safety improved in the last ten years?
Where do most unintentional shooting deaths occur? Who is most likely the shooter?
What factors contribute to the high rates of firearm suicides and injuries in children aged 5 to 14 years?
Should parents be held accountable for teaching a child gun safety, if the parents own a firearm? What penalties are there for letting a child have access to a firearm?
When considering the subject of children and gun violence, should 17- or 18-year-old gang members be included in the data? Does doing so alter the conclusions we might draw from studying the problems associated with children and guns?
Explain your reasoning in your responses to these questions.

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Crime hot spots are areas where crime reports, calls for police service, or other measures of crime are especially common. Police in departments with a good analytic capability routinely identify hot spots and launch special tactics to reduce crime in these areas. What kinds of validity threats should researchers be especially attentive to in studying the effects of police interventions on hot spots?

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Based on the review of the following websites at the Institute of Healthcare Improvement and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality answer the following questions.

What values ensure a culture of safety?
How can healthcare facilities establish a culture of safety?
What is the nurse’s role in maintaining a culture of safety?

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Do online research related to broad trends in Advertising / PR / Strategic Communications Industry trends and changes in business, specifically the impact of digital on traditional agency models.
Discuss the following:
• How has the advent of digital communication including direct-to-customer and social media, impacted traditional agency revenue models
• What new kinds of agencies and marketing partners have emerged as a result of these changes
• What has been the roles and behaviors of the big holding companies (Omnicom, Interpublic, etc.) in the last 20 years to cope with these changes
• How has advertising talent (creative, media, strategy, etc) responded to the evolving agency marketplace

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