The Function of the Police Force: A Behavior-Analytic Review of the History of How Policing in America Came to Be.

The racial differentiation of policing in America has been widely researched and documented (Walker & Katz, 2008; Wilson & Kelling, 1982). Although these discrepancies are largely documented, there have been few changes within the policies, procedures and laws governing police officers. The results of this are two-fold.

The rural rotation in a medical technology program: a ten-year retrospective study.

Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a rural rotation as a tool to recruit medical technology program graduates to medically underserved areas.

Design: A paper survey was distributed to all 1994 - 2003 graduates of the West Virginia University Medical Technology Program.

Setting: The survey was mailed to the graduates' homes.