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MIGRANT FARMWORKERS IN AMERICA: A FLORIDA CASE STUDY
Title
MIGRANT FARMWORKERS IN AMERICA: A FLORIDA CASE STUDY.
Creator
MOHL, SANDRA MAE., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
Migrant farmworkers remain an important entity in American agriculture. These economically disadvantaged citizens are often repaid for grueling labor with low wages and intolerable and unsafe working conditions. The majority of migrants are provided with poor and unsanitary housing. Children of migrant parents especially suffer inadequate schooling and non-enforcement of child labor laws. Beneficial legislation is generally thwarted by agribusiness, their lobbyists, and sympathizers in the...
Show moreMigrant farmworkers remain an important entity in American agriculture. These economically disadvantaged citizens are often repaid for grueling labor with low wages and intolerable and unsafe working conditions. The majority of migrants are provided with poor and unsanitary housing. Children of migrant parents especially suffer inadequate schooling and non-enforcement of child labor laws. Beneficial legislation is generally thwarted by agribusiness, their lobbyists, and sympathizers in the state legislature and Congress. Unionization of farmworkers can accomplish better living and working conditions, but it will only come through bitter struggle. Florida has proven slow to improve the lot of migrants who toil in the state's fields and groves. Organizers and farmworkers look to the United Farm Workers and Cesar Chavez for hope and leadership. Concerned citizens are providing hopeful signs that Florida may soon produce some positive changes for migrant farmworkers.
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Date Issued
1981
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14074
Subject Headings
Migrant agricultural laborers--Florida
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IN QUEST OF A POLICE PROFESSION: A BIOGRAPHY OF ORLANDO W. WILSON
Title
IN QUEST OF A POLICE PROFESSION: A BIOGRAPHY OF ORLANDO W. WILSON.
Creator
BOPP, WILLIAM J., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
Orlando W. Wilson was the most influential figure in the history of American law enforcement. His career as a police chief, criminology professor, consultant and author began in 1921, and spanned forty-six years. His accomplishments during this period have not been surpassed: He is the Father of the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics; he began America's first police-college cadet program; he pioneered state sponsored training courses and minimum standards for police personnel; he initiated...
Show moreOrlando W. Wilson was the most influential figure in the history of American law enforcement. His career as a police chief, criminology professor, consultant and author began in 1921, and spanned forty-six years. His accomplishments during this period have not been surpassed: He is the Father of the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics; he began America's first police-college cadet program; he pioneered state sponsored training courses and minimum standards for police personnel; he initiated psychological testing for police officers; he founded the country's first professional school of criminology; and he authored the most widely circulated police administration textbook in history. In addition, Wilson's former students and subordinates formed the vanguard of the American police professionalization movement, and his management surveys of some forty major police departments furnished a model for reorganization which has become dogma in law enforcement. Wilson's police career began as a patrolman in Berkeley, California. He briefly served Fullerton, California as its chief of police, then in 1928 began an eleven year tenure as chief in Wichita, Kansas. During that term of service, Wilson's reputation grew, as Wichita gained fame as the "West Point of Law Enforcement." Forced out of Wichita by corrupt politicians, Wilson accepted a professorship at the University of California in 1939. With the exception of wartime service as Director of de-Nazification activities in Germany, he spent twenty-one years at the University, the last decade as Dean of the School of Criminology. In 1960, he received an urgent call from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, whose administration was in jeopardy because of a major police scandal. Wilson was appointed to chair a search committee empaneled to select a reform police commissioner. When the committee could not find a competent applicant, it turned to its chairman, and persuaded Wilson to take the job. During his seven years in office, he completely reorganized the police department, aggressively fought corruption, and inspired public confidence in his efforts. He retired in 1967. O.W. Wilson was scrupulously honest, and dedicated to creating an American police profession. His battles against corruption and his disdain for politicians are legendary . Throughout his career, he directed his considerable energy toward uplifting the status of law enforcement. He was a man of high principles, unswervingly committed to excellence. Nonetheless, he also had serious limitations. He applied disciplinary action ruthlessly , without regard to human considerations. His penchant for orderliness led him to adopt a rigid military method of organizing police departments, despite the negative effect it had on police-community relationships. Moreover, Wilson often became so preoccupied with structural reorganization that more substantive police reform was overlooked. Notwithstanding personal limitations, Orlando H. Wilson was the greatest police administrator American law enforcement has yet produced. His impact on the movement to professionalize the police is incalculable, and even his earliest contributions to the field have stood the test of time.
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Date Issued
1975
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11649
Subject Headings
Wilson, O W --(Orlando Winfield),--1900-1972
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Key West Agreement of 1948: A milestone for naval aviation
Title
The Key West Agreement of 1948: A milestone for naval aviation.
Creator
Vital, Mark David., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
The Key West Agreement of 1948 (KWA) was crucial in the Navy's fight to save naval aviation from Air Force encroachment. Prior to the KWA, the Air Force attempted to control the roles and missions surrounding naval aviation. The Air Force in fact, wished to emasculate naval aviation, which in turn would have made it downplayed its importance during the early Cold War years. But the KWA assigned all roles and missions surrounding naval aviation to the Navy and not to the Air Force. In so doing...
Show moreThe Key West Agreement of 1948 (KWA) was crucial in the Navy's fight to save naval aviation from Air Force encroachment. Prior to the KWA, the Air Force attempted to control the roles and missions surrounding naval aviation. The Air Force in fact, wished to emasculate naval aviation, which in turn would have made it downplayed its importance during the early Cold War years. But the KWA assigned all roles and missions surrounding naval aviation to the Navy and not to the Air Force. In so doing, the KWA gave the Navy the right to control all land- and carrier-based aviation as well as develop new technology and weapon systems such as the supercarrier. Without the KWA, the Navy could have lost control of naval aviation. The thesis highlights the importance of the KWA, and explains reasons why historians have failed to focus adequate attention to the subject.
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Date Issued
1999
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15668
Subject Headings
Naval aviation--History, United States--Military policy, Military history, Modern--20th century, United States--Armed Forces--History
Format
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Justice, justice, shall ye seek: Jewish warriors in Spain, 1936-1939
Title
Justice, justice, shall ye seek: Jewish warriors in Spain, 1936-1939.
Creator
Shafer, Leslie., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
In 1936, approximately three thousand Americans volunteered to aid Spain fight the Fascist rebellion of Fransisco Franco, and his German and Italian allies. About thirty percent of the volunteers were Jewish--a ratio so large as to be statistically improbable. Why were so many Jews impelled to go to Spain to fight for the Spanish Republic? Many were Communists, Socialists, unionists, and assorted antifascists, determined to stop the fascist threat in Europe. It was also seen as a chance to...
Show moreIn 1936, approximately three thousand Americans volunteered to aid Spain fight the Fascist rebellion of Fransisco Franco, and his German and Italian allies. About thirty percent of the volunteers were Jewish--a ratio so large as to be statistically improbable. Why were so many Jews impelled to go to Spain to fight for the Spanish Republic? Many were Communists, Socialists, unionists, and assorted antifascists, determined to stop the fascist threat in Europe. It was also seen as a chance to fight Hitler with bullets, not only words. The religion, culture and tradition of the Jews requires each person to seek justice and equality, not only for himself, but for all people. The Jewish volunteers were not only fighting the fascist antisemite--they were fighting to make the world a better place for all people.
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Date Issued
1998
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15533
Subject Headings
Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Participation, Jewish, Jewish soldiers--Spain
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SOCIAL GOSPEL AND EVANGELICALISM IN AMERICA: AN HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE DOCTRINAL CONFRONTATION
Title
THE SOCIAL GOSPEL AND EVANGELICALISM IN AMERICA: AN HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE DOCTRINAL CONFRONTATION.
Creator
GOETZMAN, MARTHA M., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
This thesis is an investigation into the development of the Social Gospel from 1865 to 1918. It is the premise of this study that the Social Gospel was built upon the foundation of liberal theology and that doctrine played a more important part in its development than social problems. A comparison between the Social Gospel and evangelicalism points out their doctrinal differences. An examination of the social welfare programs of both the Social Gospel and evangelicalism indicates their...
Show moreThis thesis is an investigation into the development of the Social Gospel from 1865 to 1918. It is the premise of this study that the Social Gospel was built upon the foundation of liberal theology and that doctrine played a more important part in its development than social problems. A comparison between the Social Gospel and evangelicalism points out their doctrinal differences. An examination of the social welfare programs of both the Social Gospel and evangelicalism indicates their differing approach to charity. The conclusion is that evangelicals could not cooperate with the Social Gospel because of doctrinal differences.
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Date Issued
1974
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13683
Subject Headings
Theology, Doctrinal., Evangelicalism.
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HIGH COST OF MAKING STEEL: A CASE STUDY OF A 1907 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
Title
THE HIGH COST OF MAKING STEEL: A CASE STUDY OF A 1907 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT.
Creator
O'CONNOR, BRIAN CORNELIUS, JR., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
Abstract/Description
Blast furnace work was particularly hazardous in the early years of the twentieth century. An accident which killed at least fourteen men at Jones & Laughlin Steel in 1907 puts the productive relationships and roles of an industrial society in stark relief. That explosion and others were related to the use of new raw materials, technological lag, and forced production to meet high demand. Subsequent investigation depended on the industry's own "experts" who predictably cited the incidents as...
Show moreBlast furnace work was particularly hazardous in the early years of the twentieth century. An accident which killed at least fourteen men at Jones & Laughlin Steel in 1907 puts the productive relationships and roles of an industrial society in stark relief. That explosion and others were related to the use of new raw materials, technological lag, and forced production to meet high demand. Subsequent investigation depended on the industry's own "experts" who predictably cited the incidents as unavoidable. Most victims received little or no compensation. State-administered compulsory compensation spurred the industry to reduce the carnage in the next decade. Workmen's compensation, generally inadequate, faced little resistance, for it protected the employer from unlimited recovery of damages. Occupational health hazards are more widespread and insidious today. The pressure of competition and costs provides a rationale for an ultimate rejection of the human factor in production.
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Date Issued
1981
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14081
Subject Headings
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Steel industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--Accidents, Industrial accidents--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Format
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