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When to Punish, and When to Rehabilitate
The New York Times: The Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on when, if ever, it is appropriate to sentence juvenile offenders to life without parole. The arguments this spring showed the complexity of drawing the lines between child and adult, and between justice and cruelty. When minors commit violent crimes, should they be treated differently from adults? Is prison effective as a punishment and deterrent for juveniles, or does it harden a young person who might otherwise recover? Read the whole story: The New York Times
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Embattled Childhood: The Real Trauma in PTSD
In 2009, a regiment of Danish soldiers, the Guard Hussars, was deployed for a six-month tour in Afghanistan’s arid Helmand Province, a Taliban stronghold. They were stationed along with British soldiers—270 in all—at a forward operating base called Armadillo. Although none of the Guard Hussars was killed during the tour of duty, they nevertheless experienced many horrors of battle. A commander was seriously injured by a roadside bomb, and a night patrol ended in a firefight that killed and dismembered several Taliban combatants.
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Social Media Highlights – 24th Annual APS Convention
With so many great things to do and see at the 24th Annual Convention, it was hard to be at multiple places at once…Luckily, there was Twitter. Using our convention hashtag (#aps2012), attendees were able to instantly post updates and share experiences from convention! Check out some of the highlights that APS reported live from this year’s convention in Chicago!
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The Best Swag at Convention
CHICAGO -- Who had the best swag at the 24th APS Annual Convention? As APS attendees sought out exhibitor trail markers in their Scavenger Hunt quest to win a collection of APS prizes, their journey led them to some of the best giveaways in Chicago. Dozens of book publishers, software companies, device manufacturers and non-profits showcased their products at the biggest APS Convention ever! Some of the best swag included: OVERALL WINNER: The butterfly imprinted screen cleaner from Jones & Bartlett Learning, promoting their Learning Series’ Psychology course. WHY IT’S GREAT: Can clean your smartphone. Folds up really, really small. It’s a great visual reminder of the product.
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How Baby Names Can Help Marketers Predict the Next Big Thing
TIME: Few parents would admit to naming their baby after a hurricane. But unconsciously that might be exactly what many of us are doing — or at least appropriating the sounds of a name that, if the storm grows large enough, is uttered over and over on the news and in the course of casual conversation. According to Wharton marketing professors Jonah Berger and Eric Bradlow, that unintended impact of such natural disasters can tell marketers a lot about how the sights and sounds that we’re exposed to every day can impact our choices and, in turn, influence the consumer goods, music, movies and even baby names that become popular.
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When Good People Behave Badly
The Huffington Post: I'm sitting on a plane to Washington, D.C., thinking about unethical behavior. (Insert your own politician joke here.) No, it's not my impending proximity to Congress that has me pondering such matters. Rather, it's that I'm headed to give a keynote address at the annual meeting of Compliance Week, a magazine/website dedicated to corporate governance, risk management, and compliance. That, plus I was just reading about Dan Ariely's new book, The Honest Truth About Dishonesty. What do I plan to talk about in discussing the psychology of fraud and unethical behavior?
