From theoretical to empirical: Considering reflections of psychopathy across the thin blue line.

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 420-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana M. Falkenbach ◽  
Justin Balash ◽  
Maria Tsoukalas ◽  
Stephanie Stern ◽  
Scott O. Lilienfeld
Keyword(s):  
Blue Line

The Thin Blue Line

2009 ◽  
pp. 233-235
Author(s):  
Errol Morris
Keyword(s):  
Blue Line

scholarly journals Modeling Operational Performance of Urban Roads with Heterogeneous Traffic Conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapneel R. Kodupuganti ◽  
Sonu Mathew ◽  
Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Travel Time ◽  
Queue Length ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Heterogeneous Traffic ◽  
Operational Performance ◽  
Travel Time Reliability ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
Vehicle Delay ◽  
Blue Line

The rapid growth in population and related demand for travel during the past few decades has had a catalytic effect on traffic congestion, air quality, and safety in many urban areas. Transportation managers and planners have planned for new facilities to cater to the needs of users of alternative modes of transportation (e.g., public transportation, walking, and bicycling) over the next decade. However, there are no widely accepted methods, nor there is enough evidence to justify whether such plans are instrumental in improving mobility of the transportation system. Therefore, this project researches the operational performance of urban roads with heterogeneous traffic conditions to improve the mobility and reliability of people and goods. A 4-mile stretch of the Blue Line light rail transit (LRT) extension, which connects Old Concord Rd and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s main campus on N Tryon St in Charlotte, North Carolina, was considered for travel time reliability analysis. The influence of crosswalks, sidewalks, trails, greenways, on-street bicycle lanes, bus/LRT routes and stops/stations, and street network characteristics on travel time reliability were comprehensively considered from a multimodal perspective. Likewise, a 2.5-mile-long section of the Blue Line LRT extension, which connects University City Blvd and Mallard Creek Church Rd on N Tryon St in Charlotte, North Carolina, was considered for simulation-based operational analysis. Vissim traffic simulation software was used to compute and compare delay, queue length, and maximum queue length at nine intersections to evaluate the influence of vehicles, LRT, pedestrians, and bicyclists, individually and/or combined. The statistical significance of variations in travel time reliability were particularly less in the case of links on N Tryon St with the Blue Line LRT extension. However, a decrease in travel time reliability on some links was observed on the parallel route (I-85) and cross-streets. While a decrease in vehicle delay on northbound and southbound approaches of N Tryon St was observed in most cases after the LRT is in operation, the cross-streets of N Tryon St incurred a relatively higher increase in delay after the LRT is in operation. The current pedestrian and bicycling activity levels seemed insignificant to have an influence on vehicle delay at intersections. The methodological approaches from this research can be used to assess the performance of a transportation facility and identify remedial solutions from a multimodal perspective.

scholarly journals The USA Federal Debt-to-GDP Ratio and The Unified Budget Act’s Lack of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
Paul F. Gentle
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
True Nature ◽  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ◽  
Accounting Principles ◽  
Trust Funds ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Federal Debt ◽  
Blue Line

Here in the beginning of 2021, two of the truly relevant federal public finance issues are presented in this article. One is the Debt-to GDP Ratio. The second topic is the true nature of deficits, surpluses and future liabilities treated in budgets constructed via the Unified Budget Act. Two graphs on these issues are included. This article shows that the present Debt-to-GDP ratio is relatively high, as if the nation similar to when the United States was in a period of a major war. This graph is shown in this article’s Figure 1. There has been evidence in the macroeconomic literature that indicates a high Debt-to-GDP ratio can possibly result in some degree of slowed economic growth. Though the literature is varied on that point. The reason for the possible crowding out effect has to do with the competition for loanable funds. There is competition from both the public and private demanders of those loanable funds. Furthermore, there is the reality that all federal trust fund balances of the United States must be used to hold U.S. Treasury bonds. For figure 2, two categories on U.S trust funds are shown. One category is the combined total of Social Security. Medicare, Disability and related funds. This is shown in a red line. All the other federal trust funds are indicated in a blue line. There is a graph that shows these two lines. The graph is of the percentage share between the two categories. As a result, the red and blue lines are inverse functions of each other. Over the eighty-year period (1940-2020), there has been variation if both the red and blue lines. The goal of this articles is for leaders and government analysts to be more aware of the issues of the USA Federal Debt to GDP Ratio and the Unified Budget Act’s lack of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

The Thin Blue Line: International Peacekeeping and Its Future.

1975 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 360
Author(s):  
George L. Sherry ◽  
Indar Jit Rikhye ◽  
Michael Harbottle ◽  
Bjorn Egge
Keyword(s):  
Blue Line ◽  
International Peacekeeping

Walking the Thin Blue Line

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Lynn Wertsch
Keyword(s):  
Blue Line

Trumpism, Policing, and the Problem of Surplus Population

2020 ◽  
pp. 169-188
Author(s):  
Cedric Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Current System ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Class Relations ◽  
Corporate Elite ◽  
Blue Line ◽  
Surplus Population

This chapter tackles the issues of mass incarceration and aggressive policing, and their impact on low-income communities and people of color. It places Trump's defense of police and denigration of Black Lives Matter into historical context. The chapter connects the rise of the carceral state with an ideology that pathologizes poverty, blames working-class and unemployed people for their failure to get rich, and defines an urban “underclass” as the problem. In this context, the chapter analyzes Trump's reverence for police as the “thin blue line” that separates civilization from chaos. Focusing its attention on the intersection between class and race, the chapter unpacks the logic that has motivated a long-standing effort to shift power and resources away from the working class and toward the corporate elite. It argues that liberal antiracist arguments misunderstand the class relations that underlie the current system of policing. The chapter concludes that labor groups have a crucial role to play in fighting police abuse and mass incarceration.

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