Military veterans bring many unique and desirable traits to the workforce, including self-insight, experience, and sound judgment. Through their service in the American military branches, veterans have experience in heightened leadership roles in high stress and high stakes environments that shape their personalities, leadership skills, and behaviours. Because of this experience, veterans often demonstrate wisdom as they apply self-awareness and judgment through different ranks and roles in their service to the country. Hiring these experienced and seasoned workers to the benefit of businesses can be part of the solution in addressing the current labour shortage. Research is warranted in seeking to understand why veterans experience difficulties in their transition from the military into their business careers in higher numbers compared to the general population. The misinformation and misconceptions about hiring veterans are depriving businesses of a talented and unique population that can bring more wisdom to their workforce.
California Penal Code section 853.6 establishes police-initiated pretrial release of misdemeanor arrestees by issuance of a citation. Citation release under this statute avoids the two major defects of traditional pretrial release systems: the requirement of bail' and the delay caused by judicial review. Despite these advantages, very few jurisdictions have thus far made use of citation release. Oakland California, however, instituted a comprehensive citation release program in early 1970 that might serve as a model for other municipalities.This Comment analyzes both the theory and practice of such a program. Part I compares citation release to several other methods of pretrial release. Part H presents a detailed case study of the
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