b'Sentencing and Practices in Corrections in the United States and the NetherlandsBenjamin C. Huffman, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Lavonna L. Lovern, Department of Philosophy and Religious StudiesThis paper examines sentencing and practices in corrections in the United States and the Netherlands. Sentencing and practices in corrections vary widely between the two countries. This paper examines the sentences passed for various offenses and the practices that are applied in their respective correction systems. The analysis looks at how sentencing and practices in corrections impact the recidivism rates in each country and whether their practices are proving successful in rehabilitating offenders and reintegrating them into society. The statistics in the analysis show the United States is less successful when compared to the Netherlands in terms of recidivism. The United States relies on prison sentences more than the Netherlands. The Netherlands relies on heavy fines and community-based rehabilitation programs.Political ScienceBrexit: The United Kingdom Votes to Leave the European Union: The Factors that Did and Did Not Affect the Referendum VoteKayla Henneberry, Department of Political ScienceFaculty Sponsor: Dr. Bernard Tamas, Department of Political ScienceIn this paper, I examined the various factors that influenced the vote for Brexit, or the referendum in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. I concluded that significant factors in the Brexit vote included unemployment, race, gross domestic household income, and whether or not one was a Traveller. Travellers are viewed as nomads with a unique set of customs and traditions; they are classified as an ethnic group. An insignificant factor in the referendum vote was gender. The unemployment rate was also a crucial influence in the Brexit vote that led the United Kingdoms decision to leave the European Union with 51.9% of the vote.67'