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myriad of ways. For example, someone might become "street wise" and make sure their pocketbook is held tightly. They can continual...
in the abuse at Abu Ghraib. Although attempts have been made to blame this abuse on "low-level personnel" at the facility rather ...
(physical, sexual, and emotional), neglect (physical, medical, and educational), abandonment, and multiple maltreatments that enco...
author Nick Davies investigates the problems of drug abuse in Britains largest cities. The slums, ghettos, and red-light areas he...
1994). Physical abuse are aggressive acts such as hitting, punching, kicking, shaking, or burning a childe while sexual abuse can...
fiction? Before examining this issue in greater detail, it should be noted that scientific research oftentimes classifies any ins...
behavior. This concept of "mother blaming," then, has influenced the view of low-income families, single-parent families and the ...
the increased propensity of our nations youth to use drugs can be traced back to the same root reasons as the other problems which...
two of which occurred while she was incarcerated (Ackerman, 2004). Psychiatric patients are forbidden to engage in sex, "but San...
community. This is when inner cities begin to influence public policy to such a point that "efforts to reverse drug prohibition f...
an overseeing entity be in place that looks out for the interest of those that cannot look out for themselves....
more quickly than that (Kuhn, Swartzwelder & Wilson, 2003). The most negative aspect of cocaine use is of course the possibility o...
that "as a consequence of their illness they may find themselves living in marginal neighborhoods where drug use prevails" (Hatfie...
harm in which a child sustains physical damage and emotional harm in which the charge is endangered psychologically. This harm ca...
The view that incarceration is not the solution for drug abuse is supported by a wide cross-section of our population. Author Jam...
would be incurred if we were to rehabilitate drug and alcohol users rather than put them in the penitentiary. The view...
to hire a lawyer. This is true even when police use illegal tactics to secure an arrest. Certainly, there are tax implications an...
the Catholic Church and in work communities. Juans mother, Marianna, lives a block away and spends time with the children after s...
the issues, and potential solutions, for domestic violence more understandable. These methodologies are only applicable, however,...
(Jacobs, 1997). It was founded by the Quakers and came about because of the concern regarding the conditions of the prisons (Jacob...
told repeatedly that one is "stupid" or "lazy" or "useless." Children internalize this message and consider themselves to be all t...
entire population of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 used illicit drugs in 2004 (SAMHSA, 2005). This represents a slight decre...
of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...
in the testimony that is presented and many of these cases illuminate the inconsistencies and short comings that exist within the ...
71). This seems to be particularly true for black women, who get caught between the double bind of being female in a male dominate...
Given that serious depression too often leads to suicide, it is a problem that simply cannot be ignored. Numerous factors enter i...
eligibility is determined by age and health status. Implementation difficulties reflect the perpetual absence of adequate funding...
or other individual. The goal of child welfare services is to provide an array of prevention and intervention services to children...
have been abused themselves will inevitably abuse others if in fact they do not get help. Simpson (2000) writes: "In those familie...
and bravery and excitement. They beg for it many times as they beg to be spun like an airplane or hung upside down. They trust the...