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in the abuse at Abu Ghraib. Although attempts have been made to blame this abuse on "low-level personnel" at the facility rather ...
states, "The queen, for her part, is the unifying force of the community; if she is removed from the hive, the workers very quickl...
myriad of ways. For example, someone might become "street wise" and make sure their pocketbook is held tightly. They can continual...
eligibility is determined by age and health status. Implementation difficulties reflect the perpetual absence of adequate funding...
in the testimony that is presented and many of these cases illuminate the inconsistencies and short comings that exist within the ...
a nurse to determine which elderly patients are being abused because a sense of shame or a desire to protect the family member who...
71). This seems to be particularly true for black women, who get caught between the double bind of being female in a male dominate...
abuse anyway? Does it mean beating another human being exclusively or can other physically violent acts qualify? In studying this ...
2004). Schedule II drugs, in comparison are not allowed to be refilled and: "are...
to the specifics of the abuse. Denov (2004), for example, reports that the long term impacts of sexual abuse in children include ...
or other individual. The goal of child welfare services is to provide an array of prevention and intervention services to children...
Given that serious depression too often leads to suicide, it is a problem that simply cannot be ignored. Numerous factors enter i...
have been abused themselves will inevitably abuse others if in fact they do not get help. Simpson (2000) writes: "In those familie...
of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...
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...
two of which occurred while she was incarcerated (Ackerman, 2004). Psychiatric patients are forbidden to engage in sex, "but San...
(Nester, 1998). The physical harm a child incurs as a result of child abuse, of course, is inextricably coupled with 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...
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...
those under stress or who are unhappy with their lives. For this reason there has been a higher use in poorer social classes where...
drug use, there is good reason to rail against the problem. How can a community organize against drug abuse? First, what is orga...
took place due to the better opportunities for Muslims in the Ottoman bureaucracy (John, 2004). This may have been the first hist...
doctor can be more dangerous than people think. In fact, its drug abuse. And its just as illegal as taking street drugs. Whether ...
media campaign and treatment received the least (32 percent), (Drug Policy Foundation [DPF], 2000; ONDCP, 2000). A RAND study indi...