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appropriate, but notes that there are no pharmaceutical treatments available specifically for short term memory loss. The c...
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...
the Catholic Church and in work communities. Juans mother, Marianna, lives a block away and spends time with the children after s...
to hire a lawyer. This is true even when police use illegal tactics to secure an arrest. Certainly, there are tax implications an...
(Jacobs, 1997). It was founded by the Quakers and came about because of the concern regarding the conditions of the prisons (Jacob...
the issues, and potential solutions, for domestic violence more understandable. These methodologies are only applicable, however,...
the increased propensity of our nations youth to use drugs can be traced back to the same root reasons as the other problems which...
community. This is when inner cities begin to influence public policy to such a point that "efforts to reverse drug prohibition f...
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...
two of which occurred while she was incarcerated (Ackerman, 2004). Psychiatric patients are forbidden to engage in sex, "but San...
would be incurred if we were to rehabilitate drug and alcohol users rather than put them in the penitentiary. The view...
The view that incarceration is not the solution for drug abuse is supported by a wide cross-section of our population. Author Jam...
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...
eligibility is determined by age and health status. Implementation difficulties reflect the perpetual absence of adequate funding...
abuse anyway? Does it mean beating another human being exclusively or can other physically violent acts qualify? In studying this ...
71). This seems to be particularly true for black women, who get caught between the double bind of being female in a male dominate...
in the testimony that is presented and many of these cases illuminate the inconsistencies and short comings that exist within the ...
context notes the need for investigative teams to help differentiate whether abuse and/or neglect served as a direct cause of deat...
From this perspective, we can see...
the Department of Social Services (DSS) as a means by which to circumvent further physical and emotional destruction is imperative...
is told that Sofia is a woman who does not know her place. She should not be allowed to talk back to her husband, or state her own...
alcohol and drugs (McDaniel, 2001, 86). Abuse is a part of the lesbian experience as it is for all areas of society, but...
(Nester, 1998). The physical harm a child incurs as a result of child abuse, of course, is inextricably coupled with the...
toward personal rights the Warren Court upheld was met with great consternation by conservatives who believed the Supreme Court ju...
of the agencies are broad, there has been criticism waged (Hick, 2002). For example, child protective services do not address issu...
after a period of detoxification passed, the teens began to reconsider this position and reconsider their past lives. From retra...