This institution was created to protect the children. Alternatively, the social workers didn’t report and record their findings accurately. All the signs of abuse and neglect were ignored and there were times when the social workers tried to make excuses for the incidents. The social workers failed to do follow up’s and closed the multiple cases on the family with inaccurate dictations. With this in mind, there could have been more education and training for these workers to handle the cases in an appropriate manner.…
Before I complete this sentence a child somewhere will be abused or neglected in some way. According to childhelp.org the United States has one of the worst records among industrialized nations- losing on average between four and seven children every day to child abuse and neglect in the United States. A report of child abuse occurs every ten seconds. Child abuse is a subject that has plagued the world for centuries. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 1974 is one of the key pieces of legislation that guides child protection.…
The Los Angeles Department of Family Services is one of the biggest child welfare agencies in the United States. The mission statement of DCFS is to service children by maintaining their safety, permanency and access to effective caring services. DCFS has struggled to provide these core values for numerous reasons. Social workers face overwhelming amount of caseloads. The increasing amount of children and families that are assisted by DCFS require provision of multiple services.…
Interest groups are known to be corrupt and always bribe secretly elected official. They only look after their desire and their need. I believe they should be tougher restrictions on interest groups, and they should be laws both federal and state level that investigates them thoroughly. If the government does not monitor interest groups closely they will be lots of corruption that will devastate the economy and the credibility of the United States as a thriving democracy. Interest groups mostly finance the campaigns of politicians who are running for office.…
With the growing age of technology, it is becoming easier and easier for minors to fall victim to criminals attempting to exploit their vulnerability. The use of the internet has become a go to resource for child predators across the nation. In United States Federal Courts, the argument has been presented that the sentences in relation to §2G2.2 of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual which outlines the trafficking in material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor (Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual , 2011). The argument being is this section of the sentencing guidelines are congressionally directed rather than empirically being empirically based. When federal cases are tried, the length of imprisonment is determined by the United States Sentencing Commission sentencing table (Cite2).…
Ethos: The credible authority is Casa do Menor. Casa do Menor is an organization that helps children who are neglected and abused. This organization has been helping abused children for over 30 years. They are located in three different Brazilian states: Rio de Janeiro, Alagoas, and Céara. Logos: The visual image appeals to reasoning because it conveys to the audience that the after-effects of child molestation can permanently scar the child.…
Serving Latino Undocumented Families in Child Welfare The Problem According to Zong and Batalova (2015), as of 2013, the United States has approximately 41.3 million immigrants . With the state of California having one of the largest child welfare systems in the nation and being close the border of Mexico, it is unknown exactly how many children or undocumented families come into contact with the child welfare system, since data is not collected by the state welfare reporting system (Dettlaff, Earner, & Phillips, 2009 ). The number of Latino undocumented families is increasing in neighborhoods, along with an increased of involvement in child protection investigations (Dettlaff, Earner, & Phillips, 2009 ).…
I would be in support for tort reform. To me, it points out that most injuries are not the result of substandard care, yet somehow, the needs of people injured need to be addressed without alleging that the physician was negligent The physician is willing to take the risk of helping the patient. Both the patient and the physician should be protected. I do believe caps on pain and suffering are necessary, although in and of themselves, they do not guarantee that the cost of malpractice insurance for physicians will go down. To me, it is one of the steps that need to be taken.…
There are some very pronounced differences between the adult correctional system and the juvenile correctional system. Within the adult correctional system there is a greater emphasis on punishment, surveillance, arrest, and incarceration. In contrast within the juvenile correctional system the is very limited use of detention due to the fact that research has found that it only exacerbates the issues that lead to delinquent behavior. Instead the juvenile correctional system tries to divert all of the juveniles they possibly can from the juvenile justice system. There is also a greater emphasis on prevention of juvenile crime by providing interventions for at risk youth, many of these programs are not run by the court.…
Behavioral Health Prevention Program Program Design Mission Statement To cater to families and provide an all-inclusive integrated behavioral and cohesiveness program that will meet the needs of our community, while promoting the quality of life within our community. . Program Vision Collaborating with families, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Social Services, and other qualified partners who are in accordance with promoting behavior support services to children, young adults, and families live a healthy life. It is our duty to serve and deliver accelerate the rights of people who may be needlessly impaired.…
Thesis Statement The state of California does not accommodate support services for the juveniles when they have become the legal age (18), social services should be provided to them to prevent them from becoming a continued case number in the criminal justice system. A juvenile is considered an adult at the age of 18 in California, once that child reaches that age those services that were originally provided to him/her will terminate. Those support services that were provided to them when they were in foster care or when they had a family issues will no longer be accessible to them. These support services include counseling, trauma support classes, physiologist, rehabilitation, etc.…
Interests groups are exactly what their name implies they are. They are made up of groups of individuals that believe the same thing and stand for whatever that is. They utilize people known as lobbyists, who basically represent the the special interest groups to government officials in order to help get whatever that group wants passed. Lobbyists are not supposed to bribe politicians, instead they are supposed to use their knowledge and bias of information to try to persuade politicians to help out their interest group. There are all sorts of different kinds of interests group when it comes to what they believe, how well they are represented, and even just the size of the special interest groups.…
About 75% of children are sexually abused or have been abused in foster care ("Sexual Abuse"). Children who have been sexually abused suffer from health, mental, and social problems. A foster child’s file does not always state that a child is being sexually abused by the foster family. Social workers are unaware of these issues because children are unable to share this disgusting abuse to them or another adult. For these abused foster children, "home" is a now a place they fear abuse and neglect.…
Introduction Individuals who are taken involuntarily and then controlled or exploited are victims of human trafficking. The term “human trafficking” includes sex trafficking, labor trafficking, or both (sex and labor). It is essentially modern-day slavery, where the victims are treated as possessions or physical property. The policy that will be discussed is the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA). The RHYA specifically focuses on youth who are homeless, runaways, or street-based, conditions which make them a target for violence, trafficking, or sexual exploitation.…
Missing children and adolescents are becoming an enormous issue in the United States. Missing children is defined as children whose whereabouts are unknown to their parent, guardian, or legal custodian. Approximately everyday young children are kidnaped by strangers or people they know. According to a 2011 study approximately 2,950 children under the age of 18 in New Orleans were reported missing in a one-year period. At least 650 of those cases were Missing Children in Louisiana family abductions (Crime Library Criminal Minds & Methods, 2011).…