Habilitation

The Holocaust was one of the most sadistic and inhumane episodes in world history. Of all the atrocious actions that occurred during the war, perhaps the most appalling was the medical experiments conducted by the Nazis. From 1933 to 1945 at least seventy pseudo-medical projects were performed on at least 7,000 human beings against their will (“Medical Experiments.”) These victims, almost all Jews and a few Gypsys, suffered unspeakable pain, mutilation, permanent disability, infertility, and in…

What is the legal standard to determine if a defendant is competent to stand trial? Competency to stand trial (CST) came about to light in the U.S. Supreme Court case Dusky v. United State which established that in order for a defendant to be tried that they have must have sufficient present ability to consult with their lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and factual understanding of the proceedings against him (Dusky v. United States, 1960). Kruh and Grisso (2009)…

Causes and Prevalence Cerebral palsy is a condition that is caused when there is damage to the brain. The damage to the brain can occur before, during, or shortly after birth. Cerebral palsy can range from mild to severe. Cerebral palsy affects the child’s intellect, learning, speech, and vision. Cerebral palsy is not a disease and cannot be passed to other students. Cerebral palsy is nonprogressive which means that it does not worsen throughout the child’s lifetime. There are many different…

A popular way he used for killing twins was by giving them lethal shots to the heart. It helped them to determine who died first and how long it took them to die (“Experiments”). Mengele wanted to use all of his research he got to produce his habilitation. He never accomplished his goals (“Josef…

Restorative justice is based on resolving conflict and making everything connected to the crime whole again, thus healing the effects, restoring back to original condition, and making amends to all affected by the crime. Diversion is a means in which appropriate measures are put in place in-order to deter young people from travelling down the long path of the juvenile justice system. In this essay the key will be to explore links between youth work practice, diversion and restorative programs.…

Women Incarcerated. The Facts, Theories and Solutions Women over the course of history have been inconspicuous in the eyes of the criminal justice system in the United States. Today, women have begun to double the incarceration rate according, to the FBI’s Unified Crime Report. To understand this phenomenon, one would start by utilizing scholars and various methods of crime reports to compile a list of facts and evidence to understand the why’s and how’s, however this type of information…

The purpose of this paper is to revisit previous literature addressing universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS), review current practices of UNHS, evaluate the factors relating to UNHS, and identify areas for improvement. The importance of identifying hearing loss before 3 months, and receiving intervention by 6 months of age, relates to children’s speech, language, academic, and social-emotional development. Not only does early diagnosis allow for optimal speech and language development, it…