Mandated reporter

How many cases are heard of drunk driving? Drinking and driving is associated with the consumption of alcohol and operating a motorized vehicle. Driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol is considered a primary contributor to road accident deaths. Around the world, driving under intoxication is prohibited. Consumption of alcohol impairs the judgment of an individual making the driver unfit for driving a motor vehicle or any other individual unfit to operate any form of machinery. When driving…

Bullying has been a major issue for a long time with young people in society. Many have been bullied and have become inspirational, powerful people, but others are not as fortunate. Some get to the point where they feel that their life is not worth anything to anyone and end up taking their life at a young age. This issue is not a problem that is only happening in the United States but across the world. Every day a child is bullied, whether it be physically, online, or verbally. The definition…

“There were three rules for reporters: ‘Accuracy, accuracy and accuracy.” - Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911) Introduction Media shares stories, records history and projects reality. Therefore, Journalists have been provided with a certain code of ethics that would inform people rather than inflame them to create chaos. To inform, educate and to entertain have always been the three basic functions of media. This paper puts forward a case where a Hasidic Weekly newspaper named Der Tzeitung, based in…

workers will keep information confidential does not apply when disclosure is necessary to prevent serious, foreseeable, and imminent harm to a client or other identifiable person” (NASW, 2008, para.15). I knew that I had to take on the role as a mandated reporter because there was child abuse…

Introduction As a young child everyone asks you what you want to be when you grow up, I have always said that I want to help people but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be. As I grew older, I have decided that I want to become a social worker. Although I still undecided on what type of social work. I am between a foster care worker or an adoption counselor. I have a love for kids, and I believe that each and every child in the world deserves a loving family and place that they can call home.…

Child abuse and neglect is defined as any act or failure to act by a parent, guardian, or caregiver that results in death, serious physical, emotional harm, sexual abuse, exploitation, or neglect; or an act that presents an inevitable exposure to danger or serious harm (Gosselin, 2013). Elder abuse is defined as an intentional, unintentional, or negligent act or abandonment by a caregiver or any other persons that causes serious physical, emotional, or psychological, or sexual harm,…

ten-year journey in which she researched, interviewed, wrote about Henrietta Lacks, and wrote to her surviving family members. At first the relatives did not want to talk to Rebecca Skloot regarding the cells because they thought she was like any other reporter yet after continued pursuits, they eventually began to talk to her. It was at this point she realized the family did not have any real knowledge as to what was going on or even as to what cells were. This is representative of the health…

work as a sex work ("Sex Worker, Bad Work Conditions"). However, other women are forced into the business. This is the case for numerous East-Asian women who are deceived and falsely promised a deal as a model; however, once in South Korea, they are mandated to sell their bodies as a way to pay up for their expenses (S. Stawsk and M.…

The Middle Ground of Gun Control The topic of gun control has been one of the most controversial debates in American history. Since the Revolutionary War the right to bear arms has been a constitutional right enjoyed by millions. Although, due to the dramatic increase in the number of gun related incidents, the Second Amendment faces strong opposition that demands radical changes. From school shootings to domestic terrorism in our country, the citizens of America have questioned the government’s…

“All I ever did was to sell beer and whiskey to our best people. All I ever did was supply to a demand that was pretty popular. Why, the very guys that my trade good are the ones that yell the loudest about me. Some of the leading judges use the stuff. When I sell liquor, it’s called bootlegging. When my patrons serve it on silver trays on Lake Shore Drive, it’s called hospitality.” Alphonso Capone, famously known as Al, was just a guy who got swept away with the Windy City, just like…