Truancy

I watched the movie Precious and had to evaluate the movie after currently watching it. This movie was not easy to watch a young woman who is living in poverty with her mother while attending school. In Precious’s world there have been three identified risk factors and three protective factors that have impacted her life. The three identified risk factors of Precious’s life have been her relationship with her mother, previous trauma, and her living situation. Precious and her mother do not…

Due to an escalation of school shootings and violence, the government made provisions for the placement of police officers in schools across the country. The intention for these school police officers called resource officers (SROs) is to promote a better learning environment (Schlosser, 2014), and provide safety for students and staff. Safe schools are a priority for the students, parents, teachers, policy makers and the community (Schlosser, 2014). SROs have many duties in the schools; they…

importance today, even though his book was published in 1981, his research are still relevant in our educational era. Classroom rebels, truants and troublemakers still exist in schools today: “The truancy rate in English schools rose last year to a record high…” (Education Guardian, 2006), and “…truancy figures remain stubbornly high, despite millions of pounds being spent on programmes to cut the number of children missing classes…” (Telegraph, 2007), which indicates there are still serious…

Topic 1 Participation Assignment 2 “What We Talk About When We Talk About Race in America” I found a lot of points within the discussions from all three guests that suggest systematic racism. However, Paul Butlers touched heavily on structural discrimination being found in our society including blacks being targeted by police, making less money, not having access to housing benefits, and being overlooked for jobs, mortgages, loans, and other opportunities more available to whites. Each guest…

assaulted by a large Caucasian male, his response was to embrace the man; in comparison to Walkers response, which was to reciprocate the assaultive behavior. Then, Walker anticipating the actions of the African American school children that committed truancy; filling the 16th street Baptist church in anticipation of the pep rally. Although, Walker knew that Connor the police Chief called in the Fire Dept/K-9 unit and was itching to deploy hoses/dogs on the protestors; as Walker had planned…

first explaining that “today, bullying is widely regarded as a serious problem in the United States”, then by stating “bullying not only begets depression and suicide but also serious crime, researchers say, not to mention poor academic performance, truancy and higher dropout rates” (Greenya). Greenya finally describes how “in the past, bullying has simply been dismissed as ‘Kids will be kids,’ but the findings from this study suggest that…

This is a real cucumber to pickle analogy. The proceedings between adults and juveniles are close to the same, with a few variations along the way. The flow of justice in between both groups are fairly equal beginning with the violation, however what may be considered a violation for a juvenile in some cases means nothing for an adult. Adults cannot run away from home, or miss too many days of school, which concludes that there are times in which the two are not considered equal. Consequently,…

1. How does waiver to adult court occur? What is the main reason to waive a juvenile to adult court? - Waiver to adult court occurs by according to Taylor R.& Fritsch E. (2011 P. 12), “certification, or transfer, and involves a juvenile court’s relinquishing its jurisdiction over the offender and allowing a juvenile to be sent to adult court for prosecution.” The main reason to waive a juvenile to adult court is if he or she commits a delinquent crime that would have been a crime if committed by…

Goal: Self-Esteem Deficit/Eating Disorder Description: Ashayla will elevate her self-esteem by developing a consistently positive self-image of herself by restructuring the definition of herself so that she does not focus on weight, size, and shape as her primary criteria for self-acceptance. Obj: Over the next 6-12 months, Ashayla will gain an understanding of the nature of feelings that leads to low self-esteem by identifying 3 to 5 triggers that drives her self-image. Int: PP will assist…

Adolescent substance use has resurfaced in the media and public concern with increasing number of states legalizing recreational use of marijuana and popularity with e-cigarettes. This article focused on comparing the United States and Germany to find predictors which may determine adolescent substance use. Even though both countries share many similarities there are bound to be cultural differences which stimulate the use or abstinence of substances. We should also remember that the United…