The four goals of punishment that a judge will consider‚ when imposing a sentence are: deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation‚ and retribution. These four justifications of criminal punishment have varied in main ways. While closely associated with utilitarianism‚ the deterrence and incapacitation strive to reduce imminent crime. Deterrence struggles to generate crime more costly‚ so less crime would transpire. Incapacitation does not attempt to modify behavior through rising cost; but simply
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DISABILITIES‚ VOLUME 11 NUMBER 1 A Model of Stress in Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Clinical and Research Applications Adrienne Perry Department of Psychology‚ York University‚ Downsview‚ ON‚ and TRE-ADD Program‚ Thistletown Regional Centre‚ Etobicoke‚ ON Abstract This paper presents a theoretical model for understanding stress and related issues in families of children with developmental disabilities (DD). It first describes the theoretical underpinnings in the literature
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is paying a very heavy price for emotionally abused children with inadequate intervention by the State. Because of these emotional disturbances‚ the current crime situations have increased and have also imposed long-term economic consequences of child abuse and neglect. We are now paying attention to the fact that this is one of the many cause of breeding grounds for juvenile criminals in our country. We need to focus on rescuing children from high-risk situations and breaking the cycles of poverty
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to all her foster children as “nigger” and beat the children regularly. The baby sitter‚ who is the friend of the family‚ had abused him as a child. When finally standing up for himself‚ he was thrown out of the house.
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expedite the situation because he/she will begin to feel that this is not normal. The victimizer is afraid to stop because as long as he/she know that it is a secret‚ they are safe; since‚ it is lawfully wrong and may cause mental disturbance with the child for life. Father-daughter incest is responsible for 70-90 percent of incestuous relationships‚ yet this may seem like the only type of incest although there are others: Mother-son incest‚ the son wanting to keep the mother happy after a separation
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involved and must be considered when attempting to understand and assist the individual or family. According to this theory‚ all systems are interrelated parts constituting an ordered whole and each subsystem influences other parts of the whole. The child abuse case assignment provides an example of how systems theory is applied to understand how interrelated factors contribute to unhealthy actions. In the Family Systems Theory‚ individuals must not be evaluated in isolation‚ but in the context of the
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my childhood. Along with the mental abuse‚ there was also physical abuse. My dad was never around when I was younger because he was always traveling for work‚ or he didn’t come home until late at night. My mom was verbally and physically abusive during the day‚ then when my dad came home‚ my mom would tell him made up stuff that happened during the day. This would result in a beating from my dad. I routinely bent over his office desk and was hit with a two by four on my backside. Depending on what
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fathers think that after birth‚ alcoholism no longer has an effect on their child’s life. It may be true that abstaining from the use of alcohol during the pregnancy will prevent the child from birth defects and physical harm before the birth. However‚ many alcoholic parents neglect to consider is that their abuse or dependency on alcohol can disrupt their children after delivery. Eiden‚ Edwards and Leonard (2004) report that there is an increase in the "likelihood of early behavior problems among
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At first glance‚ My Papa’s Waltz plants an image of child abuse in the reader’s mind. Certainly to a reader of the 21st century generation‚ everything has a "dark meaning" behind it. But‚ with a closer look at what Roethke is really implying‚ it becomes clear to the audience that the story alludes to a much lighter meaning. To better understand this poem‚ it helps to know that this was written in 1942‚ when people’s activities‚ habits‚ and even the language were quite different than they are today
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A young child rests in the safety of her bedroom‚ oblivious to the world around her. Suddenly‚ she wakes with a jolt and runs to find her parents. She’s had a nightmare. Instantly‚ the parents calm her down‚ and she is ready to dream once more. But what would she have done if she had no parents to go to? Would she have been able to calm herself down‚ or would she have stayed up all night‚ unreasonably afraid of the monster in her dream? More importantly‚ what would she have done if these nightmares
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