Narrates that she was raped when she was very young, what we see as an example of crime funnel with the level of reported crimes, and she never reported this. Also her brother died while in jail, and that her parents were separated. It is evident that all these factors that affected her life, leads to conclude that they determine the fact that she was involved in a murder. This murder took place on September 14, 1989 where the victim was Leonard Skwarok. Yvonne’s sentence was the longest and most severe of all involved in the murder, 25 years while the others received 10 years.
Case Study on MADD Debra Pitts August 5, 2014 BSHS355 Lisa Tobler MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers), has been around for more than three decades. It began with a group of mother’s who had experienced the ultimate tragedy, the loss of a child at the hands of a drunk driver and grew into a national crusade against drunk driving. It has changed and created laws in every state and developed many policies along the way. Candy Lightner founded MADD in her living room on May 7, 1980, four days after her daughter had been killed by a drunk driver and one day after burying her. The crime was committed by a repeat offender who had previously been charged with DUI several times before this incident.
She began over 25 years ago and has 27 books in all. Her writing focused on women and their sexuality and legal status. Because of this her writing was banned from being published in Egypt. She faced many “wars’ in her life. From 1973 to 1978 she researched women and neurosis from that she was inspired and published her novel, Women at Point Zero, which was based on a female, who was on death row, that was in jail for murdering her husband.
For example, in April 2006, twenty-three women between the ages of 19 and 24 were arrested for hazing violations; they were all kicked out of school and fined. In addition three other pledges were arrested and charged with underage drinking when they were caught at a sorority house party drunk. The worst two reasons pledges are arrested have to do with underage drinking and hazing. Even though sororities might seem fun, there are many good reasons to not join a college sorority. Many more teenagers have been physically or emotionally hurt because of sororities.
• This organization has intervened in over 140 cases since it was formed in 1985, and judgments have considered such issues such as violence against women, sexual harassment, and spousal support. • They have worked in cases where there has been a denial of equality rights such as the case of Doe v. Metropolitan Toronto (Municipality) Commissioners of Police. • Jane Doe launched a civil suit against the Toronto police after she was the victim of a serial rapist who had been targeting an area in downtown Toronto where she has lived in the summer of 1986. • She successfully sued for damages on the grounds that the police, in failing to warn women in the area of the “balcony rapist” were, in effect, using them as bait to catch the rapist. • This infringed on the grounds of her equality rights under s.15 (1) of the charter, which states that everyone is equal before and under the law and has the right to equal protection… • Doe also claimed that the police had breached her legal right under s.7 “to life, liberty and security of the
Martha Stewart is a multimillionaire businesswomen sentenced to five months in prison and two years’ probation for lying to investigators about the sale of IMClone system stocks in 2001 (Masters, 2004). Stewart
Casey Anthony Trial and the Social Contract Theory CRJ 141 Professor D' Arcy Section 2 Known as the “social media trial of the century” by Time Magazine, the trial of Casey Anthony stirred many opinions during the nearly two months of proceedings (Cloud, 2011). Anthony is alleged to have killed her two year old daughter Caylee in Orlando, Florida. Anthony was first investigated by police after her mother contacted 911 and reported she had not seen her grand-daughter in a month. Casey was eventually acquitted of the homicide, but was found guilty on four counts of lying to police. She was credited with time served and was released shortly after her sentencing hearing.
But that life led Stacey into trouble. She spent her 17th birthday in jail on charges that included driving a stolen vehicle and possession of marijuana (¶ 1-5). When people read a story such as Stacey’s they believe if a person lives in poverty, the person is automatically a
Teen homelessness is alarmingly high in the United States. “Approximately 1.6 million youth ages twelve to seventeen had run away from home and slept on the street in the past twelve months.” (1800Runaway.org) Fifty-percent of those teens will be trafficked for sex in the first forty-eight hours of leaving home. (National Runaway Hotline) Members of society often think that runaway kids are disobedient and rebellious, preferring to live on the streets rather than following the rules. The most prevalent reason children and teens runaway is because of the maltreatment they experience at the hands of parents or caregivers. Eighty percent of runaway and homeless girls reported having ever been sexually or physically abused.
“Society Makes Us Human” Lindsey Brown SOC 210 March 23, 2013 Case #1: The “Genie” Case The Situation In November of 1970, a young thirteen year old girl was discovered by a social worker in Los Angeles, California after her mother actually called and requested services. After some investigation it was uncovered that her parents and her brother had ignored the young girl (dubbed “Genie” to protect her identity) for most her life. Her father beat her when she made a noise, and only acknowledged her to bark or growl at her. “Genie” spent most of her life strapped to a potty-chair, barely able to move her feet and hands. Length of Confinement “Genie” spent all thirteen years of her life being physically, verbally, and mentally abused.