Cultural competence is obtaining cultural information and then applying that knowledge. This cultural awareness allows you to see the entire picture and improves the quality of care and health outcomes. Adapting to different cultural beliefs and practices requires flexibility and a respect for others view points. Cultural competence means to really listen to the patient, to find out and learn about the patient’s beliefs of health and illness (Salisbury, 2006). To provide culturally appropriate care we need to know and to understand culturally influenced health behaviors.
The essay will be looking at these risk factors and their effects with particular reference to the Youth Justice System, in addition to other agencies. The essay will then go on to examine some studies conducted into risk factors, including Farrington’s work. It will also look at any policies or procedures that have been introduced as a result of the perceived importance of risk factors, such as …………, before endeavoring to decide how valuable the use of risk factors can be in the management of young offenders. Risk factors can be simply defined as those variables which may predict an “increased probability of later offending” (Kazdin et al., 1997, cited in Newburn, 2007, p.841). The Youth Justice Board, one of the major bodies involved in working with youth offenders, state that they are “working to prevent offending and reoffending by children and young people under the age of 18” (Justice, 2012).
Alot of factors affect the recall of Eyewitness testimonies, from the time between the encoding of the event, to the retrieval of the memory, a lot can happen as the information is retained. Information could be adapted, twisted, removed and added to the point where the information is not the same as it entered. But a factor into the reliability of EWT is Age. All ages are becoming present in the courtroom due to the large range of crimes we see today. For example, children are being called to the stand due to child abuse cases, amongst all other ages that are called to give an eyewitness account for an incident.
Assessing Juveniles for Psychopathy or Conduct Disorder TaShara Smith A00338366 Master of Science in Forensic Psychology General Walden University July 27, 2014 Psychopathy and conduct disorder are serious mental health issues that need to be addressed and treated to prevent other issues from arising. The juvenile population is the most important population when conducting assessments for conduct disorder features. There are several risk factors that are associated with conduct disorder and because there are several risk factors it is important the assessment is conducted correctly to produce successful results. This paper will focus on the importance of assessing conduct disorder features in juveniles and the reasons an assessment is conducted, explanation of when an evaluation of conduct disorder might be used in the adjudicative process, and the differences that the results of the assessment might make in adjudicative process. The assessment chosen: The Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY).
Introduction This essay aims to assess the indigenous health outcomes based on the ‘Closing the Gap’ initiatives. It assesses three different health issues affecting Indigenous peoples with emphasis on on-going initiatives aimed at achieving equal health status between Australia’s populations. The essay also covers basic concepts of cultural competence and safety. It draws parallels between Australia and other foreign countries in an effort to assess to what extent recent changes in bridging the gaps have been effective: New Zealand, Canada and North America. The essay draws crucial health statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and several international journals and books that have contributes significantly in bringing to the
Furthermore, the law will be discussed in regards to two major criminological theories; labeling theory and social disorganisation theory. The overall principles for such laws are to increase the public’s ability to protect itself from sexual offenders, especially sexual offences against children. Furthermore, the laws aim to provide the community with information about convicted sex offenders in order to protect the children from sexual abuse, but also to assist with monitoring those who are
The lines of evidence relating to the psychology of criminal behaviors research correspond closely to the paternal and family risk factors that a criminal has experienced during their development stages in life from childhood to adulthood. The most supporting evidence of the risk factors could be found in single parent household, parental styles, parental monitoring, and the influence of the siblings. There are many other reasons as to why a person becomes a criminal, however is hard to determine the real reason that sparingly transpire and individual to commit crimes. There are more studies needed to be conducted to determine the mental status of a criminal. Is rationale to assume that parental and family risk factors played a vital part in the life of a criminal, because they are a product of their surroundings.
In order to improve the nation’s health and end the disproportion in health care to vulnerable populations, the social determinants of health must be addressed foremost in order to achieve an understanding of the issues that are affecting so many Americans and what must be done in the fight toward equality in the U.S. health care delivery system. All of the social factors are a part of a cycle, one affecting the other. Elements of each social factor influence the others in a specific way. These social factors mainly affect the underserved populations of racial and ethnic minorities, women and children, rural residents, the uninsured, homeless peoples, mental health patients, patients with chronic illness or disabilities, and HIV/AIDs patients. In the U.S., social factors are associated with lower overall health care usage and access (Shi & Singh, 2010).
It is important we work in this way in order to promote individuality, this allow individuals to make informed decisions and choices, as well as understand the consequences as well as possible risks of such decisions and choice that may well relate to their own health and wellbeing. We must do this within the appreciation of rights within the care value base. We can uphold this by empowering individuals to maintain their own independence. Each individual should have the right to privacy which encourages that person to maintain dignity and self-respect. Whilst respecting the individuals diversity cultures and values.
This law provided $1.6 billion to intensify the investigation and prosecution of the violent crime committed against women. It also increased pre-trial detention of the accused and establish automatic and mandatory restitution on those convicted, and also allowed civil redress in cases prosecutors chose to leave unprosecuted. VAWA’s effectiveness can be seen in the progress that has been made since 1994. We know that local, state, and national laws are changing; programs, businesses, and communities are responding to victims’ needs; and studies show that rates of violence and reporting of crime are changing. Consider these highlights from 10 years of