Four Theoretical Models of Child Abuse Report I have been asked to write a report describing the four theoretical models of child abuse to include: Medical, Psychological, Sociological and Feminist approaches which I will start off by describing each. Next I will compare and contrast the different theoretical models of abuse then conclude by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the four. MEDICAL MODEL The medical model was created by Kempe in 1968. He was an American paediatrician and suggested an idea called the ‘battered child syndrome’ which as a result of this lead to child abuse to the head of the research arena. He also put forward that there was a ‘cycle of abuse’ where parents who had been abused/battered as a child consecutively abused/battered their own children and he got this idea from looking into parents who were abusive towards their children.
The defendant later on denied that any liquor was visible. The defendant was arrested, and the officer seized the alcohol in the car as well as the alcohol he found in the trunk after the arrest. The defendant challenged the constitutionality of his arrest on the grounds that the officer did not have probable cause, and thus the seizure of the alcohol was not agreeable to a valid stop. Legal Issue: Whether or not the requirements of the information on which an officer may act, such as a warrantless search has probable cause? Prosecution Argument: Brinegar already had a reputation on transporting illegal alcohol, and when was pulled over he admitted to having some alcohol on him.
Mexicans can smuggle just about anything across the border and upon this realization came the Mexican drug cartel boom. “The Columbians began heavily relying on Mexican smuggling prowess in the 1990’s as Columbia’s larger criminal factions dissolved into smaller groups” (Mexico’s Internal Drug War, 2006). The Columbians soon began selling cocaine at wholesale price to Mexican cartels, which caused the rival cartels (the Sinaloa cartel and the Juarez cartel) to battle over the control of the profit. “The downstream revenue is largely dictated by points of entry into the United States, such as Nuevo Laredo, and points of reception from Columbia, such as Acapulco” (Mexico’s Internal Drug War, 2006). The demand for drugs, such as cocaine and marijuana, in the United States has steadily increased in the last few decades.
Here are the particulars of the problems of this case; one the DNA collected was not needed for the assault case again in which Mr. King pleaded guilty. The collection of DNA of any prisoner or person convicted of a crime is the law in Maryland. If they did not know that it does not state that any person arrested or an arrestee is to be swab. “Maryland DNA Collection Act”, was enacted to authorize state and local law enforcement authorities to collect DNA samples from persons arrested for a crime of violence, an attempted crime of violence, a burglary or, an attempted burglary.(Pub. Safety Article #2-504(3)).
To establish vulnerability of the subject the court may examine the education, intellect and mental stability of the suspect along with any previous experience with the legal system. The court will also verify whether the environment may have been the cause of getting a false confession. Those factors include the place, length, intensity and occurrence of the questioning. The court will also determine if the confession was due to the lack of food or sleep. Each possibly significant factor must be compared in the context of each case.
The weapons were purchased from a private collector at a gun show; without the requirement for a background check. One of the previously stated loopholes in the Assault Weapons Ban. The proliferation of assault weapons in the United States is not confined to our borders. Our neighbors to the north and south are having to deal will the illegal transportation of assault weapons from the United States. Due to the strict regulation of guns, both in Mexico and Canada (Cook, Philip 4), gun traffickers are reaping huge profits.
Most of the evidence of the abuse was based on what the children claimed, telling of their memories of repeated crazy sadistic, horrific, ritual molestation. The children’s testimony was fully supported by psychological that at the time were considered fully accurate, but have now been proven to be very wrong. Also, the way the children were interrogated has been proven to effectively and easily put memories into children’s minds so that they think that they remember them, when in fact the memories were false and put into their heads the very way they had been interrogated the police. Since the police have changed the way they interrogate children now, there has not been one multi-victim multi-offender case since the McMartin case. Even though we know the fact that these memories are false, the children whose minds carry these false memories still believe these memories, which were implanted by the police who interrogated them.
We learned many facts about condoms such as if you put it on the wrong way you shouldn't turn it around and use it since there might by slight traces of sperm on the end and impregnate your partner. One disturbing but yet very informative lesson was the part on the diseases and STDs. Learning about harmful diseases is very important so we know what the signs of an STD is, to be able to diagnose ourselves with what our problem is. Also when learning about the diseases we learn how there are transmitted and how we can prevent them. The last important lesson from the Human Sexuality unit that I'll remember is all the body parts of the male and female sexual reproductive organs.
Shafer !1 Mindy Shafer Mrs. Gonder AP Lang, Period 2 21 November 2014 The Issue of Insanity Defense The defense of the insane dates back to the Hammurabi Code, but the issue of using the insanity plea as a tactical defense has become more prevalent today. The proper use of the insanity defense has changed the lives of many people actually suffering with mental illnesses by giving them a chance to heal and make progress on their recovery. The insanity defense, however, can also exempt criminals from their full punishments by sending them to a mental hospital until they are "cured." Even though the insanity defense is easy to define, insanity itself has no real universal legal definition, and the lack of said definition causes problems when convicting criminals. Since insanity is defined so arbitrarily, lawyers can protect their clients from their punishments with relative ease by dragging out the legal process for years at a time by using the insanity defense.
A recent act or failure to act by a perpetrator which cause non accidental serious physical injury to a child under 18 years of age. An act or failure to act by a perpetrator which causes nonaccidental serious mental injury to or sexual abuse or sexual exploitation of a child under 18 years of age. When working with a client suffering from addiction we as the counselor must be aware of the abilities of our client and be alert for signs of possible abuse related to the drug use of our clients. The reporting procedures must also be followed very closely according to guidelines in each state. In Pennsylvania reports of suspected child abuse shall be made by telephone and by written report.