Overall legislation is there to protect people of all ages, race, sexual orientation and cultural differences. In regards to safeguarding it is to protect children and young people. Current child protection is reviewed in response to high profile child protection cases, e.g, Maria Colwell, Victoria Climbie and Peter Connely (Baby P). There are many of pieces of legislation, which regard to safeguarding children and young people: Prevention of cruelty to children act 1889, renewed in 1904 Children Act 1908, renewed 1948, renewed in 1989, renewed in 2004, renewed 2006 Children and young people Act 1933, renewed in 1969 Sex offenders act 1997 Data protection act 1998 Human rights act 1998 protection of children act 1999 adoption and children act 2002 sexual offences act 2003 domestic violence, crime and victim act 2004 family procedure order 2005 Children’s Act legislation As a consequence of the inquiry into Victoria Climbie, the act was amended. Its purpose is to give boundaries, and help for local authorities.
Overall, the debates focuses on whether the change is crucial to protect women and children or are the proposed changes are really just about placating the critics. The objective of this and other similar papers is to present an evaluation of the current system and make recommendations for changes. The common thread among these papers is the focus on children’s exposure to domestic violence and the fact that it is now considered a form of child abuse. The main concern is for the victim’s welfare, especially those of the children, after the courts have passed judgements. The paper also challenges the FCA and the Family Magistrates Court (‘FMA”) to regard and interpret family violence between adults as child abuse.
Cecilia Harding 03/26/2012 Title: Philadelphia Priest abuse trial to draw plenty of attention Author: Ross Levitt and Susan Candioletti 1.WHAT WAS THE BOOK/ARTICLE ABOUT? The article was about a roman catholic priest accused of protecting abusive priests from moving them to parish to parish He was responsible for investigating reports of sexual abuse by priests abusive priests by moving them from parish to parish. Monsignor William Lynn has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and endangering the welfare of a child. Lynn served as the vicar of clergy in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2004, a position in which he was responsible for investigating reports that priests had sexually
Memo To: Attorney Janet Jones From: Jennifer Calderone Date: 4/3/12 Re: Sherman vs. Church of the Divine Light CC: Professor Steven Zakrocki, Tort Law (PA310-01) Introduction: Mr. and Mrs. Rob Sherman want to sue the Church of the Divine Light for the negligent actions used by the church on their minor child, Rob Jr. The Sherman’s want to start legal proceedings against the church to cover the damages caused by the church in using unethical practices on their child. Tort law is a category of civil law, which provides protection against a civil wrong. The Sherman’s have hired us to determine if they will have a successful case against the Church of the Divine Light.
Consequently to the 9/11 attacks, the United States Government made significant modifications to what is surely considered to be one of the Countries most significant and important documents that has stood almost in tacked for over 200 years. Accordingly, our generation has earned the distinction of experiencing one of this century’s most important controversy. Therefor the debate of weather or not the Bush administration and congresses actions were un-American will go on, for possibly ever. Though no reasonable person can dispute the need to give the authorities we task with keeping our precious children safe from extremists who want nothing more than to see us dead, the tools they need to do what is seemingly an impossible job. Therefore, our modern day Jefferson’s and Franklins are guaranteed to have notched their place in history for acting so quick as to pass such big and heavy bill faster than any legislation has ever been passed before.
This is not your permissive psychology stuff; this is the expectation of people doing what you tell them to do because all your life you’ve had the money to command. While Hoffman’s statement expresses the irony of the metamorphosis of privileged child into terrorist using mommy and daddy’s money to support political endeavors it also implies that the Weathermen were merely more than full grown toddlers throwing a temper tantrum. Thomas Powers, the author of Diana: the making of a terrorist, fleshes out Diana’s life and allows one to gain a more well rounded understanding her thinking and the decisions that led up to her death; despite the previous statement, Mr. Powers seems, at times, seems to view Diana as a poor little rich
Pope John Paul II described abortion as a sign of “encroaching culture of death that threatens human dignity and freedom” (Zastrwon & Kirst-Ashman, 2013). Abortion is worse than ordinary murder, principally, because it involves the betrayal of a dependent by a natural guardian (Stith, 2009). An example of religion being a bias in society involves a Catholic University. Marquette University has formally decided to decline an abortion rights group on campus, though they do sanction an anti-abortion group. Catholics for a Free Choice contended that they should be allowed to add another voice, but the school has chosen to stick to religious and moral beliefs and deny the group opportunity.
The Role of Purpose in Life in Graham Greene’s “The Power and the Glory” Graham Greene, born in 1904, was a British novelist who survived an unhappy childhood and a suicide attempt. His conversion to Catholicism in 1926 most likely stemmed from his firm belief that evil existed in the world. Many of Greene’s works focus on religious themes with the main protagonist being of dubious character and far from the idealized picture we have of the archetypical hero (Kopper 5-6) Greene was extremely interested in politics and political movements, so he traveled to Mexico in 1938 to investigate the religious persecution that had taken place under President Calles and Governor Canabal (x). Research in this area shows that Latin American countries have been dealing with religious persecution for more than 6 decades with Penny Lernoux chronicling various movements well into the mid and late 1970’s in her book Cry of the People: United States Involvement in the Rise of Fascism, Torture, and Murder and the Persecution of the Catholic Church in Latin America. Pope Pius XI’s Acerba Animi – On Persecution of the Church in Mexico – 29 September 1932 also validates the persecution activities represented in The Power and the Glory.
The staggering differences in scores greatly concerned the United States Department of Education, which led to a spur of reform such as the passing of government programs intent on improving American education around standardized testing. Consequently, American “success” would largely depend on grades, test scores, and single-minded devotion to school during the teenage years. This new system was clearly meant to emulate the education system of Japan, a country where the grueling school system causes more than 100 students to commit suicide per year. Although the Asian educational system has been an inspiration point for American schools, the switch to imitate the East Asian school system will lead to a drastic and negative effect in American students’ lives. The traditional American mindset toward school has greatly changed over time, creating both positive and negative effects toward its students’ education.
“Studies suggest a strong correlation between those who seek out child pornography and those would be diagnosed as pedophiles.” (Carlson 27). Carlson goes on to say that if an individual who has pedophilic fantasies and view child pornography is not inhibited in some way they will go after sexual relationships with children outside of the internet. Carlson continues, “These individuals are compelled to commit sex offenses in order to fulfill their incessant sexual fantasies.” McCarthy opposes this view by stating that out of a group of 1,713 sample child pornography offenders 40% were what McCarthy referred to as “dual offenders”; meaning they have committed non-contact crimes as well as contact crimes. (McCarthy 183) McCarthy states in opposition to the previous statements that it is documented that sex offender’s use the internet to groom and meet potential victims, as well as network with others who share similar deviant sexual interests. Quayle suggests that possible pedophiles may use the internet and child pornography as a means to “substitute” seeking out and abusing children.