The rate of incarceration has been increased and has been considered one of the key factors behind this drop despite the fact that a number of notable criminologists disagree. The violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault (Delgado, 2001, p
Frauds netting millions of dollars are frequently perpetrated by middle-level bureaucrats in public and private agencies who have access to large sums of money through government aid programs. (Weisburd, Waring & Chayet, 2001) (Herzog, 2003) There are studies that "point to the existence of wide general agreement and stability across different social sectors and population groups with regard to the relative seriousness of behaviors considered to be criminal
Evidence has shown that researchers examine the correlations between race and crime, as well as the discrimination that occurs when classification of crimes and its perpetrators come into account.(Knepper, 2000, p
No clarity is given regarding race and gender of the individuals that believe these classifications to be biased and an insufficient means of determining criminality. (Podgor, 1994) An important issue to consider is "Whether female crime can be explained by theories developed mainly by male criminologists to explain male crime
Frauds netting millions of dollars are frequently perpetrated by middle-level bureaucrats in public and private agencies who have access to large sums of money through government aid programs. (Weisburd, Waring & Chayet, 2001) (Herzog, 2003) There are studies that "point to the existence of wide general agreement and stability across different social sectors and population groups with regard to the relative seriousness of behaviors considered to be criminal
Things such as the abovementioned only form the apparentness and literalness of the behavior of American students. Because of their differing backgrounds and despite their oneness when it comes to opinionating, the ways in which they were brought up surely play the most significant factor on why they are who they are (Khramtsova and Saarnio 2007)
As stated earlier, these are all the effects of diversity, nothing more and nothing less; and the probable approach towards remedying these should also come from the root of diversity. It is a fact that almost ten percent of Americans are immigrants and it is a very probable scenario that a big percentage of that number has children rubbing elbows with American students of all heritages in colleges all across the United States (Lee 2000)
Restrictive immigration laws strike an arrow into the heart of social justice, and there are ripple effects that social workers also need to contend with. For example, Spanish-speaking parents in Alabama are reporting that their children are "…facing more bullying and taunts at school since Alabama's tough crackdown" on illegal immigration (Associated Press, 2011)
More recently an anti-immigrant law in Alabama has caused a huge migration of immigrants out of the state. The sponsor of this bill in Alabama, Senator Scott Beason, claims the legislation is the "biggest jobs bill for Alabamians that has ever been passed" because -- as Beason claims -- immigrants "depress wages and take away our jobs" (Beaulier, 2011)
Professor Donald Collins notes that wives spend about 1.5 hours "more each day than their husbands, including part-time jobs, housework and child care" (Collins 2009, p
The need to "take action on the side of social justice" and to "listen collaboratively" to clients in order to "secure local knowledge" is great, Imber-Black explains. Social workers have been challenged by the recent immigration debate, according an article in the peer-reviewed journal Social Work (Furman, et al
But a social worker must also be cognizant of other family stressors, to be in a position to provide high quality practices. In the book Direct Social Work Practices: Theory and Skills, the authors explain that a "family stressor" is "anything that provokes change… such as boundaries, structures, goals, roles or values…" (Hepworth, et al
Hence, this paper focuses on those high quality practices that help support families. The Literature -- Family Support and High Quality Practices Through his referencing of a quote from The New York Times author Evan Imber-Black explains that "immigration panic" has pushed the debate about fair treatment of immigrants and immigration laws "far out into the desert of extremism" (Imber-Black, 2011, p
As I have progressed through my professional education, I have become increasingly more aware of how and why the social work professionals that I encountered as a young teenager were so accepting and seemingly understanding. I have learned that the personality traits that I found so comforting and inspirational are actually part of the underlying philosophy of the profession (Meagher)
A review of the NASW ethical code is an important resource source in the preparation of this paper. Choosing one's career is one of life's most difficult decisions (Montmarquette)
Against this background, it is not hard to understand why I was so affectively inspired by these individuals. Although I can visualize some limited circumstances under which this might change, my current values are entirely consistent with the ethics and values espoused by the current ethical standards set forth the in the NASW ethical code (Spano)
Research assists in establishing a knowledge base and professional status of social work, for example it assisted in establishing evidence-based practice. Research also assists in analyzing population-based research that identifies people at risk in social work (Leece & Leece, 2010)
The reporter has full legal immunity for criminal liability, which protects the reporter. Failure to report may lead to a fine or to jail time (Lough, n
The declaration stresses the need for independence by listing atrocities that their colonizers have inflicted on them. The document lists these undoing by their colonizers in the majority of the text and concludes with a brief summary on why it was necessary to gain independence (Heintze 2009)
" Market Individualism is a concept that was introduced in the work of Robert Nozick in his 1970 publication entitled: "Anarchy, State and Utopia" which expressed a belief that the market is the basic provider of social justice employment, services and welfare. (Sohng, 2004) According to Sohng (2004) "The market knows best "is the exercise of the self-interest of the individual leading to the "optimal collective social good