Running head: PSYCOEDUCATIONAL GROUP: SESSION SUMMARY 1 Gwene Downing HSER 511 Dr. Robyn Simmons 2/18/2012 PSYCOEDUCATIONAL GROUP: SESSION SUMMARY 1 After greeting all members of the group in the hallway‚ I asked that everyone enter and to take a seat. I then proceeded to do a head count and all 10 members were accounted for. I took my seat in the front of the group and reintroduced myself by stating my name‚ my title as a graduate student‚ and I also gave
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Stephen King is an author that many have heard of but few know his story. Stephen King has written many worldwide known books including‚ The Shining‚ Carrie‚ It‚ and The Mist. Stephen King has even been compared to Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe. Stephen Edwin King was born September‚ 21st 1947 in Portland‚ Maine to Donald and Nellie King. Stephen also has a older brother Daniel‚ who was born two years before. When Stephen turned two his dad abandoned his family‚ after this his mother
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Case Analysis: Leading Change At Simmons Problem Identification In the case ‘Leading Change at Simmons’‚ the fundamental issue for Simmons Company is whether or not it should go ahead with Eitel’s proposed idea of a culture change program which would cost $7.2 million at a time where the company is encompassed in a myriad of problems and severe economic crises’. The program has had initial success but its future profitability still remains largely uncertain due to high levels of
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Simmons in 2005. Under the age of eighteen most states restrict minors from voting‚ serving on juries‚ or marrying without parental consent‚ but before Roper v. Simmons minors was eligible for execution. However‚ studies show that juveniles portray a lack of maturity and underdeveloped sense of responsibility and a greater susceptibility
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The Roper v. Simmons murder trial was decided on March 1‚ 2005. Around this time the Atkins v. Virginia trial was decided in favor of Atkins. Atkins filed for mental retardation and that influenced the court decision greatly. The social beliefs of this time period were if you commit murder‚ you should get the death penalty. This also greatly influenced the 1st court decision of Roper v. Simmons. In 1993 a young man named Christopher Simmons planned a murder and burglary of Shirley Cook with a few
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Running Head: ROPER V. SIMMONS: EXPLORING THE 2005 LANDMARK DECISION Roper v. Simmons: Exploring the 2005 Landmark Decision The Case The landmark Supreme Court decision‚ Roper v. Simmons‚ started with a horrific crime in Missouri. A very disturbed seventeen year old named Christopher Simmons planned and carried out the murder of Shirley Crook. A few days prior to the murder Simmons had discussed the plan with a friend and insisted that they would get
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should be placed in prison. Should these juveniles be housed in the same prisons as adult offenders? State statues determine the type of punishment that a juvenile will face‚ once their case is forwarded to an adult courtroom. In the Roper v. Simmons‚ 543 U. S. 551 case of 2005‚ “. . . the U.S. Supreme Court determined that executing juveniles under the age of 18 constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment” (Benekos & Merks‚ 2008‚ p. 29). Juveniles were viewed
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The Statistic against placing dangerous juvenile offenders into adult court systems are Flawed. Book: Finley‚ L. (2007). Historical guides to controversial issues in America: Juvenile Justice. Greenwood Press. (pages 44-60) Journal: Roper v. Simmons‚ 543 U.S. 551 (2005). Argument 3: Kids today are more sophisticated at a younger age and they understand the implications of violence from their surrounding environment. Book: Kupchik‚ A. (2006). Judging juveniles: Prosecuting adolescents in adult
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Do you like having a voice? Do you like feeling empowered? Well‚ if it weren’t for Carrie Chapman Catt in the 1900’s‚ half of our population still wouldn’t have that luxury. In early 20th century America‚ many people did not even think of women voting as an option for themselves or the people around them. Many were misinformed about the topic of women’s suffrage‚ until people like Carrie Chapman Catt worked with organizations‚ such as the National American Woman’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
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in a capital offence. Capital punishment ultimately means the convicted criminal will be executed upon their execution date given to them by a court of law. Today‚ only 33 states allow the death penalty and after the Supreme Court case of Roper v. Simmons (2005)‚ no states allow the death penalty for children under the age of 18 at the time of the crime. Juvenile offenders typically have some sort of obstacles that keep them from acting maturely or as a law-abiding citizen. These obstacles could be
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