– Scope of Human Services Guardian-child interactions of single and dual guardian households and the opportunities presented to the children of those households. SUBMITTED TO: Connie Fickenscher By Ke’Andre A. Magee Summer 2010 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Single Guardian versus Dual Guardian III. Review of the research IV. Ways of improving opportunities on both on both sides V. Conclusion VI. References Guardian-child interactions of single and dual guardian
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A single parent is a parent with one or more children‚ who is/are not living with the child’s/children’s other parents. The definition of single parenthood may vary according to local laws of nations or provinces. Single parenthood may occur as a result of loss (death of spouse‚ separation‚ divorce‚ abandonment by one parent)‚ or by choice (single parent adoption‚ donor insemination‚ egg donor/surrogate motherhood‚ choosing to carry to term an unexpected pregnancy and raise the child on one’s
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As Victims of Violent Crime: A look at the FBI stats. by Lili Pintea-Reed‚ PhD Popular images of women as victims in violent crime have probably strayed far from reality. Rather than a mature women attacked by strangers in alley ways‚ the average female victim is young (often a child)‚ poor‚ and a passing aquaintance of the attacker. The perpetrator is most likely an older male of the same race‚ with a past history of violence toward others. Further‚ women are not the most common victims of
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concern to identify victims who may have contributed to their own victimisation.” (Marsh‚ I. Melville‚ G. 2009) the Main theories to arise from this perspective are victim precipitation‚ victim culpability‚ victim proneness and lifestyle. All these theories focus on patterns of victimisation. The lifestyle theory‚ “developed by Michael Hindelang‚ Michael Gottredson and James Garofalo‚ Attempt to explain why certain groups of people for example‚ youths‚ males‚ the poor‚ singles‚ racial/ethnic minorities
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Women as Victims of Crimes Elisha M. Snead Women in Crime April.24‚ 2012 Gender violence is a prevalent problem worldwide‚ touching all aspects of women’s lives from the home to the workplace to the street. Efforts to understand the nature global extent of violence against women are recent activism and building on gender violence is in a period of fast development. In this paper I will discuss what violence against women is‚ signs of abuse‚ I will also discuss the increasing violence against
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Yummy: A Bully or A Victim? As said by Haniel Long‚ “A gang is the same as a wolfpack; gang members do not use their energies in friendship with one another‚ for they do not know what friendship is. If they are united‚ it is by the common bond of a desire to attack their world.”(doublequotes.net) Throughout the book Yummy‚ Robert “Yummy” Sandifer does not have any parental role models in his life and has nowhere left to go. He decides to join the Black Disciples‚ a gang. He refers to the Black
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risk. Children comprise the United States’ largest population at risk. The child poverty rate today is higher than it was 40 years ago. Between 2008 and 2010‚ the poverty rate for children under the age of 18 rose from 19 percent to 22 percent (more than one child in five‚ over 14 million; US Census Bureau News‚ 2009; income‚ poverty and health in the United States: 2009-Highlights; About poverty – Highlights‚ 2011). While the poverty rate is high among all children‚ the proportion of poor children
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into two separate categories‚ those which involve primary victims and those which involve secondary victims. The current position in such cases is that policy based restrictions are applied to claims made by secondary victims which can be avoided by primary victims. Consequently‚ the courts apply different tests in establishing a duty of care depending on whether the claim emanates from a primary or a secondary victim. There is a major debate as to whether it is desirable to apply such a distinction
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Victims of the Holocaust I. Throughout the Nation‚ many stood around and watched as Jews were abused. A. Bystanders were just ordinary people who played it safe. B. As normal citizens they complied with the laws and attempted to avoid the terrorizing activities of the Nazi regime. C. Bystanders may have remained unaware‚ or perhaps were aware of victimization going on around them‚ but‚ being afraid of the consequences. II. Children were vulnerable in this time period. A. Children were
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Macbeth is made to believe that it is his destiny to become king. Despite his original disbelief‚ circumstances prove to persuade him to believe in the prophecies told by the three witches. In addition‚ Lady Macbeth acts as an effective instrument of evil in coaxing him to ’fulfill his destiny’. Once Lady Macbeth and the three witches convince him to kill the king‚ he is forced into a dark world of paranoia‚ deceit‚ guilt‚ fame‚ fortune and power of which he cannot possibly be expected to escape
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