Research has supported the idea that children and adolescents who have been involved in the legal system will have or already have developed a mental disorder precipitating or following their involvement in the legal system. What is the importance of exploring the impact of the legal system on behavioral and mental health development? To complete […]
Alternatives to Incarceration Underlying historical and economic reasons behind the quest for alternatives to incarcerating offenders in jails and prisons. The federal and state governments have been looking for means to invest more funds in public health and public safety outcomes at the same reducing the criminal justice and corrections. The government has come up […]
Social policy are the guidelines used for the changing, maintenance or the creation of living conditions that are perceived to be conducive to the welfare of human beings or people. This is what makes it part of the public policy that deals with social issues (Alcock, Erskine, May, 2003). Social policy applies to the policies […]
Outline labelling theory and consider its usefulness in understanding youth crime and anti-social behaviour in Britain today. Labelling theory claims that deviance and conformity results not so much from what people do but from how others respond to those actions, it highlights social responses to crime and deviance Macionis and Plummer, (2005).Deviant behaviour is therefore […]
This research considers the application of feminist thought in social work practise. Specific areas of consideration include the gap from social workers’ personal acceptance of feminist constructs and their use of such constructs in daily practise, the effects of perpetuation of hegemonic gender roles by social workers, and domestic violence victims perceptions of the effectiveness […]
Since ancient Mesopotamia in 2350 BC the first legal codes appeared which were possessed by the strong tone of entitlement. The Code of Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma) is the oldest code of laws which remains until today with the most popular series of laws called the Code of Hammurabi which rules and penalties apply for various […]
Prison is a fundamental punishment of the penal system. It’s argued that it punishes an individual by removing their ‘freedom’ and rehabilitating them for their greater good of their future life. However, a key argument within the use of prisons is related to female imprisonment. Many have argued, as this question does, women suffer from […]
The written assignment will look at how legislation passed in the United States, the United Kingdom and South Africa have criminalised child pornography on the internet and the challenges that are faced in these jurisdictions in defining criminal conduct. This will be discussed by first looking at the difficulties experienced in policing the internet when […]
Many misconceptions exist under the topic of sexual disorders, whether what is known as normal or abnormal, especially in different cultures around the world. There are disorders many suffer with, negatively impacting their life and that with a partner and others around them. Every disorder arises from a cause, from trauma to high stress levels. […]
INTRODUCTION Cases of miscarriages of justice have come to light in recent years and have become a celebrated issue in the society. Different reasons have been given for it like poor investigative interviewing practices, court processes and custodial practices. However, investigative interviewing practices is the most rated as the cause of these injustices, hence, the […]
