...TOPIC SUBJECT HEADINGS For use in Online Catalog (OPAC) SUBJECT HEADINGS For Sample Database Searches Abortion Abortion; Pro-Choice Movement; Pro-Life Movement Abortion Acid rain SEE ALSO Pollution Acid Rain Acid Rain Adoption (interracial, unmarried persons, gays) Adoption; Gay parents; Interracial adoption Adoption AIDS AIDS (Disease); AIDS (Disease) in children AIDS (Disease); Pediatric AIDS (Disease) Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease Animal rights Animal experimentation; Animal rights Animal experimentation; Animal rights Anorexia and Bulimia SEE Eating disorders Athletes and drugs Doping in Sports Drugs and Athletes Banking Bailout (2008) Bailout Battered women SEE ALSO Wife Abuse Abused women Conjugal abuse Birth control Birth control; Contraception Birth control; Contraception Black Reparations Movement Reparations; Slavery--Law and legislation Reparations Body language Body language; Gesture; Nonverbal communication Nonverbal communication Bullying Bullying Bullying; Cyberbullying Business ethics Business ethics; Corporations - Corrupt practices Business ethics; Business enterprises, Corrupt practices Capital punishment (Death Penalty) Capital punishment; Death row Capital punishment Cancer Cancer--Prevention SEE ALSO types of cancer, such asBreast--Cancer Neoplasms--Prevention and Control;Cancer Treatment Censorship SEE ALSO Freedom of the Press Censorship; Prohibited...
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...Adriana Ambari Writing 100-14 December 6th, 2012 Project 4 Human Trafficking: A Global Epidemic When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1963, we thought this was the end to slavery, but the sad truth is that it is still occurring today all over the world. This form of modern day slavery is called human trafficking. The United Nations defines human trafficking as "The recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation."(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) Human trafficking is a global epidemic, which occurs everyday, in almost every single country in the world. It’s an international industry that is rapidly expanding. Patrick Belser of ILO has estimated human trafficking to be a $31.6 billion industry. This is second only to the drug trade. The 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report by the U.S. Department of State estimates that there are 12.3 million slaves being held captive around the world. This is second only to the drug trade. Globally 80% of human trafficking victims are women and 60% are children. In the minute it took you to read this paragraph two children have become victims to human trafficking. There...
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...Briana Williams Gender and Sexism Section 1 (Violence and Rape Culture) November 21, 2013 “Fraternities and Collegiate Response #2 Rape Culture” Quotation: “Sexually active men are positively, reinforced by being referred to as “studs,” where women who are sexually active report enjoying sex are derogatorily labeled as “sluts” (Herman 1954; O’Sullivan 1993). Argument: The author makes the argument that in society men having sex makes them more of a man, where when women in society have sex it makes them a “slut”, or a “whore.” Hearing this can make one sick. Society is all about labels whether it is what race you are, or even If you are just male or female. Questions: * Why is it such a crime if a women enjoys sex with her significant other, but for men it gives them a status of being a stud? * Where did the word slut come from, why did people choose names such as pussy, or douchbag for name calling? Application: For me this is hard to grasp. If a man has a one night stand with a girl at the party the next morning the guy gets greeted with cheers. But if a girl has a one night stand the next morning her friends greet her with a why would you hook up with a random guy you are a slut. Just like if a person is African American yeah there skin color is different than a white person, but that doesn’t make them different then a white person. They could have the same morals and same likes or interests as me. For me I hate how...
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...social problem. This overview will focus on different kinds of sexual abuse throughout my paper. Keywords: Child sexual abuse; Review; Prevalence; Mental health outcomes; Prevention Sign up to receive new article alerts from Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental HealthSign up Sexual abuse remains a challenging topic which can be difficult to talk about. Sexual abuse refers to any action that pressures or coerces someone to do something sexually they don't want to do. Sexual abuse can be listed in different categories such as child abuse and rape. Studies show that Florida, Ohio, California and Kentucky have the highest percent of child abuse and rape. There is still a lot we don’t know about the extent of people being abused. Sexual abuse is the most harmful and immoral criminal act, many children have been abused by their close relatives, and most rape victims don’t report that they been rape. Research shows that sexual abuse affects tens of thousands of children and young teens every year. Sexual abuse is the most harmful and immoral criminal act occurring throughout the modern society. Most people assume that every sexual offender is a stranger to the victim; I don’t feel as this is true. In fact, sexual abuse has been defined as...
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...Underage consumption of alcohol is an epidemic that has spread across the nation at an almost astronomical rate. The problem is increasing especially among teens in high school. It not only affects their health, but also their attitudes about such things as, school work, socializing with peers, and their personal lives at home. The problem only seems to be progressively growing worse and worse inside of the United States, and by the law of cause and effect, this is not only affecting today’s teens inside of our schools, but also future adults in the work place. Statistics say that that by the time teens reach the eighth grade, nearly 50 percent of teens have had at least one drink, and nearly 20 percent report to have been drunk. Statistics also suggest that 50 percent of 12th graders have consumed alcohol within the past 30 days. Not only is this substance illegal, but when used underage, it poses a substantial risk to not only the individual but also to society as a whole. For example, alcohol related automobile crashes are more prevalent among the ages 16 to 20 than drivers 21 and older. Teens are also more vulnerable to alcohol related brain damaging then adults are, because of the fact that our brain is still in the process of developing, and growing. Alcohol use also interacts with conditions such as depression, and stress disorders, which induces teens to commit suicide, the third most leading cause of death between the ages of 14 and 25. In one study, 37 percent of...
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...Are women capable of serving in combat roles in the military psychologically? Kevin Carpenter BCOM/275 July 16th, 2012 Sandra Payne ABSTRACT According to an article in the Huffington Post women handle combat stress as well as men (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/08/women-combat-stress_n_873381.html). It is the purpose of this paper to show that psychologically women do not handle combat stress as well as men. Through research I will show that women have a higher chance of suffering from Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and have increased risk of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The definition of MST used by the VA is given by U.S. Code (1720D of Title 38). It is “psychological trauma, which in the judgment of the VA mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred while the Veteran was serving on active duty or active duty for training.” Sexual harassment is further defined as “repeated, unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature which is threatening in character.” In more concrete terms, MST includes any sexual activity where you are involved against your will (http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/military-sexual-trauma-general.asp ). PTSD as covered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs can occur after a traumatic event. A traumatic event is something terrible and scary that you see, hear about, or that happens to you like combat exposure...
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...NIGHT STALKER Victimology Biography: Ricardo Leyva a.k.a. Richard Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas, on February 28, 1960, to Julian and Mercedes Ramirez. Richard was the youngest child of six. He suffered from epilepsy. Julian Ramirez described his son as being "a good boy," until his involvement with drugs. Richard admired his father, but when he was 12 years old, he became fascinated with his cousin Mike, a Vietnam veteran and ex-Green Beret. Mike would tell Richard detailed stories and show him pictures of rape and torture. Richard became fascinated with pain and torture. The two of them spent a lot of time together, smoking pot and talking about the war. One day Mike's wife was complaining about his laziness. Mike grabbed his gun and shot her in the face, in front of Richard. Because of Mike's war record, he was sentenced to seven years for the killing. By the age of 18, Richard was heavily addicted to drugs. He also became involved in Satan worshipping. Already arrested on several drug and theft charges, Ramirez decided to move to southern California. There he started breaking and entering into homes. He became very good at it and began to linger in the homes of his victims. Victims: Victim # 1 On June 28, 1984, Ramirez entered through an opened window of a Glassel Park resident, Jennie Vincow...
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...discuss a victim of a sexual assault who did not report the act to her local police department immediately after it occurred, but has now sought the advice of legal consultation to find out her rights and if she could sue the offender for damages or pursue criminal prosecution as a result of the attack. Just in case the victim was afraid to report the assault she needs to know the Rape Shield Law expressly rule out the use of evidence of a victim's past sexual history to weaken that victim's credibility. This law is intended to protect victims from invasions of their privacy, and to encourage them to come forward without having to fear that their sexual history being used against them to hinder their case in any possible way [ (LaMance, 2011) ]. Being a Victim of a Sexual Assault After researching the issue of rape and victims’ rights it appears this will be a hard case to prove in both the civil and criminal courts systems. The accusation of rape usually comes down to he said, she said testimonies and because of that rape is a very sensitive subject to be addressed [ (Hill, 2012) ]. Rape is an assault that is so easily committed and often the term is misused and abused by people who want to get back at a spouse or lover. Some people even engage in consensual sex and when things don’t turn out the way they like they claim to be raped. These kinds of situations make it hard for people who have really been the victim of an actual sexual assault. To pursue a civil...
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...Trends- Human Service June 24, 2013 Trends This paper will relate economic and political events to current trends in the human services field. Identify demographic trends that influence future needs in the delivery of human services. The team will focus on the North, South, East, West of the USA, and Military serving in foreign lands for our collection of data for this paper. East One major trend in the East coast that has affected Human Services professionals is the Terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 (9/11). There is no doubt that Americans everywhere will remember the tragic events that took place on 9/11 at the World trade Center, Pentagon, and the aborted flight in Pennsylvania. “The loss of lives and property on 9/11 was not large enough to have had a measurable effect on the productive capacity of the United States even though it had a very significant localized effect on New York City and, to a lesser degree, on the Washington, D.C. area” (Woodside & McClam, 2011, pg.? ) . The attack of 9/11 changed many lives in many ways. Every day is a reminder of how life has changed with longer lines at airports, concrete barriers, a greater police presence in cities, a color-coded five-level threat system, and increased emphasis on biological weapons research. The attacks on 9/11 has affected the work of human service professionals in a major way, encountering clients with both long and short term consequences. Because these attacks were acts of terrorism;...
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...Enslaved and Exploited Imagine being in situation where you are forced to perform sexual acts and all odds were against you. How would you feel? Over twenty-one million people experience that on a daily basis, and this act is called human trafficking. In a recent documentary about the subject Ensalved and Exploited, they defined human trafficking as the “recruitment, harbouring, transportation, provision, obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act” and most of these people are women and children who are destined for the sex trade. Anyone who is being abused or provides a service because they are afraid is considered human trafficking. This essay aims to explain the contexts of human trafficking and its effects. It will also look at the case of Timea Nagi and relate it all back to course material. Firstly, many wonder how do these people get involved in this trade? The main way that people can get tied up inhuman trafficking is by responding to a job offer. Many young European women who seek jobs as nannies or models in North America, have their passports confiscated upon arrival and are forced to work in strip clubs and brothels. The girls are told that they owe a lot of money for food and travel debt to their traffickers and that is how they are forced to service men. Some may service an average of five hundred to seven hundred men before their debt is paid. Why don’t they just run away or quit? If the women refuse work or run away, are threatened with...
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...STATE V. HENRY, 495 S.E.2d 463 (S.C.CT.APP. 1997) Procedural Posture Defendant was convicted in the Circuit Court, he appealed. Case was then sent to the Court of Appeals. Facts Between October 15, 1986, and Christmas of that same year, when Victim was eleven years old, Henry began to molest Victim by touching her on her breast, thighs, and vagina. On February 7, 1991, Victim had a conversation with her younger sister, Tinita. As a result of this conversation, in the early morning hours of February 8, 1991, Victim told her mother Henry had molested her. Issue Did the trial court err in qualifying a psychotherapist with a specialty in child sexual abuse as an expert witness to give opinion testimony in regard to the diagnosis of PTSD? Holding We hold a psychotherapist with a specialty in child sexual abuse may be qualified to give an opinion in regard to PTSD any defect in the amount or quality of Badger's education, training, or experience goes to the weight to be accorded her testimony, not to its admissibility. Accordingly, Henry's conviction is hereby affirmed. Rationale Under Honea v. Prior, 295 S.C. 526, 369 S.E.2d 846 (Ct.App.1988), State v. Schumpert, 312 S.C. 502, 435 S.E.2d 859 (1993), and State v. Myers, 301 S.C. 251, 391 S.E.2d 551 (1990), the relevant inquiry concerning qualification of the proffered expert is whether the witness possesses the necessary skill, learning, education, training, knowledge, or experience to enable...
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...with his cousin Michael. Michael was a Vietnam veteran who enjoyed killing and raping the Vietnamese women for his entertainment. Michael showed him photographs of himself raping a Vietnamese woman. The last picture was the same rape victims severed head, held by Michael in his hand. Later Michael taught him how to hold and shoot a gun. One day, Michael got in a fight with his girlfriend and he ended up killing her. Richard saw the whole thing and Michael was sent to jail for seven years. Ramirez's criminal record began in 1977, when he was placed in juvenile detention for a string of petty crimes. He also received a probationary sentence in 1982 for marijuana possession. He soon moved to San Francisco, California, and then to Los Angeles, progressing to cocaine addiction and burglary, and cultivating an interest in weapons and Satanism. While in California his criminal record became increasing by time, from being a rapist person to killing people he sometimes didn’t even know. Theft turned to violence in 1984. Ramirez's first known murder took place on June 28, 1984; his victim was 79-year-old Jennie Vincow, who was viciously sexually assaulted, stabbed and murdered during a burglary in her own home. What followed was a spree of brutal murders, rapes and robberies, leaving more than 25 victims in its wake. Ramirez's second known killing occurred nearly nine months after his first. On March 17, 1985, he attacked Angela Barrios, who managed to escape...
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...present is sexual, physical, and psychological. A young woman is admitted into a mental hospital for depression, and she is beaten and raped by two of the orderly men that work there. Once the girl is released from the mental hospital, she becomes very depressed, and reaches out to local police to report the attack and rape. The police then become very concerned about her state of mind, and end up transferring her back to the same psychological facility. Once she arrives, she is restrained to the bed, and diagnosed as being suicidal. An ITO is ordered, and against her will, she is given medication. After she spends three weeks in this hospital, she is discharged to her parents; however, the treatment that she was given in the psychological facility is continued at her parent’s house as well. The girl begins to find it difficult to study her lessons, and her grades begin to go from As to Fs. The medication makes it hard for her to concentrate and comprehend her lessons. She begins to get becomes even more sad, won’t have meals, and begins to give problems to her folks. The doctors in the psychological facility advise the police to not go through with the rape investigation due to the fact that they think it will make it harder to rehabilitate her. She is overtaken with sadness and begins thinking about killing herself. She has no sources of motivation...
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...“Date Rape” is a harsh and cruel reality in today’s world. Date rape is assertion of power and an attempt to control. The concept of domination and submission is used to describe this harness act. It is a violation of trust and violation of the victim’s body. It causes lifelong emotional scars to the victim. Commonly, date rape is referring to drug-facilitated sexual assault and/or acquaintance rape. Usually date rape is not committed by anonymous people , it can happen after a first date or even years after dating the person. Majority of date rape is committed by men yet 81 per cent of men are raped by other men. 90 per cent of teen are usually acquainted with their attacker. One in every four women are victims of date rape, between the ages of 15 -25 years. One of every twelve mean force women to have sex with them. Unfortunately 90 % of date rape cases are not reported. The question one always askes is what has caused this epidemic. Reasons such traditional socialization of the genders , the introduction of drugs and alcohol, lack of communication between the parties which includes body language and messages sent between men and women. The socialization process of men greatly affects their personality when they are adults and can also give us a guideline to the type of person he would be in a relationship. Traditional male socialization has conformed male’s to be very aggressive , competitive and to have a “never give up” attitude. Males who have been...
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...American Intercontinental University Individual Project 1 Abstract Victims of crimes come in all ages, race, nationality, and sex. Studying the victims is important to determine why they were chosen, and how they were affected. Civil rights have come a long way in the past century, and continue to get better. Child rights groups continue to fight and win wrongful rulings in, so the kids can someday redeem themselves. First of all let’s take a look at what victimology is shall we. Victimology is defined as “the study of crime victims and the psychological effects on being a victim.” (Dictionary, 2013) Let’s take a look at why victimology is so important know a days. Here are some startling numbers from 2010. “The city of Detroit, Michigan literally looks like a war zone and violent crime is thriving. So far this year in Detroit, car thefts are up 83%, robberies are up 50%, burglaries are up 20% and property destruction is up 42%. Lawmakers in Illinois say that violence has become so rampant in Chicago that the National Guard needs to be sent in. In just one night last week seven people were killed and 18 were wounded – mostly by gunfire. In fact, there have already been 113 murders in Chicago this year. There are approximately 12 million crimes committed in the United States every single year. That is by far the worst in the world. No other nation has more than about 6 million reported crimes per year.” (Michael, 2010) With these types of numbers, there...
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