Babysitter Of Isuru: A Case Study

Each day, the safety and well-being of children across the Nation are threatened by child abuse and neglect. Intervening effectively in the lives of these children and their families are not the sole responsibility of any agency, but rather the safety and the care of the children in need. Child Protective Services (CPS) was created by law to make sure children are safe and to help families create a safe environment for their children. When investigating a report of abuse or neglect, CPS seeks active involvement from the children’s parents and other family members to help solve issues that lead to abuse or neglect. The objective of CPS is to reunify parents and children whenever possible, and if reunification is not possible, CPS will seek to

According to the Children’s Bureau there were 415,129 children in foster care in 2014. American Indian children made up 2% of this number, or 9,517 children (AFCARS Report, 2015). The proportion of American Indian Children residing in foster care is alarming because it is more than twice as large as the proportion of American Indians residing in the general population. American Indians make up .9% of the population of the United States. Prior to the introduction of the Indian child Welfare Act (ICWA), many American Indian children were being removed from their homes and placed with families with virtually no Native American heritage (Limb & Brown, 2004). The implementation of ICWA in

In Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Bean Trees, Taylor represents a bildungsroman character. A bildungsroman story is a coming of age story that consists of four stages. In the first stage of a bildungsroman character’s journey, she experiences a loss or painful experience that drives her to start a new life. The character goes through a baptismal rite in the second stage, which always involves water. The character endures many difficult trials in the third stage, but ends up gaining a new insight about life in the fourth stage. Taylor’s journey in the Bean Trees has all four of these stages, making her a bildungsroman character. Although Taylor’s desire for independence begins her journey, she eventually realizes people need a network

3. The parent has been found guilty of physical abuse which has resulted in admittance to the hospital or death of a

Enquiries and serious case reviews take place when a child dies subsequent to having suffered abuse and/or neglect: this is what happened in the Baby P case and in the case of Victoria Climbie, which then led to a serious shake up in the child protection system and the issuing of the Children Act 2004 and guidelines for the early years foundation stage. The Victoria Climbie case also highlighted the poor communication between agencies and that point has also consequently been addressed. The Local Safeguarding Children Board also decides if a serious case review is needed in cases where harm has come to a child through neglect and abuse.

In 1646, the General Court of Massachusetts Bay had enacted a law that required parents to educate their kids, and children to obey their parents on pain of death. In other words, the law had authorized putting to death any child older than sixteen years, if any sufficient evidence could be proven that he was " a stubborn or rebellious son of a sufficient year of understanding, viz. sixteen, which will not obey the voice of his father/mother"( Puritan Family Law 40). The son would be brought to the magistrates in Court, getting punished depending on how they behaved, and death penalty was the highest punishment. However, there were some exceptions. A child would not be put to death if there were any proofs showing that parents were so careless

Bridgett Bishop, a married, middle-aged woman, was the first colonist to be tried in the Salem Witch trials, found guilty and hung for practicing witchcraft in June 1692.

The State of Florida vs. Casey Marie Anthony who did not report her missing daughter Caylee Marie Anthony for 31 days. It was the maternal grandmother Cindy who reported in a 9-11 call and said that she had not seen Caylee for 31 days and that Casey’s car smelled like there had been a dead body inside it. A utility worker found Caylee’s remains in a wooden area. A high profile case captivated the nation. The prosecution and defence lawyers have agreed upon only one thing that is the juries are invariably unpredictable. Facts Common Sense and Justice are key factor in this case. No matter what the outcome it is the jury that make the decision and not the government

The question before us is whether the medical examiner found a match between Kelbel and Kailyn Montgomery’s bodily conditions.

The case I will be concentrating on is Tomcik vs. Ohio Dep’t of Rehabilitation and Correction in which Tomcik was imprisoned under the custody of Department of Rehabilitation and correction, based on the Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals book. The problem stimulated from continuous negligence from nurses and doctors at the department, which initially was when Tomcik received a physical evaluation, included the breast examination by Dr. Evans who stated that the examination was cursory and lasted only a few seconds, which means that not much attention was presented regarding the patient and his job. The next day Tomcik noticed a lump as being about the size of a pea in her right breast, however it was not reported by Dr. Evans.

In conclusion, as a future teacher, it is important to understand my responsibility to report any suspected child neglect or abuse. Even if my future student does not give me permission to report the incident, if the child is in danger, it is my responsibility to report. By keeping his promise of confidentiality to J.D., Dr. Pesce put J.D. in great danger. The student was in danger at school because of the misconduct of the teacher, and he was in danger outside of school because of his shame and suicidal thoughts and tendencies. It is important to always report suspected abuse to authorities when I am a

T.B., 207 N.J. 294 at 301; J.L., 410 N.J. Super. 159 at 166. In T.B., a mother was under the assumption that her parents were home; mistakenly left her child at home alone, the Division of Youth and Family Services found that the mother was negligent. T.B., 207 N.J. 294 at 297. However, the court held that the defendant did not fail to "exercise a minimum degree of care" under N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c)(4)(b), therefore her conduct was not grossly negligent or reckless. Id. at 302. The court examines a statute based on the legislature’s intent. Id. When the plain-language of the statute is clear and unambiguous, then the court's interpretation process of the statute is over. Id. at 303. However when there is ambiguity in the statutory language, the court will examine extrinsic evidence. Id. The court examines a variety of sources of extrinsic evidence, such as the legislative history and legislative intent. Id. at 310. The court started by analyzing the plain language of N.J.S.A. 9:6-8.21(c)(4)(b) which does not imply that when a parent fails to perform a cautionary act does not mean it is abuse or neglect. Id. at 307. “When the failure to perform a cautionary act is merely negligent, it does not necessarily cause section (c)(4)(b) of the abuse or neglect statute”. Id. See also. J.L., 410 N.J. Super. 159 at 169. (reasoning

There are many flaws throughout the child welfare system that can hinder its overall goal of protecting children. There have been several cases in child protection that have resulted in tragedy, either within the foster care system itself, or in the child’s biological home.

Paul, the evidence from the DA’s office, the doctors, members of the Children's Institute International (CII) and clients. He had to work together with them to defend his case. This was shown when a plea bargain was offered to Ms. MaMartin.

The main differences between criminal and civil law is who the parties that bought the case and what the case is about. Criminal case is when some individual commits a law and control crimes whereas civil law controls arguments between private party.