Social Issues

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Essay: Child Protection Work and Services

Child protection work and services involve a set of services by a government whose provision enhances the positive development of the underage and vulnerable children in the context of the family and community (AIHW, 2011). It focuses on the child by addressing all factors within the family that predispose a child to neglect and abuse.

Essay: Australian Child Protection Policy

Australian child protection policy has continuously developed over time to focus on the family as a bridge in enhancing the protection of a child. Building capacity to improve family relationships through counseling the parents, providing support services in addition to improving the environment of the child at home are among the strategies that the government …

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Essay: Appraising Australia’s policy in child protection

According to the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child, a child ought to grow in a context that is devoid of neglect and abuse (AIHW, 2009). As such, protection of children from maltreatment and vulnerability remains hugely the mandate of the governments of the signatory members and does not imply an extension …

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Essay: Alcohol Addiction among Police Officers

Alcohol addiction among police officers is as common as the crimes they dedicate their lives to ending. Alcohol abuse and addiction can result from many causes. Key among them is posttraumatic stress disorder, which mostly affects those officers returning home from war, those who have been exposed to extreme violent crimes or other incidents that …

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Essay: Washington and Hicks vs The state of California lawsuit

Muharrar affirms that Washington and Hicks later filed a suit for arbitrary arrest and intrusion of privacy in the controversial Washington and Hicks v The state of California lawsuit. The plaintiffs did not recover any compensation the judged ruled in favour of the federal government claiming that in that particular case, the threshold for legal …

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Essay: Work place experience

Two years ago I passed an interview and secured a temporary job in one of the manufacturing industries in the country. From face value, the job looked quite lucrative. When I started working, I observed that top management was dominated by Whites and some employees were closely related to the Managing Director of the company.