Blogger Entry: Spring Break

Part 1: Social Issue 

Violence against transgender community.

http://faculty.mu.edu.sa/public/uploads/1425310920.5389violence%20transgender.pdf

Violence against transgender people: A review of United States data.

Rebecca L. Stotzer  

This article talks about the challenges transgender people face throughout their life, and the three ways this data is found. Self-report surveys, hotline calls and social service reports, and police reports are the possible sources of information about violence towards the transgender community. The Self-report surveys showed how many transgender people been victims of rape.  Surveys showed about 50% transgender people reported unwanted sexual activity. Studies have also shown that trans people suffer sexual violence as early teens. Often times these hate crimes are committed out of hatred or not accepting of transgender people. Also, studies found that most times these crimes are done by people within their own household or relatives. These crimes aren't always reported to police, or even voiced by the victims. This really limits the collection of data of the amount of crimes done to transgender victims. Transgender people don’t only suffer from sexual crimes, but also violent crimes. Trans people report being verbally and physically abused, bullied, and beat down. In order for effective laws and policies to be enforced, these sources need to be addressed for improvement, and  bring hate crimes against transgender community forward. These data sources need to improve in order to help the transgender community.

Part 2: Finding an Organization 

National Center for Transgender Equality.

The National Center for Transgender Equality is the nation’s leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people. It was founded by a transgender activist in 2003. It is completed by a board of directors, a volunteer staff of one, and a donated office space.  This organization is devoted to ending discrimination and violence against transgender people through education and advocacy on national issues of importance to transgender people. "By empowering transgender people and our allies to educate and influence policymakers and others." 

The National Center for Transgender Equality is a non-profit social equality organization.

Part 1: Finding a Social Issue

· Drug Abuse

· http://lib-ezproxy.lbcc.edu:2093/docview/1730027377/E9BF1AB8D17543D7PQ/19?accountid=39846

· PRINCIPLES OF DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE POPULATIONS *

· Anonymous

· Drug abusers tend to have a hard time quitting because it is a brain disease that affects the behavior; which needs special and constant treatment depending on how severe the addiction is. They have to carefully focus on the persons age, background, reason of use, and criminal behavior. " Treatment must last long enough to produce stable behavioral changes." In this case they must be in treatment long enough to break their old habits and thinking to prevent them from abusing drugs again. Those who stay in the treatment for a much longer period of time tend to have a better outcome for their future. It is important for staff members to reward their patients at appropriate times to encourage them in participating in the treatment. Medicine is actually required for a few amount of people to help sustain brain function. Overall drug addiction can be cured, it just takes time and following the right path so one will not go back into their addiction.   

Part 2: Finding an Organization

· Gateway Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers

· Gateway alcohol and drug treatment is a non profit organization that started in 1968. The organization takes place throughout Illinois and the area of the St. Louis metro east. The organization motivates strongly for people to take the treatment programs for alcohol and drug rehab. They push forward into educating businesses, individuals, and the public about extreme situations relating to subject abuse, alcohol,  and drug and alcohol treatment and addiction. Overall, their programs are effective and economical; they are approved by most health care insurances. It is the largest provider in Illinois that has multiple awards in the industry and is given credit by the Joint commission.

Blogger #5 spring break

Equal Pay

How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy By Heidi Hartmann, Ph.D., Jeffery Hayes, Ph.D., and Jennifer Clark 

http://igualdade.cm-abrantes.pt/docs/Equal-pay.pdf

The main argument in this article is that if working women were given equal pay to the men with similar education, work hours and occupation, then there would be less women and families in poverty and it would help to boost the American economy. The authors found their results using the results from the 2010-2012 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic. They found that out the 71% of women work for pay, almost 60% would earn more if they were paid the same as the men with similar schooling and work hours. Also, by paying these women equally to the men in their same professions, the poverty rate for working women would fall from 8.1% to 3.9%. Moreover, in 2010-2012 the United States economy would have made $447.6 billion more if the working women in this country had been paid the same as their male counterparts, this number makes up 2.9% of the GDP for 2012.  This numbers are very important because many people act like the gender wage gap, does not matter or exist but in the end when people do the math these numbers are what could reduce poverty in half in the United States.

There is an organization known as the National Committee on Pay Equity, who's purpose is to close the wage gap between women, people of color and men. This organization also believes that by hiring people based on skills, effort, responsibility and working conditions is one main ways to close the gap. This committee was founded in 1979 and is located in Washington D.C; it is run by women's rights and civil rights organizations as well as labor unions, religious associations and simply people who want to see the change in pay equity. There are different members among the organizations for those who endorse and how they are endorsing the organization. Anyone can join this committee and one way people can get involved is by going to the committee's annual 'Equal Pay Day' campaign. They also explain how businesses can do their part by taking steps toward achieving pay equity and by paying attention to their pay practices.                                                                        

Spring break blogger

Social Problem - Bullying

Article: http://lib-ezproxy.lbcc.edu:2093/docview/215678120/8DB4F43EF28A4499PQ/1?accountid=39846#center


authors: Dake, Joseph A; Price, James H; Telljohann, Susan K. The Journal of School Health





Organization : Stomp Out Bullying

Initially established as the signature program of Love Our Children USA™ in 2003, its founder Ross Ellis recognized a critical need to address the issue of bullying and cyber bullying and created STOMP Out Bullying in 2005.

STOMP Out Bullying focuses on reducing and preventing bullying, cyber bullying, sexting and other digital abuse, educating against homophobia, racism and hatred, decreasing school absenteeism, and deterring violence in schools, online and in communities across the country. It teaches effective solutions on how to respond to all forms of bullying; as well as educating kids and teens in school and online, providing help for those in need and at risk of suicide, raising awareness, peer mentoring programs in schools, public service announcements by noted celebrities, and social media campaigns. An additional focus educates parents on how to keep their children safe and responsible online.

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Part 1: Finding a Social Issue

Drinking & Driving
http://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/drinking-driving-facts-solutions/
Drinking and Driving Facts and Solutions
Written and edited by:
Prof. David J. Hanson, Ph.D

Drinking and driving is a very dangerous combination. Drivers with high blood alcohol concentration (BAC) are putting not only their lives in danger, but also everyone else's around them. This serious problem leads to preventable injuries and deaths every year. When you allow yourself to drink and drive, you are also allowing yourself to receive; DWI courts, license suspension or revocation, license plate confiscation, vehicles impoundment or vehicle immobilization, enforcement of open container bans, increased penalties for drunk driving, mandated alcohol education, enforcement of seat belt laws, expanded use of Designated Drivers, and much more.
Automatic license revocation and automatic license revocation along with a mandatory jail sentence are the top two reasons as to why drinking and driving has lowered through out the years. As a help to lower the issue, road and vehicle improvements were made. Streets and highways have been made wider, more lights to help with vision, break-away sign posts, and brake lights positioned at eye level, have all been made to help. Future technology include raised lane markers, which are easier to see and also emit a startling sound when a tire wanders over them, and having a similar sound go off to alert drivers when they drive over edges of roads.
The author has a list of new laws that can be enforced such as; restricting nighttime driving by young people, electronically monitoring repeat DWI offenders, and many more. I agree, enforcing more laws can definitely help lower the issue.

Part 2: Finding an Organization

MADD
MADD was created on September 5, 1980 by a woman who took a stand against drinking and driving when her daughter was killed by a drunk driver. MADD  is the nation’s largest nonprofit working to protect families from drunk driving, drugged driving and underage drinking. MADD also supports drunk and drugged driving victims and survivors at no charge through local MADD victim advocates and our 24-Hour Victim Helpline. MADD's are located all over the country. MADD provides services such as; Supportive Literature, Support groups where you can meet people who are going through the same thing as you, and you can also find MADD's magazines to tell you uplifting stories that victims may want to read. MADD's main goal is to get their voices out there to help lower drinking and driving and to help victims who are in need.

Blogger Entry: Spring Break

Gang Violence.

http://lib-ezproxy.lbcc.edu:2093/docview/223499299/CEFCFC06B88044BCPQ/10?accountid=39846

Innovative Tools to Fight Gang Violence.

Kim Dammers, Anthony B. Iton, Karen J. Marthis, Patricia M. Speck, and David E. Nahmias.
             
Part 1:
           Gang Violence is known throughout the country especially counties in Atlanta. Many young youth has been lured into joining gangs even when they're good kids or have a good family. The way gang members make young female join is to have sextial intercorse with multible members or even male and females will get assaulted and beaten by their own gang to join, which can even start problems in the gang. Some other ways on making the young members join is robbing a store. Gang members usually drop out of school which can affect the school and their own family. Young members are usually getting assaulted and public heath care are not on front line of these incidents. So many data of these incidents are very poor. They say that much of the data comes from death certificates, and using that information can determine the deaths, but current data is lacking to result it in gang violence. They need better data to collect to understand gangs behavior and with that they can increase the interventions implemented and evaluate the problems. Education services can be expanded in vulnerable areas and punishment for gang crimes should be strengthened.
                 

Part 2:
Gang Rescue and Support Project (GRASP)
A non-profit organization, established in 1991
Members: Francisco Gallardo, Johnnie Williams, Pete Reyes, Michelle McDaniel, Jerry Morgan, Ben Lopez, Ron Blan, James Mora.
Address: 303 Colfax ave. 9th floor
           
GRASP is an intervention program where they work with the youth who are at risk with gang violence. They say this program works because it is run by ex-gang members that turn their lives around after breaking out of the gang life. They work with families of gang victims. They work from supporting/healing circles and even tattoo removals. They want to change the youths lives before the gang life change them and they're prepared to help you in any kind of way.

Blogger Entry: Spring Break

Part 1: Social Issue

Child abuse and Molestation 

* Gender

* Ethnicity

* Geological Area

Link: file: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/html/ass/articles/9737.html

Child Abuse in India (2011)

Author: Dr. Mohammad Reza Iravani

Child abuse in East Asia is very common, if not, a regulated occurrence. With over erotic town baths, child neglect, homelessness and poverty child abuse/rape isn't avoidable. Most females, children and up are looked to as second class humans and are disregarded in almost all aspects in socializing with the males that are supposed to protect them. There has been many occasions where young children have been over-sexualized and has been known to be grown men concubines. There isn't an instant solution but with the help of identifying the problem and get the children into safer environments and more helpful care givers.

Part 2: Finding an Organization

Childhelp

*1952

*Sara O'Meara and Yvonne Fedderson

*Phoenix, Arizona

*Childhelp is audited each year by independent Certified Public Accountants in accordance with generally accepted auditing standard

*Anybody can Volunteer

Their goal is to help all children in need of police, guidance, a new home and get them on the right path.