I don't for one minute think that every person in prison for even a violent crime is actually guilty of that crime. What the percentage of people who are either wrongly convicted of a crime, or “cop a plea” for a reduced sentence on the chance they would be wrongly convicted and receive a very…
For the past several years researchers in criminology and psychiatry have been using fMRI scans to see if the brains of criminals are actually different, or work differently than the brains of others who are not offenders. It has long been suspected that genetics as well as environment play apart in the kind of thinking…
Math teacher, 41, who was suspended for sending 'sex texts' to students is allowed back in class after 'promising not to do it again' George C Merk was originally suspended for 10 days in March 2012 Lakota West High School in Ohio had launched an internal investigation Mr Merk had allegedly behaved in a 'deceitful…
Mother arrested after 'forcing nine-year-old daughter to take naked photos of her in pornographic poses to send to fiancé in jail' Jodi Roberts, from Wabash Valley, Indiana, is facing federal charges By Louise Boyle PUBLISHED: 12:54 EST, 15 July 2013 | UPDATED: 13:22 EST, 15 July 2013 A mother has been arrested after…
Florida Mother Receives 20-Year Sentence For Firing Warning Shots Marissa Alexander of Jacksonville, Fla. was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday for firing warning shots against her allegedly abusive husband. http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/florida-mother-receives-20-year-sentence-for-firing-warning This is the most outrageous thing I have ever heard and I hope that this woman will be pardoned by the governor or something…
I haven't said anything publicly about the George Zimmerman killing of Trayvon Martin, but I have thought about it a great deal though. It sort of, to me, boils down to a “he said”--”she said” kind of trial and one of the witnesses is dead. I didn't watch the trial live because I don't have…
What happens when your children are at odds with each other? How do you cope when one child has needs that impact on the needs and desires of one or another of your children? In the case of a child who has “special needs” such as autism, this may be a very difficult thing, to…
Dial M for 'Mom': Woman calls teenage thief's MOTHER after he leaves his cell phone behind in her burglarized car during alcohol-fueled crime spree article by Snejana Farberov PUBLISHED: 11:18 EST, 10 July 2013 | UPDATED: 13:06 EST, 10 July 2013 A Seattle woman has taken a creative approach to the concept of law and…
Resilience : adapting to adversity Psychology Today http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/resilience defines Resilience as: Resilience is that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever. Rather than letting failure overcome them and drain their resolve, they find a way to rise from the ashes. Psychologists have identified some of…
Trust and Respect—the two easiest things in life to lose, and the hardest to get back. When someone we love betrays us, abuses us, or violates the law, most of us lose both trust and respect for that individual. It is a fact that not all offenders are “hopeless” some do “see the light” or…
