Final Blog

1. a. I believe child abuse is purposely harming the well-being of an innocent child. Rather it’s physical abuse, emotional abuse, or mental abuse.

b. I don’t think spanking a child is considered to be abuse. It all depends on your reasoning for spanking the child. Rather it’s to teach them a valuable lesson or just for them to know there are punishments for bad behavior. I’m not saying parents should just spank their kids for any little thing. Just so they will know there are punishments and consequences for intolerable behavior. Yes, I think spanking should be allowed. Only to form a sense of structure in a child’s life. I believe in necessary spanking not just any old spanking.

c. Personally, I don’t believe parents should spank their kids in public because not everyone agree with spanking. I’m not saying people should be ashamed because they spank their kids, it’s just certain things you leave in your household. I believe a certain acceptable form of public punishment is just giving your child that scary but serious look. I think spanking in any form is unacceptable in public.

2. a. Anyone who knowingly possesses child pornographic material is guilty of a felony and a jail sentence of up to 4 years, or a fine of up to $10,000 dollars. If the accused knows or has reason to know the material depicts someone under the age of 18, both the jail time and fine are applicable.

Any person who distributes, promotes, or finances the distribution or promotion of child sexually abusive material, receives material intended for distribution, or conspires or attempts any of the previous listed actions is guilty of a felony and a prison sentence of up to 7 years or a fine of up to $50,000. If the accused knows or reasonably could know the person was under 18, or didn't take reasonable precautions to verify the child’s age, the accused is subject to both a fine of $50,000 and a jail term of up to 7 years.

Any person who persuades, coerces, or knowingly allows a child (a person less than 18 years of age) to engage in sexually abusive activity with the intention of making any pornographic material, or any person who produces, makes, or finances child sexually abusive activity is guilty of a felony and subject to prison time of up to 20 years or a fine of $100,000. If the accused has reason to know that the child is indeed under 18 or that the materials appear to include a person under 18, or has not taken reasonable precautions to verify the age of the person, a fine of $100,000 and a jail term of up to 20 years both apply.

http://www.grabellaw.com/child-pornography-possession-and-distribution-charges.html

b. Sexting is the sending of sexually explicit messages or photos, usually done on I-phones, Droids, and other smart phones. Sexting is a felony that carries up to a 20 year prison sentence or a fine of up to $100,000, or both. Michigan state legislation about sexting is if one is convicted of sexting the offender could end up in the Michigan Sex Offender Registry. I really don't have an opinion about sexting because if someone send nude pictures of themselves knowlying, I believe that's their business and who am I to judge.

3. Two former University of Michigan resident students were accused of possessing child pornography. Stephen Jenson was charged with four counts of possessing child pornography, and Howard Weinblatts plea of no contest to watching young girls change through the window.

After reading this, my outlook on child victimization haven't changed because any form of child victimization is just wrong because no matter if the child was harmed or not, it's still just as bad. Also, it can affect a child in countless ways.

4. a. A social caseworker name Denise Moore took a young 4 year old boy name Anthony Bars from his foster mother and placed him in a home with a couple that starved and beat him. Denise didn't do a background check or anything on the couple before she placed the toddler with them.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,108160,00.html

b. In 2002, two young girls from a well rounded family came up missing and the media went crazy looking for them, and getting the public involved. Back in 1996, two young boys from a lower class family went missing. The media didn't really get involved because of the boys social class. That is a form of child victimization.

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/stout/greer_news_media%20-%20vic_crime_soc.pdf