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1 ADVOCACY + PREVENTION RESEARCH PAPER Sikawayi Williams Old Dominion University HMSV 448 Interventions & Advocacy w/ Children Dr. K.C. Joachim March 31, 2024

2 My case study was based on the character named “Doughboy” from the movie Boy’s N the Hood. Doughboy, like many inner-city kids, comes from a broken home. He and his brother were born in a high-risk situation. My client’s first arrest happened when he was 11 years old. He was caught stealing from the corner store, and as a result of my client’s unfortunate incarceration at such a young age upon his release, there were no support measures/system for my client in place. There weren’t any kind of rehabilitation programs offered to my client. My client was very high risk, and he came from a community filled with drugs and violence, my client also suffers from behavioral issues, such as being prone to violent outburst, and he was often under the influence of alcohol/drugs which he had not received any treatment for. There are programs in place that could have been useful for my client. My client was a smart young man when if given the right opportunity, I feel he would have had a chance to make something out of his life. For example, my client had been in and out of prison since he was a very young boy. And even though there appeared to be prevention programs in place during the time frame in which the film was made, there weren’t any active advocates for the programs until the child/youth became entangled with the law. My client had been in and out of jail for a number of years, yet the system failed to place him in a program that would have helped him further his education. There is a national program called G.E.D program was started back in 1942, it was designed to help individuals who did not complete their high school education. This is a good program that is still in place today. While I was doing some of the research for this paper, I found out that if you are an inmate, you are the person who must reach out to the prison officials. The inmate must be asked to have their name put on a list in order to put things in motion for the paperwork to get started. There are some prisons who have an advocate for inmates, most don’t, so I can see as to why men/women caught

3 up in a system that do have successful programs but without an advocate the assistance in which an inmate would feel the goal may be almost out of reach for the inmate. There were several programs I felt like my client could have benefited from, but the most important one would have been Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Resources for Action, this program was designed by the CDC. The policies are strength-based approach, the policy is supposed to help parents and caregivers create a nurturing relationship, and safe environment. I felt like this would be most important for my client because he was a victim of emotional and mental abuse throughout his life. One prevention program that I would recommend for any young person who may be having a hard time during their teenage years would be (Job Corps). This is a program established in 1964 administrated by the Department of Labor. The program was designed to provide and improve job opportunities for economically disadvantaged teens, vocational training and life skills training. This program remains free to low-income students. When I was doing research for this paper, I found that there are many good preventive programs in place. But the issue is even though the programs are there, if no one is reporting it until it’s too late then the programs aren’t helping. Unless the child comes forward or a concerned neighbor comes forward that child has almost no chance of making it out of his/her situation. We are living in different times, and I feel like we need to recognize things for what they are. Most people don’t speak up because they are afraid of the backlash from the parents and the community, and not because they don’t know what’s going on in the house next door is wrong. The research shows most people will report physical abuse but when it comes to verbal abuse or mental abuse, they tend to be silent.

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