Becoming A Mandated Reporter

When Thomas Mengel, UP’s Director of Police Operations, learned of the incident, he immediately contacted Pete Jeyaram, UP’s Director of EEO Compliance . Together, Mengel and Jeyaram agreed the proper course was to dispatch George Slaats, UP’s Regional Police Director (based in Roseville, California—about 400 miles away) to Los Angeles for group training on UP’s EEO directives and one-on-one counseling with Scharfe concerning the YouTube incident. Scharfe received no formal discipline in connection with this

Learning to report as a cop can be viewed as its own language, with its distinct set of norms and expectations. In order for an individual to master a language, they must first grasp the ordinates associated with it. Collets vindicate that as a cop “crime reports are written in neutral diction, and in the dispassionate uni-voice that’s testament to the academy’s ability to standardize writing. They feel generated rather than authored, the work of a single law enforcement consciousness rather than a specific human being.” The ability to detach opinion and bias is crucial in reporting. Only through practice, is one competent to perform this reporting effectively. In the cop department you will have officers who enjoy writing reports, carefully documenting their activities, and painting "word pictures" of the events by adding their own distinctive style and trademark, as well as having the officers who don't particularly enjoy writing reports and it is evident on the pages they complete. The written reports include missing or incomplete information and poor interviewing/investigation procedures. What those officers who turn in low quality reports fail to recognize is that they are doing more harm than they perceive. Although a scenario may seem mundane, the report that is written for the incident serves

There are many challenges that are faced daily when becoming or being a mandated reporter.

1.) The course covered areas that are critical for justice to be served. Much of the text highlighted the need for correct, reliable, complete, and understandable language required from law enforcement. The first chapter was about writing correctly by organizing, understanding confusing words and phrases and using proper sentences. This chapter also laid out ways and means to improve your verbal and written communication. This led us into Chapter 2 where the differences between oral and written records are discussed. It emphasized the importance of written documentation for permanent records which are used in the future for all types of references. Chapter 3

There are legislations at the federal government level resulting that every state in the united states of America also have state legislation covering the mandated reporting requirements. Furthermore, every agency or establishment has additional guidelines that are required for their employees to adhere to.

Our Husky Journalism program had the privilege to meet Josh Thompson and Bruce Wood from the Chino/Chino Hills Champion. During their visit Mr. Thompson gave the class some tips on how to take pictures for our school newspaper. He is the sports editor for the Chino Champion newspaper. Some of the tips he gave the Journalism class were how to place the composition of a picture looking through the viewfinder. The main objective when taking a picture is considering if it is going to look good in the paper. Analyze if you should zoom in, tilt, squat, what angle will the photo that you are taking will look its best. He also stated that the lower the ISO the better for your picture. When taking a picture you should get enough light, the amount of

By taking the Mandated Reporter Training, I learned that by law, when the victim is under age 18, and perpetrator is any person, any physical injury, sexual abuse, cruelty, injury, and neglect must be reported by all legally mandated reporters. Physical abuse including abusive bruises and burns, broken bones, and any injury with a delay in seeking treatment or medical care. Also, when parents using objects such as belts or whips to discipline the child, it counts as physical abuse incident. But what is not physical abuse? Usually a reasonable and necessary force used by an officer or a person employed by a public school is not count as a physical abuse. After that, I think sexual abuse is even more severe than physical abuse, including inappropriate

Further, Goldie Blumenstyk argues that higher education is more necessary now than ever and that it has an ever-growing list of challenges to face, in “Five Things that Surprised a Chronicle Reporter”. One major issue she addresses is the fact that graduates from more-selective universities tend to have better job opportunities than community college graduates. Blumenstyk touches on the costs of university athletics that often go unnoticed. She also explains her difficulties finding the proper trustworthy data to examine regarding universities. The author suggests that although debt can be limited thanks to online education, innovations appear to be detrimental to the less-wealthy.

Reporting party contacted CCIB to report that on 8/20/16, it was reported that staff Courtney Richardson went upstairs at approximately 7:45AM and stated that resident William "Bill" Anderson (DOB: 8/5/88) was sitting on the top of the stairs and resident Kallie Wright (DOB: 4/27/91) was standing in front of him. Staff asked Bill what was going on and Bill replied that he had given Kallie a ring. Staff asked Bill why he gave Kallie a ring and he replied, "Because I like her." Staff stated that Kallie was standing in front of Bill with her head down the entire time that Bill was being questioned. RP stated that Kallie pulled her pants down slightly exposing her bottom and staff instructed her to pull her pants back up and instructed Kallie to

Brooker faced an “ethics” committee that claimed that she was allegedly in violation of the “Standards of Essential Functioning in Social Work Education.” According to University officials, Brooker was charged with violating three of the “Standards of Essential Functioning”: Diversity, Interpersonal Skills, and Professional Behavior. The hearing included the head of the department, the professor and seven other faculty members. At the time, she wasn’t allowed to bring a lawyer or record the proceedings (ADF, 2006).

On Wednesday August 26th, 2015, Vester Flanagan a disgruntled and unstable ex-employee of WDBJ, had taken the lives of two journalists in a shooting rampage during a live broadcast. Flanagan who went by Bryce Williams opened fire on Wednesday morning at reporter Alison Parker and her cameraman Adam Ward while they were interviewing Vicki Gardener, who is the head of the Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce. Sadly both Parker and Ward died shortly after the shooting, Gardner was shot and remains in stable condition. Flanagan not only killed the journalist during a live broadcast but also filmed the execution and then proceeded to post the video onto social media. Public records show that Flanagan had

The primary indications of Investigative Journalism began appearing amid the Progressive Era. The Progressive Era was an era of social reform and investigative journalists constructed many writing pieces to funny cartoons voicing out the issues brought by the Industrial Revolution. Investigative Journalists were once called muckrakers, similar to what they do today, were journalists who attacked political corruption and social problems of their society.

As graduate students of the Social Work profession, we must be aware of our rights and responsibilities to our clients, colleagues, and community. Ignorance of the law does not excuse a person from liability if the law is broken. Further, obtaining a comprehensive understanding of the role of Social Workers in the protection of minors from abuse shows more complete socialization in the profession. The Mandatory Reporter training is a good tool for ensuring we are properly educated on the law and our role within the scope of the

Jayson Blair, former New York Times reporter was found guilty of committing acts of fraud and plagiarism for more the 600 articles he wrote in 2003 after 5 years. In his journey into journalism he went from raw intern to reporter. His colleagues and other public officials made the first allegations that his articles were fabricated. The investigation found he was lying about being at the scene of major events in history (Times reported,” 2003). It shocked a lot of people because he was a lead reporter for one of the biggest news articles in US (10 Years After Jayson Blair). The investigation went further and New York Times reviewed all his articles in depth. It was stated that Jayson Blair was not in the locations he describes in his articles. However, he made it seem that way. They found out he used his laptop and cellphone to

Thirdly, I will be comparing and contrasting the tone reflective in these two articles. Objective reporting is supposed to be cooler in tone, and not reflect emotions or bias (Schudson, 2018). In the Trump Era being objective has become increasingly difficult, there has been a normalization of critiquing the president and his behavior. The tones on  both paper reflective different sides to journalism and objectivity. The New York Times Report while neutral in tone, used language that reflected a negative image of Trump. In the article it says “Never mind that in some fundamental ways the economy is growing no faster than it did at points during President Barack Obama’s second term.”  By using the words “neverminded” it gives a dismissive tone