The discussion composed by Jessica Lynn was significantly insightful regarding the issues of the transgender community. For one thing, when it came to injustices in the justice system, I believed the limit was the race of the individual. However, Jessica Lynn`s unfortunate story about her being removed from her son 's birth certificate based solely on her gender identity is heartbreaking and surprising. Jessica Lynn`s presentation added to my understanding of how being transgender does not guarantee a fair advantage in the justice system as well. Biased and unfair justice system, can critically disadvantage anyone who is not living a ‘normal’ or accepted lifestyle. Moreover, her presentation made me realize that their feelings and desire to transition began during the early childhood development.
Personally, it was believed that their desire to transition began at during the adolescent stage of life. As discussed in class, social stratification refers to the organization of social hierarchies, and those who are higher in the social hierarchy have more access to resources and luxuries. Stratification is also known as a Structured Inequality, which can disadvantage those based off of their race, sex, and gender. In Jessica Lynn`s case she was more than capable to physically and psychologically care for her youngest son. However, despite her ability to care for her son, she was not granted the ability to have any form of custody of her son due to the fact that
She talked about her case because she said: “I never want a child to suffer in the way I did. Nobody capable of such violence should be able to adopt a defenseless child.”
The hierarchical ranking of people who have different access to valued resources is referred to as
She said she lacked a stable home environment, was kept from her father for many years, was removed from the custody
disclosed to us about her alcoholism she suffered from. Her children wanted nothing to do with
According to Doerner (2012), “The odds of incarceration for female defendants were approximately 42 percent lower than the odds of incarceration for male defendants” (p. 245). A recent study on the effects of gender on sentencing guidelines found that male defendants are 74 percent more likely to be incarcerated than similarly charged female offenders (Doerner, 2012). Data from this study was drawn from the United States Sentencing Commission.
Another aspect regarding disparity is in the sentencing of an individual related to gender. A study was conducted by Sonja Starr, a law professor at the university of Michigan, found that men received a 63% longer sentence compared to a woman for a similar crime committed. The indication of this points to several factors to include; the severity of the crime, criminal history, involvement in the crime (Normally committed by the male counterpart), childcare or family status and legal counsel competence (the ability to afford private counsel) (Wallen,
When people want to be theirself, doesn 't everyone deserve that chance at that much freedom? According to the national LGBTQ Task Force transgender people are not that lucky when it comes to the demographics of social media. On CNN website there 's an article that discusses how transgender people are twice as likely to be unemployed and four times more likely to live in poverty compared with the general population and these disparities are much greater for transgender black and latina woman said Emanuela Grinberg writer for CNN.
was always a kind person and very loving to her son, so when this case was brought up it was very
cautions issued to women, and the lower rate of custodial sentences, reflect that women are less likely to commit serious offences and that past criminal records are also taken into account. Offences that are committed by females tend to be less serious than those committed by men, and fewer women have previous criminal records. This indicates that, according to Trueman and Bryant (2003), there is not any sympathetic bias towards women. 27% of the women who are in prison are first-time offenders, which is more than twice the figure for men. This suggests that men offending for the first time are treated more leniently than women. 63% of women are serving custodial prison sentences for non-violent crimes, in contrast to 45% of men in prison. This suggests that women are sent to prison for far less serious crimes than men. According to the 2001 census, women represented 51.3% of the population of England and Wales, but only 6.1% of the prison population were women. It states that more women are likely to be
Her parental rights were terminated for three of her children as a result of her drug use and non-compliance of services with the Division.
Discrimination began as something that defined social organizations and groups. Many discriminatory aspects such as race, gender and ethnicity increasingly became a problem within capital sentencing as the years passed. Racial discrimination for example happened during the 1850s. One trial in specific, the Dred Scott v. Sanford case demonstrated racial inequality by denying all blacks any human rights. This case “symboliz[ed] the high point in American law, but it also helped lead to the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, which has been the fountainhead of racial equality in the 20th century”(Finkelman 1). Along with race, gender is also used to create discrimination. Women for instance, are constantly discriminated against. As stated
: On June 20, 1978, Carol Heiselman, (now Maphet) and Leonard Heiselman divorced. Together the couple had 3 children, one of which was Douglas Heiselman, who was fourteen years old at the time and suffers from hemophilia. Custody was awarded to Maphet (the mother) and Mr. Heiselman was required pay $50 per week for support of the child “until further order of this court.” Then in 1982 when Douglas turned 18, Heiselman filed a motion to stop the child support because Douglas had reached the age of majority. The trial court denied his motion and ordered him to continue child support payments anyway. Mr. Heiselman does not believe the court had the authority to do so, he wanted to stop the payments despite Douglas’s
As she was stating this issue of her son, tears poured down from her eyes and distraught to furthermore talk about it any longer. It can be inferred that she was concerned about the actions of
As the title of the article states, this report discusses the stigma towards the Transgender community and the results of intervention. Through out the article stigma, within our society, of transgender individuals is the main topic with emphasis on the effectiveness of intervention style approach to reduce prejudice overall. Transgender (TG) individuals experience widespread prejudice and discrimination and are at greater risk for associated adverse mental health outcomes relative to their gender-conforming peers (Institutes of Medicine, 2011).
In 2008 She married a man That she thought she loved and thought that the man loved her. The man Gave her no respect and treated her the way that a women should not be treated. He abused her kids and lied about doing it. In 2009 The mother asked for A divorce And took her two kids with her and drove