http://lancasteronline.com/article/ap/583364_Mo--teen-gets-life-with-possible-parole-in-killing.html
What I kept thinking when I read this article was, Why did this kid do this to a 9 year old and then write down her thoughts, and thennnn go to church! Man I was pissed. But like I have been learning in class I ended up looking at the whole picture, this kid was on drugs when she did this, her family has been screwed up since the beginning, she did kill and she is guilty. I don't know, I just feel like all these things happen every time and then people are sent to jail without any sort of help just with the promise of parole but what do you do to help them rehabilitate? I feel like this a band-aid case again where instead of helping the individuals in jail rehabilitate they are put behind bars for immediate fix is all. They end up doing worse when they get out of jail and they end up in jail again or end up killing themselves.
Oh man!
Any thoughts??
ahh this is so crazy because i just read this case before reading your blog! and yes i agree with you about "bandaid" cases. most of the time when criminals have mental issues along with many more, they tend to just get thrown in jail. their mental disabilities don't get taken care and they become even more dangerous in jails. there are millions of mental disabled criminals throughout the prisons in america and they arent being help like the way they should.
ReplyDeletegreat post!!
I saw this article the other day! I was also filled with gasps and anger about what she did to the little girl, and how she made her sister help pull the girl out of the house. I felt disturbed to the utmost extent.
ReplyDeleteAnd then you keep reading.
We find out that she had a lot of issues, a lot of things going on in her life that may have influenced this decision. Did the justice system usher out the right sentence? I wasn't there so I can't judge.
But your point about the band-aid and wondering how the prison system helps rehabilitate is really a great thought. We as social workers read this and what is our response? What should it be? Both are good questions that I don't know the answer to.
Desiree and Morgan,
ReplyDeleteYes, it is all very wrong how these types of situations happen. There is grief for the parents of the victim and there is also a problem that would just end up getting worse with Alyssa being in jail without any sort of treatment; because of course she has some sort of mental disorder. I really would like this country to have more rehabilitating treatment programs in jail to help the individuals in jail coming out one day be able to get along in society.
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