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Respond two colleagues by explaining the various costs you think will be associated with their suggested policy changes. Then, explain whether a consideration of cost when adopting a policy or program contradicts the social workers’ code of ethics.

Support your response with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

Response to Jeanie

In the Johnson case, Talia believes she was raped at a fraternity party (Plummer, Makris, & Brocksen 2014). Talia admits to receiving drinks from a young man Eric, then waking up in his room naked (Plummer et al., 2014). Talia went to the hospital after the assault, in which she was put in contact with Rape Counseling Center (Plummer et al., 2014). At Talia’s first visit with RCC, she described her experience at the hospital as demeaning and cold (Plummer, et al., 2014). Talia continued treatment with RCC and was thankful that she had the resource available to her throughout her healing process (Plummer, et al., 2014).

One change in the policies that I think should be addressed is when Talia decided to report the assault to the judicial system on campus. At the meeting with the school, both she and Eric were in the room at the same time (Laureate Education 2013). This policy should be that they each speak with the judicial system on campus one at a time. Statistics show social workers involved in universities show very high levels of participation in getting policies changed (Rome, Harris, & Hoechstetter, 2010). As the social worker from RCC, I would become active with the universities social worker and fight for change in that policy.

When evaluating the success of the policy changes, I think surveys are often good tools. Regardless of the gender of the student, most students would complete a survey regarding a private incident. Most universities have surveys they report publically, so there is probably already a percentage of reported rape cases for the university. Social workers advocate for policy change best suited for the client as well as the community (Popple & Leighninger, 2015).

Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Sessions: Johnson family (Episode 4 of 42) [Video file].

Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu

Plummer, S. -B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore:

MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing.

Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social

welfare policy analysis for social workers. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson

Education.

Rome, S., Harris, S., & Hoechstetter, S. (2010). Social work and civic engagement: The political

participation of professional social workers. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare,

37(3), 107–129.

Response to Efrain

In the case of Rita the 90 day policy that applies to rape evidence kits can only be hold for 90 days is probably based on a policy that was implemented as a buffer in consideration of someone who is accused of a crime. At the same time though this law also doesn’t take into account the automatic mental conflicts that most victims of rape feel to include guilt and shame. The person is also quite disoriented and confused about what to do next or overall what has recently happened to them. All these symptoms can be even worse if the person who committed the rape was someone the victim knew and trusted. By the time Rita wanted to file the report the evidence kit was destroyed. This makes things even harder to prove in court that Rita was indeed assaulted by Bob. For Talia Johnson the same laws perhaps may apply to her as well unless her state has a different law/regulation regarding the reporting of rape and rape evidence kits.

Each state may differ here in California for example victims the right to be informed whether a DNA profile was obtained from testing their rape kit, the profile was uploaded into the DNA database, and the DNA profile matched another profile in the database(endthebacklog.org). Additionally, victims have the right to know if law enforcement decides not to test a rape kit within established time limits, and must be notified 60 days prior if law enforcement intends to destroy or dispose of such evidence (endthebacklog.org). In 2014 a law was passed that encourages law enforcement agencies to submit newly collected rape kits for testing within 20 days of being booked into evidence and instructs the crime lab to process rape kit evidence as soon as possible, but no later than 120 days after receiving it. It also requires law enforcement agencies to inform survivors, whether or not the identity of the perpetrator is known (endthebacklog.org).

Laws that go into effect in regards to rape kits should take into considerations the psychological and mental conditions that come natural after experiencing such a traumatic event such as rape/sexual assault. This should be taken into account when establishing laws that are perhaps written in the first place to establish fair and timely prosecution and for the defendant to verify and challenge the evidence presented against them.

California. (n.d.). Retrieved November 05, 2017, from http://www.endthebacklog.org/california

 

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