Work Cited 4

Work Cited

Joffe, David J. "False Reporting and False Accusations of Domestic Violence." domesticviolencelawye. Joffe and Joffe, 2010. Web. 22 Nov 2010. Rosenthal, Mark . "RADAR." mediaradar.org. Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting, 29 Jan 2007. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.mediaradar.org/press_release_20070129.php

Clark, Doug. "Domestic Violence." The National Fathers' Resource Center . NFRC, 2002. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.fathers4kids.com/html/DomesticViolence.htm>.

Chase, Ayinde . "False Domestic Violence Allegations Growing More Common In Custody Issues." antimisandry. Radar, 30 Jan 2007. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://antimisandry.com/facts-figures/over-one-million-false-allegations-domestic-violence-each-year-3795.html>.

Weinberger , Bari . "False Accusations Defense." Defending Against False Accusations . Weinberger Law Group, 2009. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.weinbergerlawgroup.com/Domestic-Violence/Defending-Against-False-Accusations.html>.

Corso, Christopher. "domestic violence arizona." Domestic Violence Defense Lawyers. Corso & Rhude, 2010. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://domesticviolencearizona.com/>.

Discioarro, Michael. "The Plight of the Falsely Accused in Domestic Violence Cases." lawfirms. ExpertHub, 2010. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.lawfirms.com/resources/criminal-defense/criminal-defense-case/falsely-accused-domestic-violence.htm<http://www.domesticviolencelawyer.us/false_accusations.asp>.

False Allegations of Domestic Violence Cost Taxpayers $20 Billion ." mediaradar. RADAR, 2008. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.mediaradar.org/docs/RADARreport-False-DV-Allegations-Cost-20-Billion.pdf>.

Larson, Aaron. "False Accusation Issues." Men's Rights Online. Men's Rights Online , 2009. Web. 22 Nov 2010. <http://www.mens-rights.net/law/accusations.htm>.

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Essay 4

I Do Not Necessarily Agree With Everything I Have Found And Cited 

Guilty Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

 There has been an increase to one million Domestic violence cases were in which physical violence is not even alleged. False accusations of domestic violence have become so popular and widespread that lawyers from all around have a nick name for them “a legal slam dunk”. These cases are getting so popular especially for a woman to file one because of all the perks that come out of it. These cases are filed for many reasons some include to give leverage to one side in a child custody case, to get even with a partner, to sue for money, and to receive some of the benefits that belong to an actual female victim of domestic violence. Please don’t take me wrong I really believe domestic violence is completely wrong and uncalled for and the person that commits this crime should be punished accordingly, but it is also wrong when someone files false claims and sends a innocent person to jail, not only that but it will stay on the victims record for their life and he or she will even lose some of their constitutional rights, like the 2^nd amendment, the right to bear arms.  My point is people who file false accusations of domestic violence or any other crime similar should have equal or greater punishments to the crime that was falsely filed, also police should have some kind of physical evidence other than the police officers discretion to make an arrest and file charges for this crime, but to help those who are abused restraining orders and other protective services can be made or used without hard evidence so the real victims can still be protected, this is because of how these false accusations have become so popular and people are twisting and breaking the law to use this as leverage is custody cases and for other reasons, also males have be painted as the all time abuser and cops are trained to be sympathetic toward the women, in these cases leaving a easy way to manipulate the law and have innocent people (male or female) arrested for something they have not done. 

These false allegations of domestic violence have become so popular now day’s and something needs to be done to stop it. Over one million cases of domestic violence are filed each year were there wasn’t even any physical harm or evidence (Chase). These cases have become so popular that lawyers even have a nickname for them which is “a legal slam dunk” (Rosenthal).  Fathers' organizations now estimate that up to 80% of domestic violence allegations against men are false allegations. Since society offers women so many perks for claiming that they are victims of DV, false or staged DV allegations now appear to be even more frequent in family court cases than false sex abuse allegations and they are much easier to fabricate (Clark).  False accusations are claimed from a variety of people which includes all ages, all races and even both sexes, but females are more likely to because of how easy it is for them and because of some of the perks that come with it. I can even account for one of these because two years ago I broke up with my ex girl friend and she has threaten to accuse me before but I didn’t take her seriously. I took my apartment key I gave her back, but I didn’t know she had made a copy of it. I was sleeping because I had to work early that morning. Around 4 o’clock in the morning she comes is my apartment (which was trespassing in the first place) intoxicated and tried to lay down with me. I woke up and was shocked, I got up and got ready for work and tried to convince her to leave. She got mad because I was serious about breaking up with her, she hit me in the face, broke my radio, yelled and screamed pushed me, and threw my stuff around so I tried to get out of the door and she pushed me again but she was drunk so she feel and hit my dresser. I was frustrated and left. When I came back to check if she was still illegally in my apartment, the cops were there and arrested me. Even when I told them what happened I was still arrested, and even when she sobered up and tried to drop the whole thing because I didn’t do anything the court didn’t allow it and it is still on file today. This is completely wrong and I’m hoping I can have it expunged soon because it effects my ability to find work, plus I was the victim not her, this is why I believe that something needs to be done to investigate these cases more accurately.

There is such a broad term for domestic violence that it leaves an easy way to falsely accuse someone of it. Unfortunately, innocent men and women are wrongfully accused of domestic violence every day.  Often times, these allegations are simply designed to obtain an advantage in a divorce or child custody proceeding (Weinberger ). In addition, false charges of domestic violence can be filed out of jealousy, anger, or revenge, and can have both civil and criminal consequences (Corso). In order to make this law harder to manipulate their needs to be better investigations that follow a report of domestic violence. This law is twisted everyday to accuse and charge innocent people. Spouses have been known to file false reports leading up to custody battle’s and divorce’s (Discioarro). Another reason for these false accusations is a domestic violence "victim" receives special treatment for welfare, public housing, and other state and federal benefits. In New York City, a domestic violence victim is moved up on the list for public housing and can get cash from the state. This is done without the defendant having been convicted of anything; the public agencies take the accusers word for it (Discioarro). Since domestic violence most often takes place without the presence of witnesses, it is a charge that is easily abused. Once a false report is made, even if the complainant doesn't follow through, these cases are hard to stop and can have devastating personal and legal consequences (Joffe). In many cases allegations of abuse are used for a tactical advantage, and the government still spends 1 billion dollars a year on domestic violence programs ("mediaradar"). All that I am saying is something needs to be done to make sure this law isn’t abused anymore and we need to be sure we aren’t sending innocent people to jail because this can have a negative impact on the rest of the victims life.

The worst part about all the false reports as a male is; that males are already painted as the abuser in a way, and cops are even trained to be sympathetic toward the female in the case (Larson), So it is much easier to frame a male of domestic violence. In domestic violence cases, men have a disadvantage (Watson). A man could hit a woman who is trying to attack him with a bat and cops have often arrested the men for abuse and battery though he acted in self-defense. Sometimes innocent people are arrested and convicted of crimes they did not do. Domestic violence is a crime where many innocent men get arrested because cops reach the wrong conclusion by automatically believing the woman though it's the woman who committed the act (Winfrey). Something needs to be done so this law doesn’t hurt more people then it helps,

The opposing view of my argument is that men are the aggressors in most cases and that it is already hard enough for women to come forward a make a case when being a victim of domestic violence. This is not a good argument because in this generation statistics show that 50% or more of the time, women are the one’s who initiate the dispute (Clark). This is confirmed by hundreds of valid studies, the authors of which are sometimes threatened with discontinuation of funding for being “politically incorrect”. It is so easy to file a case of false domestic violence, let alone a real case. Those who daily deal with the issue of domestic violence are concerned over the growing issue of filing a false police report ("WowKtv"). There are a large number of these types of cases occurring all over the United States. Veteran officers say prosecuting someone for filing a false domestic violence report would have a long-lasting negative impact. It would deter anyone from ever reporting a domestic incident ("WowKtv"); because of this it makes it easy to file false claims and not even have to worry about getting caught or penalized. It is easy for women to file claims, and even if a man or woman didn’t want to do that, He or She could just get a restraining order because those are virtually given to every one that applies.

I honestly know domestic violence is completely wrong and I agree that people found guilty should be punished. I don’t want any girl “or man” to be abused in a relationship. I do not agree with physical violence, but something needs to be done to help all the innocent people that are sent to jail for no reason. Domestic violence cases should be handled more appropriately and people who file false claims should have equal or greater charges, and police officers should have hard or physical evidence in order to make an arrest and charge someone because, false accusations have become so widespread, and the law has been twisted to penalize innocent people and give the opposing person a tactical advantage in court, especially when dealing with custody battles, and males are so much more likely to be the victim of false accusations because cops are trained to be more sympathetic and believing of the female.

Outline

Intro-  facts about false accusations, my rough thesis statement that leads into my plan of action and 3 points

point1- false accusations have become so widespread and popular that lawyers call them the legal slam dunk

point2- these false accusations can be used as leverage in custody battles and can destroy the victims life and career also these false accusations tear family's apart

point3- Police officers are trained to be sympathetic towards women who allege they are victims of spousal abuse. Due to feminist lobbying, police officers are trained to believe the feminist theory that domestic violence is a patriarchal practice used to oppress women.

opponents point of view- That women are the ones abused most of the time, and that it is already hard enough for a victim of domestic violence to come forward and make a case,

conclusion- something needs to be done to help all the Innocent people that are being charged with domestic violence ( and to stop wasting all the states money on false cases) but also keep it to were true victims can still have help and be safe

finding a thesis

I am trying to come up with a thesis statement, but I am not sure of what to say, I got this so far but i need to make it short and sweet!!!

  people who file false accusations of domestic violence or any other crime similar should have equal or greater punishments to the crime that was falsely filed, also cops should have some kind of physical evidence other than the police officers discretion to make an arrest and file charges for this crime, but to help those who are abused restraining orders and other protective services can be made or used without hard evidence so you can still be protected while in the middle of trial and while convincing the jury that the defendant is guilty beyond reasonable doubt.

Possible topics

Here are some topics I am thinking about for my fourth essay.. I'm still not sure what to write about if anyone haves any ideas or think one of these topics is good or better than the other please let me know.

Does boredom lead to trouble?

 Does religion cause war?

Is the cost of college too high?

Is college admission too competitive?

Do violent video games cause behavior problems?

Are we too dependent on computers?

 Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy?

 Is domestic violence increasing or is it all in the mind of the supposed victims?

Work Cited (credibility)

Work Cited

Garlick, Mark. Astronomy. Buffalo New York: Firefly Books Ltd., 2004. 74-114. Print.
1) Yes
2) This is a print source and the author haves a good back round and a good education
3)yes

Spence, Pam. The Universe Revealed. New york NY: Cambridge University Press, 1999. 54-75. Print.
1) Yes
2) This is also another print source were the author has done allot of research and haves a good education and back round books tend to be more credible then most Internet sources
3) Yes

Cooley, Keith . "How The Moon Affects Ocean Tides...." /home.hiwaay.net/. Keith Cooley , 2002. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides>.
1)  yes
2) Cooley received a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering physics and a Master of Science degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Michigan (U-M) in 1967 and 1972, respectively.  As a U-M graduate student, he founded the Minority Engineering Programs Office, College of Engineering
3) yes

Henney, Paul J. "How Earth and the Moon interact." astronomy today. astronomy today, n.d. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.astronomytoday.com/astronomy/earthmoon.html>.
1) I'm not sure
2) I'm guessing he isn't very credible because i can not find any back round as far as education in science and or physics all i see is that he works for a hotel and etc. so he probably isn't very professional in this field
3) Probably not

Spudis, Paul D. "Moon." World Book at NASA. World Book, Inc, 2004. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/moon_worldbook.html>.
1) yes
2)  Paul D. Spudis, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Staff Scientist, Lunar and Planetary Institute. He seems to have a good back round in science
3) yes

Metcalfe, Travis . "Earth's Tilt Is the Reason for the Seasons." windows2universe. National Earth Science Teachers Association, 31 Oct 2006. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/cli_seasons.html>.
1) yes
2) He has a great education the website i got the info from was an organization instead of another .com and he had received help from Astronomy & Astrophysics Fellowship from the National Science Foundation
3) Yes

Espenak , Fred. "Solar Eclipses for Beginners ." mreclipse. Fred Espenak, 26 Sep 2009. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/SEprimer.html>.
1) yes
2) is an American astrophysicist. He works at the Goddard Space Flight Center. He is best known for his work on eclipse predictions. Espenak earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Wagner College, Staten Island, where he worked in the planetarium.
3) yes

Hathaway, Dr. David H. "Coronal Mass Ejections ." solarscience. Solar Physics, 18 Jan 2007. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/CMEs.shtml>.
1) yes
2) he is a DR and has a good education and back round
3) yes

Russell, Randy . "Coronal Mass Ejections." windows2universe. National Earth Science Teachers Association, 29 Mar 2010. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.windows2universe.org/sun/cmes.html>.
1) yes
2) he is a teacher and i got the info off a good website that seems credible to me
3) yes

Whyte, David B. "A Matter of Degrees: How Does the Tilt of Earth's Axis Affect the Seasons? ." sciencebuddies. Science Buddies, 06 May 2009. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p051.shtml>.
1) yes
2) he has a good back round and education
3) yes

Work Cited

Work Cited

Garlick, Mark. Astronomy. Buffalo New York: Firefly Books Ltd., 2004. 74-114. Print.

Spence, Pam. The Universe Revealed. New york NY: Cambridge University Press, 1999. 54-75. Print.

Cooley, Keith . "How The Moon Affects Ocean Tides...." /home.hiwaay.net/. Keith Cooley , 2002. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/moontides>.

Henney, Paul J. "How Earth and the Moon interact." astronomy today. astronomy today, n.d. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.astronomytoday.com/astronomy/earthmoon.html>.

Spudis, Paul D. "Moon." World Book at NASA. World Book, Inc, 2004. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/moon_worldbook.html>.

Metcalfe, Travis . "Earth's Tilt Is the Reason for the Seasons." windows2universe. National Earth Science Teachers Association, 31 Oct 2006. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/climate/cli_seasons.html>.

Espenak , Fred. "Solar Eclipses for Beginners ." mreclipse. Fred Espenak, 26 Sep 2009. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/SEprimer.html>.

Hathaway, Dr. David H. "Coronal Mass Ejections ." solarscience. Solar Physics, 18 Jan 2007. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/CMEs.shtml>.

Russell, Randy . "Coronal Mass Ejections." windows2universe. National Earth Science Teachers Association, 29 Mar 2010. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.windows2universe.org/sun/cmes.html>.

Whyte, David B. "A Matter of Degrees: How Does the Tilt of Earth's Axis Affect the Seasons? ." sciencebuddies. Science Buddies, 06 May 2009. Web. 27 Oct 2010. <http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/EnvSci_p051.shtml>.