Interview with a Law Enforcement Specialist This interview took place on October 10 with a retired police officer. He spent 32 years with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and had some very interesting things to say about the changes he has witnessed over the years. What were some of the typical law enforcement issues when you first worked for LAPD? We were responding to murders, arson, street crime and domestic disturbances though

Oh now, there was no social life after work. We had work at home to do. I had a husband and two boys to feed. The housecleaning was my job too. My mom was very sick and she moved in with us in Massachusetts. We had a rough go of it, but we made it. Question. What did they pay you at the munitions factory? Aunt Etta. I think we got

While in high school, she worked as a waitress at a local diner. Most of the population was black, therefore there was little contact with white customers or employees. Margaret feels that she was socially isolated until the 1950s. She was not exposed to white culture; it was foreign to her. She was only exposed to black culture of the time. They were not allowed in certain stores, restaurants,

Social Work Evaluation of an Early Interview The interview conducted was with a colleague of mine who I met in school a little while back. She comes from a Persian family, as her parents immigrated to the United States from Iran in the late 1970s. Watching her parents start from scratch in a whole new country was always very inspiring to her. Although she was born in the United States, her extended

Stars Always Shine Salvador Campos: Reflections of an Illegal Immigrant The United States is essentially a nation of immigrants. Very few people can trace their ancestry back to the Native American tribes that were here prior to European conquest. Yet, now that we have an idea of what an American is, we are denying the right to immigrate to new generations of people who wish to tap into the American Dream. This

Bio-psychological Assessment Personal data: fill as you see fit Referral: depressed, poor sleep, Family Background: raised by parents and older siblings Family medical/psychiatric history: brother had heart attack; mother had issues with drugs and alcohol Marital/family relationships: widow with four children and eight grandchildren Social development: maintains friendships, supportive friends, attends social functions Strengths: kind, nurturing, empathetic, understanding, calm Weaknesses: can be impatient, overbearing with family members Educational history: middle school Employment history: retired; worked as live-in housekeeper for over