Summary Carmen Rivera - 961 Words

Carmen Rivera has been in and out of the system for the last years 20 years of her life. Carmen grew up with a dysfunctional family. Her Mother was an Alcoholic and a cocaine user, who work as a bartender from 8 am to 8 pm. â€Å"I used to come to the house on my way back from school, watching my Father (Emanuel Rivera) beating my Mother because she didn’t brought money to the house† Carmen explains. Her Father Emmanuel Rivera was worst of a drug addict then her Mother was. â€Å"My father was the one who introduce me to the world of drugs and taught me how to shot up drugs in my vein. At a young age my father raped me and started molesting me until his death â€Å"1980†. During that time I started prostituting at a very young age in hunts point. I was only Seven (7) years old at that time. You would see car pulling over and parking in a straight line just to get a night with me.† Carmen started drugs and prostitution at very young age. This may had happe n to you, and it may happen to you one day. The biggest factors that led her to prostitution was the influence of drugs that was influenced by her Father. She couldn’t financial support herself because due to her age. She had to substitute school time for prostitution. She has enter the juvenile system various time. The system has offer her many form of diversion program, and including intermediate sanction in her later years. The many diversion program that was offer to her was counseling, treatment, individual or group therapy,Show MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesNetworked Organizations 20 †¢ Helping Employees Balance Work–Life Conflicts 21 †¢ Creating a Positive Work Environment 22 †¢ Improving Ethical Behavior 22 Coming Attractions: Developing an OB Model 23 An Overview 23 †¢ Inputs 24 †¢ Processes 25 †¢ Outcomes 25 Sum mary and Implications for Managers 30 S A L Self-Assessment Library How Much Do I Know About Organizational Behavior? 4 Myth or Science? â€Å"Most Acts of Workplace Bullying Are Men Attacking Women† 12 An Ethical Choice Can You Learn from Failure