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America has been a country that continues to expand the boundaries of liberty and justice. This means as a nation, the law is an ever-changing landscape and continues to be altered by citizen interaction with the justice system. In recent times, changes in victim’s rights have been the subject of several proposed legislative changes that…
1. Pallor Mortis This initial stage of death translates from Latin as “paleness of death” and manifests itself in the flesh of light-skinned humans. The loss of color in the body is the consequence of a deactivated circulatory system, leaving the blood to settle within the body. Onset: Pallor Mortis can take effect anytime between 15…
A person who has not experienced the violent and cruel world of combat has a hard time understanding what someone who has endured it goes through when they return to their home surroundings. Depending on their military duties, they have witnessed and participated in acts of violence and destruction that are not a normal part…
Animal hoarding exists when a person houses more animals than he or she appropriately can provide care, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or ASPCA. Animal hoarding is a type of a more broadly defined mental health condition called hoarding disorder, according to the world-renowned Mayo Clinic. A complex issue, animal hoarding…
The Occupational Health and Safety Association or OSHA is a federal agency in charge of determining worker safety regulations and guidelines. Part of the guidelines that OSHA have put in place is for construction site cleanup procedures by companies after an accidental death has occurred due to hazardous waste accidents or unforeseen circumstances on the…
This story about a long time community member that passed away alone in his home and the police officer that found him was shared on the Bangor Police Department’s Facebook page. I grew up in a small farming community near Bangor, Maine and have fond memories of my childhood. I think part of the reason why…
If a tenant dies in one of your rental properties it is imperative that you act quickly, professionally, and take all the necessary steps to assure your rights and protections. In the event that the deceased is the sole leaseholder, your involvement will be necessary to help repossess the property in a timely manner. In…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation reported in 2015 that about 15,700 were murdered in the United States. Some of the perpetrators of these horrific crimes were identified, arrested, and prosecuted. However, not all of the individuals responsible for taking these lives were arrested in the first instance. In addition, even among those men and women responsible for…
The death of a loved one can be devastating. When a family member or friend takes his or her own life, the devastation you feel can be magnified manifold. If you have lost an important person in your life to suicide, you are far from being alone. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention estimates that over 44,000…
One person commits suicide in the United States every 16 minutes, on average, according to Do Something. Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States. In addition, suicide is the third leading cause of death for people between the ages of 15 to 24 and it is the second leading cause of…
Cicero wrote, “the life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” While the life of the dead may remain the memory of the living, a reality of death is the smell associated with an unattended body. Indeed, the stench associated with a body after death can be extreme. If you are…
About 5 percent of the population, in the United States and around the world, displays at least some evidence of suffering from clinical hoarding. Hoarding is a disorder defined by persistent difficulty in parting with or discarding possessions due to some perceived, compelling need to save them, according to the Mayo Clinic. A person afflicted with…
The Institute for Challenging Disorganization, or ICD, created the Clutter-Hoarding Scale to be used as a tool to assess residential environments in regard to the level or extent of hoarding that may exist in the premises. The Clutter-Hoarding Scale is designed for residential assessments only. Five Levels of the Clutter-Hoarding Scale The Clutter-Hoarding Scale is organized into…
Hoarding is defined by the world-renowned Mayo Clinic as a disorder exemplified by a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions. The difficulty in discarding arises from a perceived need to save these items, even if they have no real value or purpose. A person suffering from hoarding disorder experiences what can be significant distress at the…
Hoarding, or hoarding disorder, is defined as a persistent or profound difficulty in discarding, eliminating, or parting with possessions, according to the Mayo Clinic. A person is unable to part with certain possessions, even those with no value because they strongly feel a perceived need to keep and maintain these items. Over time, an excessive accumulation…
If you desire to assist a chronically disorganized person in effecting change, you must understand that direct and honest communication between that individual and yourself is fundamental. In this regard, there are some specific communication strategies that work well when dealing with and supporting a chronically disorganized person. In addition, in order to maintain proper, effective…
Chronic hoarding is defined as the persistent difficulty or inability to discard or part with possessions of different types. In many cases, items which are hoarded can have no value and may even be no more than what otherwise might be classified as garbage. How Many People Hoard? The reality is that no precise measurement…
Approximately 4,500 people are killed in construction site accidents annually, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. This equates to over a dozen deaths each day. Thousand more are injured in construction site accidents and oftentimes seriously so according to OSHA.
Introduction to the World of a Cat Hoarder Margaret is a 60-something-year-old woman who lives in an affluent neighborhood in suburban Denver, Colorado. Her house sits on an acre lot in a tiny part if the metro area called Cherry Hills. Residences in the area easily go for a minimum selling price of $1 million.…
If you have come to realize a person in your life suffers from hoarding disorder, you are well ahead of many individuals who have a family member or close friend who hoards. One of the realities associated with hoarding is that majority of people afflicted with this disorder hide their situation from others, including family…
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