87 Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers 5. 6. 7. 8. YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO Jane’s elderly grandmother lives in the house with her, her brother, her father and her step-mother. Jane’s step-mother is always putting down the grandmother – calling her names, ignoring her and sometimes even taking money from her wallet without her grandmother knowing.The step-mother threatens Jane’s grandmother that she will kick her out of the house if she gives her a tough time. Jane has told her father but he says he has not seen any problems and his mother has not complained to him. (continued) Whenever Jimmy misbehaved as a young boy, his father would spank him with his hand. Now, instead of spanking him with his hand, Jimmy’s father takes a belt or ruler to hit him. It hurts. Jimmy feels powerless and miserable. He has asked his father to stop but his father tells him that this is the only way he learns to behave. On some days, Alexa has been coming home from school over the past few weeks to find her baby brother Marcus home alone in his crib with a bottle of milk. Many times Marcus’ diapers are soiled and the milk has gone sour.When Alexa’s mother does come home she explains that she had some errands to do and couldn’t take the baby with her but made sure that the doors were locked and that Marcus had a bottle in the crib in case he got hungry. Sabrina’s parents are divorced and she lives primarily with her mother but visits her father every second weekend. She loves both her parents but she has always been afraid of her dad. He used to yell at Sabrina and beat up her mom when he got drunk. Since her parents’ separation he has become more aggressive and threw Sabrina down the stairs on her last visit with him. She doesn’t want to be alone with him or be with him while he’s drinking. Answers on page 85
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