Associate Level Material Appendix C Case Study In October of 2003, investigators, alerted by a neighbor who saw a child searching through trash cans, found four undernourished males in the Jackson home. Three other children residing in the home appeared to be physically normal. At this time, all seven children were removed from the Jackson home and placed under the care of the state child welfare agency. Their mother and father, Vanessa and Raymond Jackson, faced charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The four malnourished males, Michael, 9, Tyrone, 10, Keith, 14, and Bruce, 19, all entered the Jackson home between 1991 and 1997. In 2003, when all four males were removed from the home, they weighed a combined 136 pounds. Bruce, the male who had been seen eating out of a trash can, was 19 years old and weighed only 45 pounds. Investigators found that of the four adopted males, five biological children, and three other girls (two adopted and one foster child), that lived in the Jackson home, only the four adopted males were in poor physical condition. The Jackson parents and biological children contended that the four adopted males had eating disorders. The four adopted males reported that they were only fed meager amounts of food while the other children in the household were fed regularly. The Jackson children were home schooled and the family regularly attended a local church. Neighbors reported that the males seemed small and rarely came out of the house. Some neighbors stated they had considered calling authorities earlier but did not feel they knew enough about the situation. In addition, the Jackson parents received an annual state subsidy around $28,000 for the care of their four adopted sons. As investigation on the case progressed, it was found that caseworkers visited the Jackson home 38 times in four years. Division of Youth and Family Services caseworkers visited the home once a month for two years to determine if the Jackson family was fit to adopt a 10-year-old foster daughter. The adopted males reported that caseworkers visited the house during a five-month period when power was turned off, that at one time a caseworker prayed with the family for financial relief to have the utilities turned back on, and at times a caseworker was there when the refrigerator contained nothing but butter and condiments. Various levels of social service staff either visited the Jackson home or were involved in the case, including two Division of Youth and Family Services supervisors, a foster-home evaluator, three caseworkers, and a licensing inspector. None of these individuals reported anything negative. In addition, due to a lawsuit by a national child welfare advocacy organization, the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services was required to complete a safety assessment of all 14,000 children under the division’s care. As a result of the assessment, 31 children were removed from unsafe homes, but t ...

1. Associate Level Material
Appendix C
Case Study
In October of 2003, investigators, alerted by a neighbor who
saw a child searching through trash cans, found four
undernourished males in the Jackson home. Three other children
residing in the home appeared to be physically normal. At this
time, all seven children were removed from the Jackson home
and placed under the care of the state child welfare agency.
Their mother and father, Vanessa and Raymond Jackson, faced
charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a
child.
The four malnourished males, Michael, 9, Tyrone, 10, Keith, 14,
and Bruce, 19, all entered the Jackson home between 1991 and
1997. In 2003, when all four males were removed from the
home, they weighed a combined 136 pounds. Bruce, the male
who had been seen eating out of a trash can, was 19 years old
and weighed only 45 pounds. Investigators found that of the
four adopted males, five biological children, and three other
girls (two adopted and one foster child), that lived in the
Jackson home, only the four adopted males were in poor
physical condition. The Jackson parents and biological children
contended that the four adopted males had eating disorders. The
four adopted males reported that they were only fed meager
amounts of food while the other children in the household were
fed regularly.
The Jackson children were home schooled and the family
regularly attended a local church. Neighbors reported that the
males seemed small and rarely came out of the house. Some
neighbors stated they had considered calling authorities earlier
but did not feel they knew enough about the situation. In

2. addition, the Jackson parents received an annual state subsidy
around $28,000 for the care of their four adopted sons.
As investigation on the case progressed, it was found that
caseworkers visited the Jackson home 38 times in four years.
Division of Youth and Family Services caseworkers visited the
home once a month for two years to determine if the Jackson
family was fit to adopt a 10-year-old foster daughter. The
adopted males reported that caseworkers visited the house
during a five-month period when power was turned off, that at
one time a caseworker prayed with the family for financial
relief to have the utilities turned back on, and at times a
caseworker was there when the refrigerator contained nothing
but butter and condiments.
Various levels of social service staff either visited the Jackson
home or were involved in the case, including two Division of
Youth and Family Services supervisors, a foster-home
evaluator, three caseworkers, and a licensing inspector. None of
these individuals reported anything negative. In addition, due to
a lawsuit by a national child welfare advocacy organization, the
New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services was required
to complete a safety assessment of all 14,000 children under the
division’s care. As a result of the assessment, 31 children were
removed from unsafe homes, but the adopted Jackson children
were deemed safe. Nine Division of Youth and Family Services
staff members were fired because of the Jackson case. In
addition, other than a report by a school nurse from 1995
(previous to the children being home schooled) that stated she
saw bruises on Bruce’s body, there were no records that
indicated the four males received any medical or dental care
within the four years in the Jackson home. By policy, adopted
and foster children are to receive annual medical exams.
After removal from the Jackson home, the four adopted males
were hospitalized until their conditions improved and were then
placed in other foster homes. They all grew in height and
weight after removal. Raymond and Vanessa Jackson had spent

3. two weeks in jail when the pastor of their local church posted
their bail. While awaiting trial, the adoptive father, Raymond
Jackson, died of a stroke.
In November 2005, Vanessa Jackson struck a plea deal
admitting to one count of child endangerment. In February
2006, the four adopted males testified in a court proceeding
against Vanessa Jackson. Bruce, then 21, weighed 100 pounds
and had grown 15 inches since his removal from the Jackson
home. Bruce physically attended the sentencing hearing to
testify. All three younger boys testified via video that was
recorded previous to the sentencing hearing.
Vanessa Jackson was sentenced to a prison term of seven years
with possibility of parole after two years. Mrs. Jackson’s
attorney argued she should have received a shorter sentence
because she was caring for adopted children that had “complex
problems” (“Mother sentenced for starving kids,” Feb 10,
2006). In addition, the four adopted Jackson sons received a
state settlement of $12.5 million for the state’s failure to protect
them from unsafe conditions.
Since the Jackson case, the New Jersey Division of Youth and
Family Services has implemented several changes to their
policies. Adopted and foster children are no longer allowed to
be home schooled, and caseworkers must now interview all
children during home visits to determine if the homes are
suitable for foster and adopted children. In addition, they
planned to increase foster family stipends and hire more than
1,000 new employees.
Questions
After reading the case study, write a 200- to 350-word response
answering the following questions:
1. What are some of the possible reasons caseworkers were not
aware of the conditions in the Jackson home?
2. From the information presented in the case study, should the
nine members of the Division of Youth and Family Services

4. staff have been fired? Why or why not?
3. Do you believe justice was served in this case? Why or why
not?
4. Could this situation have been prevented? If so, how? If not,
why?
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Appendix D
The Three Models of Physical Security
Directions: Read and study the description of an office
building’s physical layout and its current security features in
Part I. Then, answer the questions in Part II.
Part I: Office Building Description
A six foot fence secures the outer perimeter. Video surveillance
is active on the north fence and inactive on the south. A manned
guard station permits entrance into the outer perimeter from the
west; an unmanned and unlocked gate permits entrance from the

6. east. No Trespassing signs are posted at intervals upon the
perimeter fence; Employees Only is posted on the gate. Visitors
must obtain a pass at the guard station.
The outer perimeter contains the parking lot and office building.
The perimeter has two light posts that, when functioning,
illuminate the entire parking lot. Currently, the light post on the
south side is not functioning.
The office building exterior has three outer doors and one
window. The first door is marked with an Employees Only sign
and requires a badge for access. The second door is the main
entrance for visitors and is manned by a guard, who requires a
visitor’s pass for admittance. The third door is an emergency
exit only and is clearly marked. Any attempt to gain access
through the first door without a badge, the second door without
a pass, or the third door at all, results in alarm activation and
guard response. The window is locked from within; any attempt
to gain access through the window also activates the alarm and
alerts the guard.
The interior of the office building is segmented into two major
areas. The first area is the employee workstation; only
employees can access this area. Visitor and employees can
access the second area. Both the first and second areas are
monitored by active video surveillance.
The second area has two doors, both of which lead to smaller
offices. The first door is unlocked, but is within sight of video
surveillance and employees within the work station. A visitor
trying to attempt access to this office results in alarm
activation. The second door is obscured from both employees
and video surveillance and is unlocked. Each office contains
valuable assets. Employees can access either office at will.
Within the workstation and smaller offices are several

7. computers. Passwords are required for access to each computer.
Each employee has a password and can access network
information at any time.
Part II: Describe the three models of physical security as they
apply to this particular environment. Summarize the
environment’s strengths and weaknesses within each model.
The Dynamic Ds:
Lines of Defense:
External and Internal Threats:
Which model do you consider the most effective for planning
the security of this particular environment? Why?
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