Tomorrow is my first day of training for CASA. My daughter Joscelyn brought this volunteer program to my attention. I did some research and realized how important it is. The first interview is done and now the training begins. This involves two weekends in a row, a background check, finger printing, a post interview, shadowing someone in a court room setting, and a swearing-in by a judge or magistrate.
I’ve been attending seminars that will help me make sound decisions when it comes to the safety of a child. Being an advocate for abused and neglected children will not be easy, reading the history of some abuse cases makes me wonder how human these people really are. What’s amazing is most protection laws for abused and neglected children started in the 1970’s, which isn’t that long ago. I compare it to the victims’ rights laws that were established in the 1980’s, also not long ago. I’m thankful as a society we react more quickly to the rights of children and victims but believe we still have a long way to go.
We can NOT leave the criminal out of the picture. Most criminals are not fearful of punishment and to protect children and victims they must be part of the equation. Criminals must fear the consequences, unsolved murders must be solved and the murderer MUST be severely punished. If a person commits murder, where do they go from there? Other crimes such as rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking, prostitution, domestic violence mean very little to them. By getting the murderer off the streets, we also contribute in diminishing other acts of crime.
As citizens there is so much we can do, I encourage you to get involved in a volunteer program such as CASA or one of the many that have been established. http://www.casaforchildren.org/site/c.mtJSJ7MPIsE/b.5301295/k.BE9A/Home.htm
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Karen Beaudin is a published author and accomplished speaker who addresses the subject of unsolved murders to various institutions, including universities, law enforcement, and religious organizations during conferences and training seminars. She promotes the value of Cold Case Units and its importance to families of murder victims. Karen also supports the creation of websites for unsolved homicides and unresolved deaths. These websites can provide valuable information to law enforcement and makes available a place to leave anonymous tips.
Karen's media interviews include Elizabeth Vargas from ABC 20/20, Bob Ward, Crime Reporter from Fox News Boston; Sean MacDonald, Andy Hershberger, and Ray Brewer from WMUR TV. In 2009 Karen and her sisters were influential in establishing New Hampshire's first Cold Case Unit. During Victims' Rights Week, 2010, the Gloddy family received a certificate of appreciation from Governor John Lynch for their outstanding service on behalf of victims' of crime.
To arrange a speaking engagement, contact Karen through her website, or by sending her an e-mail as indicated.
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A Child Is Missing exposes the reality that murder follows a family throughout their entire life. Future events often loop back to the day when a loved one's life was taken by the hands of a murderer.
Karen's sister Kathy was murdered in 1971. The case was reactivated in 1983 and again in 2004. In 2006 Kathy's remains were exhumed for DNA. A Child is Missing: Searching for Justice is the sequel to A Child Is Missing, it covers the reopening of Kathy's investigation in 2004 to present date. Karen interviewed over fifty people for the sequel and acquired new information from retired investigators.
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