September 29, 2017 Officer Beckman, Supervisor Manley County Probation Department 555 Chestnut Lane Bouldercreek, GA 28394 Dear Officer Beckman: When it comes to life outcomes for any given person, there are unlimited people, circumstances, and personal choices that can affect a person and the life that they may lead for themselves. When trying to understand the details that produce any final result, the truth of the matter can be messy, complicated, and sometimes unclear. In most cases, there is not any one thing that caused a downward spiral or an upward shot, but rather a sequence of events, a plethora of circumstances, and a wide variety of people. To truly understand, it is important to look at all facets of a person’s life to get a strong grasp on the journey they took to their current situation. In order to demonstrate this and fully provide you with helpful information, I have gathered background information on Wes Moore, the parolee that you requested a case study for. The information I have gathered comes from The Other Wes Moore as well as from research material I found relating to the semantics of this case. In addition to my findings, I have included the ethical guidelines of social …show more content…
Moore also had an abundance of psychological factors influencing him. He was raised in a single parent household. His father (Bernard) was absent for most of his life, and the three times that Mr. Moore encountered his father, Bernard was drunk and did not know who Wes was nor did he care. “Findings indicated that boys and those from single-parent families engaged in the highest rates of problem behavior” (Griffin et al., 2000). His mother, Mary, worked in order to support the two of them, and as a result, Mr. Moore was often left unsupervised. “I find that children with adult supervision are less likely to skip school, use alcohol or marijuana, steal something or hurt someone” (Aizer, 2004). The lack of supervision could have left Mr. Moore lonely and