It isn't just the fact that these offenders are treated differently and unfairly. The victims family and friends are…
In the film “The First 48” the episode “The witness/The Trunk” showed two murders. In the case “The Witness” a young African American couple was murdered in Miami, Florida. In the case “The Trunk” a young African American man was murdered in Memphis, TN.…
Families of murder victims, rape victims and sex trafficking victims deal with increased PTSD, depression, suicidal thoughts or actions, and an increased chance of substance abuse. Unfortunately across the country and around the world the people who committed these crimes are acquitted during their trials. They are unable to sleep at night due to fear that the person who hurt them or someone they knew could come back and hurt them. In America today, people of higher social statuses are able to get away with more crimes such as murder, child pornography, sex trafficking, rape and even dog fighting.…
This concept was something completely new for me, as I have no background knowledge of criminal law and have never once thought about victims being worthy or unworthy of an attack. I found it interesting how as humans, we are conditioned to feel sympathy for only the people deemed “worthy” victims and spare no emotion for the supposed “unworthy”…
Serial killers. Numerous books, movies, and video games revolve around this subject. There seems to be an obsession with these crimes and those that commit them.…
At one time he opened up a camera shop in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and began doing freelance photography for the newspapers all around the state. Eventually he moved his shop to the first level of their two story home where he could keep an eye on Jean and the four children. Lou was very distrusting of Jean, he always was accusing her of cheating on him. The back room of the camera shop that was converted into a darkroom and he would develop all of his own photographs. He had taken photographs of murder scenes where women had been chopped into many pieces and those pieces were scattered around in a field. He showed these photographs to his daughters to frighten them into submission. Lou would tell his daughters that if they talk to anyone about anything or if they would be bad they would get cut up just like that woman did. Violence daily was Lou’s method of control within the home and fear controlled Jean and the children. For Lou it was do as I say and I will not beat you…
People become serial killers for a reason. The expression “Serial Killers” first presumably originated in 1970 by late FBI Agent Robert Ressler. Before this time society categorized them with Mass Murders. Agent Ressler was lecturing at a college when he heard someone describe the killing as having an unending ‘serial’ cycle. Going back to his childhood, he remembered the movie industry titled “Serial Adventures” which showed short films of Batman and other heroes. None of the shows that were played came to a gratifying close. It always left you wanting more. Ressler came to the conclusion that there should be two separate category’s for mass murders, a single killing of many people at one location, and serial homicide, multiple killings that…
I feel as if someone kidnap’s a child and kills the innocent child. Then yes indeed whomever the killer is should have to deal with the consequences of feeling the pain they felt. I so much believe in an eye for an eye, which has been around since centuries it is also in the bible. Back then they believed in an eye for an eye very strong welled. “The innocent was being executed but not anymore. With the implementation of DNA, many of the innocent have been freed from the death penalty. Also, the Supreme Court…
In 2003, the Bush Administration signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA, P.L. 108-79), the purpose of which is to address the increasing problem of sexual abuse within U.S. correctional facilities. The Act is applicable to all public and private institutions as well as community-based agencies housing adults or juveniles. In accordance with PREA protections, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently released national standards; under this Act, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is expected to conduct a comprehensive annual assessment and statistical review of the incidence and effects of prison rape (DOJ, 2012).…
It was January 1974, and the people of Wichita, Kansas were staying up all night, with their guns in their hands, ready for the unthinkable to happen. Four members of the Ortero family had just been brutally murdered in their own home, in the middle of the day. Julie and Joseph, the mother and father, had been found tied at the hands and wrists, strangled, in their bedroom. Beside them lay their nine year old son Joey, who had been murdered the same way. Even after the police discovered their bodies they were still not prepared for what they found in the basement. The Orteros' daughter, Josie, had been stripped and hung from a sewer pipe. This was just the very beginning of the serial killer career of…
Throughout the history, authorities have made an effort to identify the serial killers’ life, define the explanation of them and also seek either what lead or encourage them to become a serial killer so that many studies are still conducted for the purpose of reaching these questions’ answers. Moreover, the topic of the serial killer is at all times found interesting by means of the people, so many films or series have made such as Dexter or Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Additively, thanks to the investigations of The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the serial killer has categorized into 3 different types which are medical, organized and disorganized serial killer.…
One of the most famous questions of all time asks, “Why do serial killers, kill?” Everyone is different in their own way, so no one can really answer that question specifically. Dr. Helen Morrison, author of “My Life Among The Serial Killers” interviewed ten famous serial killers to try to answer this question. She found that almost all of them had similar characteristics besides killing. Unlike what most people believe, she surprisingly found that these characteristics did not include insanity, child abuse, or drug abuse. Instead she explains that their most common trait is that they have an emotional age of an infant. Other characteristics include fluent lying, the lacking ability to comprehend that they did anything wrong, and no memory of the murders however when they do remember they show no mercy.…
Serial murder is a psychological crime in many aspects. It is a planned, thought out action. The crimes themselves are often committed in order for the killer to gain a sense of power, control, and domination. There must be psychological desires and/or perceived needs that are otherwise lacking in his or her life.…
Robert Jensen in the article, “The Real Difference Between Men Who Rape and Those Who Don’t” explains the difference between men who rape and men who do not. Jensen does not supports his claims by arguing that men can get off in ways that simulate rape so they don’t have to actually rape. The authors purpose is to go against his title and gives examples of similar actions that do not get rid of rape in our society but excuse it. The author writes in a formal tone to a mature but uneducated audience. I am honestly baffled by the text.…
If given the opportunity to advice someone who has recently been raped and was proposed an offer of receiving money in order to prevent the case from going to trial, I would simply tell the victim not to take the bribe. Yes, indeed the victim may be going through financial problems, but is the money really worth the pain that the offender has brought upon you? Receiving money from a person who is capable of committing such a horrible crime like rape not only makes you look bad, but in fact, allows the offender not to receive the full punishment he or she deserves and has a better chance of remaining free in our society where they are more than likely to reoffend. I am sure the workplace will understand your situation and you will not be penalized for missing any days of work.…