Based on the article ‘After Gang Rape of Girl, 16, First a Fine, and Then a Murder’ written by Kai Schultz. Throughout my entire reading of the essay, it is crystal clear that the article focuses on the criminal cases that happen in the country. It is quite shocking as the number of cases increasing day by day, most of the criminal cases involving the violence, murdered and rape cases towards women. The author begins the article by stating the recent gang rape and killing that happen in that country and state the weakness of the recent government in handling the sexual assault in the country. Kai Schultz drives most of his argument in explaining that even crimes happened, the people would take advantage at the victim.…
There has been significant law reform in relation to sexual assault offences over the past decade. The failures of criminal justice systems to provide just outcomes for victims have provoked the need for law reform. A defining event and spark for major law reforms regarding sexual assault began after the horrendous acts of Bilal Skaf. The R v Skaf case led to the passing of the Crimes Sexual Assault in Company Act which greatly increased the sentencing for rapists. This led to a noticeable decrease in gang-rape; however the law is still unable to prevent rape all together. The positive outcomes from the case did not completely outweigh the negatives and the effectiveness of the law is questioned.…
In his work he says that officers operate in an environment that on a frequent basis where officers are alone in a community where there are citizens their presence is needed, Research in communities show that officers must make quick decisions and usually without input from other sources. Although there is a chain of command these acts of discretion must be done without going up the chain of command. Goldstein (1977) and Walker and Katz (2002) also point out that the very nature of “the law” is such that, in many cases, officers discretion extends to interpreting the meaning of the statutory text. It becomes, therefore, impossible to enforce the law equally due to the wide interpretation that can be a particular law”.…
The infamous 2012 Delhi gang rape in which the victim, Jyoti Singh Pandey, was raped and murdered, died from her injuries 13 days later. This made people questioned about women’s rights in India. The incident was widespread throughout India and worldwide, uprising the numbers of protests against the state and central governments. So, we know that there are uncountable crimes are occurring in the world, and many of them are not being report or uncover…
In the last few years, frequently we heard about the sexual abuse foe women and girls, it can be from her husband, her father or a stranger. All of this crimes were awful, so we should not shrug off or dismiss, we should call out and punish…
For instance John has been driving while being intoxicated and gets caught up for breaking the signal. A search conducted by the police finds illegal handgun being present in the car’s trunk and an 8 bags of heroin being present in the compartment. The compartment is considered to be in the reach…
A rape myth is that society often blames females for dressing in a provocative manner which triggers an offender to sexualize them, making them the victims, but in reality women are viewed females as a sexual objectification, and this explains male dominance from a radical feminists perspective (Hilt, 2014). In Patricia and John’s journal, it showcases this opposing idea of women not contributing to their victimization rather it is an experience of feeling helpless, and not being in control of the situation (Donat, n.d.). These emotions of feeling exposed lead women to anguish about societal and cultural aspects of reporting rape (Odu et al., 2014).Moreover, the act of discrimination and law enforcement against women has began an outrageous dispute due to gender inequality. The documentary “India’s Daughter” by Leslee Udwin is based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, which was originally unreported from the victim, Jyoti Singh (Golodryga, 2015). In the documentary, offender Mukesh Singh says “It takes two hands to clap. A decent girl won’t roam around at 9 o’clock at night. A girl is far more responsible for rape than a boy”. Decency is a developed character trait that is not defined by a given curfew and a women working day shifts versus night shifts demands to be…
Our criminal justice system demands a continuous evolution to create success within the department. The last 60 years society has provoked change with our criminal justice system. These changes vary across three different areas inside the departments; corrections, courts, and policy. Corrections had a large advancement in their policy with PREA. PREA is the prison rape elimination act and protects offenders and employees. The criminal justice court system made adjustments to policies on self-defense by creating the standard your ground law. A major policy change took place in the state of Arizona due to illegal immigration. The policy was show your paper law. Identifying the opportunities for cooperation between the different elements of…
When a person is interrogated it means they are taken into custody and await trial, arraignment, and facing a judge to determine their punishment and enter their plea. In the future of most criminals they are looking at a sentence to serve for the punishment of the law they broke, or crime they committed. These sentences have specific and general deterrence as well as guidelines that the constitution says we must follow. The federal sentencing guidelines are the most controversial and most complex of all the sentencing reform efforts. (Rubuck, 2001).…
What do you think is the most important goal of the criminal justice system? Why?…
This research article mostly covers how us as students perceive the criminal justice major going into college. Students who selected criminal justice in the past had family members who worked in the field, but recently the popularity has risen due to media and Hollywood making the field look glamorous in shows such as; CSI, Cold Case and Law & Order. It looks at how the media such as news stations, movies and TV shows portray the criminal justice profession as mostly fun and “sexy” to get into. The article stated that Hollywood “glamorized and glorified cultures of crime, vice, and corruption and has presented them within the context of duty, honor and family loyalty.”…
Murders, drug dealing, and robberies are some of the most recognized crimes that are taken seriously by both the public and the courts equally. However, there are some crimes where this is not the case. Sexual assault, more specifically rape, is one of these acts in which the courts do not always deal out the necessary justice. Rape is a horrible crime that promotes self-esteem issues, trauma, and even suicide for the victim. Why should the perpetrator get away with a slap on the wrist? Two main causes lead the judicial system to be inadequate in rape cases; these factors are victim blaming and lack of punishment. Due to these reasons, I believe that the judicial systems needs a reformation in order to help rape victims and to better prosecute…
If observed carefully, there aren’t many legislative laws that are geared towards protecting women and the few that are provided inadequately serves to really and truly protect a woman, another issue is that victims are often threatened not to talk to anyone or at times hide because they tend to be ashamed, the economic gains that some of these victims stand to gain at times are one of the many contributing factors which makes them stay in such situations they face, the lack of opportunities provided for these women forcing them at times to do menial or demeaning jobs. In order to rectify the situation at hand these are just some of the issues to be fixed. More stringent laws geared to towards the protection of females which are actually tailored to suit their needs are required. Also there need to be new rules, policies and laws set in place that will actually be able to help women; aiding them is able to have faith in the authorities or the state if problems with abuse arise again. The issue of accountability is a major factor to be dealt with. Individuals who are responsible for committing heinous acts against women and also those who condoned or upheld such practices should be reprimanded and punished also, having special laws and policies in place to be able to penalize the culprits.…
Sharma, B. R. (2005). Social etiology of violence against women in india. Social Science Journal, 42(3), 375-389.…
The paramount purpose of criminal justice is the protection of the innocent and punishment of the offenders. A victim for securing this end has come to the Criminal Court for punishing the offenders. But prolonged pendency of cases has created an unsurmountable barrier in the dispensation of criminal justice. This has cast a serious repercussion on the public at large. They have lost their faith in the present system of the criminal justice administration. Huge numbers of criminal cases pending for years together are creating an unbearable mental and economic pressure on the litigants of criminal justice system. The disposal rate in comparison with the institution of criminal cases is hopelessly meager.…