Sexual Assault Prevention Sexual Assault Prevention Every two minutes a woman is sexually assaulted in the United States (FBI‚ 2003). According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ sexual assault is the most under-reported violent crime in the United States. In 2005‚ the Armed Forces received 2‚374 reports of alleged cases of sexual assault involving its members. Of these figures‚ the Air Force received 584 reports. That is an increase of 28 percent over the past year (DoD‚ 2005). The Air
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Sexual assault is a persistent problem in the US military and the general population. A. In 2014‚ at least there were 20000 reported cases of unwanted sexual contact. The data on sexual assaults on the army service ranges between 9.5% to 43% among female soldiers and 1-12% among men. B. In a recent survey of sexual assault in the military‚ the men and women that reported to have been sexually harassed are 4.9% and 1.0% respectively. C. In the general population‚ the estimates of sexual assault include
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Firstly‚ one similarity of assault and battery is that they both form the mens rea. For example‚ both intention and recklessness form mens rea. The mens rea of assault is content when the defendant intends to cause the victim to apprehend violence or does it recklessly. This can be found in the case of R v Savage (1991)‚ a woman threw a pint of beer over the victim’s head in a pub. The glass slipped out of her hand‚ smashed and cut the victims wrist. The victim was the defendant’s husband’s ex-girlfriend
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jail or prison‚ and/or a fine as possible penalty.” Aggravated assault is the prohibited attack by one individual attacking another for the sole purpose of inflicting severe or serious bodily injury. If the attacked happens to use a weapon or if the bodily injury that was inflicted requires hospitalization results‚ the UCR/NIBRS is more than likely to count the attack as aggravated assault. The criminal charge of aggravated assault can be punished by approximately one to twenty years in prison‚
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Criminal and Civil Law Joanne Lorenz PL1110 January 8‚ 2012 Deborah Perez Izquierdo Criminal and Civil Law The first of two different types of Law in New York State is Homicide or the capital murder statute‚ according to lexus nexus Designed as a capital murder statute‚ N.Y. Penal Law § 125.27 begins with intentional murder as its predicate. The statute goes on to list 13 aggravating factors (including factor vii‚ which generally tracks felony murder
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I Love the Way you Deceive Me Kelsey Kendig We as human beings are all influenced by one thing or another in our lifetime. It’s not necessarily always a bad thing‚ but when does it become serious enough to cause an epidemic to our society? One such instance is through music‚ songs‚ videos‚ and lyrics‚ specifically related to the song‚ “I Love the Way You lie”‚ by Eminem Ft. Rihanna. This song has become number one on almost all pop charts and has become popularly honored by people of our
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Introduction The concept of criminal choice has brought about the creation of policies referred to a just desert. The just desert theory is a practical concept that purports a punishment is needed to preserve the social equity disturbed by crime; however‚ the level of punishment should be fitting with the crime. The Just desert model suggests that retribution justifies punishment because individuals deserve what they received for past deeds‚ but punishment based on deterrence is wrong because it
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Do You Think the Boy’s Mother Made the Proper Choice in Dealing with Her Son? In Richard Wright’s "Hunger"‚ a mother is forced with a difficult decision. Should she "baby" her child and prevent him from fighting‚ or should she encourage him to fight and "stand up like a man"? Unfortunately‚ the mother’s decision is a clear one. The mother tells the boy to stand up for himself and fight back. The story "Hunger" is a story with a very clear message. The message of this story is that a person
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Summary The main idea of the essay “Condemn the Crime‚ Not the Person” by Jane Tangney is about finding another way to punish someone rather than putting them in jail for life. Tangney argues that putting offenders in jail makes them feel shameful about themselves‚ and that they are a bad person and therefore you can’t do anything to change. Humiliation is associated with disapproval. Shame makes an already bad situation worse. It leads to defensive actions‚ not corrective behaviors‚ whereas
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Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender Distinctive voices can change our perceptions and views towards an individual. This is shown in the novel “Life and Crimes of Harry Lavender” by Marele Day. The novel tells the story of Claudia Valentine‚ a private female detective and Harry Lavender‚ a ruthless individual who believes he has power over all of Sydney. The distinctive voices of both Harry and Claudia change our perspective towards the story and characters. Our main character Claudia has her own
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