VICTIMOLOGY – CMY3705 DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY AND SECURITY SCIENCE XENOPHOBIA AS A HATE CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA Lecturer : Dr M Barkhuizen Date : 04 April 2015 Name : Ms JP White Student Number : 31532403 Unique Number : 598933 Table of Contents Page Introduction 2 Xenophobia as a hate crime 2 The impact of xenophobia on victims 3 Xenophobic attacks remembered 4 Conclusion 6 Bibliography 7 Introduction South Africa has a long history of prejudice and discrimination. One of the major
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In most cases‚ when Refugees arrive into a new country‚ they often find themselves in a quandary‚ since it is hard for them to assimilate into their new home. Scholars such as Sarah Feldman claim that for refugees to feel part of the society‚ it is crucial for them to become integrated into host communities‚ since they have been warehoused in refugee camps for long periods of time and may feel estranged. Feldman mentions that one of the biggest issues is the misconception that refugee camps are temporary
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I am a migrant from Myanmar and I resettled to the United States in 2014 because of political reason in my country. Before I came to the U.S‚ I faced immense difficulties in Malaysia was a country where I took refuge. After two years of living in Malaysia‚ I had a chance to resettle in America. I have been in the U.S for about two years now and I find it difficult in managing all by myself. There are a lot of challenges placed in front of me‚ but I am trying to overcome all the obstacles with perseverance
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want to return with his parents to the Soviet Union. The police then contacted INS who advised them not to take Walter home but rather to wait for custody proceedings. Walter was temporarily placed in states custody and filed a petition for asylum. His asylum was granted. An appeals court reversed the state custody order releasing Walter to his parents who had already left the country. INS obtained a departure control order to prevent Walter from leaving the US. Michael and Anna Polovchak filed
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Gauguins stay with van Gogh‚ van Gogh cut off one of his ears‚ to show how much he cares for his company. Later the two got into a big fight and Gauguin left van Gogh‚ on his own. In 1889 he commits himself to the mental asylum at Saint-Remy-de Provence. After his time in the mental asylum he moved to Auvers‚ near Paris in may‚ of 1890. Where he had his last mental snap. He went out to the corn fields and he painted his last painting called "Cornfield with Crows". Where after he was done painting it he
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wife. Many believe that George did the right thing‚ because he kept his vow of not letting anyone hurt Lennie‚ and -- if Lennie had lived -- he would have been lynched -- killed by a mob -- sent to jail‚ or imprisoned in a “loony bin” -- an insane asylum. While in the barn with the puppy that Slim -- the god-like character -- gave
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define the various types of immigration policies to understand the political responses in the US and Europe to different immigration issues. Immigration policy can be divided into two areas: immigration control (ie. Illegal immigration‚ political asylum‚ family reunification‚ and legal labor visas) and immigrant integration (citizenship‚ anti-discrimination‚ and language requirements). In other words‚ one aspect of immigration policy involves controlling migrant flows. This includes border control
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Sebastian Kurz is an Austrian politician‚ affiliated with the Austrian People’s Party and is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration. His inauguration in 2013‚ at the age of 27‚ renders him the youngest Minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration throughout the world and in the history of the European Union to date (BBC News‚ 2013). Kurz arrived on the political scene in 2003‚ when he became a member of the Austrian People’s Party’s youth organisation. Additionally‚ he functioned
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through her persistence with forcing medications and having periodic group meetings that undermine the patients. Her method of constantly reminding them that they were insane was detrimental to any chance of them developing into being “normal.” In this asylum‚ to be normal‚ to fit in‚ was to be unresponsive and defenseless. The patients had realized this and followed that requirement. They chose to play a certain role‚ so that they would get no closer to punishable treatment. The patients eventually manipulate
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The temperance movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries was an organized effort to encourage moderation in the consumption of intoxicating liquors or press for complete abstinence. The movement’s ranks were mostly filled by women who‚ with their children‚ had endured the effects of uncontrolled drinking by many of their husbands. These organizations used many arguments to convince their countrymen of the evils of alcohol. They argued that alcohol was a cause of poverty. They said that drunk
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