A victim is defined in the victims’ code as someone who has suffered harm‚ including physical‚ mental or emotional harm or economic loss which was directly caused by criminal conduct‚ or is a close relative of a person whose death was directly caused by criminal conduct (Cps.gov.uk‚ 2014). The following essay will be focusing on both positivist and feminist views of victims and to be more specific‚ the victims of rape. The criminal act of rape is defined as forced penetration of the mouth‚ vagina
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Rape Culture” by The Nation said‚ the victim of rape shouldn’t be criticized on what she was wearing‚ saying or doing at the time of rape. As the article stated “The right question is‚ “What made him think this is acceptable?” ” We should be concerned as to why that person thought it was ok to rape the other person; what made it acceptable for him to think that his actions were already excused and would be accepted by society. The problem is not whether the victim was sober or not‚ nor clothes‚ nor
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The Basis for Victim Compensation According to Victimology‚ victim compensation takes place when “the state‚ rather than the perpetrator‚ reimburses the victim for losses sustained at the hands of the criminal” cite. Advocates of victim compensation believe it’s the government’s obligation to compensate citizens who suffer harm‚ and they justify this view by using two distinct philosophical positions as a basis for their reasoning: The social contract and the notion of social welfare. The Social
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Victims of Violence Kishmere K. Speedwell BSHS 302 Introduction to Human Services Stephanie Chupein March 30‚ 2010 History of Domestic Violence According to Martin (2008) domestic violence‚ also referred to as family violence and intimate partner violence‚ involves the physical and emotional abuse acted out between intimates. This may include violence between husbands and wives‚ boyfriends and girlfriends‚ violence within gay and lesbian relationships‚ and violence between siblings. Domestic
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hierarchy among the camp prisoners which Primo Levi describes as a sinister ritual which promotes moral collapse1. This structure was used to both aid in the administration of the camp but also as a method to bring those oppressed closer to the perpetrators through degradation and guilt. Glicksman divides this structure into five groups of ‘organisers’‚ the highest being those closest to the SS with the greatest benefits‚ known as the notables and the lowest being the majority of the camp2. The top
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Tortilla Curtain and Crash: Another Kind of Racism Racism is a disease. Spread by not only words and actions but by silence and inaction. In two stories presented in different media – a novel and a movie—racism is spread by people who feel they are not racists‚ but who do nothing to prevent and stop racism. The reality is that it is easy to pretend racism doesn’t exist‚ yet everyone practices it in some way. Those who know racism is wrong and do nothing are the “perpetrators” of racism. They allow
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The President’s Plan Leonardo Chacon Monroe College Professor John White March 4th‚ 2013 The President’s Plan The President is a head of the state‚ and he is responsible for representing the nation. His main task is to present the main political ideas and goals of the American people. According to the system of check and balances‚ the President of the United States needs to report on his agenda as well as the condition of the state. Every year‚ he delivers the State of the Union Address
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Child soldiers are perhaps perpetrators in a way the story tells it‚ but are they? I believe that child soldiers are victims because Commanders made them‚ forcefully‚ go to war at the age around 9-12. Additionally‚ they were drugged and weren’t thinking straight‚ and thought they would feel more secure and safe with other armed forces. As a result of child soldiers following orders from adults‚ they don’t realize they can affect other people‚ and by that they start to think that it’s okay to hurt
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Kimberly Hooper Intro to Criminology Prof Yamamoto Film Response paper 2- Slavery in Another Name 3/19/2013 Slavery in Another Name is a film that demonstrates to us that during the treatment of freed black citizens who were born in to slavery. During the 1860’s most of southern part of the United States of America was based on forced labor of black people even after they were freed of being slaves. They were convicted of crime for the smallest crime. Crime in the south started to develop and recognized
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Murder Victims in the U.S. between 2000-2010 Differences between Blacks‚ Whites‚ and Hispanics And between Males and Females The relationship between crime and race within the United States is still a heavily controversial topic. This research will help one to fully understand the differences between Blacks‚ Whites‚ and Hispanics and women and men murder victims‚ and also to decipher if geographic locations are causes of high murder rates within the U.S. In order for this to take place‚ one
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