Domestic Violence One of the most complicated issues facing most health care professionals and governmental agencies today is that of domestic violence. Domestic violence encompasses any violence that is inflicted upon one family member by another family member. Thus‚ domestic violence can be described as spouse abuse‚ child abuse‚ sibling abuse‚ or elder abuse. Most authorities suggest that domestic violence is typically expressed in violence against women and children. Such acts of violence can
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H. H. Holmes A. Introduction: On May 16‚ 1861 Herman Webster Mudgett was born. His home town was Gilmanton‚ New Hampshire and he soon would become the notorious Dr. H.H. Holmes‚ Americas’ first Serial Killer. He was a small white male born into a devout Methodist family. Holmes’ mother Theodate Page Price forced strict religious studies while his father‚ Levi Horton Mudgett handed out the harsh‚ strong discipline. Holmes had one brother and sister. B. Intelligence‚ Social achievement
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CRMJ329: Criminal Profiling Gary Leon Ridgway By: Donna Jamison Born in Salt Lake City Utah in the year 1949‚ Gary Leon Ridgway was the middle child of three sons. Ridgway was raised in a chaotic and underprivileged household with a domineering mother and a father who reportedly despised prostitutes (Prothero‚ 2006). Ridgway wet the bed until his late teens. His mother reportedly bathed him until he was well into his teenage years‚ paying special attention to his genitals (Prothero‚ and Smith
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Positive Psychology-A Current perspective Author Krishan Kumar Dr. Rajiv Dogra Corresponding Address Krishan Kumar‚ M. Sc‚ M. Phil (M& SP)‚ PhD (Pur) Clinical Psychology‚ Computational Neuroscience National Brain Research Centre‚ Manesar Email- keshusony@rediffmail.com Ph.no. 9999516319 Dr. Rajiv Dogra Associte Professor‚ Department of Clinical Psychology Post Graduate College and Medical Sciences‚ Rohtak Email- Rajeevdogra@rediffmail.com What is positive psychology?
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Association of Albanian Girls and Women: Home Page. http://www.aagw.org/Education/HighSchool/ (accessed April 23‚ 2010). Erez‚ Edna ‚ Peter Ibarra‚ and William McDonald. "Transnational Sex Trafficking: Issues and Prospects." International Review of Victimology 11‚ no. 1 (2004): 1-9. Human Trafficking. u.s: Willan Pub‚ 2007. Human Trafficking in Europe: Character‚ Causes and Consequences. New York: Palgrave Macmillan‚ 2010. "Not For Sale: End Human Trafficking and Slavery." Not For Sale: End Human Trafficking
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Differential association theory Deviance Labeling theory Psychopathy Rational choice theory (criminology) Social control theory Social disorganization theory Social learning theory Strain theory Subcultural theory Symbolic interactionism · Victimology Types of crimes Blue-collar crime · Corporate crime Juvenile crime Organized crime Political crime · Public order crime State crime · State-corporate crime Victimless crime · White-collar crime Penology Deterrence · Prison Prison reform
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------------------------------------------------- Crime and Punishment This unit focuses on crime and punishment within both the contexts of the criminal justice system and community-based orientations. It appraises the functioning of the major tiers and role-players of criminal justice in South Africa and internationally‚ recognising also the importance of new emerging forms of justice such as restorative justice. Analyses refer to the organisation‚ structures and functions of the South African
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ABSTRACT EFFECTIVENESS OF FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION IN SOLVING CRIMINAL CASES AS PERCEIVED BY POLICE INVESTIGATORS BY: PHILIP B. MAGTAAN Master of Science in Criminology Introduction In our country today‚ there are so many violent crimes involving the use of firearm. However‚ with the declaration of in September 1947‚ there was a mark decline in violent crimes. The first year of military rule revealed that crimes involving firearms could be relatively deterred. A great number of unlicensed
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Introduction: This paper will include why do people commit rape‚ the characteristics of who are rapists‚ where and when is rape most likely to occur‚ and what is the prognosis of victims who have been raped. I learned that Rape and sexual assault are NOT about sexual attraction and gratification‚ and that they are all about control and domination. Rape and sexual assault are two of the most underreported crimes in our society. Estimates show that between 50–90% of rapes go unreported. Factoring
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SALON. The hypocrisy of Canada ’s prostitution legislation. CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal‚ 182(12)‚ 1388. Retrieved March 25‚ 2011‚ from EbscoHost Database. Silbert‚ M.H.‚ & Pines‚ A.M. (1982). Victimization of Street Prostitutes. Victimology: An International Journal‚ 7(1)‚ pp.122-133. Retrieved March 25‚ 2011‚ from EbscoHost Database. Statistics Canada. (1995). Street Prostitution in Canada (Catalogue no. 85-002-XPE‚ 17( 2)). Retrieved January 25‚ 2011‚ from http://statcan.ca/english/
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