Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law and Order I came across an episode of Law and Order: Special Victim Unit called “Nationwide Manhunt” season 17, episode 14. In this episode, a man by the name of Greg Yates was arrested and charged with several counts of murder, rape, and torture against women. He was sentenced to life at Green Heaven Correctional Facility, where he was questioned about the victims that he murdered and shown graphic photographs of his victims. Yates gave some information about the women explaining they…

and relatives. Over the years the laws of domestic violence have changed, now there is more security for the victims and a rougher penalty for the offender. Domestic violence is a subject that keeps growing therefore there are more laws against violence as well as more specialized courts for domestic violence. Domestic violence involving married couples grabbed the attention of everyone during the 1970’s. “Beginning in the 1970’s, social policy toward female victims of domestic violence…

Just imagine being a police officer or detective that the dispatchers located and call to save someone's life. Law Enforcement could be your calling, just take note of all the requirements and complications that come from joining the Law Enforcement career. Taking on police officer duties obligates you to be ready for any and everything. It starts off with having a desire to save and protect people of your community at any stage of life. Once you have the desire, find what department you are…

cuddling in your warm bed with your teddy bear while watching “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit”. Trying to figure out how the victim was killed, or raped. Finally putting the pieces together you just can't wait to find out what's going to happen in the end. The biggest question that has you baffled is “ Why do people commit crimes?”. Does that sound like you? It sure does sound like me every Saturday. Ever since I began watching Law and Order i’ve always had the passion to become a…

centuries and has just recently become a major issue for law enforcement and policy makers. Many law enforcement agencies do not know how to respond to human sex trafficking because of a lack of knowledge and training. Police officers and policy makers continue to make changes on how to help victims of sex trafficking, but identifying these victims is an issue. Police officers do not know how to distinguish human trafficking from prostitution and many law enforcement agencies do not find human…

Smith, a Troop Program Unit member of the USAR assigned to HHC, 66th Infantry Division, Fort Von Steuben (FVS), VA contacted the FVS IG Office complaining about three issues. First, 1LT Smith claimed her allegation of sexual assault was improperly addressed. Second, she claimed her command improperly handled a command investigation. Finally, she claimed her command improperly handled her request for unit transfer following an allegation of sexual assault where she was the victim. 1LT Smith…

Having a strong sense of public safety would have been impossible without the permanent effort of state and local police departments to enforce the law and maintain order. Police departments manage the police force, keep the peace, investigate crime and cooperate with the community to protect people’s lives and property. Although most of the staff at police stations, substations and precincts are police officers and detectives, police departments partner with auxiliary police officers who can be…

more recent, case involving serial rape is that of the East Area Rapist, also known as the Golden State Killer. The East Area Rapist was known to take small mementos from his victims after raping them, starting in 1976. It was not until ten years later that he took to killing his victims. The East Area Rapist boggled law enforcement for many years, managing to commit crimes for so long without slipping up. The criminal was connected to the killings after he shot at a woman and her husband, the…

Law & Order: SVU has been one of the most popular crime shows in existence for the past 18 years. The show is about an NYPD sub-unit called the Special Victim’s unit or SVU. Most Crime shows like NYPD Blue, Criminal Minds, and CSI Miami tend to be male dominated because law enforcement is a male dominated profession, but Law & Order SVU is a bit different. The cast gender count is more balanced because most of the victims tend to be female and sexual assaulters tend to be male. The show’s…

to make others feel confident about themselves, especially when they’re feeling down.” After a year or two, she is determined to go back to school and study criminal justice to be a special victims detective. She knew she wanted to become a detective when she started watching the show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. When she realized there were innocent people…