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    CONCLUSION Clinical Implications and Recommendations Aggressive beliefs and behaviors within a society have been shown to be significantly positively correlated with the incidence of rape. It is also generally believed that the media provides a vehicle for developing and maintaining these ideologies within society (Becker, 1995; Carll, 2005; Ferrell, 2000; Sanday, 1998). Considerable research has analyzed media content, with general agreement that the media frequently contains images of…

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    A true scandal is an action that is observed as unacceptable and generates public offense. Scandals have existed since the beginning of time, yet, throughout time they have varied because of new cultural standards. For example, a woman showing her ankles in medieval times would be considered taboo unlike today. However, regardless of the time, the speed of scandals entering the public eye is the same from the age of “A Face in the Crowd” as the modern days. A striking difference between times…

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    According to studies of sex offenders there is a 36% chance of them re-offending. The viewpoints that are going to be used are “Child Predators Need Both Punishment and Treatment” written by Jake Goldenflame, a convicted child sexual abuser who believes that sexual predators with treatment won’t reoffend and provides his number of years he has been without reoffending as evidence. The credibility of Goldenflame can be severely questioned due to the fact that he is a sexual abuser of his own…

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    Audrie Film Analysis

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    evidence from the phone to find this video. Many had said that it was being prejudiced because the perpetrator had his charges dropped because he is the grandson of a Missouri state official. Instead, they were given hours to talk and educate others from rape culture and to be part of the film in which they didn’t showcase who they are. The boys who had raped Audrie when giving the interviews was that they are slightly confused as to why they are in big trouble and don’t notice what they did is…

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    Case Study: The All-American Girl Katie Jordon was the “all-American Girl Next Door” that got in way over her head when she turned to fraud to cover her bills in the midst of hard times (Wells, 2014). Like many who steal from their employer with intentions of paying them back, Katie became just another case of one bad decision that led to another (Wells, 2014). By the time she was caught, she had stolen over $65,000 (Wells, 2014). “What measures could have been taken to prevent the fraud…

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    Choice 1 
 Explain in detail the effects that criminal victimisation can have on the individuals victimised.As a portion of your writing you should discuss and explain: The different types of effects, their severity, how long they last, the type of crime victim most likely affected (which types of offences produce which types of effects); How the fear of crime and similar matters are related to this issue; Other important issues related to the effects of victimisation on individuals; If you have…

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    Safe Sex In My Life

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    For the majority of my life, sex was a very foreign idea to me. My parents never gave me the “birds and the bees” talk when I was a kid, and whenever the subject came up they would just remind me to “never have sex before marriage”. I was raised in a very religious family, which meant that any sexual activity that wasn’t related to procreation was considered a sin. Because of this belief, it was just assumed that no one would even think about sex, so none of my family members really brought it…

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    courtroom of Judge Thomas Marcelain to observe my first courtroom trial. The trial involved a 31-year-old man named, Daniel Bohanna, of Pataskala. Mr. Bohanna decided to represent himself in his trial for fear of misrepresentation. He was charged with rape, kidnapping, and felonious assault. I have seen footage on T.V. from famous trials and of course seen reenactments from Hollywood, but I have never been to one in person until now. I can tell you this, T.V. and movies make courtroom trials…

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    to Pascoe, heterosexuality lies on a polarity of control and passivity performed through flirtation and wrestling, through repartee that is uniform with rape paradigm and expectations of ownership, and a frail perception of consent. Essentially, she states that high school, through casual everyday banter, prepares women to participate in a rape culture where women are unclear on the notion of consent. By observing high school culture, Pascoe hypothesizes that heterosexuality is divided into two…

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    Essay On Rape Myths

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    Rape myths are attitudes and generally false beliefs about rape that are widely and persistently held. These myths serve to deny and justify male sexual aggression against women. In the book Missoula: Rape and The Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer common rape myths are discussed in depth; these rape myths include: victims are strictly female, rape is not a common occurrence, and if a girl is raped she will report the crime when it occurs. These things are just utterly untrue.…

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