The Victim

controlling, coercive, threatening behaviour, violence or abuse.’ There is no doubt that the law has evolved over time to generate an increased awareness of domestic violence, whilst also offering a wide range of resources and protective measures for the victims. One of the main focal points stemming from the Family Law Act 1996 , is the topic of forced marriage and forced marriage protection orders. This in turn brings…

Frowning on a Smiley Theory: The Facts Behind The Smiley Face Murders The Smiley Face Murder Theory is a theory that encompasses forty victims in the northern region of the United States along the border of Canada over the last 15 years. Almost every one of the cases has been ruled an accidental death by drowning. However, two New York City detectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte are not convinced that the drowning was an accident at all. According to these detectives, the cases were…

The main values of the emotionally intelligent justice similar to restorative justice since they both focus on healing the relationship between the offender and the victim, but through non-harmful methods (Roach, 2000). In addition, similar to restorative justice, a crime is a violation of a relationship between the community, victim and the offender (Zehr, 1990) and everyone in the community as a stake in the process (Fox, 2007). The difference however between emotionally intelligent justice…

are questioned about their appearance during the crime. If victims reveal that they were wearing “provocative or immodest clothing, the blame of the violence of rape is often shifted to them. Regardless of their gender or clothing choice, victims of sexual violence should not be ridiculed, isolated, or shamed for an act perpetrated against them. The victim never “asks for it,” but in a society where rape culture is prevalent, the victims are often the ones blamed. In September of 2014,…

Bullying is a serious issue in the country, as it’ll have dire consequences. For example, a twelve year-old Florida girl was a victim of bullying which led her to take her own life. The bullies were fifteen minor girls, which makes us wonder if, bullying is an intrinsic part of nature. I don’t think it is, bullying is an adapted behavior that is caused because of a person’s environment and surrounding. In Lord of the Flies, it shows how a person’s behavior has drastically changed due to their…

The perpetrator 's judge victims based on individuality or difference in views. This incident depicts many unfair and discriminatory practices among each of these Muslim women. As seen in the article, each three hate crimes can be categorize as Religious discrimination . Religious…

that they do not wish to do. Human trafficking is an immense issue around the world that causes awful effects on the victims, and their friends and families. Human Trafficking is something that society needs to acknowledge more so that it can be stopped. First off, human trafficking is an opaque topic to many people around the world, which doesn’t help…

These citizens that are forced to migrate arrive to Ecuador, or Panama and then trafficking networks abduct them. As another form of trafficking, victims are usually attracted by false promises of jobs. Since they suffer from economic hardship, poor citizens don’t have much of an option than to risk themselves to accept the offer. Paragraph 3 Colombia's position of human trafficking and modern…

anti-Semitism and various other forms of hate are destructive to the social fabric of society. Reflecting upon “The cry of Tamar”, I feel a deeper sense of the struggle that women have endured throughout history. More so, the struggle endured by victims of violence. Pamela Cooper-White takes a very aggressive stance in defining society’s rationale for violence, specifically against women. The story of Tamar highlights a patriarchal society that once existed in biblical times and continues to…

the cases are dismissed for something like alcohol, and victims don’t have the resources they need from institutions. Many people believe that the problem with why sexual assault happens so often on college campuses is the constant alcohol abuse. In the article, “Stopping Campus Rape,” Ross Douthat elaborates one of his main points that assault cases usually involve alcohol and incapacitation, and the offender is usually someone the victim knows. He believes that by changing the drinking age…