The Victim

protests and activist groups are made, and they publicly express their minds and experiences to the public. When the experiences of the victims are not accepted they are often dismissed or ignored by society. Many people who don’t understand these experiences fully are often the first to blame the victim. For example, I 've heard that some politicians claim that if a victim of rape gets pregnant then it’s not rape at all. These kinds of statements often diminishes the importance of the event to…

increase awareness of domestic violence, specifically financial abuse. According to National Network to End Domestic Violence, financial abuse is experienced by 98% of domestic violence victims and is a way for the abuser to control the victim. Financial abuse includes:forbidding the victim to work, not allowing the victim access to bank accounts, controlling how all of the money is spent, and sabotaging work or employment opportunities. According to Safe Horizon, a domestic violence shelter in…

url=http://search.ebscohost.com.ezlib.gatewaycc.edu:2048/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=117948649&site=ehost-live. Domino (2013) states on how approximately 40% of middle school students are thought to be involved in bullying related incidents, either as a victim or as a bully, on a weekly basis. Smokowski & Kopasz, (2005). Bullying can greatly influence a child 's mental health and development. With school shootings and other types of student-on-student violence on the rise, an increasing…

youth. Behind these tragedies, it always comes to be known that the victim and or perpetrator were bullied by their peers prior to the occurring incident. Has bullying become a problematic issue within our youth? The following paragraphs will inform of how immense this issue has become currently within our society. Everyone can admit that as an adolescent growing up they either knew of someone that was being bullied or was a victim of some type of bullying themselves. Over the years it appears…

For example if they leave a bible, or place a blanket over the victim. • Modus Operandi - Pattern to the crime such as the victim always being held for 3 days, with restraints, without food and water, then being strangled with a belt before being placed in the water weighted down by two 5lb weights. This specific pattern speaks to how the individual thinks and the rituals they need to utilize before they are done with their victim. • Type of Crime/Classes of crime - This is homicide versus…

today’s world presents a numerous amount of different challenges, hardships, and an abundance of controversy among other daily tribulations. Not only do people encounter certain hardships each day, some may face life scarring events. For some, being a victim of rape is categorized into one of these situations and it is likely to become a recurring burden for the individual. He or she may have not received justice for the action that took place or they may have been humiliated. A curious…

officer, with a badge, and blue flashing lights to gain his victims trust or at times force them into his car against their will. This…

sexting, and seventeen percent of those individuals shared the messages or images with other people. The ramifications of this are alarming, it results in the tarnishing of the victim’s reputation and can even present a threat to their life, as many victims contemplate suicide. Another common issue issue is the issue of “Facebook Depression.” Defined as “emotional disturbance that develops when preteens and teens spend a great deal of time on social media sites,” (huffington post) it is caused…

the supposed cause of the accident, which is snap chat. Marrero named and described another accident allegedly caused by snap chat. This particular incident resolved into a lawsuit against snap chat, fortunately in this accident both suspects and victim survived. This is very useful because instead of trying to guess what happened in this recent…

military is much more prevalent than a person may think. Only recently has it been touched on in the media and questioned about its consequences. Even if civilians are raped, punishment is very rare due to lack of evidence and the overall respect for the victim. In the military, rank is everything. If someone is attacked by a person of a higher rank and there is an absence of hard evidence, the decision will almost always rule in favor of the attacker. Also, in the military there is an extreme…