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    Introduction In many countries, prostitution is illegal. Even in the U.S, which is such an advanced country, prostitution is only legal in eleven counties in Nevada. However, the Final Report on the Evaluation of the First Offender Prostitution Program, prepared by Michael Shively, et al., shows that fifteen to twenty percent of men in the U.S have engaged in commercial sex at least one time (10). According to the United States Census in 2010, there are 151,781,326 males in the U.S, so…

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    Hearsay Case Study

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    Question 4: Define “hearsay”. Provide an example and explain why it meets the definition of hearsay. Answer: Hearsay can be defined as one person giving a testimony about statements another person had said (Gardner & Anderson, 2016). There are three components of the hearsay rule, requiring that the statements are either oral, written down, or given with self-confidence, the declarant makes the statement outside of court, and motions that statements are truthful about the event in question…

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    these scenes all contribute to the overall meaning of the book and each scene impacts the book in a different way. The meaning or theme of this book is disloyalty and redemption from the guilt someone may have caused themselves. The two major scenes of rape in this book contribute a lot to the meaning of the book. The first…

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    Rationalization of Rape Culture Why do many women feel unsafe alone with men? Perhaps it is because over 85% of violent crimes in the U.S. are committed by men. Or because 99% of rape is committed by men (Katz 21). Decades of media and popular culture that encourage power and dominance as the traits of truly actualized men, and, conversely, submissiveness as the trait of women, have come with a price. Oftentimes, in cases of rape or abuse, the victim is blamed, and the male perpetrator 's…

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    1). The general approach, developed out of behavior modification, Cognitive Therapy and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. Some techniques used may be keeping a diary of significant events and associated feelings, thoughts and behaviors and beliefs that might be unhelpful and unrealistic. Relaxation and distraction techniques are also used in CBT to help try to modify the way sex offenders think and modify their behavior. An example of how CBT is applied this particular group is by a relaxation…

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    or more serious punishments being handed out? A lot of rapes or sexual assault are happening at Universities. These Universities are not taking enough preventative measures nor are they handing out serious punishment against rape or sexual assault. The universities need to take action against rape and sexual assaults by raising attention to it there also needs to be preventative measures like classes put in place about sexual assault and rape specifically how to identify, report and prevent it. …

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    Incest Crime Essay

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    (Hamamy, 2012). There are laws that differ from state to state regarding what constitutes incestuous offenses; those are considered to be child sexual abuse, sexual assault, and rape. Irrespective of state laws, any unsolicited sexual interaction from a family member can have long-term effects on the victim (RAINN: Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, 2009) (Gilgun, 1995). Father-daughter incest is acknowledged…

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    A family member by marriage that I know and dearly love is a rehabilitated life registered tier three sex offender, he committed crimes against many children under the age of 13. A Tier Three offender is the most dangerous sex offender. He hid his sin and I never found out until after caring and loving him for 12 years. He will be on the sex offenders site for life, and today he is on OTIS the Michigan sex offenders registry with different name in a different zip code area. At the time this…

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    Rape is both a criminal act and a violation of a victim, and is often cruelly overlooked, despite being a large problem in societies everywhere. In Laurie Anderson’s novel, Speak, the author raises awareness of rape through the fictional character Melinda Sordino’s experiences in the eighth and ninth grades. This teaches young readers to be more aware of their surroundings in a world of rape culture, because sexual assault can happen to anyone and at any time. First of all, Anderson essentially…

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    1. One way the author describes a moral evil is that it is when someone acts from a coldly hostile calculation. Two of the issues that show this to me are the issues of racism and domestic violence. a. Racism is the discrimination of people simply because they are of a different race than us. At one point in our nation’s history, we let this evolve into slavery. Slavery was truly a coldly hostile calculation. It was the forcing of men, women, and children into work because they were a…

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