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    the victimisation of street children. Although this research set out to answer the question: What are the physical, psychological and consequences of living on the streets? It addressed issues specifically related to the causes and the impact on of living on the streets. As such case study of Durban’s disappearing street kids and the World Cup background will be explored to find any key elements that depict what literature postulates. Firstly, this chapter address the forms of victimisation…

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    This essay serves to show consistency between victimisation and the routine activities theory on the basis of the advice of crime prevention tips given by the University of Botswana (U.B) Security Services regarding the Intervarsity games. In this essay will start off by definition of terms like victimisation, crime prevention and routine activities theory. Then link the advice of UB Protection Services regarding victimisation, routine activity theory and crime prevention. Lastly will give a…

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    Different Police Practices

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    Throughout the years, policing practices have begun to evolve and cater to the needs and safety of those within disadvantaged groups to eliminate the risks of crime and victimisation. The roles of the police within greater communities are about preventing crime, investigating, peacekeeping and maintaining public order. In particular, one group that the police focues on is those with cognitive disabilities or mental impairments, which defines people with autism, dementia, mental illnesses,…

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    Street Children Case Study

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    the study are: * To ascertain the push and pull factors that contribute child to live on the street * To explore some of the victimisation and challenges that community children faced on the street * To identify the physical , psychological and consequences of living on the streets * To provide recommendation and suggestion on how to reduce the victimisation on the streets children. 1.7 THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS * What are the causes and the impact on of living on the streets? *…

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    Primary Intervention

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    Primary intervention is a category that attempts to address sexual victimisation before it occurs. By contrast, secondary prevention generally refers to interventions to reduce risk factors associated with sexual coercion and tertiary prevention aims to prevent repeat victimization and perpetration (Dickson & Willis, 2015)…

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    Henry Reynolds purpose in his memoir “Why Weren’t We Told” is to bring social reform in Australia regarding the reconciliation of the Indigenous. In his attempt to portray his purpose, Reynolds illustrates the misinterpretations of the Indigenous people which he argues is due to both political omission and neglect. Reynolds by writing in a memoir structure allows the use of personal anecdotes, which help Reynolds to create an intimate appeal to the audience. The first personal anecdote is about…

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    measure a necessary element of measures of communicative effectiveness, significantly with regard to social aspects of interaction. The behaviours ascertained to be related to a ‘nice’ manner enclosed smiling, partaking the patient in schmooze and victimisation bit to comfort or reassure a patient. ‘Being nice’ was conceptualised as having underpinnings within the nurse’s overall approach to nursing apply in thus far as having a pleasing manner was seen to point a priority for the patient’s…

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    Deviance

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    estate values. A survey data that was done by Taub Taylor and Dunhams (1984), indicated that because of the dissatisfaction with safety, perceived risk of victimisation in the area, and actual victimisation, many individuals evaluations and investment plans are affected. A case study done by Skogan and Maxfield (1981) deals with victimisation and fear. This case was done in Chicago and found that many people felt unsafe to go outside when it's dark, and this is the people who live in higher…

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    between awareness of general risk, fear of own victimisation, anxiety about life in common. According to Tyler and Boeckmann (1997), experience or instrumental theory and expressive theory explain the public forms of crime and sentencing. Australian Government Australian Institute of criminology describe “The experience/instrumental theory suggests perceptions and fear of crime are the result of personal experience of crime and criminal victimisation. Expressive theories of crime explain broader…

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    There are different forms of discrimination which can take place in a workplace as to Harrods such as: direct, indirect, victimisation and harassment. Direct discrimination occurs when someone is treated less favourable for a reason direct to do with his or her sex, marital status that is being married, race racial origin, etc. Examples of this would be to refuse a woman job as a truck driver simply because she is a woman and refuse a Chinese person a job in a school kitchen simply because…

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