Victimology

Carrying a Concealed Weapon Victimology Florida International University By Melinda J. Persaud November 25, 2014 Introduction According to Florida statues you must have a license to carry a concealed weapon. In order to obtain a license you must be at least twenty-one years of age, not suffer a physical infirmity, and must be a resident and citizen of the United States or a permanent resident (Statues & Constitution). There are many more regulations in order to get a license.…

Over 18,000 agencies have reported fatal shootings last year (Kindy 4). Police are shooting left and right no matter the race or the gender they are shooting. "The average age of a person killed by police in 2015 was 37" (Swaine 3). This is showing us that police may be killing innocent people like those people may have families and children. Usually people in their thirties are just new to starting families are already have a family but that may be taken away because of the police. "Police will…

Sexual Victimization has several meanings and could happen anywhere. I choose this topic because a case occurred right here in Ocala that was so disturbing, it made the top of my list. According to (Wallace & Roberson,2014) Sexual victimization has several meanings – verbal coercion to have sex with a partner, rape by a stranger, or a woman/man that is being fondled in a bar and forced intercourse when a woman is way too intoxicated to protest. In this case sexual violence along with kidnapping…

What can a criminologist actually do? When you were an infant, did you ever feel so passionate about doing something when you grew up? Some idea you had of how being interested in something will one day take you somewhere in life, and no one actually ruined that passion you had. Like when you thought you had the power of being anyone or doing something you loved to do. Something you would imagine yourself doing in thirty years or something you would always be playing with your friends when you…

Criminal profiling designates a process by which evidence, in particular that found at the crime scene, is analyzed with a view to determining probable offender characteristics. (Chifflet, 2015, p. 1). In simpler terms, profiling is used to identify an unknown offender’s significant personality and demographic characteristics through the analysis of their crimes. Although this seems like a legitimate way to catch a criminal, the reliability and use of profiling has deteriorated throughout the…

Trace Analyst During an investigation at a crime scene, there are many moving parts that are taking place at the scene. One moving part is the collection of evidence, there are two types of evidence Physical evidence, and trace evidence. Physical evidence, is evidence that can be touched or is tangible. Another type of evidence is trace evidence, trace evidence can be transferred between people, objects, or even the environment during the time of the crime. Trace evidence is easily over…

Whereas females are usually submissive and have a habit of using poison. The victimology fluctuates as well; males tend to choose people they do not know while females aim for kinsfolk, associates, and men they are in a relationship with. One of the most astonishing variations is the span of time which both sexes continue to murder…

small age and cultivated throughout the years as underlyingly acceptable. The roots stem deeply into the stigmatization of the victim, the over-sexualization of young girls, as well as careless slang birthed from oppressive values. The father of victimology is commonly known as Benjamin Mendelsohn; he was truly the first to academically understand the importance of the victim. According to Marvin Wolfgang though, Hans von Hentig was the one who placed that the victim plays an integral role in…

. Identify and explain the challenges inherent to the task of estimating the costs of crime. How do you feel that the costs of crime could be measured? Support your response. Crime generates substantial costs to society at individual, community, and national levels. The cost of crime is almost impossible to measure and to put a price tag on what it would cost would be a phenomenal amount. For example, the riots in Los Angeles in 1992 that broke out after the videotapes went public regarding the…

Victims’ rights, the victims could participate actively in the trials, include the participation, representation, protection and repatriation of the victims. In Hong Kong, the victims’ rights has written in the Victims Charter. Some victims’ rights has achieved, but some of the victims’ rights in some cases may not be achieved. Also, it is difficult to get the balance between the rights of victims and offenders. The relationship between victims’ rights and offender rights are very complicated,…