Violence against LGBT people

roles and a patriarchy society. Men are taught violence from a young age and are taught to use that violence in ways that assert their masculinity and authority. Through this it is easy for men who are not fulfilling their dominance or aggression out in “proper” ways to take it out on their partner once they get home, giving them a brief relief from not meeting gender expectations. Another applicable viewpoint to masculinity related to domestic violence is understanding it…

For years most legal systems utilized the same assessment tools for both men and women in accordance to levels of criminality. Through observations and research conducted by criminologists, questions have challenged the approach that a conventional theory of crime can explain the association within criminal activity. The majority of the research and theory shows women to be represented in a negative light, but with the pathways theory utilized, genuine comprehension of the female offenders comes…

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NAIROBI Introduction According to Payne, (2009) Violence refers to pain or anger which makes someone to cause destruction. In his view, domestic violence occur at all family levels including: couples, parent child relationships and even in the dating relationships whereby the person/people involved in the violence use either physical, sexual or psychological means to attack the other party. Physical violence involve hitting pushing or biting the other person while…

similar violence or worse. Tracey was abused to the point where she was nearly murdered and the police had everything they needed to prevent it from happening but because of a corrupt department that was not responsive to her distress signals and loose laws about domestic violence, Tracey had little opportunity to find help. Fortunately, not only did Tracey survive her experience but she reacted to her situation by taking action against the local police station and filing a lawsuit against her…

that everyone has had the same opportunities in life, as yourself. Especially for individuals such as us who has chosen careers in the criminal justice field. It important that we never forget that we are just a few bad choices away from being the people whom we are intending to protect and serve in some form or fashion. With that being said, what are my thoughts on the Battered Spouse Syndrome as a defense? I say that it is a legit defense. I say that it definitely can be proven in a court of…

Leaving the Combat Zone Picture a standing army fifty times the size of the present U.S. military. Rather than an invading apocalyptic force that would spell the end of civilization, Leslie Marmon Silko sees this as the solution to domestic violence against women in the United States. Her solution is simple and one that has been brought up before. Simply arm the millions of women in the U.S. with firearms in order to ward off any potential predators or abusers. In her essay, “In the Combat…

In today’s world, there is a lot of violence that surrounds us and by this, I do not mean terrorist attack but your spouse. Women’s domestic violence happens through verbally, mentally, physical, sexually and economic abuse by a spouse. Dehumanization The act of dehumanization is clear in the world today in domestic violence tours women. “Violence against women are a global public health problem occurring in a multitude of contexts and domestic violence is considered to be the most…

specifically when the woman commits a heinous deed herself: the act of murder. Though only 19% of spousal murders and 22% of boyfriend/girlfriend murders are committed by females, the issue of women’s use of lethal violence against a partner had staggering social consequences. Female violence against an abusive intimate partner is a complex and often confusing issue as it varies considerably…

was confronted, the brothers blamed it on the person who wrote it. Essentially, as represented by Neely’s (2013) own experiences, “I hung out at fraternity houses where gender violence was constantly reproduced and did very little to stop it” (p.357). The email was being circulated until it was leaked, thus gender violence was being condoned before anyone got…

There is an assumption that some people have more criminogenic personalities that are generated by psychological and social development (Henson, n.d.). More specifically, criminal behavior can be linked to antisocial behavior, which refers to behaviors that go against social norms and values, and are often associated with hostility, aggression and disruptive behaviors (Henson, n.d.). There are three…