Criminal Case Case: R v Gittany Facts: Lisa Cecilia Harnum’s body fell from her shared high-rise apartment in the Sydney CBD minutes after trying to leave her abusive fiancé Simon Gittany. Gittany has had a dark past being associated with violence, drugs, having an uncontrollable temper and committing several criminal offences which included biting off parts of a policemen’s ear and selling cocaine. Gittany claims Harnum either slipped or deliberately fell to her death. Gittany had ‘bugged’ Harnum’s
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Module #4 Chandra Proch Sociologists focus on 2 main arguments relating to crime. First, the American Dream is based upon the desperate craving for richness. Being rich and famous may be a fantasy of many but in our society there are people that will go to drastic measures to ensure that it becomes a reality. This is where the economy plays a role in criminal behavior. People tend to want that which they don't have and are on a constant pursuit to attain the American Dream. Poverty is one
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Esma Batca Community Resource Management February 18, 2013 Clifton Police Department and Resources After calling the Clifton Police Department I spoke with the duty officer who provided me with some of the information regarding resources that they mainly use to help those in need. He explained to me that when an officer encounters someone who is homeless they advise the person that they should be put into a shelter where they may find food,
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RJ City and Restorative Justice This is the story of two men who burglarized a house. This story is fictional and the sole purpose is to provide insight into restorative justice. This piece will illustrate the restorative justice process with how, it works and how this process differs from contemporary criminal justice. Housebreaking Activities On one seemingly normal afternoon two men decided to break into a house, and to establish whether or not the residents were present they knocked on
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Aditi K. Srivastava College Writing I Michael Miller It’s your fault "Ladies, do you think rape is something men do out of a desire for control, empowered by years of patriarchy?" The video begins with an unconventional opening dialogue immediately catching the attention of men and women alike. This three-minute video starring a famous Bollywood actress known for her unusual acting skills and
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Victimization Theory | Summarize the theory of victimization, describing its meaning and core concepts as it relates to the nature of crime. | Identify subcategories of the theory and describe each. | Apply the theory to one (1) real life example or scenario. Briefly explain why the theory applies to the example you identified. | Social Structure Theory | According to this theory, a persons position in the social structure controls his or her behavior. Those
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presence or proof against a suspect about the crime would be sufficient to prosecute them for the crime, however this is usually wrong. The investigators job isn't done after acquiring evidence against the suspect, a thorough report, known as the Victimology report, must be written with every detail possible about the victim. A vast amount of times while investigating a homicide, the investigator must first be able to identify the victim and provide his basic characteristics such as age, ethnicity
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Back from the 1990’s emotional intelligence or (EIQ) if you prefer was and still is the biggest phase in contempory psychology. In the business world it is one of the hottest topics thanks to author Daniel Goldman, righter of Emotional Intelligents why it can matter more than IQ. When taking the EIQ test it relayed to me a message of my results, those results were: There's some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that your Emotional IQ is rather low. In a practical sense, this means
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The victimology laboratory project reveals the three following learning outcomes: media coverage in both print and television tend to uphold the Viano model of victimology; the media does not concern itself with ethics, but rather in drawing the largest audience through sensationalism of the event; and the media follows the ideology of a conservative tendency when covering a crime. During the reporting of several events during an NBC News broadcast, several indicators from the Viano model were observed:
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Male Sexual Assault Victimology Sexual assault is a traumatic event that can happen to anybody causing long term effect on the individual. Most studies focus on female victimization, while there is little information regarding on an adult male victim of sexual assault. Society portrays male rape as a taboo or improbable because of the stereotype of males.This research paper would focus on the misconception of male sexual assault and if the victim seeks or provided aid. Male victim’s sexual orientation
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