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Rape Myths Rape Cases
1,718 wordsWhen I started college, husband was very concerned about my security on campus. He warned me not to walk alone at night, not to talk to anyone I didn't recognize, and to be very aware of my surroundings. This is good advice for anyone. Many women are afraid of the person in the shadows awaiting their unsuspecting victim. In most campus rape cases, a stranger is not involved. I was surprised to find out that 75 % of all rape cases are committed by an acquaintance of the victim. By acquaintance, I...
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Tale Also Implies Tale Also Implies That Females Sexual
1,147 wordsWe have all heard of strange and gory stories that are supposedly true, experienced by a friend of a friend. Whether true or not these so called "urban legends" tend to circulate throughout society thriving on each individual's fears and curiosity. What most people don't realize is, within these tales lies the attitudes and values of a community. These tales do not survive throughout the years solely on the basis of their entertainment level, but due to the fact that they reflect society's fears...
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B And C Young Man
505 wordsA). A young man on the campus of Indiana University was brutally attacked last night. The students name has not been released yet, but early confirmations from local sources have said that it was Kent Harvey, the young man blamed for the firing of former Head Basketball Coach Bobby Knight. The assailant apparently had been following Harvey around for the past week to his classes and local hangouts. And, late Tuesday night, what seemed to be a planned attack was followed through. After Harveys la...
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Criminal Justice System Mental Health Professionals
1,738 wordsAn American football hero racing on the freeway in a white Ford Bronco, finally stopping in front of his luxurious home. Six years or more ago this scenario would have sounded like a clever advertisement campaign. Replay the same scenario from 1994 forward and almost all Americans will vividly recall the death of Nicole Simpson and her ex-husband (0. J. Simpson) fleeing the police with a gun to his head. This single event thrust the serious and deadly topic of domestic violence awareness into th...
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Child Sexual Abuse Childhood Sexual Abuse
1,987 wordsUntil very recently around early part of 1970 's, the sexual assault of children within their families was rarely openly discussed until the emergence of the second wave of feminism. Incest has been variously defined. The definition that will be used here is a wide one, which includes sexual assault of a female child by a male member of her immediate family (father or stepfather) or extended family (brother, grandfathers and uncles) and / or trusted family friends. These men are in generally in ...
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Law Enforcement January 1999
817 wordsCyberstalking When considering stalking one does not often consider cyber stalking because it is not done in the traditional way, i. e. , a male or female pursuing and following another person in the flesh. Cyberstalking while many feel is not a "real" crime, most certainly instills fear in the intended victim, many times as much or even more than the traditional stalking measures. I chose cyber stalking because as I was perusing topics I came across this and I even thought at first, how scary c...
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Themes In Frankenstein Seen Contemporary Society
1,805 wordsIn Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, many themes that are present are also present in contemporary society. Many of these themes are universal. The term universal pertains to the "relating to, extending to, or affecting the entire world or all within the world; worldwide; all time periods" (American Heritage Dictionary pg. 1401). These universal themes are seen everyday in life; the theme of playing God, the theme of having control, parenting, and the theme of seeing the perpetrator as the victim or ...
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On The Profound Effects Of Child Sexual Abuse
1,324 words... ild cannot always avoid sexual abuse, children who are well prepared will be more likely to tell you if any abuse has occurred (child Abuse. html). Prevention activities should include concepts of body ownership, the right to control and access of your own body. Touch continuum, which includes discussion of okay vs. not okay touches, confusing touches, ect. Secrets, intuition, and telling are others that are important (Conte, 35). Children should be taught to feel good about themselves, know...
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Internet Service Provider Child Pornography
1,535 wordsI am Nancy Cohen, wife of Ivan Cohen, who was charged and convicted of possession and distribution of Child Pornography. Last week, Radio, TV and the newspapers stated the court of Appeal decision to uphold the conviction, but, to reduce the sentence from 14 months in jail, to 14 months of house arrest. After 4 years of silence, I, my husband and our children want our side of the story told. This wont change what has happened, but, as a family, we want the community to know the facts that were n...
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Children And Adults Domestic Violence
765 wordsIn a study, published in the Archives of Family Medicine, Sugg, et al. , defines domestic violence as "past or present physical and / or sexual violence between former or current intimate partners, adult household members, or adult children and a parent. Abused persons and perpetrators could be of either sex, and couples could be heterosexual or homosexual. " In addition, domestic violence is also present between siblings and elders of the same family. Thus, domestic violence can be described as...
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Physical Abuse Child Welfare
1,596 wordsIn this modern age of irresponsibility, many children suffer hours, days, weeks, and even months of pain caused by abuse from parents or other authority figures. Children that suffer abuse are scarred both physically and mentally. They suffer severe long and short-term effects of physical abuse. Because of this, something must be done to prevent physical abuse from happening, or to prosecute those that do abuse their children. Childhood Physical Abuse Florida Statutes Relating to Children First,...
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History Of Affirmative Action
1,311 wordsHistory of Affirmative Action Affirmative action is a complex of positive measures directed to liquidate discrimination by allocating jobs and resources to members of specific groups, such as minorities and women. (Infoplease website, p. 1). The discrimination can be based on different social features, such as color, sex (women at work), nationality, race, etc. In such a way, Affirmative action is the policy of equal opportunities. The Supreme Court has considered the constitutionality of affirm...
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Victims Of Domestic Violence Quality Of Life
1,672 wordsViolence, in basic terms, as defined by Lauer (1998) refers to the use of force to kill, injure, or abuse others (pg. 205). It can range from a schoolyard scuffle to a drug deal murder. Either act is violent in nature. Domestic violence refers, more specifically, to violence between people involved in an intimate relationship. This relationship can be a husband and wife, boyfriend and girlfriend, or children and their parents. It can take many forms, such as verbal abuse threats, name calling, i...
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Cause Of Action Hate Literature
5,279 wordsSuppose one accepts MacKinnon and Dworkins suggested statutory definition of pornography. How does one who generally accepts MacKinnon and Dworkins views on the pervasively harmful effect of pornography, and who accepts a need for legal redress of the harms perpetrated by pornography, deal with pornographic material? The ordinance proposed by MacKinnon and Dworkin would deal with such material by enacting legislation which gives people adversely affected by the works, which clearly fit their def...
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Sexual Harassment Male Dominated
1,449 wordsPetrie Manuel 3 / 7 / 99 We Need to Take Action Sexual harassment had become a topic of concern in large organizations like businesses, hospitals, schools, and the military. These organizations have seen an increase in sexual harassment cases and are now spending time and money searching for ways to reduce the problem. We need to establish an efficient policy for investigating and resolving the complaints. We also need to communicate well with each other in order to identify sexual harassment ta...
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Childhood Sexual Abuse Child Sexual Abuse
1,837 wordsIn a world of violence and greed, parents are on the frontlines of a morality battle for the sake of their children. If they are not battling teen drug and alcohol abuse, these protectors of progeny constantly monitor for depression, sexual behavior, bad influences, and everything under the sun that could be in harms way of their offspring. There are many predators in the game of life that seek to manipulate and deceive these innocent juveniles for personal gains and selfish reasons. At a time w...
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Jack The Ripper Personality Disorder
1,745 wordsJack the Ripper 2 Abstract Jack the Ripper terrorized the East End of London with his hideous acts of senseless violence in the Nineteenth century. The perpetrator who committed these malicious murders in which the victim? s body was viciously mutilated is under speculation. By analyzing each murder, acknowledging the characteristics of the murderer, and providing a scenario which links Prince Eddy to the murders, it establishes that he is a likely suspect to be Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper ...
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Due To The Fact African Americans
1,437 wordsThe Long Route Home: On July 25, 1946, two young black couples- Roger and Dorothy Malcom, George and Mae Murray Dorsey-were killed by a lynch mob at the Moores Ford Bridge over the Appalachee River connecting Walton and Oconee Counties (Brooks, 1). The four victims were tied up and shot hundreds of times in broad daylight by a mob of unmasked men; murder weapons included rifles, shotguns, pistols, and a machine gun. Shooting a black person was like shooting a deer, George Dorsey's nephew, George...
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Long Periods Of Time Members Of Society
1,817 wordsSerial Killer 1 The Male Serial Killer: Who is a Serial Killer and How Childhood Experiences Contribute to their Personality Development. Serial killers are the cream of the crop they stay on the street for years. Some never get apprehended at all (Egger, 1986). Serial killers do things that the rest of society finds deplorable. They murder with incredible depravity, with no outward show of remorse, and evade capture for frighteningly long periods of time. Most members of society ask themselves ...
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Cause Of Action Hate Literature
2,156 wordsSuppose one Porn 2 Pornography Suppose one accepts MacKinnon and Dworkins suggested statutory definition of pornography. How does one who generally accepts MacKinnon and Dworkins views on the pervasively harmful effect of pornography, and who accepts a need for legal redress of the harms perpetrated by pornography, deal with pornographic material? The second major problem with the ordinance for our traditional liberal legal framework is the identification of the source of the harm. The liberal c...
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