Conflict Theory
crime and rape
According to police statistics violent crimes have been decreasing, but there are still an increasing number of reports on sexual assault upon our women. Victims of these sexual assaults happen to be innocent victims- young, mature and elderly. It appears that predators of these sexual assaults are not limited to male. Some acts of rape have been perpetrated with the help of females, either as decoys or as participants in the acts. Rape, whether as an act of violent assault, or as a persuasive seduction of an underage person, is a frightening and traumatic thing, and victims are often emotionally scarred for life. In our society women are seen as an active, mobile and independent; crimes like rape, women can become a restrictive factor in the employment and mobility especially to single mothers. Women in today society now deals with the fear of being rape- sexual assault and battered in addition to the fear of being held up, kidnapped and robbed between their cars or front doors. We have a duty and an obligation to our women, our children and indeed even to our men, to end this scourge of rape and violence which is stalking our land. Quick detection and rapid conviction, if these were possible, would help in reducing this horrible crime. But ultimately we must seek to develop our society as a place where our women can go about their business without fear.
Theoretical decision
Crime is defined as any deviant act that breaks the law of the land. Deviance involves the breaking of social norms and is determined in a more informal manner. Crime is punishable by law, that is, by formal sanctions. Deviance on the other hand is punishable, by informal sanctions such as peer pressure, ridicule and media reporting. All criminal acts are considered deviant but not all deviant acts may be considered criminal. Acquaintance Rape (date rape) was not considered social deviance until fairly recently. “Women have been presumed to mean yes when
According to police statistics violent crimes have been decreasing, but there are still an increasing number of reports on sexual assault upon our women. Victims of these sexual assaults happen to be innocent victims- young, mature and elderly. It appears that predators of these sexual assaults are not limited to male. Some acts of rape have been perpetrated with the help of females, either as decoys or as participants in the acts. Rape, whether as an act of violent assault, or as a persuasive seduction of an underage person, is a frightening and traumatic thing, and victims are often emotionally scarred for life. In our society women are seen as an active, mobile and independent; crimes like rape, women can become a restrictive factor in the employment and mobility especially to single mothers. Women in today society now deals with the fear of being rape- sexual assault and battered in addition to the fear of being held up, kidnapped and robbed between their cars or front doors. We have a duty and an obligation to our women, our children and indeed even to our men, to end this scourge of rape and violence which is stalking our land. Quick detection and rapid conviction, if these were possible, would help in reducing this horrible crime. But ultimately we must seek to develop our society as a place where our women can go about their business without fear.
Theoretical decision
Crime is defined as any deviant act that breaks the law of the land. Deviance involves the breaking of social norms and is determined in a more informal manner. Crime is punishable by law, that is, by formal sanctions. Deviance on the other hand is punishable, by informal sanctions such as peer pressure, ridicule and media reporting. All criminal acts are considered deviant but not all deviant acts may be considered criminal. Acquaintance Rape (date rape) was not considered social deviance until fairly recently. “Women have been presumed to mean yes when
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