One Year In A Life Of Crime Essay

Characters in Crime
One can derive a great deal from the character and behavior of an individual. It is essential for the patterns, characters and nuances of criminals and crime to be documented, not only so that a solution may be ascertained, but also for the future generations so they will not succumb to the failures of the past. The documentary, One Year in a Life of Crime, serves its purpose by documenting the lives of three criminals for one year. The film shows the cycle of violence, abuse, the psychology of the women caught up in that life and the way in which parents or authority figures are regarded. The cycle of violence and abuse shows up wherever there is crime to be found and it is near impossible to break the cycle.
The women in the documentary, all the significant others, are abused to some extent or another. The abuse is accepted as a matter of fact. The women seem to believe if they endure the abuse at the beginning of the relationship the situation will improve. It is possible some of them were abused as children or neglected and have come to accept that lifestyle. Perhaps their parents or guardian figures were aggressive and abusive towards each other. Child abuse and neglect are universal factors for violence and aggression or young adult misbehavior. Some of the women vow to leave their significant other and create a
Often times a cycle of violence beginning in childhood and developing as an adult contributes to the disrespect of authority. Many times the father or mother abuse their child and the child will then turn around and abuse their family. Once can see the ideals ingrained in the individuals who unthinkingly lash out against someone because it is the only way they know to ‘make them listen’. The cycle of violence starts in the home, continues at school, and is amplified in