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    As Victims of Violent Crime: A look at the FBI stats.  by  Lili Pintea-Reed‚ PhD Popular images of women as victims in violent crime have probably strayed far from reality. Rather than a mature women attacked by strangers in alley ways‚ the average female victim is young (often a child)‚ poor‚ and a passing aquaintance of the attacker. The perpetrator is most likely an older male of the same race‚ with a past history of violence toward others. Further‚ women are not the most common victims of

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    The different between creator and a victim is a creator is always looking for how To solve the problem if it seems impossible. A victim make excuses about how they can’t do Nothing about it.It’s better to be a creator even if it’s hard you try not giving up. An sometimes You can be a victim because some stuff happens you can’t control. Creator is like you have a paper is do an your computer mess up an then you go To the library to do it. Or you don’t have a printer to get your paper printed

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    Rape Victims Rights

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    STo Report or Not to Report‚ That is the Question: a Case Study on Rape Victims Introduction Concerning philosophies of morality‚ rape is no doubt abhorred. However‚ what is debatable is whether or not it is one ’s duty to ensure that a rape is reported. In a particular case‚ one hotline operator finds herself in a dilemma that challenges her duties as a licensed social worker‚ with the obligation of ensuring that victims report their rape. As a part of the twenty-four-hour hotline staff at

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    Victims and Crime Evaluation Victims and Crime Evaluation The role of the prosecutor A prosecutor is a law enforcement official who is the chief legal representative in the court systems in countries with either the common law adversarial system‚ or the civil law inquisitorial system. The prosecutor is responsible for representing the state‚ in presenting the case in a criminal trial against an individual accused of breaking the law. Prosecutors are typically lawyers who possess a law degree

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    Victim Assistance Programs

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    concept of a victim is any person that has been done wrong by another. The definition of a victim is “is a person who has suffered financial‚ social‚ psychological or physical harm as a result of a crime and‚ in the case of homicide‚ is a member of the immediate family of the victim.”(1). Victims have been around since the beginning of civilized time before there were laws or any type or rules to govern the people. It was a struggle for power and survival and many people became victims of wrong doing

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    Is Shylock from the Merchant of Venice a villain or victim? My English teacher asked us this and it kept me thinking. Is Shylock a villain because of his attitude towards Christians or a victim because he lost his daughter and lost in court? 5 years ago Report Abuse CATHORIO Best Answer - Chosen by Voters Hi flow interesting question. But I have one for you??? Which is the greater love‚ Shylock’s love for his daughter or his love of money??? Often‚ The character Shylock‚ in Shakespeare’s

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    Victim Of Sex Trafficking

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    In this article the author claimed that many people are unaware that United States citizens are victims of sex trafficking. More youths became victims of sex trafficking in United States. The Victim of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act characterized human trafficking as: sex trafficking where a sex act is included by force‚ fraud‚ coercion or a where a person or not eligible to perform because of the age. However‚ VTVPA claimed that sex trafficking are recruitment‚ harboring‚ transportation

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    Often times it is confused that only women can be victims of domestic violence. Truthfully‚ men‚ women‚ and children can be victims of abuse. Abusers have no specific face‚ race or gender. Domestic violence is a serious national health concern. It has significant impacts on a community and an individual. Domestic violence is only one aspect of a larger set of problems within U.S families. Domestic violence can be both physical and verbal. The abuse usually starts verbally so that the person can

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    interpretation of those words often leads to opposing views in regards to the fate of the characters. The creature‚ in particular‚ has been a popular topic of discussion when conducting a close read of the novel due to his arguable versatility as a victim and villain. The concept of the villain has evolved over the years‚ however its basis still rests upon the simple fact that as a character in the story‚ their actions are a result of malicious intentions ultimately negatively impacting the other characters

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    and Victim services. Even though I am in the law enforcement option‚ the number of topics I have studied will help me throughout my years in any law enforcement job opportunity. What I learned about and enjoyed the most are victim rights and services provided. Victim impact statements are something I feel extremely strong about because they are the last empowering statement one has control of towards their offender. An offender should not have the choice if they want to hear the victim impact

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