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    Chapter 14 The Victim: Helping Those in Need Multiple Choice 1. Mary Vincent was a victim of a. identity theft and fraud. b. murder and robbery. c. rape and a gruesome assault. d. domestic abuse and theft. Answer: c 2. According to the state of California’s Constitution someone who suffers direct or threatened physical‚ emotional‚ or financial harm as the result of a commission or attempted commission of a crime or delinquent act is called a a. criminal

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    A victim “is an individual who suffer injuries‚ losses‚ or hardships for any reason”‚ (Karmen‚ 2013). Persons may become victims of “accidents‚ natural disasters‚ diseases‚ or social problems such as warfare‚ discrimination‚ political witch hunts‚ and other injustices”‚ (Karmen‚ 2013). Being a victim of a crime can be very traumatic at times. People often tend to forget the damage it may cause to family‚ friends‚ and significant others. Indirect‚ also known as secondary victims‚ “are not immediately

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    poor accident victims General Purpose To Persuade Specific Purpose To persuade my audience about the need to assist accident victims who cannot afford the services of solicitors to sue for compensation. Central Idea Accident victims mostly become disabled‚ deformed and vulnerable‚ however due to the poor situation of these victims‚ they cannot

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    restorative justice aims to “restore” the harm that was done to the victim by the offender. One of the main methods used to reconcile both parties and the community is through Victim-Offender Mediation‚ which offers a secure and structured environment that supports mediation with the help of a third party. Since the late 90’s interest in it has skyrocketed specifically its use of victim offender mediation. By 2000‚ there were 289 victim offender mediation programs in the United States‚ and another

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    To What Extent Victims Of ISIS Can Be Characterized As Ideal / Attractive Victims According To Nils Christie’s Theory Of The Ideal Victim? Aneta Spasova SilyavskaGroup II International Crimes – Assignment IV Nils Christie’s theory of the ideal victim Nils Christie introduces the idea of an ideal victim‚ that person in one whom‚ “when hit by crime – most readily are given the complete and legitimate status of being a victim” 1. He continues that person or group is not necessarily most “in

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    Unit: “Clothes/Fashion/Style”. Theme: “Fashion victims”. Problem: Factors that make people buy things they don’t need. Factors that make people to look ordinary‚ like anybody else. Idea of the project: If someone wants to change the world by buying clothes it doesn’t work. It’s better to change his/her personality to be in harmony with others. While trying to be fashionable‚ people loose themselves and become fashion addicted (so called “fashion victims”). It’s better to dress in the way they like

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    Elias’ book‚ “Victims Still”‚ presents a very controversial stance that the victims’ movement is‚ perhaps‚ not at all. Elias suggests that all the programs‚ laws‚ and institutions that have been created in the 1980s and 1990s have done absolutely nothing to help the victim. Elias also offers explanations as to how the victims’ movement doesn’t help victims‚ what the real causes of crime are‚ and how crime should be controlled. The victims’ movement that

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    the information about the evolution of the concept of "victim" and the study of victimology. Victimology is a term first coined for a specialty within the field of criminology. In recent times‚ victimology has come to embrace a wide array of professional disciplines working with victims. In its original form‚ victimology examined characteristics of victims and how they "contributed" to their victimization. The emergence of the crime victims ’ rights movement has influenced the field of victimology

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    My behavior dictates whether or not I become a victim; or more specifically‚ whether or not I seem to be tempting my attacker dictates whether or not I will be attacked. According to the theory of victim precipitation‚ in active precipitation‚ victims provoke their attackers by tempting them to attack. In my opinion‚ I found it rather interesting that in studies of this theory‚ homicide‚ rape‚ and feminism go hand in hand when merely talking of the subject. What sparked my interest of this specific

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    Some work in specialized fields working with the elderly‚ disabled‚ or with human trafficking victims. Human trafficking victims go through all kinds of different abuse and knowing how to help them without triggering an anxiety or panic attack involves a lot of training in both sensitivity training and counseling. Counseling Psychology is useful for Social Workers who work with Human Trafficking Victims in that they work with people for day to day problems‚ career explorations‚ and relationship issues

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