Hearst Kidnappers

There have been over 60,000 reported abductions worldwide. In most cases, the victims are returned but don’t remember a thing. And in some, the victims are lost forever. The story I’m about to tell you is one of the most bizarre ones ever recorded. So bizarre that it took more than ten years to be able

1). Ms. Greenlee is one of the most identifiable survivors of this type of tragedy. Greenlee told Ms. Martin (2013), “ she was forced to go through anywhere from 25 to 50 men a day or she would receive unimaginable punishments,” (para. 3). Greenlee told Martin (2013), “punishments were beyond severe, if she was not able to go through the number of customers they told her to she would pay with beatings, multiple rapes by multiple men, or even worse they would force her to watch as they tortured one of the other women they had kidnapped as her punishment,” (para. 6). Martin (2013) reports that, “Greenlee, who was kidnapped at age 12, was part of about eight girls who were kidnapped by a group of men who injected them with heroin and sometimes handcuffed them to the bed,” (para. 4). The tortures that Ms. Greenlee faced are unimaginable. She is one of the few women who have been able to escape from that world and talk about it openly.

When actually participating in an event it, you are unable to make a clear unbiased analysis of the situation. However when there is an outsider in the event can be analyzed from several different viewpoints and in psychological terms. One historical event that people still question what really occurred is the kidnapping of Patricia Hearst. Patricia “Patty” Campbell Hearst, a Berkeley undergraduate student, on February 4, 1974 at nineteen years of age was kidnapped by a group of men and women after leaving her beaten fiancé behind (Winter, 2005). This group of men and women formed the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a radical group of domestic terrorists, led by Donald DeFreeze, with the mission to destroy the “capitalist state” (Hixson, 2005). The group was formed in Berkley, California with their main priorities being to end racism, monogamy, the prison system, and “all other institutions that have made and sustained capitalism.” (Winter, 2005).

In chapter 6, the main focus is on services and the necessary care for survivors and victims of sex trafficking. These services are very specific to adequately insure the rehabilitation of sex trafficked victims. There are many problems when it comes to theses services and there are also things that work for victims. For example, many of them lack funding and availability forcing some survivors to go to alternative services which is problematic in itself. It is problematic because it allows untreated survivors who are unsure or unable to come to grasp with their suffering to a plethora of at-risk individuals. The “unique trauma” caused by sex trafficking was also discussed in this chapter. The trauma of sex trafficking is distinctive because

According to research conducted by Baker and Grover (2013), human trafficking is the third most profitable criminal activity in the world. In Baker and Grover’s published article, Responding to Victims of Human Trafficking: Interagency

Threatened with a gun and remarks to “never to see your mommy again”, a six year old boy was abducted on his way home from school. Terrified by further threats that he would be “nailed to the wall of the shed”, the boy was taken to a basement for four hours. Bound by his hands and feet with plastic bags, his pants removed, he was further told he would be “sold into sex slavery”. The abductor is his uncle. The instigators of this tragedy, his Mother and Grandmother.

The first characteristic of Stockholm syndrome is the hostage develops positive feelings towards their captor and sympathizes with them. In “The Toad (1869)” by François -Marie Luzel the beauty displays the first characteristic of Stockholm syndrome and ends up developing feelings for the beast, which is a toad in this version. The toad forces the father to give him one of his daughter so the youngest daughter becomes his hostage and succumbs to the disgusting toad’s wishes and marries him. An example of the female lead displaying her positive feelings for the toad is when the toad leaves her and she continues pursuing him despite the toad becoming abusive and punching her in the face (Luzel 228). Namyak et al. a group of researchers from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in London state “this bond develops as part of the victim’s defense mechanism to allow them to sympathize with their captor, leading to an acceptance of the situation, limiting defiance⁄aggression toward the captor and thus maintaining survival in an otherwise potentially high-risk scenario” (4-5). This proves that she has developed Stockholm syndrome for survival purposes because Beauty is at risk so she is forced to have positive feelings for the toad and love him despite the unhappiness of being torn away from her father and siblings. The maiden searches for the toad for two years straight out of her devotion and positive feelings towards him. The maiden continues the pursuits,

In the professional world of psychology and criminal justice Stockholm Syndrome is a highly debatable subject.Clinical psychologist Dr. Joseph M. Carver author of Love and Stockholm Syndrome: The Mystery of Loving an Abuser notes that Stockholm Syndrome has not yet been recognized as an official condition in medical or psychological literature “due to varying opinions by researchers and experts.” As a result of its infrequency the all data on SS so far has only come from a few known case studies, furthermore there is no way to conduct any ethical experiments on this since placing people in hostage situations could lead to trauma.However, Dr. Carver also states that regardless of personal opinion, police hostage

Have you ever thought where people go when you see them missing on your grocery bags? Globally 59% of women and 10% of men are victims of sex trafficking. In the book caged brings you on the perspective of sex trafficking victims.

Now there is one aspect of human trafficking that needs more attention, it is the rehabilitation of victims that have been rescued and liberated. These victims are in dire need of counseling, medical, psychological and housing assistance. If these victims were helpless before they were trafficked and exploited, their vulnerability after is most likely greater. Rehabilitation is not only crucial in order for them to recover from the physical and emotional trauma of trafficking but also to reduce the likelihood of being trafficked

Another mental health problem that may stem from being kidnapped and sold to people is Stockholm syndrome. Stock holm syndrome refers to a psychological phenomenon in which a victim form an almost paradoxical bond with their captor. It causes the victim to have strong emotions towards their kidnapper to the point where they would rather stay with them than return to their families. They often develop the same feelings towards people as their captors, such as negative feelings towards people that could help them and remove them from the situation they are

Pain is a word many victims think, feel, and see when abused weekly or even daily; there’s nowhere to go without the possibility that they’ll be found. A teenager, at the age of 19 was taken from her home and sent to Britain to marry a man she didn’t even know. As time went on Jasminder was treated with no respect and when the her husband’s family would family would leave for a vacation over the weekend she would stay home and be locked in her room with heating or electricity and had to wait till the family was back from the trip. (Shackle, 30) The conditions she was in were something no one should live through, yet everyday this is happening underneath our noses. Society today down plays spousal abuse to the point where it’s hardly thought of, or when it’s seen no one cares as much if they were to see a dog stuck in a drainage pipe. They may know about it but they never try to dig and search to help the victims. In the movie Safe Haven, a woman runs for her life by moving to Maine so she wouldn’t be beaten anymore by her husband. When she arrived to Maine she was able to find help, but the

For families, many of these crimes are perpetrated by family members of the victim who seek to gain a profit or source of income. In other instances families may be unaware of the circumstances in which their child, or sibling are being forced to lived due to having lost contact with them when they were forced into sexual slavery, which results in a tremendous sense of fear and concern for those who continue to search for their loved one. In the cases where victims are rescued or escape from sexual exploitation, their ability to reengage in their family is often inhibited by the traumatic experiences they have survived – with far reaching consequences on the dynamics and closeness of those family units. Most unfortunate of all, is in many honour-shame

Many young women were abducted from their homes while some were lured with the promise of having a job as a restaurant/factory worker or nurse. As the Japanese military expanded, the sexual demand of men expanded as well which resulted into the abduction of even more young women. This session allowed me to look at the world on a larger scale. Due to being raised in a small community, I only had sympathy for suffering people whom I came in contact with. I had no intentions to be informed about issues people faced from other cultures and different countries. In addition to that, women in my family are often seen as positive role models who received the ultimate respect whenever we were graced with their presence. To be informed about comfort women, I was left with various questions and confusion as to how could someone as precious as a woman be treated as if her life had no value. I am beyond inspired with the efforts the speaker has made in seeking the stories from women of various cultures that survived being a comfort woman. The stories these women told about their experiences

In order to overcome human trafficking, it is imperative to give adequate support and protection needed to the victims. Support and protection prevent the victims from relapsing and risking their lives by getting involved again. Without the encouragement and care after a traumatic experience, it is probable for the victims to lose hope and fall back into their previous doings that