Shacked And Abandoned Summary

Penny Ann Beernsten, a thirty-six year old small business co-owner and physical fitness instructor, went through a traumatic experience on the afternoon of July 29, 1985. She jogged at a stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline in Wisconsin. She was planning on meeting with her father at the beach at 4:00 PM and she started the jog at 3:50 PM, but was grabbed and taken to the woods where she was raped and deprived her of oxygen by suffocation until she passed out. When she woke up, she walked out of the woods, where couples comforted her until she found her husband and finally the police. (Possley).

The introduction of Nils Christie’s ‘Ideal victim’ theory (1986: 18) refers to victims of crime who can attain the status of a legitimate victim in the eyes of the public. Christie outlines a criteria which needs to be followed in order to gain this full status of a ‘legitimate victim’. Christie’s ‘ideal victim’ however is not the same as a legal victim and often real victims of crime deviate far from the concept of the ideal victim (Beck & Janbakhsh 2010). This therefore means that using Christie’s ideal victim theory to give someone the title of a legitimate victim is often detrimental. Male victims of sexual assault often deviate from the ‘ideal victim’ criteria set out by Christie, this means that when they encounter the justice system, their experiences are often marginalised or discounted entirely.

“I never realized that once I was labeled as a criminal, I had forfeited my right to be considered a victim,” says Elizabeth Reid at the end of an article she wrote describing her horrific experience as a resident at one of Washington Department of Corrections Work Release facilities (Reid 2013). Elizabeth was led to a secluded room of the facility where she was raped by one of the staff/ guards. She was forced to face the wall as he forcibly raped her. At first she did not report the rape because she feared that he would cause her to be sent back to prison. However, instead of telling someone inside the facility, she went to the local police to report the rape. To her amazement, the cops did not follow through because they were informed that she was on a form of supervised release. As a result, Elizabeth’s rapist was never charged or apprehended for her rape. Sexual misconduct between female inmates and male correctional officers (CO) has been a problem that

I find it difficult that someone who has survived an episode of domestic violence or a sexual assault that they can feel shunned by their families, friends or coworkers. This truly made me feel that there is a disservice by law enforcement, the judicial system, and our society as a whole. Francis of Assisi would not have supported the notion that the victim of anything should be looked down upon. Francis of Assisi believed that “we have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.” The services provided by ICADV are in alignment with the views of Francis of Assisi and should be followed more closely by other agencies when realizing that the lasting effects on survivors are lasting and victim blaming, grueling interview techniques can traumatize a survivor and is a truly devastating experience that can last a

Prosecutors and police officers may be less likely to believe victims if they have no signs of physical abuse like cuts, bruises, or scrapes, or if they have known their attackers for a long time (Hilgenkamp 163). Victims often feel ashamed and humiliated for bringing their experiences forward and become frustrated and furtherly emotionally damaged (Hilgenkamp 163). Dealing with sexual assault cases differently based on the victim’s state and story is unfair to the survivor and will only further hurt someone who has already suffered through a traumatic ordeal since it causes them feel as though they are not being listened to or heard. In addition to investigations that are often biased and poorly conducted, the number of convictions made in sexual assault cases is astonishingly small. A few years ago, “The Chicago Tribune published the results of a study involving 171 campus sex complaints at six Midwestern universities. Twelve of the accused perpetrators were arrested, and only four were convicted” (Hedelman and Brown). Due to the low conviction rates, many women feel as though their allegations of having been sexually assaulted are not being taken seriously or even acknowledged (Hedelman and Brown). Unfortunately, sexual assault is a popular crime on college campuses, but when victims bring their stories forward to law enforcers, they are not taken seriously and severe punishments are rarely given to assaulters, which further harms people who have already been wrongly treated. Police and investigators have to change the ways in which they deal with sexual assault cases because investigations are unfairly biased and are usually so inaccurately conducted that most offenders

Sexual violence is considered to be one of the highest under-reported crimes in Canada, where it is “estimated that only 10% of sexual assaults are reported to police” (Atlantic Collaborative on Injury Prevention, n.d., p. 13). In addition, between 15% to 25% of North American college and university-aged women experience some form of a sexual assault during their academic career (Lichty, Campbell, & Schuiteman, 2008). Consequently, this overwhelming unreported sexual violence acts can have massive ramification for the surviving students, the campus community as a whole and even the perpetrating students (Cantalupo, 2010). According to Senn et al. (2014), “this is particularly concerning given the detrimental physical and mental health consequences resulting from a sexual assault, which can include physical injuries as well as unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, depression, suicide ideation, and post-traumatic stress disorder” (p. 1).

The incarceration of female offenders has increased from 168.5 to 215.2 between 2010 and 2017 (Russel.S 2017). The decision by the judiciary to send these offenders to prison, many of whom are mothers or have experienced their own physical trauma, fails to achieve just and equitable outcomes for these offenders (Kilroy. D 2016). It is vital that female prisoners receive adequate rehabilitation to ensure a reduction of crime rates within female prisoners and to receive effective aid upon release into the community.

The media have misrepresented the nature of this crime to make the community believe that these crimes are committed by strangers when in reality they are mostly committed by a family member or a known other. For example, males are likely to be victimised by a family member (45%) or someone else known to them (36%) (Hayes H, Prenzler, 2009, p.108). In contrast, it is shown that almost three quarters of female victims are in fact assaulted by a family member or a known other (72.4%) (Hayes H, Prenzler, 2009, p.106). A prime example of how the media misrepresents the nature of these crimes and create an image of stranger danger which makes the public believe that strangers predominantly commit these crimes (Chappell, 2008). Accordingly, the media’s misrepresentation of sexual assault cases has led to the myth of stranger danger which has led to the thought that these crimes are committed by strangers and that victims don’t know their

Prison Rape is no mystery in today 's society. The American media has depicted prison assault as a joke in movies and in music, yet have not understood the degree of how risky this crime is. A few cops even utilize this system as an intends to get an admission from a suspect. A noteworthy obstruction in settling Prison assault is the famous under-reporting of the crime. Just sixteen percent of prison assault casualties report their exploitation. Purposes behind under reporting are apprehension of results, disgrace, blame, shame, and decline to remember agonizing subtle elements. This paper investigates prison assault and its mental and physical mischief to prisoners, as well as to society.

When it comes to women and crime, one category that leaves a lifetime scar is rape. A video that I watched shares the personal experience of Amy, a young twenty-five year old woman from Connecticut. The video is called “Rape Victim Speaks out About Attack” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BcFdw25WHI its duration is 30 minutes long. One night after work, Amy was walked to her car by the working bartender, his name was Angelo. Angelo had asked if he could get a ride home with Amy as he had too much to drink and could not drive. Reluctantly Amy agreed, due to the fact they had been working together for two years, and that he had always seemed friendly. Angelo directed Amy where to go that night, and after 45 minutes of driving, they ended up lost in a residential area neither knew of.

“Counting On” star Ben Seewald has warned his Christian followers on social media that “The Shack” movie, in which Octavia Spencer portrays God the Father, presents a false concept of God which could be planted into viewers’ minds.

Coker and Taylor are hired by Jody to build his store while the others search for new residents

The mounting significance of the victim has stemmed from numerous influences. For example the revelations in studies and the media of crime against defenceless victims and victims’ ill-treatment by the criminal justice system, as well as the politicization by feminists of the issue of abuse which women face (Newburn, 2009). The construction of the ‘victim of crime’ is a social one, however there is too an undisputed separation amid those who are deserving and undeserving. The depiction of the ‘ideal’ victim consists of components of weakness, indifference and vulnerability. In addition, gender too is a main aspect and some feminists tend to discard the word victim as it is preferred to describe sufferers of domestic violence as ‘survivors’,

This book talks about a boy named Digory his friend called Polly. This two kids are extremely adventurous that like exploring abandoned houses. But, one day they wanted to explore the last house on the block. They were exploring the third house of the block but they found a secret tunnel which led to a little door at the end. they went to that little door and opened it…

“They are all innocent until proven guilty. But not me. I am a liar until I am proven honest” (O’Neill 129). In the best selling book, Asking For It, author Louise O’Neill writes about a girl who has been viciously sexually assaulted without her knowledge and the ramifications that the abuse has on her reputation. The book paints a picture of the terrible accusations that women so commonly get when they have been sexually abused. According to a study done by government officials in the U.K.: “Focus on Violent Crime and Sexual Offenses: 2013/14”, more than a quarter of the public believe drunk victims of rape or sexual assault are at least partly responsible for what has happened to them. The idea that women contribute in any way to the violation of their bodies is a concept that is so commonly believed by society in this day and age. Young women and men are being influenced every day by the media’s portrayal of women in cases dealing with sexual abuse, thus instilling the normalization of victim blaming in their impressionable minds.