Victim Witness Service Essay

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, commonly known as Law & Order: SVU, is an American crime and legal television drama set in New York City. Many episodes are loosely based on real crimes that have received significant amounts of media attention. In the 6th episode of season 17, entitled “Patrimonial Burden,” a religious reality TV family’s reputation is ruined by a teen pregnancy scandal. This episode was a take on the Duggar incident wherein reports of their oldest son Josh, revealed that as a teenager, he molested five underage girls, including two of his sisters. The episode begins at the virtue ball of thirteen year old Lane Baker as she promises to refrain from all sexual activity until she is married. During the reception, she

A fire rose within to burn social economic barriers that imprisoned me from achieving an education. As a member of a low-income household, I continually witnessed my parents struggling to pay for utilities, rent, and groceries. Although we received government assistance, it never seemed to be enough. My father worked long hours at a dairy factory to provide for our family, but his addiction to alcohol took most of his income. My mother depended on government assistance due to her chronic asthma and arthritis. Not being able to rely on my parents for stability, my six older siblings were forced to drop out of high school to become providers of their own.

For the purpose of this essay I will be considering Nils Christie’s (1986) concept of the ‘ideal victim’. In considering this concept, I will discuss what is meant by an ‘ideal victim’ and will also be focusing on the high profile Australian criminal case of Anita Cobby in Blacktown on 2nd of February 1986. Anita Cobby was only 26 years old when she was abducted, brutally raped and murdered by four ‘ideal offenders’. This essay will also consider, the ways in which the media and criminal justice system have constructed Anita Cobby as an ‘ideal victim’.

While most of these schools do not give a lot of information about the victim, except for each type of school has had one big case where there the articles give a lot of information about the victim. Harvard was the only Ivy league school to release the name of a victim, Alyssa Leader and two students from the class of 1960 and 1964, from any of the Ivy League school. In an Huffington Post article Alyssa Leader name is used. The article stated, “[Alyssa] Leader officially filed a school complaint against Doe for abuse, sexual assault and harassment in February 2015, prompting a university investigation. Her main goal was to have him removed from her dorm, she told HuffPost,”

The Safe, Accountable, Fair and Effective Justice Act, or the SAFE Justice Act, is a legislative bill designed to apply successful corrections system practices from leading states to the federal government. Officially known as H.R.2944, the bill uses evidence-based research to promote corrections and legal system reform.

Working with victims of sexual assault and domestic violence at Coordinated Victims Assistance Center was very rewarding. Victims suffer a tremendous amount of physical and psychological trauma and when explaining their situation they can be reliving their worst days. One must be empathetic and nonjudgmental. Providing brief counseling to victims will allow them to regain a sense of safety. If victims are harmed by loved ones or people who they trust it can be difficult for them to press charges since they can still be in a state of shock. I assisted victims in receiving food, clothing, and referred them to shelters for their safety. I would assist victims on completing restraining orders against their perpetrators and some would request

Your Honor, I believe the defender should be released from jail today. Courtney is not aggressive in nature at all, she only showed me kindness and love before we ended our relationship. However, I believe the trauma of us breaking up was too much for her to handle emotionally. Consequently, she started crying and then hit me in my car where we broke up early this morning. I called 911 because I was afraid of her well being, she was not emotionally stable at all. I’m not writing this to vouch for the defender Courtney, but to vouch for the truth. The jail time that she had today is more than enough because she is also was a victim of this relationship in which I failed her in. I believe that the definition of domestic

Tom sat on the sofa, his shoulders hunched forward, his eyes staring listlessly into space. In his hands, a forgotten cup of coffee trembled violently, the lukewarm liquid spilling over his fingers. He hadn’t uttered a single word since his impassioned attempt to justify Booker’s assault, and as the minutes ticked by, his silence only added to Doug’s concerns. Although not an expert, as a cop, Penhall understood about trauma, and fearing his friend was going into shock, he made the decision to call 911. With an ambulance on its way, he dialed a second number, and after a brief conversation, he hung up. Turning his attention to Tom, he wondered how to proceed. While he wanted to offer comfort, he honestly did not know what to say. How did you console the victim of sexual assault when the perpetrator was a trusted colleague you worked side by side with day in day out? He was out of his depth and terrified of making matters worse, but he knew he needed to do something other than making a cup of coffee, and approaching Tom, he squatted down and laid a hand on his knee. “How ya doin’, buddy?”

A man chooses to take cocaine. He understands the risks he is taking, and he believes that taking the cocaine is worth the risk. Should he be allowed to take the drug? Or should the government force him to abstain from it, in his own interest? He is not hurting anyone but himself, so why should there be a law against it? This debate has raged since the beginning of civilization. J. S. Mill, in his Essay on Liberty, takes the position that is commonly accepted: the government should not interfere with matters that do not involve more than one person. These matters are often called "victimless crimes." Mill - along with the majority of people in today's world - claims that if a person commits a crime against his or herself, such as

This assignment will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the positive approach to victimology. It will do this by looking at other victimology approaches such as; Radical, feminist, and critical victimology. Analysing the different theories within each approach, to highlight the negatives and positives within the positivist approach to victimology.

Sexual assault can happen to anyone. It is not restricted by age, gender identity, or even sexual orientation. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Report finally redefined rape in 2012 as; “The penetration no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the person”(Sarah LeTrent, CNN). The key word here is consent. That being said, there still seems to be an underrepresentation of male victims. Yes, a man can be raped. The reason it may not be talked about is because it is still considered a taboo subject, especially in our society which still dictates that stereotypes concerning masculinity define men. An individual can be raped through physical force, and emotional or psychological manipulation. Although we are becoming more aware of this type of crime, there is still a lot of confusion on how a man can be the victim of such a heinous atrocity.

These testimonies were not a TV/movie story, they were real and painful, they were really of all kind, and some of them were really shocking. While they were sharing their stories I was thinking/evaluating each case and how I was going to proceed if that person were my client. These women are mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, etc. Some professionals, some unemployed. Regardless of their differences, they are just looking for a better life. As a school

What is rape, and to whom does it happen? Generally speaking, rape is a violent sexual act imposed on a nonconsenting partner that makes you question many things about yourself. Unfortunately the mythology usually surrounding rape is that it only happens to women. The fact is, rape does not only happen to women, but men as well. It is one of the most misunderstood of all crimes, and when the victim is male, understanding why it has happened, is one of the hardest things to comprehend.

On July 17, and on July 16, 2015, I went to the victim assistance program location and my supervisor went over with me all the crime reports. I choose to focus on the topic of Calling in Victims and how the agency practices relate to the topic. The coordinator of the program wants volunteer/interns to do a crime report workshop so volunteer/interns know what type of services we can offer to victims/witnesses needs. After the volunteer/interns are done with the crime report workshop, they must know what they are going to say to the victim because they will have to call the victim about what the program can do for victims. Since I’m done with my crime reports, I was able to call in one victim. My supervisor told me that as of now, I’m able to

Since the beginning of the regime on criminal law, countries across the world have been focused on the rights of the accused and not those of victim. This is because of the consideration that the accused is alone and the government as well as the societal machinery is running against him.