Victims Of The North Carolina

Across the county, crime victim compensation programs continuously offer crucial financial assistance to victims of violence (NACVCB, n.d.). Often, victims of violent crimes suffer financial stress that can be as devastating as their emotional trauma and physical injuries (NACVCB, n.d.). Currently, the National Association of Crime Victim Compensation Boards (NACVCB) reports that every state in America has some form of crime victim compensation. Although no amount of money erases the trauma and grief that crime victims suffer, this aid can be crucial in the aftermath (NACVCB, n.d.).

On August 29th, 2005 Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic damage and flooding in Mississippi, Louisiana, New Orleans and areas in between. It destructed the lives and homes of thousands of people, with a total of 1,883 fatalities (Hurricane Katrina Statistics Fast Facts, 2015). Hurricane Katrina left many homeless and hospitals unprepared for the challenges posed to the healthcare system as a whole. Some of these challenges included gaining access to healthcare facilities, providing expedited care to those most in need, and preventing spread of disease that commonly occurs during natural disasters. Many facilities did not evacuate in time and many were left stranded in flooded waters as patients conditions worsened and access to essential medications and treatments became limited.

In any scenario involving repeated domestic violence, the victim of the abuse ought to have the right to defend himself from his oppressor. Is the victim supposed to allow his abuser to violate his rights because he must be cautious not to harm his oppressor? Of course not! In cases of domestic violence the victims must have the right of self-defense. Victims of domestic violence very frequently lose their lives. According to The Domestic Violence Network, "A recently published study of murder-homicides in North Carolina between 1988 and 1992 reported that in 86 percent of the cases the woman was murdered by her current or former partner. 18 Of those women who experienced a history of domestic violence, nearly half had previously sought legal protection from the murderer through an arrest warrant or restraining order. l9 Moreover, in nearly half those cases, the injuries extended to the woman's children, or those of the murderer." 20 Clearly victims' of domestic violence

While it is never fun to be the victim of a crime, there are only certain offenses covered under the CVRA. Back in 2008 I was a victim when my truck was broken into and a couple of things were stolen. That type of crime would not have been covered under a state crime victim’s rights act. The types of crimes covered are those of a personal nature. Crimes like murder, assault and bias-motivated crimes affect individuals on a much deeper level than breaking into a vehicle. For some, life will never be the same after having been victimized. This is where VA’s step in to offer whatever help they can be.

Over the last few year there have been many cases involving the death of a young African Americans being killed in ways that fellow black people would describe as vicious unreasonable manslaughter. The case involving Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was eighteen years old, and was shot to death by Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson police officer. (Bucanan par. 1) After the trial, Wilson was set free as the jury saw him as innocent for his actions. Due to this, and other cases where white police officers were let go after fatally shooting a black man, riots began to arise in different cities. (Bucanan par. 5) The most note-able of these riots would be the Ferguson riots where stores were looted and destroyed and police militarization was required to help settle the protests. (BBC News) The whole reason of the occurrence of these riots is because the black community feels the injustice of law enforcement and that the police force abuse the power bestowed upon them behind the badge on their chest. More specifically there is the issue of racism among the men and some women in the police force. And this is what people of other ethnic background leads to believe is the reason behind the unnecessary manslaughter and police brutality on black people. Like all debates there are always two sides to perspective. For the black community, the main point of view is that policemen are being overly and unnecessarily brutal with their arrests. And men

This paper will go in detail about a conducted in-person interview on a victim advocate named Christine Heer. Christine has a Master’s degree in Social work (MSW), including a Juris Doctor degree (JD). In addition, she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Domestic Violence Specialist (DVS). Christine earned her education at Rutgers University and has been practicing social work for as long as 27 years and is still going strong. She is also part of the NASW Ethics committee. Christine’s work mainly involves with victim assistance services that specializes in family law, collaborative law, mediation, mental health, education and therapy. As of now, she is teaching at Rutgers Continuing Education and the Victim Assistance Academy.

We, the victims have the unalienable right to have our own bathrooms for some series of events occurs when one brother forgets to put the toilet seat down. I am free from his older privileges and nagging at me. I have the right not to hear his “when I was your age….” Speech, telling me how much better he was when he was my age. I should be treated equal in the eyes of my parents. I have the right to have friends

In 2012 and 2013, approximately thirteen people per 100,000 annually attempt to commit suicide, whether this leads to hospitalizations or completed suicides; this makes suicide one of the leading causes of death in North Carolina. Members of the community identified as having the highest suicide attempts and deaths are between the ages 10-24 and 45-64 (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 2015). Also, out of these attempts and deaths, white men compose approximately seventy percent of those numbers across America (Amer. Foundation for Suicide Preven. 2015; NC Dept. of Health and Human Services 2012, 2013); this rate disproportionately places white men at a higher risk within their gender and race for suicide risk. However, this is not to say that minorities or women are at a lower risk, but they do have a much lower suicide rate than white men. But, most suicide victims in North Carolina from 2009 to 2011 were male, non-Hispanic, and between the ages of 25 – 64 (2013).

Crime Victims United of California is an organization which helps the victims of violent or serious crime to regain normalcy within their lives. Besides helping individual victims, they also are legislative activists helping support laws which support victims. According to the group, they use education and legislative advocacy to promote public safety and to make people aware of what are their rights when they are victimized by crime. Within the parameters of their programs for victims, CVUC provides psychological treatment as well as support emotionally and, if needed, financially to help people. They provide everything from a place to stay if they are psychologically or physically unable to return to their homes to education on what their rights are as a victim of a crime. These are limited as the primary focus of the group is in pushing forward legislation to protect people and also in providing legal representation to those who otherwise might not have representation or are reliant on legal representatives without expertise or particular interest in the case at hand. The attorneys and legal authorities working with CVUC are focused on advocating for the victim in terms of financial remuneration and also in representing the victim within the courtroom setting and in protecting the victim from being forced to interact with the perpetrator of the crime later on, such as in parole hearings where a victim is forced to relive

To protect the innocent should be the cornerstone of this society. We are the humanitarians of the world yet we allow those within to go without the same Constitutional rights that we grant to our most violent offenders. Amending the Constitution to include victim’s rights will only solidify the true essence of equal protection to

The 2004 Crime Victim’s Rights Act covers the same area but in a different way. The act provided rights in the areas of the federal constitution amendment to the victims. The act also examined state compensation programs across the 50 states and provided recommendations for improving the programs (Quinn and Brightman, 2015, p. 208).

As a society I believe we have grown to become more aware of victims than we used to. We can only hope that the reforms for victims and their families will continue to grow in the near future. C. Future of victim justice

There are still many layers of trauma that cover the systems that protect and care for us, our neighborhoods, and our families that need to be peeled away. But here is the hopeful part. If I lived in another county I might continue to sit and scratch my head and wonder how is my community going to stop child abuse. Well, I live in Buncombe County. A place where, within a year of discussing it, opened a Child Advocacy Center. A place where, in July, a Family Justice Center will open. A place where hope has a

When it comes to Victims’ rights and vengeance, a lot has changed since victims’ rights first came about to the justice system. I believe that when it comes to a case, trial, and the decisions that are made, the victim has many rights. I do believe that the victim has the right to be kept up to date on any info concerning the suspect, any charges, any new trial dates, and any changes to the case. I also believe that the victims’ opinion on what the sentencing to the suspect is and should be important and considered when deciding the suspects sentencing. Not necessarily charging the offender with what the victim wants but taken

Firstly, we can think that the press is not too free because it enable to remember some people like Bonnie & Clyde. We studied a text which presents the couple and the role of media in creating their myth. Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow were two criminals who realized their misdeeds in the early 1930s, during the Great Depression. There was revolts against the government and Bonnie & Couple used that to their advantage. They were young and lovers. The press contributed to amplifying this image of them. The couple was young, powerless, that's why people and the press had pity for them. The victims of Bonnie & Clyde didn't interest audiences because it became more like a fiction because it was a compelling duo. Today, thanks to the press, the criminal