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    Criminal Victimization of Maltreated Children According to the National Child Abuse Statistics, in 2016 “3.6 million reports of child abuse and neglect were reported to state and local agencies in the United Stated involving 6.6 million children (American SPCC 2).” Tracie Afifi stated in her article regarding child maltreatment that “children are not the cause of child abuse, but may contribute to the occurrence of violence if there existed an ill fit between the parent and child characteristics

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    Domestic Violence and Sexual Victimization As we already know, domestic violence is the intentional, malicious and intimidation of an abusive behavior as being part of a systematic pattern of power and control performed by one intimate partner against another. This should be in forms of physical, verbal, emotional abuse, economic, religious, and even sexual abuse. The occurrence and brutality of domestic violence can vary dramatically; nevertheless, one of the main components of this domestic violence

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    “People dominate animals, men dominate women.” Each is a relation of hierarchy, an inequality, with particularities and variations within and between them. (Cite Orange book pg. 92.) For centuries, women have been viewed and used as a man’s “property”, whether it is being used for sexual satisfaction or for the sake of bearing children and taking care of the home. Men are typically perceived as head of the household and whatever they say goes; anything to satisfy their hunger for power and control

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    Before the colonization of Britain in 1770, 500 groups of indigenous nations, made up of 750,000 people lived peacefully in Australia with little to no contact with the outside world. After less than 20 years, the aboriginal population of Australian was reduced by 90%. In modern times, these ways of colonization has led them shorter life expectancy, higher rates of mortality, poorer health, lower levels of education & employment than non-aboriginal australian. (source) The deterioration of political

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    Introduction The issue of sexual assault is prominent in today’s society, but it is an even bigger issue on college campuses. College students are at a particular risk for victimization in that they are in a populated area containing alcohol and motivated offenders that lack guardianship, which is consistent with routine activity theory. College students tend to hangout with the same group of people, engage in extracurricular activities, and attend many parties. College aged students are young

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    assaulted. It is hard to bring justice for a victim of sexual victimization, more so when the victim does not press charges. Even if charges are pressed it may be hard to prosecute the perpetrator because of the lack of evidence. To some extent our society has become jaded to the impact that sexual abuse has on a person’s wellbeing – as evident in the news article that will be discussed. This paper will also discuss the impact sexual victimization has on society as well as how gender and sexual aggression

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    The victimization of women through rape has been noted to be prevalent due to their weak protective behaviors. Research conducted by Fisher, Cullen, and Turner (2000), also note that self-protective behaviors by victims may be a key influence to the outcomes of the sexual violence. In this context, Fisher et al. (2000), indicated that women are constantly using physical protective actions, such as fleeing and fighting back but these two actions grant them a rare chance of escaping from the victimization

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    forced to disappear from conversations. The problem arises when serious issues such as sexual violence and victimization are labeled unmentionable. Sexual victimization is a frequent occurrence in the United States and because of its frequency, it is necessary to broadcast correct and accurate information in order to develop a more educated society. There are many components to sexual victimization that must be addressed as uncomfortable as they may be. This research will demonstrate the importance

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    that make various individuals vulnerable to victimization. Numerous types of cybercrimes exist throughout the world, including identity theft, spam, phishing, and online consumer fraud that relies on computer-based technology to facilitate criminal activities. The risk of cybercrime victimization influences individuals who differ in age, gender, ethnicity, and social class. This conveys that certain individuals are more likely to face cybercrime victimization than others. It’s also important to understand

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    together as a whole to minimize all crime. Now, we have covered our key concepts let’s explore how victims can be compensated for being victimized of a crime weather it is non-violent in nature or a violent crime. When an individual falls prey to victimization and would like to be compensated, he or she has process that would need to follow and complete in a

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