Another form of Gender-Based Violence is Mass Rape in which rape is happening everywhere in large rates. ... The reason why Gender-Based Violence still remains a problem is because of the lack of education in these developing countries. ... "If someone steals a goat, the people would beat him up More weight is still given to the crime of stealing a thing than the crime of a person.... Gender-Based Violence is still happening today in modern society whether we know it or not. ... We are an organization that supports victims of forced marriages and honor crimes....

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All the gun control laws are not about preventing crime. Law abiding citizens who are armed will prevent crime. ... They do not stop crime while it is happening. Armed citizens can stop the crime before it ever even happens. ... Predominantly guns of crime are used by gang members. ...

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Rape is a crime of violence and aggression that can ultimately shatter a victim's life. It is a crime that does not discriminate against race or even gender. ... What is it about our society that makes rape such as a fast growing violent crime? ... Boys and girls are taught to accept many gender based attitudes, values and norms. ... This concept of gender based norms also apply to men. ...

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In their report Guidance for local partnerships on alcohol-related crime and disorder data' (2003) the Home Office suggested that alcohol-related crime or disorder should be defined as instances of crime and disorder that occurred, and/or occurred at that level of seriousness, because alcohol consumption was a contributory factor. ... A hidden crime that often goes unreported but worryingly shows an increasing link to alcohol is that of domestic violence. ... This is merely one facet of the problem that needs to be addressed and the reliability of the research upon which the white pape...

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A London based institute stated that women everywhere are more inclined to be assaulted or harassed not by strangers but by their partners, neighbors, family members and colleagues. ... It will ruin the victims self esteem and causes drastic mental repercussions for young children if they happen to be subject to the crime. ... Another common crime against women is Rape. ... These unwanted violent crimes of women occur everyday in every country, province, state and in any town. ... Many factors of life need to be relinquished to stop the spread of violent crimes throughout the world. ...

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The startling fact is that rape and sexual assault are increasingly becoming the fastest growing violent crime in our nation. ... Historically, rape was the sole "sex crime" recognized in law. ... The media is another societal-influenced based theory that encourages sexual aggression. ... This myth takes the responsibility of the crime away from the rapist and shifts it towards the victim. ... Based on police-recorded incident data, two-thirds of the victims 18 to 29 years old had a prior relationship with the rapist or knew the offender on a first name basis. ...

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Another example is if every time a person watches the news, they see minorities committing crimes and acting violently. Since this is what that person is seeing, they may start to think that all minorities commit crimes and act violently. ... This is similar to the idea that children think certain ways based on what they see and hear. ...

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Almost every program on television has violence included in the story line, every thing from news to cartoons, dramas, sitcoms, and reality-based TV shows. ... Based on the viewpoint of Patrick D. ... I don't see how that would do so because, by denying violence for entertainment, the Government is preventing possible future crimes. ...

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America has the largest crime rate in the world. Along with that crime rate is also the substantially high violence rate. ... Since 1960, a study based on real life experience has confirmed that there is a causative relation between the observation of aggression and violence on television and subsequent aggressive and violent behavior on the part of the observer (Eron, 2). ...

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Rap Music and Violence The issue of whether rap music contributes to violent crime is a continual debate here in America. ... Hamm and Jeff Ferrell reject Martin's analysis of the relationship between music and violence, charging that theory is based on racism and ignorance of both music and cultural forces (Monk p18). ... Hamm and Jeff Ferrell's article, "Rap, Cops and Crime: Clarifying the Cop Killer' Controversy,"" speaks of rappers singing about everyday experiences. ...

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For example, if an individual performs a hate crime or any kind of violence, the blame should not be directed to the artist. ... Many people based the student's acts to a movie that had come out to theaters by the name of "The Matrix" which had seen that was similar to what the students were wearing that day. This was totally wrongfully based accusations made by people because latter on they found out that the action of the students were caused by the bullying of other students. ... Base on my findings, I come to the conclusion that music, cartoons and movies serve as scapegoats for peop...

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With this noticeable increase in violence appearing in television programs, the juvenile crime rate has increased. ... Similarly, the major television networks have designated a "family hour" in which they air shows with a more family based content, nevertheless after eight p.m. adult based shows can be aired. ... Violence in the media might not be the sole or even the major cause of societal violence, but it is one factor in America's high rate of crime and violence. ...

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Studies show that as children get older, those who have been abused and neglected are more likely to perform poorly in school; to commit crimes; and to experience emotional problems, sexual problems, and alcohol and /or substance abuse (Graham 58). ... They are unable to function in relationships and tend to get pregnant at an early age (Graham 62) Community-based domestic violence programs are beginning to work collaboratively with other agencies to develop more ample responses to mothers and children affected by domestic violence. ...

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Television Violence When I was I child I used to watch shows like Batman and Spiderman. Both the shows were very similar. They both were about super heroes that fought crime. The shows consisted of a lot of fighting. Batman and spider man were very intelligent and used clues to determine where th...

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Their TV watching habits developed interest to Adolph Hitler and their obsession with bombs allowed them to commit such terrible crimes, which could have been prevented. ... On top of restricted access only from the parent, parents have the option to block specific programs that are based on date and time. ... There can no longer be any doubt that heavy exposure to televised violence is one of the causes of aggressive behavior, crime and violence in society. ...

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Terrorism, school shootings and hate crimes are an everyday reality. ... The models seen in movies are more dream-like than reality based, so children tend to form more "close-to-home" role models. ... Rather than blaming everything on the media and scrutinizing them so bluntly for these hideous crimes against humanity, we as people should shoulder some of the burden and blame upon ourselves. ...

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In Native Son, Wright employs Naturalistic ideology and imagery, creating the character of Bigger Thomas, who seems to be composed of a mass of disruptive emotions rather than a rational mind joined by a soul. This concept introduces the possibility that racism is not the only message of the novel, ...

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In Native Son, Wright employs Naturalistic ideology and imagery, creating the character of Bigger Thomas, who seems to be composed of a mass of disruptive emotions rather than a rational mind joined by a soul. This concept introduces the possibility that racism is not the only message of the novel, ...

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The interventions that follow are based on a number of harmful, false assumptions: Alcohol use and/or alcoholism causes men to batter. ... Drinking itself has some (insufficiently specified, according to the authors) direct relation to the violent crime. People think that acute alcohol effects (i.e., drinking at the time of the crime) account for only a modest amount of the variation in violence among the men studied. ...

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Also crimes done by African Americans have tarnished their image as equals and as an important race. ... It causes one once again to create negative impressions based on negative media portrayal. ... We cannot say that it has strictly been all the violence in the media that influenced these kids into committing such a horrendous crime, but we can say it had a great deal of influence. ...

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Toni Jupe, spokeswoman for the Adelaide-based pressure group "Young Media Australia", says that there are three distinct psychological effects of overexposure to any kind of violent media. ... The fingers on the triggers in Jonesboro may have belonged to 11-and-13-year-olds, but the real criminals of this crime and many others of this sort are the societies world-wide who allow TV to ram murder and other forms of violence down their throats, and who hand out guns and other potential murder weapons for playtime. ...

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Pioneered in the 1990s in Boston, where it was called Operation Ceasefire, this involves police and Community leaders meeting with members of criminal groups and delivering the message that their identities are known and that gun crime won't be tolerated. ... If we really want gun violence to stop they should restore the CDC's (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) freedom to study this issue and provide science-based Guidance. ...

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Domestic violence is definitely one of the most prominent topics of the book when one considers that John Marsden based the book on a newspaper account of a girl who at 16 found out that her father had murdered her mother; a television interview with a girlfriend of a murderer; a conversation with a girl who had a violent brother; and his own experiences in a Tasmanian prison when he was arrested during a conservation demonstration. ... Crime and Punishment are two chief factors of life and it is a chief theme in the book. ... Tracey says in a letter "There is life after death" This is showing...

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Society views this as a social problem because people believe that, with the increase in violent video games that are out on the market, violent crimes are also increasing. ... (Anderson, Dill) To me this seems psychological because it is based on how the mind reacts to the video games, which is psychological because it is focused mainly in the brain of the child. ...

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A clear example of what is asked of groups can be found; "International protective accompaniment is based in a spirituality of the Cross, where the accompanier takes on the poverty and vulnerability of the accompanied community," (p.190). ... By serving countries that the United States invests itself in, we are contributing to a cycle of bailing out our government after committing social and economic crimes. ...

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