Victims are 15 times more likely to experience sexual assault by someone they know than by a stranger and according to The Australian Bureau of Statistics Sexual Assault in Australia: A Statistical Overview (2004) three-quarters of female adults (78%) thought that they had a high chance of being sexual assaulted by a stranger. Further, only 6% of female homicide victims were killed by a stranger or a person they did not know in 2009 (Hayes & Prenzler, 2012). The media would have us believe, however, that these particular crimes as predominately committed by strangers. The media portray "s...

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Furthermore, feminist victimology research challenged the popular concept of 'stranger danger' and revealed that "women are significantly more likely to be victimised by a man they know than by a stranger....

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The crime reports provided by the police demonstrate numerous examples of crimes between strangers, crimes in public places, and crimes specific to age. Since the police rarely mention whether or not the victims and the offender knew each other, the impression created by the public is that crimes occur frequently between strangers than they do in reality (Best, 1999: 145). ...

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If one does not want their identities being reviewed by the government but is completely okay with having their identities reviewed by strangers, they need to realize the real problem. ... Strangers on the other hand, review one's identities and pictures to find information out, obsess over an ex-lover, or stalk a possible next target for his or her sick game. ...

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Because of the deterioration of family life, and also because of their easy access to guns, these juveniles are likely to commit more vicious crimes than their predecessors, targeting strangers as well as known enemies. ...

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What is your perception on an Aboriginal offender/non-offender? How does the society portray Aboriginals? How does the Criminal Justice System sentence an Aboriginal? The Criminal Code of Canada has made a lot of adjustments. Generations continue, and society changes furthermore. Sentencing has been...

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"Once inside, I was walked through a gauntlet of desperate men. Their hot smell in the muggy corridor was as foul as their appearance. None of them seemed to have a full set of front teeth. Many bore prominently displayed tattoos of skulls or demons. One could argue whether it was the look of these ...

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