Explore the complexities of violence through research, articles, and resources. Understand its causes, effects, and prevention strategies in society.
Female violence is one concept that attracted the attention of criminologists over the recent past. A number of factors are associated with the rising cases of female violence. Using Lizzie Borden as a case study, it is clear that female violence can be caused by biological, environmental, social, and psychological factors. Lizzie Borden was arrested […]
Introduction Cases of violence against indigenous women are an issue of international concern and national human rights crisis. These cases have been rampant in several countries across the globe for example Canada where foreign women face serious violence cases. Even in the wake of adopting laws to govern human rights, international bodies, civil society groups
School Violence School violence is acknowledged as a main social issue which not only influences the students’ educational achievement and well-being, but can as well establish citizenship education and democratic value. School violence is referred to as youth violence which takes place in school property, in a school sponsored events, or on the way from
Covid-19 Pandemic and Family Violence Countries across the globe are battling COVID-19 by employing measures that include school closures, national quarantines, online work, lockdown, and border closures to minimize the transmission speed. Almost every region in the world has experienced some kind of restriction, with measures differing from one area to another. For instance, United
Types of Abuse In the Book “Family A Child Called It” The book “A Child Called It” gives the narrator’s experience of child abuse under the care of his parents, particularly his mother. It is a sad and emotional story of how the narrator endured physical and emotional abuse as well as child neglect, in
Traditionally, violence risk assessment tools are applied to evaluate if individuals are likely to participate in dangerous behavior in the near future. The validity of such assessment tools relies on historical and current risk factors, along with personality traits of an individual. Nevertheless, common assessment tools do no account for cultural factors. In their article
Since the 1960s, various scholars have contended that exposure to violence in movies, video games, television, cell phones, and the internet has detrimental effects on children. In particular, it has been presumed that excessive exposure poses higher risks of violent behavior among the viewers. The ultimate outcomes of this supposition are that children who are
The aim of this paper is to provide insight in to the gender based differences in status and power that exist between men and women and how these differences influences the susceptibility of women to acts of violence with specific reference to the primary sources; The wife of Bath’s tale, The Clerk’s tale (From The
The now pervasive use of restorative justice within the criminal justice system in Victoria is an ambitious initiative whose primary objective is to respond to key prerequisites of victims and society. In particular, restorative justice lays emphasis on victim’s’ needs and expectations while, at the same time, seeking to transform the offender. It also creates
CJA 315 Assignment 1: LASA 2: Violence and Drugs in Centervale – Defending Abby Having successfully completed law school, you are now a second-year defense attorney with the state. You have been entrusted with the task of defending Abby, who has been charged with illegal farming of marijuana with intent to sell and illegal possession