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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Victims of crimes"”.
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Fitting in: A study of lesbian mothers in rural southeastern Michigan
… little scholarly attention. The primary focus of the existing research has highlighted the isolation experienced by lesbian parents within such locations, but little examination has been made of other issues or their coping mechanisms. This study was designed to address these deficits in …
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Gender-bias and its influence on the accuracy of eyewitness identification of perpetrators
… can identify characteristically with victims of crimes, but few have looked at how eyewitnesses identify with the perpetrators in any capacity (Block, Greenberg, & Goodman, 2009). More specifically, few have looked at how gender-bias influences eyewitness identification of the …
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The convergence of psychopathy, self-rated vulnerability, and other-rated vulnerability
Previous research has found that victims of crime tend to exhibit asynchronous movement (e.g. Grayson & Stein, 1981), and the fact that victims display different body language suggests that they may be sending inadvertent signals to their own vulnerability (e.g. Murzynski & Degelman, 1996). Body …
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Defining the Church's Advocacy Role to the Modern Prison System
… over the past century and the episcopal teaching of the American bishops over the past three decades. Chapter one reviews the concept of 'advocate' and the Church's advocacy role to the poor, oppressed, and marginalized. Chapter two reviews the episcopal statements concerning the advocacy role to …
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The Attractiveness of the Victims and Defendants of a Crime as Contributing Factors to the Severity of the Penalties Assigned by Simulated Jurors
… a jury is deciding upon the guilt or innocence of a defendant, the facts pertaining to the crime are the sole determinants of the verdict reached. There is reason to believe, however, that this is not always the case. A substantial body of literature supports the idea that the impression jurors …
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Legal system support of crime survivors and attitudes on justice
Researchers have demonstrated the impact of victimization on mental health, and survivor dissatisfaction with legal processes and services. Recent literature supports the efficacy of restorative justice programs that started in response to retributive justice and its inability to directly address …
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Community attitudes and the role of the victim offender relationship in child sexual abuse cases
… particularly when considering the victim-offender relationship and perceived seriousness of child sexual abuse. This study examined the effects of 4 different victimoffender relationships and the degree of trust within these relationships on perceptions of offence seriousness and emotional …
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When teachers are victims : A study of support in Western Australian government schools for teachers who have been assaulted by students
The aims of this study were to determine the personal effects of student assault upon a teacher and what assaulted teachers feel that they need in the way of support. In particular, I wanted the study to focus on the personal aspects of the cases as I was convinced that assaulted teachers …