Felisha Khooblall Criminology – Reaction Paper “Tracy Thurman Case” The Tracy Thurman Case was in the 1980s. Between November of 1982 and June 1983, Tracy Thurman was stalked and attacked by her estranged husband Charles Thurman. She was brutally attacked by Charles, stabbing her multiple times, kicking her and stomping on her skull. Due to the amount of damage done to her, she was turned into a quadriplegic. During the attack, the police allowed her husband to wander around for 25 minutes and watched as he continued to attack her.
Criminology can be used to reveal how society, police and the media all created a vulnerability that gave Pickton the opportunity to carry out his killings. Abnormal psychology is used to demonstrate his deviance as a result of his childhood experiences along with an incident that occurred with a prostitute. Finally cultural and physical anthropology can illustrate the influence of the social structures surrounding Pickton. Sociology: Criminology The criminology perspective of sociology reveals that Robert Pickton showed very typical characteristics of a serial killer. One of these actions is the fact that he targeted prostitutes and drug addicts from Vancouver’s downtown eastside, which is known for its drug problems.
Daniel Pelka; The four-year-old boy who was starved and beaten to death in March 2012 by his mother and step father. Winterbourne View; The abuse of patients in a Bristol hospital for people diagnosed with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health issues. I have chosen Winterbourne view for my assignment as at that time I myself had just begun a career in Health care and watched the programme from a carer’s point of view. In 2011, the BBC’s Panorama investigation brought to the public’s attention the prolonged and sustained physical and psychological abuse by some Winterbourne View staff towards their patients. These patients, many of whom were vulnerable and unable to convey their mistreatment to others outside of the hospital such as the Police, Social Services or the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The undercover footage which aired on BBC1 in June 2011 showed staff repeatedly assaulting service users, using inappropriate restraints and cold showers as a means to punish them. Service users where subjected to systematic abuse and were constantly mocked for their afflictions. A clinical psychologist who reviewed the footage described the abuse as "torture". Winterbourne view closed on the 24th June 2011 just over two weeks after the abuse was uncovered. 11 Carehome workers were sentenced in court as a direct result of the Panorama Probe.
Mr. Benoit's doctor is charged with improperly dispensing painkillers and other drugs to patients. He also is under investigation to determine whether he improperly prescribed drugs to Mr. Benoit. Dozens of wrestlers have died by age 40 from heart attacks or kidney or liver failure -- all consequences of heavy steroid and other drug abuse.” (Sherman, F: Dallas Morning News, 7/2007) “Steroids played a role in the deaths of
Maria Everson Zaborsky Infamous Crime Cases An infamous case that was solved by forensic evidence was the Theodore Robert "Ted" Bundy case. He was an American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and necrophile. He assaulted many women and girls killing between 30-40 people throughout seven different states, which Ted Bundy confessed to. He also cut the head of 12 victims off and kept the head in his house as a memory to always have, he would also kill women and later return to the crime scene to have intercourse with the body until it began to rot or was destructed by wild animals. In 1975 Ted was arrested in Utah but was released due to the little evidence, Two years later was convicted of kidnapping and escaped.
Deborah Massey from Frank Massey and sons funeral parlour contacted Doctor Linda Reynolds of the Brook surgery where Harold shipman was working in March 1998 concerned about the high death rate of Harold Shipman’s patient’s .The matter was brought to the police who where unable to find sufficient evidence to bring charges .The Shipman inquiry later blamed the police for assigning inexperianced officers to the case .Between April the 17th 1998 when the police adandoned the investigation , and shipman’s evential arrest he had Killed three more people. Death certificates where signed old age as cause of death. His last victim was a lady called Kathleen Gruny. .Kathleen’s daughter was a lawyer who became concerned when a solicitor informed her that a will had been made apparently by mother excluding her children but left £386,000 to Doctor Harold Shipman.. Obviously
That discovery triggered a criminal investigation. As a result of the investigation four members of the same family and two other women have been found related to the death of the man, identified as Michael Gilbert. The court case that soon followed has established that Michael Gilbert has been abused “for entertainment” for many years and has been kept prisoners at the address where he lived by the six people involved. Prosecutor Mr Stuart Trimmer has established that Michael Gilbert has been a vulnerable adult who was estranged from his own family and rented a room from his tormentors. That was the place where all the abuse took place.
The high-profile tragedies involving cults over the past decades are proof of the danger of such cults. 1. Example of “The Jonestown Cult” -912 followers were given a deadly concoction of a purple drink mixed with cyanide, sedatives, and tranquilizers, some of them drank it by force. 2. Example of the beliefs of the “Order of the Solar Temple” cult members- since 1993 more than 70 members have either committed suicide or been ritually killed in various countries.
Bill is the leader of this gang and Beatrix's ex-lover who also participates in the killings. Kiddo, spending four years in a coma, subsequently starts a one-woman vendetta against her former boss and teammates. Kill Bill is notorious for its graphic depiction of violence and gore. Many scenes had to be colored black and white or else the amount of blood would have given the movie a NC-17 rating. Bodies are stabbed, sliced in half, decapitated or otherwise mutilated.