She joined the Gay Police Association and eventually made a complaint after six months of homophobic bullying. She won her sexual discrimination claim after an employment tribunal ruled she had been subjected to a relentless series of homophobic conduct (BBC news, April 4th 2011.) According to a report by the Gay Police Association complaints of homophobia rose by a quarter in 2008 compared to 2007. Chairman of the association, Paul Cahill, announced that there were situations where colleagues would come into work and openly state their religious opposition to homosexuality and quote from the bible. Many gay officers saw this as an attempt to intimidate or harass them.
Each group of individual in the United States has had their share of hate crimes against them, but the key is to learn from them, teach the youth and move on. Body: If one were to look at crimes that are based on sexual orientation, the number of crimes is astounding. A hate crime based on one’s sexual orientation is when an individual is bullied, threatened, harassed, or even killed due to his or her sexual likings. For instance, look at Matthew Shepard. He was a gay man who was beaten and tied to a fence post and left for dead, all because he was gay.
September 11, 2001 was one of the most horrific and historic events of all time. It has made the American citizens stereotype Muslims and those Arabs who appear to be Muslims in America. Those innocent Arabs are being “punished” because of the terrorist groups that are against America and what we stand for. In America, they are no longer looked at the same way; they are all looked at like terrorists and horrible people. The events of 9/11 have created hatred, fear, discrimination and Americans have begun racial profiling because of the Arabs who participated in the attacks.
Sexually transmitted diseases/infections and blood in the victim’s clothing are also signs of sexual abuse. Abuse victims may also show inappropriate sexual behavior (12Ma20). Sexual abuse is a traumatic experience and causes long term mental illness. It can occur during childhood but can lead to mental health illnesses that can follow the victim into adulthood. This leads to problems in the victims relationships because they relate their relationships to the experiences they’ve undergone with their abuser.
The most common causes of discrimination are: sexual orientation, race, disability, religious beliefs, age, gender, and ethnicity. The competition for jobs, opportunity, and economic standing can also lead a dominate group do developing discriminatory policies and beliefs. Women often find themselves passed over in the work place. Minorities are often targeted by law enforcement and people of authority. Since the bombing of the World Trade Centers September the 11th 2001, many Muslim people have been single out as terrorist and often find themselves ill-treated in public setting.
Because sexual abuse is such a disturbing incident, false accusations of sexual abuse have huge, if not shocking, consequences for families. There is a bit of controversy about false memory syndrome, on one side by those who believe that the memories are not true, and on the other side by those who say that people who have committed the sexual abuse acts are using false memory syndrome to question allegations against them. The effects of memories such as these rising to the surface, whether they are actual memories or not, is often devastating to formerly functional families. The article in question has taken on the view from the False Memory Society in which the accused has stated that the accusations are false. The article revolves around one daughter who is split on whether to believe her sister’s letter about her father sexual assaulting her when she was 2 or to believe that her father is innocent.
Youth Violence an Epidemic Violence is one of the most problematic issues we face in society today. To most people, the most ridiculous and noticeable violence is youth crime. Youth violence has become a lifestyle that includes drugs, guns, gangs, and murder. Contributing factors to the problem stem from lack of parental supervision and guidance, social and peer pressures, and violence on television. Everything from school shootings to capital murder, it is apparent that the problem is only getting worse.
The actual known hate crimes targeting gay men and lesbians is compromised because of the inclusion of sexual orientation as a category under the federal hate crimes law. What I don’t think people understand is that victims of such hate crimes suffer more physical trauma and psychological trauma than any other crimes. Sexual orientation continues to be excluded from many states, as I stated earlier. The U.S. Senate rejected the inclusion of sexual orientation in federal hate crime laws back in the late 1990’s even though hate crimes towards gays and lesbians were
Hate crimes are still very real in today’s world. There is more than one type of hate crime in the United States. Hate crimes are attacks against a person, property or even the society and are because of racism. Even though the Civil Rights Act was passed the people are still acting out and violating harmless victims because of racism. It is surprising the statistics even for 2012 of the violate attacks against the victims.
Crim 135 MWF 12pm-12:50pm Dr. Hughes Sex offenders are a statewide problem that keeps growing in the united state alone there are over 92,000 registered sex offenders. With sex offenders on the rise, residency restriction are beginning to tighten making it almost impossible for registered offenders to get their lives back on track. Some states have gone as far as banning registered offenders from 500-25,00 feel near places where kids are know to hangout. Although residency restrictions gives victims and their families a hard piece of mind. They make it almost impossible for offenders to get a fresh start.