Federal laws do not dictate the laws on stalking; state governments regulate and define them. The state of New Mexico has their own dictation which is similar to those of other states, but is in their own words. Stalking charges can range from a misdemeanor to a felony and can only get worse if the pursuant continues. New Mexico defines stalking as follows. The stalker knowingly pursuing a pattern of conduct that would cause reasonable person to be frightened, intimidated, or threatened.
Embarrassment b. Love c. Intimidation/fear d. Expectation of a lack of response Transitional Statement: Now that we have looked at the reasons why domestic violence should be reported, I would like to inform you of what you can do if you are in an abusive relationship. I. Domestic Abuse may lead to physical injury, psychological trauma and death. b.
The concept of surveillance can therefore involve numerous techniques, as will be discussed later within this paper. For the average law abiding citizen the issue of surveillance has different debatable point of views. One argument that can be drawn is whether an individual’s choice of privacy is being stripped with the advancement and placement of surveillance implementations (need to be reworded). Should this choice also be extended to those who commit serious deviant crimes? Offenders who are convicted of sex crimes are often considered some of the most dangerous to society, thus deemed in need of constant monitoring and surveillance when in the community.
Domestic violence refers to acts of violence that occur between people who have, or have had, an intimate relationship in domestic settings. Victims of domestic violence rely heavily on law enforcement; legal agencies to help them receive the help they need to either reconcile their relationship with their abusive partners or to escape from them. By offering full protection and treatment options to those seeking reconcile and offer full protection for those seeking to escape this violence so that they don’t have to put up or worry about retaliation from the offender. The criminal justice system is to bring justice for all, by convicting and punishing the guilty and stop them from offending further crimes, while protecting the innocent. It is responsible for perceiving crime and brings it to
Is rationale to assume that parental and family risk factors played a vital part in the life of a criminal, because they are a product of their surroundings. Understanding the mental process of a criminal behavior can assist on identify the problems such as antisocial behaviors. It identifies the individuals with their parents and other family members of the family. Taking a look at the parents and siblings will give researcher a different spectrum that can or may not voucher for the actions of the criminal, it brings all the issues about their past to surface. Parental and family risk factors effects and shapes the individual into the person that they are today.
It is an attorney’s obligation, in fact, to break that attorney-client privilege in order to prevent future harm (Meyer & Grant, 2003). Attorneys may also report intents to commit perjury in order to prevent an act of fraud against a court. These and many other issues are what make the concept of attorney-client privilege so important in regard to the court system. Bibliography
Victims of Stalking/Criminal Harassment Jessica Beaulieu/995908 Victimology Brenda Thomas Stalking has recently emerged as a social problem, becoming more clinically researched and being made more aware to the public as a problem. It has come to the attention of many jurisdictions and is now a criminal offence. The word “stalk” was basically defined as the act of following ones prey or walking stealthily (Mullen, Pathe, & Purcell, 2000). There was once no legal definition for stalking, people described it as being pestered or frequently followed by strangers; looking back on their experiences, now that there is a definition they realize they were stalked. Stalking has become more dangerous, victimization is becoming worse to the extent that they are murdered often times.
Criminal Psychology: Trauma that influences criminal behavior Criminal activity is the act of an individual breaking a law. This could vary from a violent murder to a simple argument out in public. Criminals are usually prosecuted and sometimes are not granted a fair trail due to the severity of the crime they have committed, but could there be a psychological reason as to why an individual is persuaded to commit a crime? This has been a controversial debate that has been researched over the years. It is believed that certain traumas and different environments have a great effect on how ones mind develops.
Gelles, R. J., & Maynard, P. E. (1987). A Structural Family Systems Approach to Intervention in Cases of Family Violence. Family Relations, 36(3), 270. In this article authors apply a structural family system perspective to clinical intervention in violent families. According to the authors family violence has been going on for centuries, but it wasn’t until C. Henry Kempe and his colleagues wrote about the "clinical condition in young children who receive serious physical abuse, generally from parents or foster parents," that the problem of child abuse received serious professional and public attention.
In coerced-internalized, suspects actually come to believe they are guilty of committing a crime. Coerced-internalized confessions occur when nervous suspects feel intimidated by interrogation tactics. Interrogators typically offer suspects a reason or scenario as to how or why they could have committed the crime, and then forgotten it. In a recent Los Angeles Times article it details how detectives coerced a confession out of a 19 year; the detectives said they would let Archer go if he was at the time in the car when murder happened, which basically is tricking him into saying something he