Stalking victims report different experiences with the criminal justice system in arresting or prosecuting the stalker. When contacted about a stalking victimization, the common police response was to take a report. Some state laws require the legal definition for stalking as to show evidence of fear and the amount that was acquired by the victim to prosecute the alleged stalker. This vague area in the laws often allows stalkers go free for lack of evidence. Stalking behaviors come from the need for a stalker to maintain a sense of power and control.
A stalker can be someone you know well or not at all. Most have dated or been involved with the people they stalk. Most stalking cases involve men stalking women, but men do stalk men, women do stalk women, and women do stalk men. 3.4 million people over the age of 18 are stalked each year in the United States.3 in 4 stalking victims are stalked by someone they know. Some stalkers develop an obsession for another person with whom they have no personal relationship.
Asked if she knew what it meant to kill someone, Weier purportedly responded, “I believe it’s ending a life and I regret it.” She also reportedly told the police, “The bad part of me wanted her to die, the good part of me wanted her to live.” Geyser reportedly stated that what she did was probably wrong. Both girls believed so much in the fictional character they thought that killing their classmate would show their devotion. Many people in court asked for mental tests to be done on both girls, since they haven’t done anything wrong before, the presence of a mental issue is possible. Geyser's attorney fought for the case to be fought in juvenile court. Though their brains are still developing they are still held liable for their actions.
Celebrity worship syndrome is an obsessive-addictive disorder in which a person becomes overly involved with the details of a celebrity's personal life. These fans will often hold a crush on a major film or TV star, singer, athlete or celebrity. The degree of devotion to celebrities can range from a simple crush to the deluded belief that they have a special relationship with the star which does not exist. In extreme cases, this can switch to hate of the previously loved celebrity, and result in attempts at violent attacks, one notable incident being the death of Rebecca Schaeffer by a stalking fan in 1989. Psychologists have indicated that though many people obsess over glamorous film, television, sport and pop stars, the only common factor between them is that they are all figures in the public eye.
Carlisle article explained that the dark side envelops their personality by the fantasy they were living in subconsciously. Now that the dark side consumed them they start satisfying their urges in reality. His theory is effective because it relates to how the serial killer thinks while they are under their other persona. The psychological theory that Carlisle describes in his article does not contribute to the role of situations and socioeconomic factors in crime. Psychological theory doesn’t explain the social reasons why the serial killer becomes who he is, such as poverty and the people around him creating the behavior of killing tendencies.
Drugs affect government and allegiances in terrifying ways but what about what happens to the families affected by narcotics? Drug abuse affects all people within the family. The addict is affected through their own self-destructive behavior while the rest of the family suffers through the devastation that it causes; involving them and affecting their lives. Drug abuse can tear families apart. The only way to resolve this ever so rampant issue is to educate the world about the pain accompanied by the high they would
There are some situations where women are the perpetrators of the abuse and men are the victims, but usually clinicians only see women seeking treatment for abuse. The US Department of Justice estimates that women are up to eight times more likely than men to be victimized by an intimate partner. Nurses play a very important role in identifying and treating the victims of intimate partner violence. Intimate partner violence is summarily defined as an ongoing pattern of domination and control perpetrated against an intimate partner through a culmination of physical violence, sexual assault, and/or psychological abuse. The abuser’s ultimate goal is to establish control over their victims.
Unit 4: The 'Less Dead' and Glorification of Serial Killers - Written Assignment There are numerous questions associated with serial murder investigation that bring about criticism, public and media pressure. I am going to start with the media. The media over glorifies everything on TV or in the news paper. I think that the media could start high panic in the community that could be harmful to others and hinder the investigation. Sometimes there are sick people out there that would do what is called a copy cat murder.
Hazing doesn’t only apply to men; it applies to women and teenagers. The hazing victims can be peer pressured into joining a group or an organization. Hazing can be lead to death threatens to the victims. Most of the deaths are because the hazing would go too far or go wrong. There are different types of hazing, which are subtle, harassment and violent.
The point of terrorism is to cause a wide and extreme sense of fear and also to prove a point or purpose, which mostly is another person or country. Terrorism is always carried out in a way that it draws an audience. Differences in terrorism involve to people who are being targeted and how terrorism is carried out. The next think you should be informed of is the term “justification”. What is justification?