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Crime Stories: “Behind That Wall, You Feel Very Lonely”
Crime stories: Interview with a 31-year-old woman who was a victim of child sexual abuse and sexual assault. Many Experiences with Crime “I have many experiences with crime. Most of them, I’ve never reported to the police. They are very serious things. I have a sexual abuse past, with incest, maltreatment, and sexual assault. Both within the family and outside. When I was two, I was maltreated severely. I’m not entirely certain when the incest happened. I think I was 4, and ...
News: Fair And Skilled Prison Officer Reduces Violence
Prisons with fair and skilled prison officers have lower rates of violence than other prisons. A new study published in the journal Criminology shows how a prison officer can reduce violence within prison walls. Prison Officers and the Criminal Justice System Prison officers form a very important part of the criminal justice system and they have a lot of power inside prison walls. For inmates, a prison officer is the most visible representatives of the criminal justice system ...
Crime Stories: “The Worst Thing Was The Pain”
Crime stories: Interview with a 23-year-old man who was a victim of serious assault. “It happened last year July. We were at a party, it was like a village event. I was with my girlfriend and a couple of friends. It was almost at the end of the party, around 2 am, when I bumped into someone. The other person didn’t respond well, he got mad. I walked away with a friend of mine, but I got pushed in the back. I turned around and got punched in the face. I was out. They called ...
News: Increasing Women’s Education Reduces Intimate Partner Violence
Increasing women’s education protects them from intimate partner violence. That was shown in a recent study published in the journal Criminology. Intimate Partner Violence Intimate partner violence is a considerable problem around the world. It can include psychological, physical, and sexual violence. It is well known that intimate partner violence can have detrimental consequences for its victims. Hence, policy workers have long tried to design and implement strategies to ...
Crime Story: “A Lovestory Gone Wrong”
Real crime story: Interview with a 40-year-old woman who was a victim of intimate partner violence. Starting Point: Divorce “What happened was basically a lovestory that went wrong. I was married to my husband, the father of my three children, for almost 16 years. Things went downhill in the final three years of our marriage. But it wasn’t until I fell in love with someone else I had met online, that I finally plucked up the courage to end our marriage. My husband reacted ...
News: Prison Program Reduces Anger and Paranoia in Inmates
How can inmates be best prepared for their life after prison? This question has been hotly debated for long. A successful return of inmates to society is important because it can lower the risk that they will again commit crime. One way to make the transition from prison back to society more successful can be through a rehabilitation prison program. A new study in Portugal shows that such programs can lower inmates’ feelings of anger, shame, and paranoia. Rehabilitation in a ...