Essays about: "Perception of the victim"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 22 essays containing the words Perception of the victim.
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11. Behind Closed Doors. A Study on Swedish Authorities' Perceptions on Gender of Offenders and Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)Abstract : Intimate partner violence is a global issue that occur in both opposite and same-sex relationships, with both male and female offenders, but also with male and female victims. The police and social services are the two main authorities in Sweden to evaluate the situation of intimate partner violence, identify the offender, examine the probability of future violence, and to provide victim support. READ MORE
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12. Framing the female foreign terrorist fighter - A thematic analysis of how headlines in the United Kingdom portray the case of Shamima Begum
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)Abstract : This qualitative study adopts a criminological perspective to investigate how newspaper headlines surrounding western-raised female Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) are being framed by the British media. This investigation employs a case study approach, to thematically analyse how narratives surrounding a high profile British FTF, Shamima Begum, were framed by headlines of British newspapers once she requested repatriation to the United Kingdom (UK) after four years as a FTF in Syria. READ MORE
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13. Contested identity, contested struggle : A critical discourse analysis on victim-agent narratives regarding commercial sex in Thailand
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines how efforts regarding the commercial sex industry in Thailand can be positioned in relation to an agent-victim framework. In the context of the expanding sex industry in Thailand, it becomes relevant to look at how efforts regarding it risks reproducing notions of ‘the prostitute’ as the victimised Other, and thus reinforcing neo-colonialism. READ MORE
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14. How rape myths are used in Swedish child rape court cases in comparison with adults : A critical discourse analysis
University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Umeå universitet/Juridiskt forumAbstract : A commonality in rape trials is that the legal system is colored by myths and norms – more specifically ‘rape myths’. These myths includes the perception of ‘men as more sex needing’, ‘rape victim brought the offense on themselves’ and so forth. READ MORE
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15. State compensation as trafficking victims' recall for justice. : -A comparative study of the implementation of trafficking victims' right to state compensation in five EU-member states, as a measure of transnational justice and equality before the law.
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : State compensation is considered a complementary tool for victims of crimes’ access to restorative justice. Particular benefits with state compensation for trafficked persons is the non-involvement of the offender, which by the nature of the crime usually implies a major obstacle for their access to financial compensation. READ MORE
