Essays about: "Victimisation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the word Victimisation.

1. 1. Exploring fear of crime : A quantitative study of differential experiences among minority and majority bias-crime victims

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Sofia F. M. Schmidt-Kallesøe; [2023]
   Keywords : bias-crime; fear of crime; majorities; minorities; minority stress theory; routine activities theory;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses a significant knowledge gap in the existing literature on bias-crime, which primarily focuses on minorities while neglecting the experiences of majorities. The primary objective of this study is to shed light on bias-crimes targeting majorities and compare their impact on fear of crime with those experienced by minorities. READ MORE

3. 2. In Bondage at the Bottom of Hierarchy : A Study of Female Victimisation and the Exploitation of the Poor in Crime and Punishment

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Josefin Lann; [2023]
   Keywords : Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Crime and Punishment; Marxism; feminism; class struggle; female victimisation; double oppression;

   Abstract : This study investigates the societal tribulations of impoverished men and women in nineteenth-century St Petersburg in Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment. The analysis is centred around the novel’s portrayals of class struggle, female victimisation, and double oppression in capitalist and patriarchal society. READ MORE

4. 3. Wait here and be grateful - The illusion of colonial hospitality and the decolonial resistance of asylum seekers in the Netherlands

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Valerie van Schaik; [2023]
   Keywords : Agency; Asylum Seekers; Change; Community; Colonialism; Coloniality; Crisis; Decoloniality; Dehumanization; Exclusion; Feminist Studies; Forced Migration; Gender; Hospitality; Inclusion; Intersectionality; Liminality; Migrants; Migration; Modernity; Pluriversality; Race; Racism; Refugees; Relationality; Resistance; Victimization.;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the pervasive influence of coloniality in the lived experiences of asylum seekers in the Netherlands. Based in intersectional and decolonial feminist theories and methodology, my aim was to centre the silenced narratives of this marginalised group. READ MORE

5. 4. “I am all of this thing, but I am also having mother once, and she is loving me.” : Using Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala to discuss human rights violations in upper secondary education.

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Linus Eriksson; Lukas Odeborg; [2023]
   Keywords : Child soldiers; upper secondary education; deconstruction; trauma; childhood;

   Abstract : As the ages of gang criminality lower, the need for other perspectives is necessary. This study poses the question “why and how should literature featuring child soldiers be used to discuss human rights violations in the classroom in upper secondary school?” and deconstructs the binaries childhood-innocence and victim-perpetrator in the novel Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala. READ MORE

6. 5. Victim, According to Whom? : - A Minor Field Study on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of Children in Cambodia

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Elin Laurin; Hanna Fredell; [2022]
   Keywords : APLE; Cambodia; children; sexual exploitation and abuse; the legitimate status of being a victim; APLE; Kambodja; barn; legitim offerroll; sexuellt utnyttjande och övergrepp;

   Abstract : Cambodia is a destination, transit, and source country for child sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and has become particularly vulnerable due to growing tourism, increasing geographic accessibility, and widespread poverty. In the aftermath of SEA, repeated violations of children's rights and deprivation of their childhood occur. READ MORE