Prison Rape Essays and Term Papers
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Rape of Nanking
In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and began to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. The six weeks of carnage would become known as the Rape of Nanking and represented the single worst atrocity during the World War II era in either the European or Pacific theaters of war. The actual military invasion of Nanking was preceded by a tough battle
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How Can Rape Hapen?
The era surrounding World War I and World War II was full of death and controversy. Death was in the millions and social treatment of others was the topic of the hour. Jews were persecuted simply for their heritage and invading forces lay waste to whole villages and community/social structures. One way in which an invading force destroyed a community was by sexually assaulting the women and girls of the town. This example of social
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Date Rape
Date Rape "Rape is recognized to be the most under-reported of all crimes, and date rape is among the least reported, least believed, and most difficult to prosecute, second only to spouse rape", stated an article written by Ellen Sweet concerning the subject of Date Rape. With new drugs and pressure from the media to be more sexually attractive, date rape is becoming more and more of a problem. Since this problem is not spoken
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Juveniles in Adult Prisons
A deep look into juveniles in adult prisons. Touch bases on several smaller issues that contribute to juveniles being in and effects of adult prisons. The United States Bureau of Prisons handles two hundred and thirty-nine juveniles and their average age is seventeen. Execution of juveniles, The United States is one of only six countries to execute juveniles. There are sixty-eight juveniles sitting on death row for crimes committed as juveniles. Forty-three of those inmates
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Congress Must Aid in Funding for Treatment of the Mentally Ill in Prison
In August 2005, John Hyde went on a shooting spree in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When the shooting ceased, he had killed a total of five people; including a state transportation worker, two teenage motorcyclists, and two Albuquerque police officers. When arrested, the 48-year-old was found to have suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder for fifteen years. During this time he was in and out of prison, mainly for misdemeanors. Hyde’s mother blamed the New Mexico
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Date Rape
Date rape is not a rare incident that only happens in isolated situations. In fact, surveys indicate that in 84% of rape cases, the victim knew the attacker, and 57% of rapes occurred on dates (Warshaw 11). However, what is even more surprising than these high statistics is that most incidents of date rape go unreported. Several theories exist that try to explain this phenomenon. For example, many women may refuse to believe that their
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust
This paper addresses one of the holocausts during World War II--the forgotten holocaust. As you will read, this paper briefly describes the atrocities that occurred in Nanjing, China. Not many know or understand what really happened in this city. Hopefully, this paper can give those who do not know about "The Forgotten Holocaust" some knowledge of this sad and historical true story. When someone mentions the word holocaust, most often people will relate that word
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Date Rape
Every two minutes, somewhere in the world, someone is sexually assaulted. Of these approximately 248,000 victims, about 87,000 were victims of completed rape, and 70,000 were victims of sexual assault. Up to 4,315 pregnancies may have resulted from these attacks. Calculations based on the (National Crime Victimization Survey). Rape is often misunderstood. For one reason rapist are usually portrayed as a stranger, his motivation is entirely sexual, and the victim is always a young and
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Rape of Nanking
Final Exam Group A Defend or refute this statement: The late Iris Chang hoped that her work The Rape of Nanking would lead to an official Japanese apology for the atrocities Japanese troops committed in Nanking in 1937. Chang’s well-intentioned attempt to secure a Japanese apology for the Nanking atrocities is meaningless because many of the perpetrators and victims are now dead. Thus, a Japanese apology would be an empty gesture that has no meaning.
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The Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal
The Abu Ghraib prison scandal shocked the whole nation into disbelief that our United State’s army can do such a thing. In Marianne Szegedy-Maszak’s, The Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal: Sources of Sadism, explains the rough conditions and new situations these young soldiers were faced. The Abu Graib prison shared many traits needed to make our everyday human beings in to a torturer. But, what would it take for me and you to act out such
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Treatment of World War II Prisoners of War: Japan Vs. United States
Treatment of World War II Prisoners of War: Japan vs. United States The topic of POW’s is a fascinating one that can be dealt with in various ways. First, one can gain information from primary sources from diaries and journals kept by POWs or their captors and guards. Second, there are secondary sources that can give general overviews of what treatment the POWs received. Another interesting thing in learning about POWs is to compare
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The Use and Abuse of Illicit Drugs Within the Prison Systems on a Global Basis
Abstract This research paper will consist of an analysis of the use and abuse of illicit drugs within the prison systems on a global basis. With information gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in and out of the prison system, the control
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Summary of “a Study of Prisoners and Guards in a Simulated Prison”
Summary of “A Study of Prisoners and Guards in a Simulated Prison” by Dr. Philip Zimbardo Introduction Have you ever wondered why some institutions succeed while others fail? Dr. Philip Zimbardo, a Professor of Psychology, insists that America’s prison system is a failure because of the assumed responsibilities that come with certain positions and not because of the previously assumed dispositional hypothesis which claims the very nature of the prisoners and/or guards constitutes failure in
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Rape of Nanking
In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and began to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. The six weeks of carnage would become known as the Rape of Nanking and represented the single worst atrocity during the World War II era in either the European or Pacific theaters of war. The actual military invasion of Nanking was preceded by a tough battle
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Reintergration of Prisoners - Is It Possible?
Reintegration of Prisoners – Is it possible? The reintegration of prisoners back into “normal” everyday living is a difficult and seemingly impossible task. The challenges offenders on probation or parole face are great in number and size. Each criminal faces different hurdles based on their demographic, gender, length of stay, individual background, racial background, offense history, and the strength of their support system upon release. I believe that reentry is a realistic expectation; however, we
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Marriage Is like a Prison
Marriage Is Like A Prison Marriage is like a prison. It is a lifelong commitment that will hang on a persons shoulders forever. It can never be erased, and never be forgotten. Upon entering marriage, the crime is falling in love, the punishment is getting married, and the freedom is stripped from a person's very being. Falling in love is never considered a crime, but it is. Love is a rush of emotions that are
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Overcrowding in Prisons
Subject: Overcrowding in Prisons Being that I’m a criminal justice major I always have to stay up to date with new policies and procedures. When I was told about this paper I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about. I knew it was going to have to be something somewhat interesting or else I wouldn’t be able to write two pages on it. Yesterday I was going through some newspapers and this article
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Prison Economics
Prison Labor and Economy Introduction The U.S. prison population, already the largest in the world, grew by 3.4% annually between 1980 and 2004, leaving corrections facilities at 40 percent over capacity. Inmates in federal, state, local and other prisons totaled nearly 2.3 million at the end of last year. According to a recent study, there are more people behind bars in the United States than in any other country. Over 80,000 of these prisoners hold
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Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment
The Zimbardo prison experiment was a study of human responses to captivity, dehumanization and its effects on the behavior on authority figures and inmates in prison situations. Conducted in 1971 the experiment was led by Phlilip Zimbardo. Volunteer College students played the roles of both guards and prisoners living in a simulated prison setting in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. Philip Zimbardo and his team aimed to demonstrate the situational rather than the
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Inmates Draw Income from Inside Prison
Prison art continually adds to the curiosity of society and is gradually being sought after for many different reasons an individual may have. It does not matter if one is a first timer or a lifer, a correctional officer, the warden or a member of society, the visual language of art in prison cannot be escaped and is everywhere. "Prisons are full of people with great potential. It's sad that so many are not allowed
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Iraqi Prisoners of War
Recent photographs of Iraqi Prisoners Of War (POWs) being humiliated and abused by United States armed forces have caused uproar and disgust throughout the world. The sole purpose of any war is to win; either through destroying the enemy, or the achieving a specific goal. Why then should coalition forces be held to a higher standard in regard to treatment of POWs than the rest of the world? To fully explore this question we must
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Japanese Americans Interned in American Prison Camps During World War Two
Japanese Americans Interned in American Prison Camps during World War Two Anyone who has taken any sort of history course is most likely to have learned about World War Two and how the basic cause of this war was the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, which was a United States Water Naval Base on an island in Hawaii. “This day is a day which will live infamy” (Taylor 50), is the famous quote formally
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The Reality of Rape
Running head: THE REALITY OF RAPE The Reality of Rape Crystal Hebert Southern New Hampshire University Rape is a crime of violence and aggression that not only hurts a victim for the moment, but it shatters her entire life. According to the Britannica Encyclopedia, rape is defined as “any kind of unlawful sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse, carried out forcibly or under threat of injury and against the will of the victim.” This definition has
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter is a wizard, along with his best friends Ron and Hermione. He is in his third year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With the new year beginning and all these interesting things happening you can tell this is going to be a good book. Theres a mad man loose from Azkaban and the thing on people's minds is that he's going for one person. As the year goes on things happen
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Privatization of Prisons
Privatization of Prisons Private Prison, Inc. Introduction America has been getting tougher on lawbreakers. This is something that the public long has been demanding. The problem it creates, however, is a shortage of prison capacity to hold the increased numbers of convicted criminals. This has led to: prison overcrowding, sometimes prompting court actions against penal systems; rapidly rising operational outlays; and taxpayer resistance to the cost of new prisons. A partial answer to the problems
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