Essays on Criminology

Criminology Research Project: Hate Crime – Refugees And Asylum Seeker

Abstract This research sought out to examine the impact of hate crime on refugees and asylum seekers. Using a theoretical based methodology, the paper reviewed various journals in the UK from the period 2008- 2018 on hate crimes against asylum seekers and refugees. Literature reviewed has shown that hate crime in England and Wales have...
3282 Words 7 Pages

Drunk Driving: Technologies To Measure The Concentration Of Alcohol

Drinking and driving is against the law. No adult can consume above 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. The effects of alcohol to the brain, slows down a person’s reaction time e.g. would take a longer period to respond to a hazard. The extra distance travelled in that time is called the ‘thinking distance’....
3034 Words 7 Pages

Fundamental Attribution Error in Rape Culture: Responsibility and Blame of Victims

Abstract This paper reviews the work of two studies on the responsibility and blame of victims. Cohn, Dupuis, & Brown (2009) prepared two studies to investigate responsibility based on resistance and reputation. While Untied, Orchowski, Mastroleo, & Gidycz (2012) created a study to measure responsibility responses towards victims and perpetrators. The intent is to recognize...

Impact of Domestic Violence on Society

As Chief Policy Officer for the prevention and reduction of societal crime in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), a directive has been given by Andrew Barr, the ACT’s Chief Minister, to reduce domestic violence rates in the Territory. Violence, whether an action against an individual or against the greater community, affects everyone. In order to...

Gender Shapes Societal Perceptions of Domestic Violence among Refugee Communities

Introduction: Domestic violence or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has been recognised globally as a serious social, health and human rights concern. This may involve sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Although domestic violence occurs across all cultural and faith communities (Devries et al., 2013), little is known about how refugee women settled in Australia experience violence...

The Issue Of Hate Crime In New South Wales

In my experience as a working criminologist, I propose that significant attention be deliberated towards hate crime. Hate crimes have severe implications both for victims and for the community at large. We remain deeply concerned by the under-recording and under-reporting of hate crimes in NSW, which give us reason to believe that it is not...
1847 Words 4 Pages

Domestic Violence: Case Study of The Brown Family

Introduction The following case study documents the criminal hearing of assault and then intervention order which was heard in the Adelaide Magistrates Court during January of 2012. The purpose of the Adelaide Magistrates Court is to provide access to a number of courts and services. They include Magistrate Court, Criminal and Civil, Drug Court, Diversion...
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