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Serial Rape: A Report, 2006.
This paper discusses common factors that can contribute to an individual becoming a serial rapist, while dispelling misconceptions and theories.
2,678 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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The author examines how our male-dominated society has taught men how to control women and that rape is simply a form of this control. Some believe that men have aggressive needs and express them in a sexually violent way. The paper explains that society needs to research this further and discover ways to prevent this form of sexual violence.
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"The study of serial rape has finally gained the attention of experts, including sociologists, psychologists and law enforcement officials. Indeed, it appears that our male-dominated society in general - and the male-dominated world of the study of serial rape - is taking a closer look at the terrible crime and its profound impact upon American society and our justice system in particular."
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The Re-definition of Rape, 2006.
A look at how the feminist movement has re-defined the definition of rape and the effect that rape has on a victim.
1,860 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper discusses how historically, the concept of rape has severed to protect a man's right to exclusive sexual access to his woman, while the feminist re-definition of rape empowers women to assert control over their own bodies. This paper also reviews various reactions to this re-definition of rape and discusses the effects that rape has on a victim.
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"Criminology indicated that date rape was an under-reported crime (Date pp). Vanstone highlighted the fact that sex through physical violence is clearly viewed as rape, date rape, on the other hand, may not involve physical violence (Date pp). There are other forms other forms of coercion to obtain sex that is also considered rape, such as "fear of violence, detention, intoxication with alcohol or a drug, and deception can all be factors relevant to whether the woman has consented (Date pp). Vanstone said that date rape has been an offence for a very long time, yet only recently has been acknowledged as a serious social problem (Date pp). According to a 1996 survey, almost 90 percent of rape victims know the perpetrator, and of these victims, some 25 percent were the current partner, boyfriend or date of the victim in the twelve months prior to the survey, and if previous partners are added in, the percentage is as high as 37 percent (Date pp). However, date rape is rarely reported to law enforcement authorities, and most surveys indicate that the number of sexual assaults reported to the police are only the tip of the iceberg (Date pp). "
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Rape Statistics, 2002.
An examination of statistics surrounding the crime of rape - unreported rape, likelihood of being a victim etc.
1,510 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper is a study of the calculation of statistics about rape. The data that the writer chose for this assignment involves the number of injuries resultant from violent crime in the United States. Specifically, the writer looks at how the likelihood of being the victim of a violent crime in the United States is related to gender and race of the victim. Included in the paper are worked calculations and tables.
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"In order to make such a study possible, the researchers have to look at a large collection of data, sometimes incomplete that will vary from doctor to doctor. One of the first problems that arise is the underreporting of rape in the United States. It is widely believed in the United States that only 1 out of three rapes are reported to authorities. The second problem is that different doctors will characterize the injuries differently among No injury, severe injury, and minor injury. For example, a bruise for one doctor may be a minor injury, but for another doctor, no injury. The measurement scale is an interval, severe, some (minor) injury, or no injury. Attached is a copy of the data from the Bureau of Justice statistics.'
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"Rape Fantasies", 2006.
This article discusses Margaret Atwood's short story "Rape Fantasies".
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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This article studies the book "Rape Fantasies" and the writer asks the question "Who is the victim when a woman is raped?" The writer maintains that the women of Margaret Atwood's short story "Rape Fantasies" suggest that women often cannot identify who is a victim and who is not a victim when they are raped. The story is told as a monologue in the first person voice of a woman named Estelle. It chronicles a group of women indulging in spoken fantasies about rape, specifically being raped by men. At first, the women's joking tones suggest that they are not really talking about being raped at all, but enjoying their sexuality. The women desire sex with strangers but use the word 'rape' as a way of discussing their unspoken and unacknowledged sexual desires in a culture that does not permit women to openly acknowledge their sexuality in a positive fashion. But at the end of the story, as Estelle is revealed to be speaking her monologue to a man she has met in a bar, Atwood suggests that ultimately, even when women are joking about rape, rape is still a very serious act against women in terms of female victimization.
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"In defiance of the warnings cited by the narrator from popular women's magazines, Chrissy says she fears men. But Chrissy is still a victim, because she cannot enjoy sex other than in terms of being forced to enjoy sex. In her daily life Chrissy dresses to attract men and to win male approval. In Chrissy's private life she uses the idea of forced sexuality as a way of enjoying male attentions without the pressures of the consenting to sex. Thus, Chrissy is still a victim of rape ideology.
Estelle, the office worker responds to Chrissy's comments by noting how popular the topic of rape has become in women's magazines, citing titles like "Rape: Ten Things To Do About It" is less open in her attitude. At first, Estelle pokes fun at the magazine's obsession, noting that the carefulness urged by the magazine on the part of women makes it seem like avoiding sexual assault is a step-by-step process ''like it was ten new hairdos or something," not a serious criminal and personal issue. The story evolves from Estelle's point of view. But there are hints that Estelle initially finds the conversation of her female colleagues uncomfortable, as is evidenced by her focus on the beginning pursuit of the women, a bridge game and by concentrating on her bidding."
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Rape Myths, 2008.
This paper argues the negative influences of rape myths on crime policy and society.
3,010 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper explains that people who report the crime of rape to the authorities are attacked very often because of rape myths. The author points out that rape myths permeate society with their age old rhetoric and transform large scale false beliefs. The paper stresses that rape myths give perpetrators the ability to justify their actions and, at the same time, they discredit the real victims who wish to seek justice. The author underscores that there are numerous rape myths, but the most common ones, which the author examines in detail, are 'you can't rape the willing', 'men are at danger of being falsely accused of rape', 'some categories of forced sex are not really rape' and, the most famous one of all, 'no can mean yes'.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Impossible to Rape an Unwilling Woman
Women Secretly Want to be Raped
Women Cry Rape
Conclusion
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"Metaphorically speaking, the penis was deemed a weapon and the vagina as a submissive holder for it. The saying implicates that by merely 'vibrating', this holder could fend off the attack. In the words of Michael Ryan, one of the most prominent jurists in the 1830s, it was 'almost impossible' to rape a resisting woman. Children who had claimed that they were raped had to do so very carefully, many at the time considered the rape of a child impossible! John Leeson, who was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, was one of the professionals who had claimed this."
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Female Serial Killers, 2005.
This paper discusses that a female serial killer is a much more complicated and complex character than a male serial killer who, unlike women, often commits multiple murders because of sexual motivation.
3,475 words (approx. 13.9 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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This paper explains that a female serial killer, whose motivations in committing the crime of murder is manifold and range over a wide variety of reasons, often goes unnoticed and goes on committing her crimes, undetected over many years. The author points out that a majority of the female serial killers, who often are quite shy, employ toxic substances, harmful medicines and asphyxiations as their procedure for murder. The paper states that criminal profiling is just another investigative tool, not a total solution; because of the many myths surrounding female serial killers, criminal profiling of female serial killers is not appropriate.
Table of Contents
F.B.I. Criminal Profiling of Female Serial Killers
Sexual Predator, Black Widow, Angels of Death, Revenge, Profit and Unsolved Categories
Methods and Motives
How to Stop or Prevent Creating Profiling the Female Serial Killer
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"In some cases, a female can take more females as partners, and the crimes will be asexual, or she can team up with a single man, in which case the crimes become sexual in nature. Female serial killers connive with their male accomplices in forty to forty-five percent of the cases, whereas in fifty-five to sixty percent cases they do it all by themselves. Though killings at the hands of a female serial killer must have been going on from time immemorial, it is only from the year 1960 onwards that serious notice was taken of the phenomenon of the serial killer, when the number of murders began to rise at an alarming rate, and it was in the 1980's that the FBI began to think up a system of identifying and studying the psychology behind a serial killer. "
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Serial Killers and Feminism, 2002.
The paper presents a detailed exploration of serial killers and feminism, using several sources to explore what the feminist film contributes to the understanding by society of serial killers.
1,315 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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The paper shows that for many years people have studied the patterns and lives of serial killers in the effort to establish how they are created; and other studies are conducted to discuss the pattern of the victims of the serial killers. It shows that since the 1960?s the women?s movement has been in full force-- from housewife and helpmate to equality in the world between the genders. The paper examines several works which have been published that have examined the feminist role, and reaction to serial killers. Books examined include "In Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film" by Carol J. Clover and Mark Seltzer?s "Serial Killers: Death and Life in America's Wound Culture".
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"Chapter six of the book discusses the popular psychology of the serial killer. In this area of the book the reader is taken on a journey of what the popular beliefs are when it comes to serial killers(Seltzer, 1998). This chapter also addresses the victim even if not directly. It manages to dovetail with Clover?s opinion that serial killers in films are not the heroes."
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Serial Killers, 2006.
This paper discusses serial killers, which the FBI generally defines as someone who kills three or more tomes with a cooling-off period between the crimes.
3,980 words (approx. 15.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 108.95
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This paper explains that, to the public, serial killers appear to be so skilled and clever that they are a particular worry for society and a hidden danger for which there seems to be no shield or protection. The author points out that, in addition to disrupted childhoods, there seems to be some genetic link to criminal behavior as demonstrated by twin studies, which have shown that patterns of significant antisocial behavior are more common between identical twins than non-identical siblings. The paper stresses that serial killers are caught because, regardless of how clever they are, eventually, they leave some kind of evidence behind that forensic science, which has made tremendous advances in recent years, can use to identify the killer. The paper includes many examples of serial killers.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Traits of Serial Killers
Causes
Examples of Serial Killers
Example
Catching Serial Killers
How Many Serial Killers are There?
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"While most serial killers are white, some belong to other races. Most are male, but about 15% are female. Female serial killers are often harder to detect because they work so quietly, often using poison, kill with longer gaps between victims, and typically murder for financial gain, although a few, such as Aileen Wuornos, use more violent methods and target strangers much as men tend to do. The average male serial killer will have 10 - 13 victims before being stopped."
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The Social Learning Account of Rape, 2006.
A critical explanation into the causation of rape, focusing on the social learning theory of rape.
2,430 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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Rape has a number of definitions and traditionally rape is defined as the forced, non consensual, penetrative vaginal sex. This paper aims to discuss the causation behind this cruel and obscene violation to a person's self, using the most popular theory of rape; the social learning theory. It begins with a generalisation of the theory with reference to Bandura, of which the theory is based upon followed by an explanation of how this theory relates to and provides a cause for the unlawful act.
The main theme throughout is pornography and how this may or may not have a direct effect upon people, particularly men who rape. It also discusses the impact of culture, society, aggression theories and feminism.
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"The social learning theory is a general theory of human behaviour, a variant of Behaviourism which looks at the way in which certain behaviour is acquired. Social learning theory, however, pays greater attention to the concept of human development and moreover recognises substantially the role of social reinforcements in explaining how these behaviours are learned. The basic proposition is that the same learning process in a context of social structure, situation and interaction, generates both conforming and deviant behaviour."
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The Effects of Rape on Subsequent Relationships, 2001.
A research paper on the effect of rape on later relationships, determining if women who are raped have a difficult time becoming emotionally or romantically close to a man.
2,275 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper examines the effect rape has on victims' subsequent intimate relationships. By interviewing women and providing in-depth research this paper show how women who have been raped a single time by a man who she does not know are more likely to have problems with their post-rape relationships. The paper details reasons for this difficulty in forming relationships and discusses possible treatments.
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"In a society where rape is a common occurrence, Kilpatrick, Edmonds, & Seymour (1992) found that 1 in 8 adult women in a given community have been raped, it is important to understand the long-term effects on the victim (as cited in Layman, Gidycz, & Lynn 1996). More specifically, the purpose of this study is to discover the long-term effects of rape on subsequent intimate (emotional and sexual involved) relationships on women who have been raped a single time. It is hypothesized that women who are raped a single time and do not receive social and psychological support will be more likely than women who have not been raped to have difficulties with subsequent intimate relationships with men. Women are the focus of this study because they are commonly thought of as being raped more often than and are more likely to report rape than men."
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Serial Killers, 2006.
An analysis of the profile of serial killers, focusing on Arthur Shawcross.
2,145 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper discusses psychological profiling of serial killers. It provides the case example of serial killer Arthur Shawcross. The writer states that serial killers have long fascinated and repulsed Americans and the world and that many of them are extremely famous, such as Jack the Ripper and the "Boston Strangler." It discusses how much study has gone in to why some people become serial killers, and this has helped identify and capture many modern serial killers. Serial killer Arthur Shawcross killed eleven people in Rochester, New York during a two-year spree; his profile by the FBI turned out to be amazingly accurate and helped lead to his capture.
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"What makes a killer take the lives of repeated victims? Serial killers (those who kill more than three victims) have been around for centuries. One reporter writes, "Yet in the last two decades serial killings have become increasingly frequent, with as many as half a dozen peppering the headlines and newscasts simultaneously, terrorizing entire cities and regions" (Methvin, 1995). While this type of murder may be relatively common, it was not until recently that serial killers were seriously studied, and devices were created to help identify and capture serial killers on the loose. That method is psychological profiling."
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Serial Killers, 2007.
An analysis of the etiology of the serial killer behavior.
2,947 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper discusses how serial killers almost have the level of cult heroes in the psyche of the United States and other countries. It attempts to define who serial killers are, what makes them who they are and why they have commanded our interest in such a way.
Outline:
Introduction
Backgrounds of Serial Killers
Motivation of Serial Killers
Male versus Female Serial Killers
Police Hunts for Serial Killers
Conclusion
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"Documentation of crimes felt to be attributable to serial killers have been noted since the 15th Centrury. In the Psychopathica Sexualis, Richard von Krafft Ebing reports an incident of serial murder in Italy in t he 1870s. We all have heard of Jack the Ripper, who terrorized London in 1888. The term serial killer, however, , yet the term only came into popular use sometime in the 1970s. No one is sure who exactly gets the credit for the nomenclature. It was first widely applied to the cases surrounding the murders committed by Ted Bundy and the Son "
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The Causes of Rape, 2002.
A comparison of two theories of behavior which lead to rape as set forth by experts in the psychology field.
3,462 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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The paper shows that there are a number of different views of the meaning of rape, its causes and other issues of importance. Different theorists and analysts have offered their view of the meaning of this act, the reason why this type of violence seems necessary to some people, the effect of rape on the victim, and the view taken of these matters by society. The paper explains that criminologists take different views of the causes of rape based on different theories of behavior. It examines two such theories - The 'Social Learning Theory' as set forth by a number of theorists, among them Ronald Akers and 'Radical Feminist Theory', which combines a feminist perspective on society with ideas about what causes human behavior. In terms of rape, this means male behavior. The paper shows that in some ways, both theories address rape from a perspective involving learned behavior and would try to solve the problem by substituting a different learning structure. It explains that where Akers and the Radical Feminists differ is in their definitions of rape and so in terms of the behavior they are explaining.
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"Akers (1998) states that his General Theory "is applicable to all types of criminal and deviant behavior, from minor violations of social norms to the most serious and organized criminal activities" (Akers, 1998, xx). He offers a chapter on rape and sexual aggression in which he calls such crimes "sexual access," and describes the crime in terms of non-consensual sexual intercourse. This brings him into conflict with some feminists on the subject, such as Rozee (1994), who states that "limiting definitions of rape to only non-consensual sexual intercourse ignores some of the most violent and obviously non-sex-related cases of rape that occur, such as penetration with objects" (Rozee, 1994, 500). It would also exclude male victims, victims who are underage, wives, and the non-forcible rape of an incapacitated victim, which Rozee would not exclude."
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Rape Shield Laws, 2002.
Discusses rape shield laws - where a victim's personal sexual history may not be used against her in a trial - and their effectiveness.
2,945 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper analyzes and examines the multitude of issues concerning rape shield laws. Part II discusses why rape shield laws were and are necessary. In Part III, New Jersey?s rape shield law is outlined. Part IV reviews noteworthy cases involving rape shield laws. In Part V, the pros and cons of rape shield laws are examined. Lastly, this paper concludes with recommendations concerning how and why rape shield laws should be modified.
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"Few crimes have long-term (or lifelong) impacts upon victims. Some crimes, like child abuse, domestic violence, molestation, murder, and rape, exact long-term (and often lifelong) pain upon victims. What makes rape particularly traumatizing to victims is that rape inflicts both physical violence upon victims as well as emotional trauma. Rape victims are instantaneously stripped of control, dignity, personal safety, self-esteem, etc."
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Childhood Rape, 2004.
Explores the long-term effects of rape using the book, "Prince of Tides", for reference.
1,489 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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The writer of this paper examines the topic of childhood rape through the storyline of the book, "Prince of Tides", and explores research into long-term effects of rape, focusing on childhood rape. How childhood rape affects a person as an adult is the central theme of this paper.
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"For many years troubled adults were ignored or punished for their mental state. Adults who had been raped as children were expected to just ?get over it? or ?move past it?. Society did not connect the fact that the adult had been raped as a child with the problems occurring in adulthood. These adults would display instability in many ways when it came to conducting their lives. In recent history therapists have begun to understand the very real long lasting effect that childhood rape has on the lives of the adult victims. In the story Prince of Tides by Pat Connery the issue of rape effects are explored and explained in the plot. While the book itself is fiction it is a truthful and honest account of the negative impact childhood rape has on the victim when the victim enters and lives in adulthood."
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