... Efforts to deter domestic violence have focused primarily on the police" (Fagan 9), but the sad truth remains that "implementation of policies to control domestic violence competes with other crime and violence problems for limited resources" (Fagan 28). "Domestic violence rates are highest among subgroups who also have high rates of stranger violence, further burdening limited police resources within ... spatial areas where assaults are concentrated" (Fagan 24). An example posited by Fagan presents the quandary of having four patrol cars out on a Friday night when there simultaneously a...

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... , and Deane are able to test their various hypothesis on the indicators listed above. The indicator of self protect, the "primary motive" for calling the police, Felson, Messner, Hoskin, and Deane hypothesized that victims would call the police for protection against future attacks if they were familiar with the offender (p. 9). Their findings were concurrent with there hypothesis when the data showed that victims of strangers are less likely ... a stranger over a partner or family member (Felson et al., 2002). This is due to the fact that police may perceive the incident as a family iss...

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... strong and lasting but they mask the essential fact that most rapes are perpetrated by an acquaintance of the victim. Most rapes occur in one's home and are carefully planned. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, nearly three out of four rape and sexual assault cases, the offender was not a stranger. Based on police-recorded incident data, two-thirds of the victims 18 to 29 years old ... had a prior relationship with the rapist or knew the offender on a first name basis. Victims have been raped by their teachers, neighbors ... crime is to avoid placing oneself in a vulnerable po...

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... an adult. Sexual abusers can be young or old, male or female, and usually are family members (incest) or acquaintances that the child knows. They convince the child not to tell and that the act is okay. Sexual abuse by a stranger is rare. Child neglect is failure to take action when action is needed to ensure a child's health and well-being. Neglect ... abuse may occur with or without physical abuse, but they are often grouped together. Some examples of emotional child abuse are: verbal abuse; excessive demands on a child's performance; excessive, aggressive, or unreasonable demands th...

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... that leads to so many cases not being reported. Sexual abuse is also thought to be the most harmful type of abuse. The three main types of sexual abuse are incest- abuse within the family, sexual abuse- occurs between a child and a stranger including a pedophile, and sexual exploitation- the use of children in pornographic films. In some cases there is no evidence of abuse but ... suspicion can occur if a child has a sore bottom or bruising on their genitals. (U.S. Department of Health) Emotional abuse is made up of psychological ... and verbal abuse and mental injury. In certain cases...

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