‘If you’d had my life,you’d have done it too’: exploring the experiences of adult males who rape elderly females

This study focused on adult males who have committed a sexual offence against elderly victims (aged 55 and over) in order to increase our understanding of this group of offenders. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five such individuals. Interview data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Four main themes emerged: life's been really tough (where participants talked about difficulties they had faced); I’m not bad, I did what anyone would do (where participants sought to explain their behaviour); Other people haven’t helped or have made things worse (where participants highlighted challenges they faced in relationships and the impact they felt this had); and Coping and pleasure (which highlights the use of sex and alcohol in their lives). Implications for the practice and treatment of individuals offending against elderly victims are discussed.     

Victims and Offenders in Two Crime Statistics Programs: A Comparison of the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) overcomes a basiclimitation of the traditional summary Uniform Crime Reporting program (UCR)by collecting victim information. Using this new victim information tocompare National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and NIBRS results, wefind some similarities as well as some differences in the characteristics ofvictims and offenders suggested by the two programs. Similarities appear inthe proportions of men and women involved as victims and offenders forrobbery and assault. Comparisons are more difficult and the proportions lesssimilar for property offenses. Nevertheless, the results suggest that whenthe NIBRS is fully developed, it will be an important source of informationon the characteristics of both victims and offenders. Even before theredesigned program is fully implemented, one of the most important featuresof NIBRS reports will be their ability to provide local area victimizationinformation. In addition, the NIBRS will provide much more information onarrests and the characteristic of offenders than any existing program.     

我国刑事被害人损害救济问题研究

在司法实践中,刑事被害人因犯罪行为而遭受的物质和精神方面的损失,由于致害人赔偿能力有限、现行救济方式的局限性和立法上的不足等原因,往往得不到完全的赔偿,造成大量的被害人陷入经济上的困难,而形成社会不稳定的因素。建议完善附带民事诉讼、法院责令退赔和另行提起民事诉讼等救济方式,同时建立国家补偿制度,切实保障被害人的合法权益。     

论刑事诉讼中被害人的权利保障

刑事被害人是直接遭受犯罪行为侵犯的人,应当具有当事人的诉讼地位,享有当事人的诉讼权利.加强刑事诉讼中被害人的权利保障,保障被害人的人权,一方面有利于实现司法公正,促进和谐社会的构建;另一方面,也不会侵犯被告人的权利和国家对犯罪的追诉权,不会破坏诉讼结构.因此立法和司法实践应加强对被害人的权利保障.     

和谐社会语境下的被害人上诉权研究

我国理论界和实务界对被害人上诉权问题存在支持论和反对论两种主要观点,应当在和谐社会的平衡司法理念下理性对待被害人上诉权问题,不能简单地持肯定或否定态度。理性的态度应该是在吸收双方观点中合理成分的基础上对我国被害人抗诉请求权进行合理改造,使被害人、被告人和国家（社会）三方面的利益达到一个相对平衡的状态。     

论对刑事被害人的国家补偿制度

文章针对刑事被害人国家补偿的立法空白,分析了建立国家补偿制度的必要性。当刑事被害人不能从罪犯那里获得实际赔偿时,国家补偿便成为一种重要的救济途径。文章进而探讨了建立国家补偿制度的理论依据,并提出了建立我国刑事被害人国家补偿制度的具体构想。     

(Mis)Understanding the Impact of Online Fraud: Implications for Victim Assistance Schemes

Australia provides victims of violent crime access to financial support to assist with recovery, excluding victims of nonviolent offences. The author examines the experiences of online fraud victims, and details how the impacts experienced extend beyond financial losses, to include deterioration in health and well-being, relationship breakdown, homelessness, and unemployment, and in the worst cases, suicidal ideation. Using online fraud as a case study, the author argues eligibility to access victim assistance schemes should consider harms suffered rather than the offence experienced. Consequently, the author advocates a shift in eligibility criteria of victim assistance schemes to facilitate much-needed support to online fraud victims.     

An investigation into the experiences of female victims of trafficking in Ethiopia

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to tell the stories of female victims of human trafficking from Ethiopia. It discusses the causes of trafficking and how it affects the social and emotional well-being of women. The study is conducted using a constructivist framework and involves in-depth interviews with five returnees whose experiences as victims are explored. The goal is to provide insight into the challenges faced by the wider population. Emergent themes in the stories are discussed in line with relevant literature. The study shows lack of job opportunities, limited income, and false promises made by brokers as the major factors drawing women into human trafficking. The findings also show that even after return, the victims experience further difficulties as a result of post-traumatic psychological factors. Looking at the significance of the research outcomes, the gleaned information could be of value for organizations working on migration and countering human trafficking.     

Gangs,Gender, and Violent Victimization

Gang scholars have recently turned their attention to a unique and underdeveloped line of inquiry: the victimization of gang members. However, the gang-victimization link remains unclear, especially in terms of how gang men and women are violently victimized in different—or similar—ways. Using a sample of 2,345 adult jail inmates incarcerated in Florida (ages 18–84), this study explores the role of gender in terms of (1) the forms of violent crimes gang members experience more than nongang members, (2) who victimizes gang members, and (3) if gang members’ risky lifestyles explain victimization risk. Findings reveal more similarities than differences among gang men (n = 300) and women (n = 53). Gang men and women are generally victimized by the same violent crimes, and while the offenders who target gang members vary, there are no significant gender differences. Female gang members were significantly more likely to be sexually assaulted by members of their own gang and nonmembers (compared to members of rival gangs). The gang-victimization link remains significant for both men and women even after accounting for demographic characteristics, gang membership, and risky lifestyles—including violent offending.