CRIM 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Suicidal Ideation, Homicide, Safe Havens
27 Nov 2020
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
19% of aggravated assault and 68% of simple assault. See a lot of times where mom will kill kids to save from abuse of parent honour killings are becoming present. 2% of males and females experience physical and/or sexual assault. Women report more sever forms of: violence repeated victimization homicide stalking/harassment. Historically seen as female victim, male perpetrator mutual/mild violence followed by mutual/severe violence. Gender bias: police more likely to charge male when injuries females charged less likely found guilty same behaviours seen abusive by males, not abusive by females (public, police, courts, juries) 7% in the prior year: 36% report it. 2% in the prior year report more sever forms of: highest rates of violence reported by gay/lesbian/bisexual, men, injury, 17% report it (according to victimization surveys) just the numbers - sexual assault. Police agencies, justice canada & stats. can. state 94% of sexual assaults are not reported. Those threatened with a weapon or injured more likely to report.
