Victimisation

Bullying how to Protect the Victim and Understanding the Issues Rikkie Oree Johnson Way PSYC3520 Intro to Social Psychology Unit 9 Assignment 1 Capella University December ,2016 Stopping Victimology while Educating Others When interacting in a group environment what makes some individuals more prone to bullying behavior and others more likely to be the victim? These terms and actions once defined and understood can be itemized to break down the cycle of bullying. Understanding

There is an idea that we have become a nation of victims. Some psychologist and most people have a don’t blame the victim mentality. While other psychologist look at the victims as being held accountable in some cases. Looking at the data and validity of these arguments, I believe that neither one should be used but instead we should shy away from the blame approach and develop a better understanding of the role victims play in violent situations Why do we blame the victim? Some psychologist argue

Our current study examines juror behaviour towards perpetrators and victims in a criminal trial setting. Taken into account, are two factors hypothesized to influence the judicial outcome of criminal trials in Canada and the United States. Primarily, that a juror's level of belief in a just world (BJW) influences his or her decisions towards both the perpetrator and victim, with those jurors measuring higher in BJW being more apt to blame the victim for his or her own misfortune. Second, that the

University of Phoenix Material Week 1 Practice Worksheet Prepare a written response to the following questions. Chapter 1 1. Explain and give an example for each of the following types of variables: a. Nominal: This is a measurement that has a number assigned to show something or someone else, an example of this would be one’s social security number. b. Ordinal: This is a measurement that represent the order of a particular stat. A good example of this would the placement

“My Worst Year” My friends and I used to have a celebrity joke contest, but it quickly turned into an insult contest. In the beginning the jokes were those cheesy ones about Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, like “What does Bruce Lee drink when he is thirsty? He drinks WATAAAA.”, then the jokes became about other Celebrities, for example, “This just in. The government shutdown has lasted longer than any of Taylor Swift 's relationships.”, Afterwards the jokes became about Celebrities that did horrible

In the text, Karmen (2015) discusses the many ways that the criminal justice system does not always act to support crime victims. The following news stories help to illustrate how, at every phase of the criminal justice process, victims may be further victimized. Part One: Law Making Process As an example of the legal process causing further victimization, I selected the New York case of a young boy who is being forced to testify in court against the man who sexually assaulted him (Beam, 2015)

In example #2 of the bullying cases in which the female middle school student committed suicide after being harassed by her peers over a “sexting” photo, the school demonstrated significant incompetence in both government anti-bullying protocols as well as legal, moral, and ethical imperatives based on bullying research in the field of school psychology. This is shown by the exclusive focus on the student’s sexting photo and not on the later acts of bullying and their psychological implications

Ever since this incident administrators have taken serious actions and the bullying has dramatically decreased. Students ceased to create rumors about him. They don’t physically abuse him or call him names in front of his peers anymore. However, he still gets talked about behind his back but of course it’s not as bad as before. He visits his counselor on a weekly basis and things have gotten much better. I’m glad that I stuck around to be there for him while he struggled with such a horrible time

Victim Blaming Bullying is an unwanted aggressive behavior intended to hurt people. There has been bullying incidents in different places. The outcome of all victims who are bullied end up being physically or emotionally injured. Most suicides happen because of bullying. Negative consequences of blaming the victim include low self-esteem for the victim, denial of fear by the critic, and avoidance of responsibility on the part of the bully. Blaming the victim may develop a self concept and posture

Each actor in the criminal justice system has an important function. However, their perceptions and actions toward victims can often shape how the victims feel about themselves and about the level of help they will receive. The first level interaction the victim will often have with the criminal justice system is with the police. Often how a police officer views certain crimes ultimately influences how they are going to treat the victim. In the case of sexual assault, a very traumatic crime, the