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Quist, Marinda. "Trauma of a Perpetrator: Reimagining Perpetrators in Edwidge Danticat's The Dew Breaker." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2014. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4100.
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This article studies the possibility of perpetrator trauma in Edwidge Danticat's The Dew Breaker. The article gives a brief historical background of the political violence in Haiti that occurred under the Duvalier dictatorship and focuses specifically on the role of Tonton Macoutes, the violent enforcers of much of Duvalier's oppression. Drawing on trauma theory, the article argues that perpetrators have been very little studied within trauma studies because of the possible moral implications of giving research time to individuals who have often chosen their own path of violence. Along with theorists such as Kali Tal and Dominick LaCapra, this article investigates the difficult position of perpetrators who are also victims or those who have been traumatized in the act of violence. The paper finally argues that perpetrators may benefit from the opportunity to work through their trauma in the same way that victims work through trauma as a means of healing. In making this argument, this article shows the need for trauma theorists to study perpetrators in addition to current studies on victims and also shows an in depth study of the main character and primary perpetrator in The Dew Breaker.
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Hobson, Zoe J. "Eyewitness identification of multiple perpetrators." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.593649.
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Eyewitness identification is crucial in the apprehension and prosecution of criminals and it is thought to be one of the major determining factors in jury decision making. Making accurate identifications is therefore imperative, yet research has demonstrated that a number of variables can influence an eyewitness’ identification performance. One such factor is the number of perpetrators seen in the crime event. Recently, both within England and Wales and around the world, there has been a dramatic increase in crimes which involve multiple perpetrators. In contrast, only a few isolated studies have examined eyewitness performance of identifying multiple perpetrators of one crime, all of which have suggested that accuracy is poor, but few studies have made direct comparisons to single perpetrator identifications. This research aimed to explore multiple perpetrator identification performance, and extend previous literature to examine theoretical explanations behind eyewitnesses’ performance. The first study explored the extent of multiple perpetrator identifications within England and Wales and reports the results from a survey distributed to all police identification units within each force. Four further experimental studies were then conducted. Study 2 used an eyewitness paradigm to systematically explore the effects of single and multiple perpetrators at both the encoding (crime event) and retrieval (identification) stage, with results indicating that there was a multiple perpetrator disadvantage, highlighting that multiple perpetrators cause the greatest interference at the encoding stage of the process. Study 3 considered divided attention as a theoretical explanation for the poor identification performance of multiple perpetrators by integrating a change blindness paradigm and eyewitness paradigm, again comparing between single and multiple perpetrator crimes. As those who viewed a multiple perpetrator event were less likely to notice the change in perpetrator, and identification performance was poor, Study 4 questioned whether cueing a witness using intentional instructions could focus their attention to one particular perpetrator and subsequently improve identification performance, with positive results. Since the previous experiments had found an effect of divided attention, Study 5 examined whether the similarity of the perpetrators also caused interference at encoding, with results suggesting that they do. As multiple perpetrators in one crime event appear to cause interference in the perceptual process at the encoding, or crime, stage, future research needs to identify further methods of aiding witnesses to accurately encode the information and subsequently retrieve it, whether this is through elaborate instructions, or identification procedures.
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Carter, Shevaun Kirsten. "Perpetrators of child sexual abuse." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7691/.
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The National Society of Protection and Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) estimate that 1 in 20 children are a victim of sexual abuse (Bentley, O’Hagan, Raff, & Bhatti, 2016). Furthermore, recent figures indicate that there has been a rise in child sexual abuse cases across the UK. Research into perpetrators of child sexual abuse have focused primarily on male offenders. Researchers have explored the cognitive distortions of male offenders and developed theories of sexual offending based on the risk factors associated with this population. More recently, studies have explored the core beliefs and schemas of child offenders to understand the factors that underpin their cognitive distortions. This empirical paper explores the Early Maladaptive Schemas and Implicit Theories of mentally disordered child sex offenders. Historically, societal perspectives of women indicated that females were highly unlikely to perpetrate sexual offences against children. More recent findings suggest that females account for approximately 5% of all sexual offenders across the UK, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand. However, this statistic varies depending on the data gathering methods employed: self-report studies indicate higher prevalence rates of female perpetrated sexual abuse compared to case report studies. This systematic review explores societal perspectives of female child sex offenders compared to male perpetrators.
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Häggström, Erik, and Joakim Petersson. "Characteristics of Intimate Partner Homicide Perpetrators." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-16635.
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Abstract Introduction. Approximately 88.000 cases of assault were reported to the Swedish police during 2010. Twenty-five percent of these cases were considered as violence against women. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide issue and poses a major threat to women’s health. In Sweden, 17 women are killed each year by an intimate partner. This study aimed at increasing the knowledge of perpetrators of intimate partner homicide (IPH), in terms of type of mental disorder and type of deadly violence exerted. Method. A total of 49 forensic psychiatric investigations were obtained from the Swedish National Board of Forensic Medicine in Huddinge. Eighteen perpetrators of IPH were compared to 31 perpetrators of deadly violence in a non-intimate relationship. Comparisons were made by coding principal diagnoses as described in the forensic psychiatric investigations, and type of deadly violence exerted using the Cornell coding guide for violent incidents. Results. Perpetrators of IPH were, to a greater extent, diagnosed with a dysphoric or borderline personality disorder (BPD), whereas perpetrators of deadly violence in a non-intimate relationship were significantly more often diagnosed with an antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). Perpetrators of IPH used more deadly violence with reactive features, whereas perpetrators of deadly violence in a non-intimate relationship used significantly more deadly violence with instrumental features. Discussion. The results of this study are in agreement with previous research. In conclusion, perpetrators of IPH are more reactive in their deadly violence and less antisocial, in terms of being diagnosed with ASPD and previous convictions, compared to perpetrators of deadly violence in a non-intimate relationship. This may be helpful in terms of preventing future risk for IPV and IPH.
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Swinson, Nicola. "Personality disorder in perpetrators of homicide." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/personality-disorder-in-perpetrators-of-homicide(9b3ad6fa-f504-4311-9c39-8d14288d7148).html.
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Background: The National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness has been collecting detailed clinical data since 1996 on a national sample of people who commit homicide, including psychiatric reports prepared for court. From 1996-2006, the Inquiry was notified of 5808 homicides in England and Wales. A diagnosis of personality disorder was made in 16% (406) of cases in psychiatric reports prepared for court. Given prevalence figures of 50-90% for personality disorder in the offender population in general, it seems likely that this is an underestimation in this population. Aims: Estimate the prevalence of personality disorder in a national case series of homicide perpetrators with court reports. Investigate any variables associated with the diagnosis of personality disorder in court reports, and with specific dimensions of personality disorder. Explore potential reasons for the lack of attribution of a personality disorder diagnosis in reports. Method 600 court reports were analysed using the PAS-DOC, a document derived version of the Personality Assessment Schedule. Those with a diagnosis of personality disorder in reports were compared with those without on a number of sociodemographic, clinical, and criminological variables Focus groups and semi structured interviews were conducted with Forensic Psychiatrists with a range of experience to explore attitudes towards personality disorder. Results: The prevalence of personality disorder in this sample was 56.3% (95% CI 52.3% - 60.3%). Perpetrators with previous violent offences and substance misuse were more likely to be diagnosed with personality disorder by report writers. Severe personality disorder was significantly associated with prior convictions for any violent offences and with a stranger as a victim. Complex personality disorder was associated with a family or spouse as a victim, and negatively associated with a stranger as a victim. A number of themes emerged in the focus groups and semi-structured interviews to explain the discrepancy between the identified prevalence of personality disorder and its diagnosis made by report writers. These included issues surrounding classification, comorbid mental illness, ethical issues regarding court, recommendations for verdict and disposal, treatability, service provision, training and stigma. Conclusions: Personality disorder is underdiagnosed in psychiatric reports prepared for court. Reasons for this and the implications from both a clinical and ethical perspective are discussed.
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Swern, Elisa Carleton University Dissertation Sociology and Anthropology. "Young women as perpetrators of violence." Ottawa, 1995.
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Perez-Morina, Isabel. "Differences Between Male Perpetrators of Child Homicide." NSUWorks, 2008. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_stuetd/95.
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The scientific study of child abuse and infanticide is a relatively young practice in the field of medicine, psychiatry and psychology, and although the role of parents in child homicide has been studied, minimal research has focused on the role of the male paramour, or the child's mother's boyfriend, as the perpetrator of child homicides. This study aimed to examine the differences between male paramours and biological fathers who kill children and hypothesized that biological fathers or step-fathers are significantly more likely than the child's mother's male paramour to kill their children due to relationship factors between the perpetrator and the child's mother, specifically and for the purpose of this study in the context of domestic violence. Child homicides committed by male paramours, in comparison, are more likely to have resulted from factors that are individually or child-centered. Decedent children ages 0-17 that were killed at the hands of their biological father, male-stepfather, or biological mother's male paramours between the years 1999 through 2005 in Miami-Dade County were be studied. The age of the perpetrators and child victims killed by the two groups were compared using an independent samples t-test, with a significance level set at .05. The two groups of male perpetrators were compared on prior domestic violence histories, prior criminal histories, evidence of prior trauma to the child, and perpetration of multiple homicide and post-incident suicide using a chi-square test, with a significance level set of .05. Significant differences were found between the two groups. Specifically, paramours are significantly more likely to be younger than biological fathers and children killed by paramours are more likely to evidence prior trauma. Further, biological fathers are significantly more likely to have a history of domestic violence, as a perpetrator, engage in multiple killings, and commit suicide after perpetrating the child death. The study demonstrates the need for prevention resources to target the two groups differently, to be most effective in prevention. The study also demonstrates the need for more extensive research comparing differences child homicide versus child abuse and in those that perpetrate the two. Lastly, it should inform public policy and the law and how these are applied to cases of domestic violence and child welfare.
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Viola, Wendy Elaine. "Social Networks of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1933.
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Empirical research in the areas of substance abuse (Beattie & Longabaugh, 1997; Beattie & Longabaugh, 1999; Falkin & Strauss, 2002; Gordon & Zrull, 1991; Humphreys & Noke, 1997; Mohr et al., 2001; Zywiak, Longabaugh & Wirtz, 2002) and general antisocial behavior (Browning, 2002; Capaldi, Dishion, Stoolmiller & Yoerger, 2001; Dishion, Patterson & Griesler, 1994) and a theoretical model of sexual assault perpetration (DeKeseredy & Schwartz, 1993; DeKeseredy, 1990a; DeKeseredy, 1988; Schwartz & DeKeseredy, 1997) highlight the role of peer groups' attitudes and behaviors in shaping those of their members. Intimate partner violence (IPV) among men's parents (Arriaga & Foshee, 2004; Doumas, Margolin & John, 1994; Silverman & Wiliamson, 1997) and peer groups (Abbey, McAuslan, Zawacki, Brown & Messman-Moore, 2010; Clinton, & Buck, 2001; Capaldi et al., 2001; Raghavan, Rajah, Gentile, Collado, & Kavanagh, 2009; Reed, Silverman, Raj, Rothman, Decker, Gottlieb, Molnar, & Miller, 2008; Silverman & Williamson, 1997) is also related to their own perpetration of IPV, specifically. However, existing research is yet to examine the extent to which men participating in batterer intervention programs (BIPs), a common form of treatment for perpetrators of IPV, receive messages about the perpetration of IPV from within their social networks, or whether or how BIP participants contribute to dialogues about abuse within their social networks.
The purposes of the current study were to (1) describe the members of BIP participants' social networks and the ways in which they communicate about IPV with BIP participants, and (2) to describe how BIP participants address IPV with the members of their social networks, and the social network members with whom they do so. Focus groups with BIP facilitators and participants were conducted to develop inventories of abuse-relevant behaviors. One hundred and two BIP participants were surveyed to describe the members of their social networks, how the members of their social networks address the perpetration of IPV, and how BIP participants communicate about IPV to the members of their social networks. A series of multilevel models were tested to examine the characteristics of BIP participants' social networks and patterns of communication about abuse therein. An additional focus group provided interpretations of the quantitative findings.
Findings reveal that the current sample of BIP participants has social networks that are smaller than those of the general population, and which consist of their current and former partners, friends and roommates, bosses and coworkers, family of origin, children, in-laws, and others. Participants' network members engage in behaviors that convey both pro-abuse and anti-abuse attitudes to BIP participants, participants engage in indirect anti-abuse behaviors with their social network members, and participants are less satisfied with network members who engage in more pro-abuse behaviors. Primary implications of the current study include (1) the understanding of BIP participants as bystanders who actively intervene in abuse-relevant social norms in their social networks; (2) a detailed picture of how and from whom BIP participants receive support for the perpetration of IPV; and (3) the creation of two new behavioral inventories that may be used to explore patterns and effects of abuse relevant communication in greater depth.
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Edmonds, Marilyn S. (Marilyn Sue). "The Beginnings of Pedophilia: Lifestyles of Juvenile Perpetrators." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1996. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277900/.
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This study utilized a qualitative/phenomenological research methodology to study the development of child molestation. Five volunteer male juvenile perpetrators of child molestation and their consenting family members participated in three one-on-one in-depth interviews. The juveniles were referred by juvenile justice departments in Texas. The investigation was pursued along three paths: (1) what factors in the perpetrators' life experiences may have influenced the formation of molesting thought and behavior patterns? (2) how did the perpetrators construe social relationships? (3) in developing sexual preference, what process did the perpetrators utilize to achieve the degree of sexual arousal needed to motivate the act of molestation? During analysis, 16 categories and 9 subcategories were developed from the data; these were evaluated in order to address the lines of inquiry listed above. Factors contributing toward deviancy were identified: these included general environmental factors and relationship issues with both parents and peers. The data also elucidated the perpetrators' characteristic ways of viewing themselves and other people, as well as the strategies that they relied upon to cope with their lives. These same strategies were subsequently used in their molesting. The results revealed that the answers to the investigational questions posed above were synthesized by the individual across the lifespan, with origins in childhood when the concepts of self, others, social convention and interpersonal relationships were forming. It is likely that the typical interest in sexual expression that occurs at the onset of puberty was a catalyst that facilitated molesting behavior. The lack of ability to interact successfully with age mates appeared to influence the perpetrators' selection of children as targets. Recommendations were presented for consideration by the mental health and criminal justice communities based on the findings. Also, preventative measures for the public sector were offered.
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Mitchell, Christine E. Meyers Adena Beth. "Child-focused education sessions for perpetrators of domestic violence." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p3106759.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 2003.Title from title page screen, viewed October 17, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Adena B. Meyers (chair), Karla Doepke, Daniel Graybill, Connie B. Horton, Cheri Miller. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-132) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Thomas, Carol Jonese. "Adolescent child sexual abusers: previous victimization and current perpetrators." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1990. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/1186.
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The overall objective of this study was to determine some of the factors associated with adolescent child sexual abusers. To obtain this objective, the following factors were addressed by the researcher: (a) previous victimization, and (b) current perpetrators. Percentages and the frequency distribution data analysis was used as a research design for this study. A self-administered questionnaire was given to 20 adolescent sex offenders in Atlanta Youth Development Center, located in Atlanta, Georgia.
The results showed that there was a relationship between the variables and adolescent child sexual abusers. The two prominent factors were previous victimization and current perpetrators.
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Farquharson, Jackie. "Hidden in plain sight : perpetrators of vulnerable adult abuse." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2018. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/hidden-in-plain-sight(1ff68e6d-a3ec-4f51-9232-73ebb1fc8994).html.
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McGrew, L. "Reconciliation in Cambodia : victims and perpetrators living together, apart." Thesis, Coventry University, 2011. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/7a90b8e5-130a-44a8-87e3-b3dc2e410c81/1.
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Under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979 in Cambodia, 1.7 million people died from starvation, overwork, torture, and murder. While five senior leaders are on trial for these crimes at the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts of Cambodia, hundreds of lower level perpetrators live amongst their victims today. This thesis examines how rural Cambodians (including victims, perpetrators, and bystanders) are coexisting after the trauma of the Khmer Rouge years, and the decades of civil war before and after. In this qualitative research study, 134 semi-structured interviews were conducted with rural villagers, government officials, and peacebuilding practitioners. Cambodian culture is characterized by conflict avoidance, and reliance on family networks, hierarchy, and patronage. Buddhism is a strong cultural influence as well. These characteristics, as well as the lack of trust resulting from the Khmer Rouge years, provided important context for this analysis of Cambodian social recovery. Research on the processes of coexistence and reconciliation inform this study (Bloomfield 2006; Huyse 2003; Kriesberg 2001; Lederach 1997; Rigby 2001). However, few studies have been done that examine community reconciliation in Cambodia (Etcheson 2005b). This thesis examines the processes of reconciliation, including interfering and facilitating factors. Processes such as building relationships and trust, and developing empathy and compassion are explored. Cambodians’ views of apologies, revenge, forgiveness, and other key concepts are reviewed. Models of coexistence, acceptance, perpetrator coping strategies, and a victim decision-making tree are presented to assist in the analysis of the data. These models provide a theoretical framework for the understanding of the situation of coexistence and reconciliation in Cambodia. The thesis suggests that Cambodians are currently living in various stages of coexistence (surface, shallow, and moderate) and have not yet approached a condition of deep reconciliation. Practical applications of the findings are suggested.
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Mayer, Victoria. "Perpetrators of intimate femicide : a study of forensic records." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8185.
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-96).Intimate femicide is prevalent in South Africa, and represents the lethal end of a continuum of male perpetrated intimate partner violence. For various reasons attention has only begun to be paid to intimate femicide in the last three decades. International research has established existing rates for intimate femicide, mostly in North America and the United Kingdom, and has confirmed that intimate femicide constitutes a unique form of homicide, which does not fit with the established patterns for other forms of homicide. South African studies have predominantly focused on establishing the rate of intimate femicide in the country. This study sought to examine a smaller number of intimate femicides (n=24) within a broader context in order to provide information, not only on the perpetrator and the victim, but also the state and status of their relationship, and to investigate how the perpetrator accounts for the event.
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Weizmann-Henelius, Ghitta. "Violent female perpetrators in Finland : personality and life events /." Vaasa : Vanha Vaasa Hospital, 2004. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40143615w.
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Gordon, Lisa Marie Seales. "Correlates of treatment effectiveness for adolescent perpetrators of parent abuse." Full text available online (restricted access), 2003. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/Gordon.pdf.
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Bray, Dominic Gerald. "Perception of public and perpetrators towards sex and other offending." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.391808.
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Daniel, Matthew Ramsey. "Perpetrators of domestic violence : men's experiences in the Western Cape." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8269.
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This study explored male perpetrators' understanding and experience of domestic violence in the Western Cape. The literature highlights the severe impact and cost of domestic violence on a global scale. Previous studies, particularly in South Africa, have focused on women victims, couples, or the prevalence of domestic violence with there being few studies focused specifically on perpetrators. A pro-feminist approach was used to understand men's use of violence. Within this framework, a qualitative methodological approach was used to explore, describe and interpret the data. Interviews were conducted with 12 male perpetrators of domestic violence, and the interpretive phenomenological analytical approach was employed to analyse the data. The findings are similar to studies which have taken place in other countries. Men used denial, justification, remorse and dissociation when they referred to their violent behaviour. To a large degree, they adhered to patriarchal codes of masculinity where control over their partners was permissible and justifiable. Men identified the legal system as biased; limited treatment resources; and a general understanding that the legislation was not supportive. They constructed themselves as victims rather than perpetrators. Three recommendations for further research are highlighted. Firstly, treatment options for perpetrators may need to be reviewed in the context of their content. Secondly, there should be a youth focus through preventative programmes which address the intergenerational use of violence. And lastly, the legislation in South Africa should be challenged and amended in order to address rehabilitation options for perpetrators of domestic violence.
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Francisco, Teresa Wise. "Adolescents' Experiences With Terminating Relationships With Perpetrators of Perinatal Abuse." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243879369.
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Buzi, Ruth S., Peggy B. Smith, Claudia A. Kozinetz, and Constance M. Wiemann. "Pregnant Adolescents as Perpetrators and Victims of Intimate Partner Violence." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1498.
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The role of pregnant adolescents as perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) is not well understood. Socioecological factors associated with IPV (physical assault and injury, and psychological aggression) perpetrated by pregnant adolescents and the association between IPV and attitudes toward the use of physical punishment to discipline children were examined among 246 pregnant adolescents. Pregnant adolescents were more likely to report perpetrating both physical assault (24%) and psychological aggression (52.7%) than being the recipient (12.2% and 38.6%, respectively) and having been physically injured (7%) than inflicting injury (4.1%). Risk factors for perpetrating physical assault included prior assault by partner, being African American, exposure to community violence, being in trouble with the police, and multiple lifetime drug use. IPV perpetrators had more favorable attitudes toward the use of physical punishment. Interventions should address IPV and parenting attitudes in young couples to maximize the health and safety of both mother and unborn child.
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Bhandhumani, Budtri Ay, and Sandra Lea Book. "Evaluating intervention services for perpetrators and victims of domestic violence." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2000. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1596.
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This study was to evaluate current agency programs that were available to aid victims of domestic violence and their effectiveness in reducing the long-term emotional state of victims. This study included participants from various Domestic Violence Programs located throughout San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles counties.
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Cisneros, Aaron George. "Women's Perceptions of Sexual Assault Perpetrators and Fear of Rape." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/920.
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The overarching goal of the present thesis was to study women’s perceptions of sexual assault perpetrators and how those perceptions relate to fear of sexual assault. Previous researchers have developed a substantial literature on predictors and correlates of sexual assault perpetration. What is not known is how accurate women’s perceptions are of these predictors. Rationale from both evolutionary mismatch theory and social psychological stereotype theory suggests that women’s perceptions may be inaccurate. In the present thesis, I tested a set of hypotheses designed to examine individual differences in women’s perceptions of sexual assault perpetrators and how these perceptions relate to fear of rape. A total of 128 women completed a survey assessing their perceptions of characteristics of sexual assault perpetrators, their fears about sexual assault, their perceived risk of sexual assault, and their previous sexual assault related experiences. Results indicated that women’s perceptions of perpetrator characteristics were generally inaccurate. Furthermore, women’s overall level of accuracy was not predictive of their fear nor risk of stranger or acquaintance rape. However, women’s perceived risk of either stranger or acquaintance rape was predictive of their fear of each respective assault. These findings provide evidence for both evolutionary mismatch theory and social psychological stereotype theory. Implications regarding women’s sexual assault education and fear reduction are discussed.
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Tahvonen, Eryk Emil. "Perpetrators & Possibilities: Holocaust Diaries, Resistance, and the Crisis of Imagination." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-07272006-000412/.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2006.Title from title screen. Jared Poley, committee chair; Alexandra Garbarini , Hugh Hudson, committee members. Electronic text (169 p.). Description based on contents viewed Apr. 30, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-169).
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New, Michelle Jennifer Claire. "Adolescent male victims and perpetrators of child sexual abuse : maternal attributions." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.281717.
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Hamel, John. "The evolution of evidence-based treatment for intimate partner violence perpetrators." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2017. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/20752/.
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This commentary summarises the evolution of evidence-based treatment approaches for intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators from the point of view of a treatment provider who has sought to expand his knowledge of IPV through undertaking a number of research studies and academics reviews in order to broaden and deepen his clinical skills. Sub-themes include: the limited knowledge base possessed by mental health professionals, victim advocates and others involved in IPV policy and intervention; misunderstandings regarding the nature of what is “battering,” and similarities and differences across gender, including those pertaining to motives for perpetration and rates of emotional abuse and non-physical forms of control; and how a more informed understanding of intimate partner violence characteristics, causes, consequences and current intervention approaches can increase future treatment outcomes. The focus of the thesis is on eight of the author’s published works, beginning with the first edition of Gender-Inclusive Treatment of Intimate Partner Abuse, published in 2005, and ending with results of a national survey of perpetrator programs. Each is critiqued within the context of the extant IPV literature at the time of its publication, how well the work built upon that literature, and how it advanced evidence-based treatment overall. The commentary provides evidence of a bias among professionals working in the field of IPV to minimize violence by women, which accounts for the perseverance of the dominant “Duluth” treatment model, and proposes a model for evidence-based treatment based on known risk factors and outcome studies.
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Hollonquest, Jetney. "Social Media Influences on Perceptions of Rape Victims and Perpetrators Thesis." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1397779534.
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Gertz, Evelyn Ann. "Is Genocidal Behavior Learned? Assessing the Familial Ties of Genocide Perpetrators." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1462869000.
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Soriano, Lisa. "MALE PERPETRATORS PERSPECTIVES ON REASONS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/466.
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Domestic violence continues to destroy individuals and families, leaving generations to follow repeating the same patterns. There are several services offered to help aid in the healing and recovery process. This was a qualitative, explorative study which examined the reasons that male perpetrators commit domestic violence in heterosexual relationships. Additionally, this study evaluated the support services and coping mechanisms that the men found to be helpful and not so helpful. Five men participated in face-to-face interviews to share their personal experience with domestic violence. Most of the men believed that their domestic violence was linked to learned behavior they witnessed in their family of origin. All the men interviewed stated that most of their recovery came from their faith, and they added that counseling, praying, the support of other men, mentors, pastors, and encouragement received, all contributed to their healing. Implications for future social work research, practice, policy, and programming are discussed.
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Schrage, Jana Verfasser], and Gabriele [Akademischer Betreuer] [Oettingen. "Mental Contrasting and Conciliatory Behavior in Perpetrators / Jana Schrage. Betreuer: Gabriele Oettingen." Hamburg : Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg, 2014. http://d-nb.info/105381142X/34.
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Symboluk, Amanda J. M. "An investigation of family, social and personal variables in adolescent sexual perpetrators." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0006/MQ42102.pdf.
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Häggström, Erik, and Joakim Petersson. "Creating a typology of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetrators: Using the SARA:SV." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-20269.
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Introduction . Perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) are considered a heterogeneous group of men. This has resulted in several attempts to classify IPV perpetrators into subtypes. Although a well-explored topic, the existing IPV typologies are not suitable for the police due to its reliance on clinical information. The present study aimed at constructing a typology of IPV perpetrators, based on information available to the police. Method. Data from 235 risk assessments conducted by police officers in Sweden, using the Spousal Assault Risk Assessment guide: Short Version (SARA:SV), was analyzed through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Results. Three subtypes of IPV perpetrators were identified: the generally violent/antisocial (GV/A) perpetrator, the family only (FO) perpetrator, and the high risk (HR) perpetrator. Also, a fourth subtype emerged reflecting a victim profile, labeled the rational victim (RV). Discussion. Besides validating previously found IPV subtypes, we also identified two subtypes not previously described in the literature. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that clinical information concerning the perpetrator's mental health was not decisive in identifying the perpetrators constituting the highest risk for IPV. Noteworthy, the importance of considering victim vulnerability factors in an IPV risk assessment context was supported by the identification of the RV. However, the proposed typology needs to be validated in subsequent research. Keywords: intimate partner violence, perpetrator typologies, SARA:SV, risk assessment2013-06-11
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Schmidt, Ulf. "Medical research films, perpetrators, and victims in National Socialist Germant, 1933-1945." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.249847.
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Coopoo, Perishka. "Constructions of perpetrators of rape in psychology journal articles: A discursive analysis." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/72114.
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Considerable amounts of research, including research in psychology, has been produced to better understand the social phenomenon of sexual violence. The reality of sexual violence is not new but the construction of this phenomenon as a social problem is relatively recent consequence of activist effort and ideological shifts. Research specifically related to social constructions of rape and/or sexual violence have been conducted across various social domains. What seems to be lacking in the literature is an investigation into the way in which academic articles have constructed the phenomenon. The aim of this research was to explore the ways in which perpetrators of rape were discursively constructed in psychology journal articles. The theoretical background that informed this research is that of social constructionism and poststructuralism. The methodological approach deemed suitable and used for this research was Foucauldian discourse analysis. Prevailing constructions in journal articles relating to perpetrators of sexual violence were examined and their implications for subjectivity and practice explored. The findings of this research described six dominant discourses, namely a victim/villain discourse, a psychological discourse, a pathology discourse, a treatment discourse, a career discourse and a gender discourse, some of which had sub-discourses embedded within. The discourses and sub-discourses worked together to produced certain effects and functions. Also, contradictions and variations emerged within and between them. The findings of this research further allowed for a look at how psychology journal articles fit into larger societal discourses.Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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Coopoo, Perishka. "A discursive analysis of what sexual violence perpetrators say to their victims." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/13869.
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This research study aimed to examine the way in which sexual violence perpetrators talk to their victims by critically investigating the discursive strategies drawn on by perpetrators, the discursive constructions of their actions and their victims, and the consistencies with the talk of sexual violence perpetrators and rape myths and discursive and social practices promoting sexual violence. Over two-hundred photographs were collected from a photographic art project called Project Unbreakable. The photographs were of sexual violence survivors, from all over the world, holding a poster with a quote from their attacker. The words that survivors chose to represent for Project Unbreakable served as the data for this research study. The data were analyzed using the six stages of Foucauldian discourse analysis outlined by Carla Willig. The analysis revealed that by drawing on discourses of pleasure, desire, romance, marriage and consent, perpetrators discursively constructed their actions as sex. Furthermore, perpetrators discursively constructed their victims as sexually passive and dependant on men, as gate keepers of men’s sexuality, as sexual instruments for male satisfaction, and as consenting persons. On the other hand, perpetrators were also found to discursively construct their actions as a legitimized form of punishment, humiliation and intimidation. In addition, their victims were discursively constructed as deviant, deserving of their victimization, worthless, damaged and powerless. These discursive constructions of their actions and their victims enabled perpetrators to normalize their behaviour, blame their victims, minimize the incident, assert their innocence, justify their actions, silence their victims and reinforce their position at the top of the gender hierarchy. Consistencies were also found between the talk of perpetrators and rape myths, stereotypes and discursive and social practices promoting sexual violence. Another interesting finding in the data was that of quotes from a third party, not the perpetrator, which further illustrated the existence of rape culture. This research draws on the idea that a rape supportive culture does not only capture the hostile nature of the social environment that many survivors experience in the aftermath of sexual violence, but it also provides a social pattern for coercive sexuality to occur.
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Schneider, Julia Rose. "Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Victims: An Examination of Women's Roles in the Yugoslav Wars." Ohio University Honors Tutorial College / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1619190860477378.
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Anderson, Michelle E. "Televising truth commissions: the interaction between television, perpetrators, and political transition in South Africa." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32442.
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This research explores the portrayals of perpetrators in television broadcast coverage of truth commissions within politically transitioning societies, particularly how these discourses may influence the perceptions and experience of transition out of conflict. It focuses on the narratives constructed around apartheid-era perpetrators who participated in the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) as shown by the South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC) weekly broadcast, Truth Commission Special Report. It also considers how this informs perpetrators in speaking about their own histories. The SABC broadcasts aired between the 21st of April 1996 and the 29th of March 1998. It acted as a key news source on the workings of the TRC for a large group of citizens. An average of 1.1 to 1.3 million people tuned in each week for the first year, and an average of 510,000 people tuning in during its second year on air.1 The TRC hearings were recorded and filmed, and parts of these recordings were included in the SABC programme, along with further research by Special Report journalists. This included stories from the apartheid era that were not told through the TRC, further interviews with perpetrators, victims, bystanders, and communities, as well as reference to news and legal documents. As SABC describes it, the Truth Commission Special Report series “contributed to the TRC's pursuit of revealing the truth about, and engendering a deeper engagement with, South Africa's past conflicts.”2 The series was hosted and produced by well-known anti-apartheid journalist and Afrikaner Max du Preez, whose own identity became central to the narrative put forth. His team of journalists and producers included other Afrikaners such as his long-time colleague Jacques Pauw, and the young Anneliese Burgess. Otherwise, “his team of journalists varied over the twenty-three months of the series, generally including five and seven people who were racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse.”3 As South Africa transitioned out of the apartheid state, transparency of the transitional mechanisms taking place was essential for the transformation of governance and the appearance of accountability.4 This demand acted as one of the driving forces for the intense media involvement in the country's chief transitional process, namely the TRC. This research hinges on the hypothesis that the media's involvement in the South African transitional process went beyond the provision of transparency and may have influenced people's perceptions and experience within the transition per assertions by scholars such as Parver and Wolf, Fischer, Kent, and Mihr, 5 among others. It uses this as a starting point to then investigate the series' narrative as a source of these perceptions and the subsequent experiences of the subjects. This points not only to outcomes, but also their influencing factors with the intent to suggest recommendations for more intentional media coverage of political transitions, with perpetrators being one facet of such.
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Cosimo, S. Deborah. "The Impact of Legal Sanctions on Recidivism Rates among Male Perpetrators of Domestic Violence." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12106/.
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Using a Cox proportional hazards regression model, this dissertation explores three factors currently not addressed in the literature on men who batter women and who are court ordered to participate in a battering intervention program. These factors are the cumulative effects of civil and criminal legal sanctions (dose-response of sanctions) for domestic violence related offenses on recidivism, reduced opportunities to recidivate, and whether the number of legal sanctions imposed has an effect on how long a man maintains his non-recidivism status. Because one domestic violence case may involve multiple sanctions, this study uses the Legal Sanction Dose-Response Index to gauge the cumulative impact of civil and criminal sanctions upon recidivism of domestic violence. The Cox proportional hazards model indicates that the risk of recidivism is 45% lower for men who experienced two legal sanctions (typically arrest and probation) in response to the index case, relative to men who experienced one legal sanction (typically civil protective order). In other words, those with two legal sanctions are able to maintain their non-recidivism status longer relative to those with one sanction. Men with prior criminal court involvement for domestic violence related offenses are more likely to recidivate. Additionally, rather than incarceration reducing opportunities to recidivate, this study finds that incarceration for any offenses committed during the follow-up period is a predictor of recidivism of domestic violence related offenses. It is possible that, rather than incarceration reducing opportunities, recidivists are persistent and use whatever opportunities are available to them to commit domestic violence, despite legal sanctions.
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Cosimo, S. Deborah Rodeheaver Daniel Gilbert. "The impact of legal sanctions on recidivism rates among male perpetrators of domestic violence." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12106.
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Misso, Dave D. "Metacognition, personality functioning and domestic violence: A mixed methods analysis." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2019. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129870/2/Dave%20Misso%20Thesis.pdf.
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The study, the first of its kind, examined the relationship between personality factors, metacognition, and domestic violence in a sample of twenty-five males from the general population. Males evidencing higher levels of conflict were shown to exhibit lower capacity for considering others and greater personality pathology. Case studies revealed the complexity of the relationship between metacognitive capacity and acts of aggression. The findings have implications for future research and the development of treatment interventions for male perpetrators of domestic violence.
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Londt, Marcel P. "Management of domestic violence: risk-based assessment and intervention guidelines with perpetrators of intimate violence." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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The main goal of this study was to develop assessment and intervention guidelines that will provide practitioners with a framework to develop and implement batterer intervention programmes. The development of batterer intervention programmes must be informed by risk-based assessment and the study has identified this as a priority. This priority was informed by the popular notions that batterer intervention by itself, is futile and that intervention efforts were misdirected and useless. The author was of the opinion that if specific risk markers were identified, the batterer intervention efforts could be a tool to influence the values, beliefs and dangerous behaviours of abusive men. This study attempted to formally identify those risk factors that should be considered with batterers so that appropriate guidelines for assessment and intervention could result.
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Medoff, Zack I. "Adult attachment and readiness to change in a clinical sample of male domestic violence perpetrators." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2006. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1296095011&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Davies, Kimberly A. "Women as victims and perpetrators of homicide: a test of three theories of women's criminality." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1302712361.
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Davies, Kim. "Women as victims and perpetrators of homicide : a test of three theories of women's criminality /." The Ohio State University, 1996. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487935958844737.
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Zhang, Man [Verfasser], Daniel [Akademischer Betreuer] Leese, and Lena [Akademischer Betreuer] Henningsen. "Ending political violence : : making and unmaking perpetrators of the Cultural Revolution in Post-Mao China." Freiburg : Universität, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1237617855/34.
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Klein, Tamara Lynn Nezu Christine Maguth. "Differentiating between developmentally disabled child molesters and perpetrators of adult sexual molestation using penile plethysmography /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2004. http://dspace.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/400.
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Selahle, Phildah Lebogang. "Attitudes of incest abuse perpetrators in the Northern Province towards incest abuse and their victims." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2103.
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Thesis (M. A. (Clinical Psychology)) --University of the North, 2001This study is an investigation into the sexual attitudes of incest abuse perpetrators in the Northern Province and attitudes towards their victims (South Africa). Forty-two convicted male incest abuse perpetrators and forty-two professional males nonperpetrators (as control group) participated in the study. The Hanson Sex Attitude Questionnaire was administered to both incest abuse perpetrators and professional males ' nonperpetrator (as control group) to compar':' their attitudes. The questionnaire includes: Sexual Entitle ment scale, Sexy-Children scale, Frustration scale, Affair scale, Sex/ Affection-Confusion scale. and Sexual-Harm scale. A quantitative research approach was followed in the study. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the responses. Compared to the control group, the incest abuse perpetrators showed deviant negative attitudes in all the scales : (a) endorsing attitudes supportive to sexua l en title ment, (b) perceiving children to be sexually attractive, (c) being sexually frustrated in their life, (d) confusing sex with affection, (e) minimizing the harm caused by sexual abuse of childre n, and (t) accepting extra-marital affairs. Thus the attitudes of incest abuse perpetrators are significantly unfavorable to the victims. The researcher recommends psychological intervention for the perpetrators to help them adjust to their societal expectations. More job opportunities should be created in the province.
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Odeku, Kolawole Olusola. "In search of a regime of responsibility and accountability for perpetrators of torture with reference to persons with special responsibility for protecting human rights." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/101.
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orture is a serious violation of human rights and it is strictly prohibited by numerous human rights instruments. The prohibition of torture enshrines one of the most fundamental values of a democratic society. Its prohibition in a national constitution commits the country, and specifically its law enforcement officers, to performing their duties with due regard to the essential dignity of every human being. The irony is that the law enforcement officials and the security agents who are entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order in the society sometimes breach the law which they have sworn to uphold. Most of the perpetrators of acts of torture are usually those in positions of state power. In addition, other persons who wield other forms of authority or influence also perpetrate torture. It is contended that both civil and criminal responsibilities of the perpetrators should be explored by bringing them to justice in order to serve as deterrence to others. Despite being stringently outlawed, torture continues to be practised in many countries in the world. The underlying assumption is that, although the prohibition of torture has become part of customary international law, the practice of torture remains widespread. Torturers and those who order or encourage torturers to ply their trade or acquiesce in their doing so, enjoy virtual impunity from prosecution within their own jurisdictions. In many cases, the majority of the torturers go unpunished because they are, most often than not, agents or officials of the state. Nowadays, there are various international human rights instruments prohibiting torture. Violations of the provisions of these instruments by states or individuals will attract necessary and appropriate sanction. The erring state or individual will be held accountable and if found liable, sanctions as contained in the instruments banning torture will be invoked accordingly. It must be stressed that condemnation of torture is universal and its prohibition forms not only part of customary international law, but has joined that narrow category of crimes so egregious as to demand universal criminal jurisdiction. There is no save haven for perpetrators because the various mechanisms and adjudicating bodies of state parties and the United Nations have competent jurisdictions to right the wrong. Furthermore, it must be stressed that there can be no justification for torture because CAT and other important international human rights instruments assume increasing importance tools which have realistic prospects for eliminating torture.
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Wadugodapitiya, Menaka Dhananjali. "Fragments of terror : memories and narratives of former insurgents in Southern Sri Lanka." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4082.
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How do people who have participated in extensive violence against the state and members of their community, understand and reflect on their experiences? What meanings do they attach to violence, and how do they go on to reformulate their lives and deal with the consequences of their actions in its aftermath? These are among the key questions that this thesis considers. Anchored in a little-known violent period that took place in southern Sri Lanka in the late 1980s, known locally simply as ‘the Terror’ (Bheeshanaya), this ethnography of political violence analyses the memories and narratives of those who have engaged in violence. It explores how violence is negotiated and lived with in the aftermath and its implications for the self and sociality. As such, this study is concerned with how people mediate and articulate discomforting memories of violence, in a post-terror context of silence and fear, where justice and reconciliation are lacking. Through the accounts of people who have participated in violence, this thesis provides rich insight into the consequences of violence, and further highlights the flawed nature of one-dimensional ‘victim’ and ‘perpetrator’ binaries generally assumed in studies of violence, emphasising instead the ambiguity that marks the experience of violence. This thesis is based on 14 months of fieldwork carried out primarily with former insurgents in southern Sri Lanka. For balance and to maximise representation in what remains deeply contested terrain, their accounts are set against the stories of people who did not directly engage in violence, but whose lives were nevertheless touched by the Terror. This thesis argues that for those who have participated in violence, the mediation of its memory is an on-going ethical exercise. It finds that former insurgents remember, give meaning to, and live with, their violent pasts in ethical terms. Remembering violence is morally tendentious and carries significant implications for the self and sociality in the present. Recreating life after terror involves finding an ethical framework to deal with violence, and entails ongoing efforts to allocate moral responsibility for it. This thesis contends that as much as the violent past is kept alive in the present as an ethical issue, moral accountability for it remains un-reconciled and in a constant state of flux. It shows overall the narratives of former insurgents to be contradictory and convoluted, highlighting the ambivalent nature of memory and lived experience of violence. Moreover, it argues that for those who have participated in violence, life in the aftermath is about finding ways of living with one’s violent past, rather that ‘healing’ or ‘moving on’ from it.
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Manikowski, Agathe. "The Incentive to Kill: An Examination of the Motivations for German Perpetrators During World War II." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20244.
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Why do ordinary individuals participate in mass violence perpetrated against civilians? That is the question I will attempt to answer in the following paper. I consider these men ordinary to the extent that the majority was not socially deviant. Looking at the case of Nazi Germany, two groups stand out as good case studies: the SS Einsatzgruppen and the SS cadres in the Death camps. The following analysis will focus on the motivations of these men to commit mass murder. I argue for a causal sequence of action, beginning with the onset of Nazi ideology, further followed by the dehumanization of the victim and the brutalization of the perpetrator. I will demonstrate how the ideology present during German interwar society influenced these men into participation. Dehumanization and brutalization are complimentary factors that push these men into action.
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Casey, Gemma. "Attitudes and beliefs around violence towards women from male perpetrators of domestic violence : an exploratory study." Thesis, University of East London, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533027.
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Since the 1970s there has been an abundance of research regarding theories and effects of domestic violence. However, feminist researchers have suggested that since the majority of this research is based upon the accounts of female victims or professionals, the voice of the male perpetrators has not yet been significantly heard. There is a growing body of literature concerning the accounts of male perpetrators of domestic violence and the ways in which they construct their violence. To date, all of this research has been undertaken using an interview methodology and in arguably 'Western' contexts. The present study involved utilising a convenient sample of a "Men's Stopping Violence Group" (MSVG) IN Cape Town, South Africa, in order to obtain naturally occurring data (through audio recordings of this group). The study utilised a discursive psychology perspective with the analysis focussing on the rhetorical aspects of the discourse through using discourse analytic techniques. The results of the analysis suggested that despite the social context (i.e. that of a "Men's Stopping Violence Group"), where members may be expected to "do" rehabilitation (including expressing empathy, accepting responsibility and challenging ideas of hegemonic masculinity and femininity), the participants were suggested as continuing to use discourses of external blame (particularly towards their female partners), construct their violence as justified (in relation to the 'unreasonable' and provocational behaviour of their female partners) and minimise their actions. Throughout this there were strong discourses of masculinity evoking ideas of "a man's right" and issues of power and control. The results of this study were used to make research and clinical recommendations regarding further investigations using these groups, training for group facilitators and approaches when working clinically with domestic violence