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Resources for Families of Homicide Victims As discussed in earlier modules, families of homicide victims have access to a number of resources, including compensation funds, reconciliation mediation, and therapy. Larger communities might have support groups and more services to help families through these times. These types of resources might not be available in smaller communities […]

The Courts and Punishment for Homicide As stated earlier, the prosecutor decides whether there is enough evidence to bring charges and determines what those charges will be. If there is a suspect and enough evidence to charge that person, there might be a bail hearing if the suspect is eligible for bail. If the person

How Police Investigate Homicide The first thing an officer should do upon arriving at the scene of a potential crime is to check if anyone might be hurt, call for appropriate backup and assistance, and administer first aid if needed. The most important thing that needs to happen upon arriving at the scene of a

Definitions of Homicide Victimization • Analyze homicide victimization and the criminal justice system’s response. Classifications of Homicide The vast majority of homicides are reported to the police making it, of all of the crimes committed, one of the easiest to track. Reporting is often done by a victim’s family or other community members who discover

Examine property crime and system responses. The most common forms of crime in the United States are property crimes, and yet they get little attention by the media compared to crimes like murder. The most commonly reported property crimes are burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson, which are considered part of the Part I

Laws That Protect Disabled Victims A number of laws discussed in prior modules also apply to people with disabilities, including the Violence Against Women Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and the Child Protection Act. In addition, parts of other laws not yet discussed apply to the disabled. Many broad nonvictimization laws, like

Special Population Victims • Assess mental and physical disabilities victimization and the system responses. Definitions According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2015) of the U.S. population 12 and older who were not institutionalized, 14 percent were disabled, and of those, 42 percent were elderly. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008),

Outcomes of APS Investigations If there is a case for abuse, the criminal justice system will follow its course of referral to the district attorney for the start of a case through the criminal system. Of course arresting the caregiver of someone who has physical and mental health issues is fraught with its own concerns:

Reporting Elder Abuse Elder abuse incidents are underreported. Image: Elderly hand. Authored by: unclelkt. Source: https://pixabay.com/en/hospice-wrinkled-hand-elderly-old-1794351/. License: CC-0 As discussed earlier, there is a significant lack of reporting of elder abuse in the United States. Adult Protective Services (APS), like CPS, is a special social service agency that looks into issues of abuse and neglect