Question Description
Read the passage I upload and follow the direction below must be in 3 paragraph the book is Criminology A Sociological Understanding by Steven E. Barkan
Use the information inthe Crime and Controversy: Victim Precipitation box on p. 77 in yourtextbook to tell about a real life crime situation in your area whichinvolves victim precipitation.
Example
– I sat on the jury for “Bob” who had shot and killed a member of a
rival gang. Bob had been warned that he would be killed if he came into
the rival’s territory. The gang had even killed Bob’s cousin a month
earlier. However, Bob chose to visit a friend who lived in the area the
rivals had warned him about and even carried a pistol in his vehicle
for good measure. Upon arrival at his friend’s residence, Bob was
jumped by the rival gang. Bob pulled the gun and shot one of the gang
members. Even though the man Bob shot supposedly did not have a
gun, the defense attorney argued that eye witness accounts proved that
the deceased had withdrawn his hand from his jacket pocket with his
index finger pointed toward Bob. The jury ruled that a reasonable
person would have agreed with Bob’s assumption that
the deceased had a gun and that his life was being threatened. I
believe that is a clear case of active victim precipitation as described
on p. 77. Unfortunately, the actions and gestures of the deceased led
to his own demise.
Read the passage I upload and follow the direction below must be in 3 paragraph the book is Criminology A Sociological Understanding by Steven E. Barkan Use the information in the Crime and Controversy: Victim Precipitation box on p. 77 in your textbook to tell about a real life crime situation in your area which involves victim precipitation. Example – I sat on the jury for “Bob” who had shot and killed a member of a rival gang. Bob had been warned that he would be killed if he came into the rival’s territory. The gang had even killed Bob’s cousin a month earlier. However, Bob chose to visit a friend who lived in the area the rivals had warned him about and even carried a pistol in his vehicle for good measure. Upon arrival at his friend’s residence, Bob was jumped by the rival gang. Bob pulled the gun and shot one of the gang members. Even though the man Bob shot supposedly did not have a gun, the defense attorney argued that eye witness accounts proved that the deceased had withdrawn his hand from his jacket pocket with his index finger pointed toward Bob. The jury ruled that a reasonable person would have agreed with Bob’s assumption that the deceased had a gun and that his life was being threatened. I believe that is a clear case of active victim precipitation as described on p. 77. Unfortunately, the actions and gestures of the deceased led to his own demise.