User:Benjamin.aviles1/Violent crime/Bibliography

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 * 1) In each country that is listed in the original article, there are certain categories that pertain to violence. In this source, it talks about intimate partner violence. In parts where specific kinds of violence that relate to intimate partner violence such as sexual assault, physical assault, harassment, threats, and intimidation are mentioned, this source can be useful. This original article also outlines how sexual assault is in a separate category of violence which is where this source can come into play. So for example in the original article for New Zealand it says "New Zealand's crime statistics has a category for violence that includes homicides, kidnapping, abduction, robbery, assaults, intimidation, threats, and group assembly, while all sexual offences are shown in a separate category from violence." (Violent Crime, Wikipedia). The sexual offenses are not mentioned. This source mentions sexual offenses and intimate partner violence play a big role in this. This source also analyzes the behavior of men and women that cause them to be so violent in a intimate relationship. In the actual article I could add something along the lines of: Even though sexual offenses are a separate category from violence, some of these offenses can still be violent in nature. Intimate Partner Violence often has violent consequences that both men and women are guilty of. According to this source, men are more likely to commit more general violent misconduct while women are more likely to engage specifically in intimate partner violence. Different behaviors of men and women led to violent acts.
 * 2) This is another useful source because it mentions alcohol in relation to sexual abuse. In the original article, it tells readers that sexual assault is a category of violent crime, but the "why" is also an important aspect to incorporate into this article. When alcohol is present in a situation, sexual assault is also more likely to happen than if alcohol is not a factor. This source can also be useful because it addresses the fact that alcohol could heighten someone's aggressive behavior and cause them to act irrationally. This could also apply to the other categories of violence because a person is more likely to act in a violent manner compared to if they were sober. This could also be content that is added to the New Zealand section of the original article. This source also addresses an equity gap that is missing in the original article. Women are disproportionately victims of rape while men are the gender that are committing this act. If I added this to the original article, I would back it up with statistics. According to this source, about 25% of American women have been victims of sexual assault while 20% of men committed this behavior. As a result, there is a clear equity gap when it comes to this type of violent offense. Alcohol is often known to impair judgement, and cause individuals to act in a ill-advised manner.  Excessive alcohol assumption could also lead to other violence behavior taking place.
 * 3) This source could be used to address the equity gap of violent crime as it relates to race. This sources explains that being near the poverty line directly correlates to violent crime. Socioeconomic status also plays a role in violent crime. I would add this source to United States section. The reason being is because this sections explains the differences between UCR and NCVS when it comes to crime being reported, but does not address the equity gap. It is informative to know the difference, but I believe readers could get an even better understanding of violent crime if this sections explains which socioeconomic class is likely to commit crimes in the categories of the UCR and NCVS such as robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. This information also gives readers a sense of which areas are more vulnerable to crime in the United States and which categories of violent crime occur at higher rates than others. In the graph that is shown, a section dedicated to these disparities could also be shown with yearly salary being added in correlation to % of violence crime that takes place.


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