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Social Risk

Social Risk

Every crime that is committed against person has serious consequences apart from the direct ones . Every violent crime , like rape , assault or physical attack has dramatic consequences for its victim . People , who survived violent crimes , said that these attacks changed their lives forever , as after being physically or morally assaulted it 's impossible to return to the life one lead before . The sense of safety most people living in the countries , where the law is strong , disappears for the victims of violent crimes , their life is changed radically , and they

br feel they can no longer feel themselves protected

Most victims of violent crimes need serious psychological rehabilitation after they were assaulted to restore this feeling of being protected , to help them return to normal life . Another problem the victims often have to face , is feeling blame for what has happened with them . It 's a proven fact that many victims of physical assault especially rape , believe that it was their fault , and that provoked the violator somehow . It 's paradoxical , but due to the social norms that exist nowadays , it is often that the victims feel guilty for being assaulted , they feel somehow impure , different from the other normal ' people

This is one of the main reasons of problems with family , friends , and community , personal and professional life the victims of violent crimes face . The sense of loneliness , being different , unappreciated and even condemned is named exclusion , and this is one of the most widespread consequences of crimes like rape , hate crimes , especially racial attacks , and hate attacks against homosexuals and transsexuals . In addition , the societal attitude towards these people is also changed The main reason I that most people live with a happy persuasion that violent crime is something they see on their TV screens , read about in newss , or magazines . They tend to ignore the existence of rape murder , and physical assault until they face these things by themselves or some of their relatives or friends meet with these . Most people know that the criminal justice system exists , and that it I designed in to protect them , but they tend to supersede all the information about its action , and their consequences from their minds in ordinary life This is also one of the important factors of social exclusion the victims of violent crimes , discrimination , and assault , face

This is especially true for the victims of racial attacks . Social stratification , according to some scientists has always accompanied the life of the human beings , after appearing on the down of the humankind history . The reason for its existence is a very simple one and it 's that the amount of resources this planet can provide is limited , thus it 's impossible to give everything needed or desired to everyone . As we all know people have always been unequal . It was determined by numerous factors even many centuries ago , and nowadays the amount of those factors has increased greatly

Racial stratification that existed in the USA at the...

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