Victims Voices

Victims voice’s need to be be heard too. When Jennifer Bishop came to speak in class, I was completely touched.  I have had a little experience with a victim of a crime.  My 2nd cousin’s family was murdered, and the surviving member of that family, my 2nd cousin, returns every year to Leavenworth Maximum Security [...]

Victims and Jenifer Bishop Jenkins

Jenifer Bishop Jenkins brought to light an often over looked issue in the criminal justice scene, that is how to deal with victims of violent crimes or extreme tragedy. Jenkins showed how a victim can take on one of two roles. One could choose to be extremely depressed, living in fear and only going through the motions of life. Or, like Jenkins, one could choose the role of advocate, still at times being say but sharing their personal story in order to create awareness, doing so in memory of their lost loved one and others who may have come into the same end. Jenkins has taken what has happened in her life and is trying to shed light on the subject of victims. She has chosen to take the high road or as they say she has learned to make lemonade with what lemons life gave her. During her speech for out class she did still get emotional when talking of her sister’s passing yet anyone who watched her speak could tell she wanted to share her message instead of being trapped by her sadness.

Another great point that Jenifer Bishop Jenkins brought up concerned how one actually should treat a victim…

Response to Victim’s Websites

It was not until Jennifer Bishop Jenkins came in to speak to our class about victim’s rights did I ever really start thinking about victim’s rights at all. To me, being a victim seemed like such a passive and depressing experience, but it really isn’t. You can do a lot of things as an active [...]

Questions of bias

After reading all of these articles and essays from class, what I find interesting is that it usually plays up the sympathetic side of the prisoner. I find myself feeling bad for the prisoner, and yes, there is quite a lot of evidence that shows the injustice that they face. But I just wonder how I would [...]