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Answer the following questions below. Use any outside information or information given within the question to back up and strengthen your answers.
1. Generally, when we think of homicide, we think of a person-to-person offence, and it is thus quite clear who the offender is (or ought to be in cases where the offender is not caught). But, at times, it is a bit more complex. Look at thr following tragic case of Ashley Smith. A 2013 inquest into the cause of her death resulted in an unprecedented verdict of homicide.
How can institutional failures or systemic issues contribute to a homicide ruling, as seen in the case of Ashley Smith? What are the implications for accountability and reform in such cases?
2. Secondary victimization can impact sexual violence survivors and potentially discourage their or other survivor's reporting of the crime or participation in the criminal justice system. Read the following article to learn about Canada's rape shield laws:
How might rape shield laws help to prevent secondary victimization?
What other improvements can be made to the criminal justice system to increase reporting rates, reduce secondary victimization, and protect the privacy and dignity of sexual assault survivors?
3. Research has revealed that sexual violence on university campuses is grossly under-reported (MacKenzie, 2018; Shankar & Tavcer, 2021). Why might this issue be exacerbated on university campuses? What are potential solutions to this issue?
4. Research has noted a connection between intimate partner violence and abuse of companion animals. Many domestic violence shelters do not accept pets and, as a result, many women have reported not leaving their partner due to concern for their pets' safety. Learn more about this issue by reading the following article:
What does this article reveal the connection between intimate partner violence and the abuse of companion animals? Why is this an important issue?
What support programs and policy interventions could respond to the issue in ways that acknowledge the variety of concerns raised about pet friendly shelters in the above article?
5. Choose a recent robbery case in Canada by reviewing the following news sources:
Briefly describe the details of the case. How does the chosen case reveal the distinction between robbery and other theft-related offences? What makes it more severe?
6. Take some time to learn about missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada by reviewing the following resource:
Identify two pieces of information you learned while engaging with this resource. What does the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada reveal about the uneven distribution of violent crime risk among different populations in Canada? How have systemic factors contributed to this issue?