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Assignment: Use the internet to research your state's (Tenn) proposed or recently passed laws that have been named in honor of crime victims. In narrative format, detail the legislation, the victim's story and whether this legislation offers anything specific - other than stepped-up punishment to ease the victim's plight. *If you have difficulty within your state you may use a surrounding state to research.
1) Case Analysis
Has much legislation been passed in honor of crime victims over the last 10 years in your state. If so, what seems to be the nature of the victim's situation?
2) Case Analysis
Do you see a trend in your state where laws in honor of victims are increasing or decreasing? Why do you think this is the case?
3) Executive Decisions
New categories of victims develop continuously. Imagine you are a victimologist and pose several questions the researchers ought to examine for each of the following groups of victims:
• Illegal immigrants who are victims of crimes, who feel they cannot report the offenses
• Teachers attacked, injured and even killed by their students
• Female motorists preyed upon by law enforcement officers
• Hotel guests who suffer thefts and assaults due to lax security measures