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The Mike Tyson Case—Blaming the Victim

“Victim blaming” is the perception of
victims by others as somehow responsible, at least in part, for their own
victimization. It is not unusual for people to blame victims of sexual assaults
for leading on their perpetrators, or to condemn victims for associating with
the wrong crowd. People also make judgments about a victim’s actions during a
crime. For example, when a man is shot and killed defending his convenience
store during a robbery, some may think he should have just slipped out the back
door and left the store to the thieves. Ask yourself if you have ever thought
less of victims when reading their stories. Did you find yourself becoming
judgmental about their decisions? Could you remain objective and supportive of
victims who have made bad choices that you would not have made?

Victim blaming is frequently
associated with sexual assault or domestic violence; for example, people are
more likely to blame the victim when the crime is rape than when the crime is
robbery (Bieneck & Krahé, 2011). Victim blaming in the case of rape victims
is surprisingly common. A recent study of attitudes among incoming college
freshmen found that over 73% of the students agreed with the statement: “If a
girl acts like a slut, sooner or later she is going to get into trouble”
(McMahon, 2010).

With these thoughts in mind, review
the Mike Tyson case. In 1991, boxer Mike Tyson went to trial after Desiree
Washington accused him of rape. The media portrayal may have influenced public
opinion in the case. Review the articles included among this week’s Learning
Resources and think about the arguments put forth by both the prosecution and
the defense.



Post by Day 1
your position on whether you
agree more with the prosecuting attorney’s argument suggesting that the victim
is blameless or with the defense attorney’s argument suggesting that the victim
can be blamed for the victimization.


One and a half
page with at least two reference….


It
is important that you cover all the topics identified in the assignment.
Covering the topic does not mean mentioning the topic BUT presenting an
explanation from the readings.


To
get maximum points you need to follow the requirements listed for
this assignments 1) look at the page limits 2) review and follow APA rules
3) create SUBHEADINGS to identify the key sections you are presenting and
4) Free from typographical and sentence construction errors.


REMEMBER IN APA FORMAT JOURNAL TITLES
AND VOLUME NUMBERS ARE ITALICIZED.

Readings

  • Alexander,
    C. S. (1980). The responsible victim: Nurses’ perceptions of victims of
    rape. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 21(1), 22–33.
        
  • Clarke, A.
    K., & Lawson, K. L. (2009). Women’s judgments of a sexual assault
    scenario: The role of prejudicial attitudes and victim weight. Violence
    and Victims, 24    (2), 248–264.
        
  • Rose, M.
    R., Nadler, J., & Clark, J. (2006). Appropriately upset? Emotion norms
    and perceptions of crime victims. Law and Human Behavior, 30(2),
    203–219.
        
  • Wemmers, J.
    (2008). Victim participation and therapeutic jurisprudence. Victims
    and Offenders, 3    (2/3), 165–191.
        

Media

  • Laureate
    Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Victim blaming. Baltimore, MD: Author.