Violence

Presented by: Cana, Analyn C.

III-9 BS Psychology
A behavior that causes
injury to people or
damage to property.
Labeling
Theory
The reality of
an action has
less to do
with the
behavior
itself than
with how it is
defined by its
audience.



Factors to Consider

1. The intentions of the Actor

Car crash vs. Driver runs down
Pedestrian



2. Whether the actor conforms to
cultural norms and values

Sports like Football

Henry Edwards a sociologist explained
that football is a national ritual that
upholds cultural values such as
competitiveness, toughness and
masculinity.



3. Whether the actions threatens the
social order

Football may be violent but it is a big
business. Because football supports way
of life most people celebrate it rather
than condemn it.

4. Whether the actions are carried out
by or against the government

Institutional Violence- violence
carried out by government
representatives under the law.

Anti-institutional Violence-
violence directed against the
government in violation of the
law.


Explaining
Violence
Biological
Approach
Psychological
Approach
Sociological
Approach
Structural-
functional
Symbolic-
interaction
Social-conflict

Amygdala
Small part of the
brain that controls
aggression

Violent behavior
can result from a
brain injury
Want
Unreached goals
aggression
Frustration-
aggression
theory


Sociopath,
Psychopath
Anti-social
Personality
Approach Cause of
Violence
Who becomes
violent
Structural-
Functional
Way of living People in low-
income living
Symbolic-
Interaction
Learning of
Violence and
defining it in
positive ways
People who
have been
victims of
violence
Social Conflict Marxist
Feminism
Elites
Men
Marxist Feminism
VIEW What is the
Problem
What is the
solution
Liberals Poverty Government must
expand economic
opportunity by
creating more jobs
and raising the
minimum wage.
Radical-Left They see the structure
of the capitalist as the
source of greatest
violence and suffering.
Fundamental change
in political and
economic institution.
VIEW What is the
problem?
What is the
solution?
Conservative A weakening of
families and religion
means less moral
education and rising
tide of violence
Society must reaffirm
the importance of
teaching children
make sound moral
choices.
Radical-Right The expanding
power of
government as the
biggest threat to
society.
Peoples right to act
free of government
control- especially
the right to bear
arms- must be
protected.
Violent Crime
Murder
Rape


Crimes against a person

Is a crime that involves
violence against others.

Murder
Unlawful,
intentional
killing of one
person by
another.

Manslaughter
Unlawful, unintentional
killing of one person by
another.
Murder reveals a number of important
patterns
1. Two-third of murder committed with
firearms
2. FBI(2006) tells that MEN are involved in
most murders both as offenders and
victims.
89% of those arrested for murder in
2005 are men
79% victims are men

Murder reveals a number of important
patterns
3. Most murders are unplanned
4. Majority of the murderers involve
offenders and victim of the same race
In 91% of cases involving an African
American victim, police arrested a
black suspect.
In 83% of case involving white victim,
police arrested a white suspect.

Mass Murder
The intentional, unlawfully
killing of four or more people at
one time and place.


The killing of people by one
offender over period of time.

almost are men
mentally ill or
suffering from
psychotic disorders
(distort sense of
reality)
Hear voices
Irresistible desire to
control other people
Lack all compassion
and strike violently
to people get in their
way.
Types
classic serial
murder, which
usually
involves
stalking and
is often
sexually
motivated

spree serial
murder, which
is usually
motivated by
thrill
seeking.






Report from Paterno Esmaquel II/Rappler.com

Report from Paterno Esmaquel II/Rappler.com
RAPE

Republic Act No. 8353, known as the Anti-
Rape Law of 1997, expanded the definition of
the crime of rape and re-classified it as a
crime against persons.
Rape is committed under the following
circumstances:
A man has sexual intercourse with a
woman:
Through force, threat or intimidation;
When the victim is deprived of reason or is
unconscious;
Through fraudulent machination or grave abuse
of authority; and
When the victim is under 12 years of age or is
demented, even if none of the above
conditions are present.
Rape is committed under the following
circumstances:

Any person who, under any of the above
conditions, commits an act of sexual assault
through oral or anal sex or by inserting an
instrument or object into the anal or genital
orifice of another person.
Types of Rape
Forcible rape
Statutory rape

Men as well as women can be a
victim of rape. Men raping other
men is a serious problem.
Motives
Revenge
Sex
to prove masculinity or out
of anger
punishment
Reading: Motives for Rape Article by: RICHARD B.
FELSON and MARVIN KROHN
"Rape is most likely to occur, not
with a stranger, but with someone
you know and trust.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice. 2005 National Crime Victimization
Study. 2005.
U.S. Department of Justice, Bu reau of Statistics. 1997 Sex Offenses and
Offenders Study. 1997.

73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a
non-stranger.
38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance.
28% are an intimate.
7% are a relative.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice. 2005 National Crime Victimization
Study. 2005.
U.S. Department of Justice, Bu reau of Statistics. 1997 Sex Offenses and
Offenders Study. 1997.
43% of rapes occur between 6:00pm
and midnight.
2

24% occur between midnight and 6:00am.
The other 33% take place between
6:00am and 6:00pm

Source: U.S. Department of Justice. 2005 National Crime Victimization
Study. 2005.
U.S. Department of Justice, Bu reau of Statistics. 1997 Sex Offenses and
Offenders Study. 1997.


Report from Kyle Kim/globalpost.com
Which country has the highest reported
incident rape?
Source: National Statistics Office
Philippine Figure 2012
ISSUES
Serial Killers
Mark Dizon 2010 (Philippines)
Geder: Male
Case: Robbery-Murder
Killings: 9 people and stole
Gadgets
Obsessed with gadgets..
Illness: Kleptomaniac

Murder Victim

Date: October 31, 2012,
Died from 49 stab wounds
Name: Cyrish Magalang
Age: 20-year-old

Suicide-Murder



SM Shooting Incidents
(September, 2011)

Serial Murder
Shooting Spree in QC
Hazing Victims

Rape-Murder Victim
Rape-Murder Victim
Rape Victim