Sentence examples for victims understanding from inspiring English sources

The night before their execution, the victims, understanding that the purpose of the spectacle was to degrade them by an elaborate theatre of power and powerlessness, rehearsed the routine of their death in order not to break down on the scaffold.

Nor can readers assess complaints that "no one cares" about these black victims without understanding how the LAPD spends its vast budget.

As a result I made several faux pas in the beginning; some of my victims were understanding, knowing about my absence, and some were not.

The current literature too easily encourages an inappropriate "blaming the victim" understanding of low-income and Latino children's poor oral health status by pointing solidly but erroneously to parental socio-demographic characteristics, practices or beliefs as prime causes.

Recoding the 'occupations' of kidnapped victims is a necessity in understanding victimization risk.

From sexual assault and rape victims seeking understanding and justice, to refugees and asylum seekers seeking safety and stability, both groups remain vulnerable to our suspicion and blame.

She does this because she wants her theory to focus on alleviating the suffering of victims rather than on understanding the motives of perpetrators (Card 2002, 9).

Victims have a hard time understanding.

They must undergo additional special training in areas like collecting DNA evidence, interviewing traumatized victims, preserving crime scenes and understanding the psychology of rapists and other sex offenders.

When I began my career as a domestic-violence prosecutor, I had a difficult time understanding why my victims would return to their abusers we had given them distance and safety through the law, and through restraining orders, batterer programs, and jail time.

For instance, before the 1970s victims of sexual harassment had trouble understanding and describing the behavior of which they were the victims, because (in part as a result of women's social powerlessness) the concept had not yet been articulated.