The Definition of the ‘Psychopath’
The word psychopath was first used by the French psychiatrist Philippe Pinel in the 19th century, and the German psychologist Schneider explained the concept in the 1920s. It indicates a person who has ‘Psycho-pathy’. It is a personality disorder in which antisocial behavior happens without conscience and without reason. Psychopathy, which is also cal
in-law were killed due to marriage into the same gotra. So, it can be seen clearly that honor killing is not isolated to rural areas but also to urban areas and as already pointed out it has very wide geographical spread.
3. Nowadays Situation of Honor Killing
(1) Real condition of Honor Killing
Nowadays, honor killing is committed continually. Criminals avoid punishment in some nations
of family, kinship and tribes.
In tribes relation, tribes society developed trust relationship but hold each other in check. Tribes superiority depends on tribe's military power, credibility and honors. So tribe's honor was symbol of Superiority, the honor comes from individual morality in the tribes.
Members who damage the honor were punished by their tribes. So the tribes prevent from a w
1. History of Victims’Role in Criminal Trials
Victim-dominated Criminal Justice System
Distrust to tyrant (Political view - Prosecutor)
Reduce operating cost (Economic view - Victim)
Decline of victims’ participation
Practical reason: high rate of crime, but low rate of apprehension
- Population, townman assistance, bounty hunter
Philosophical reason: enlightenment theory
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in Pakistan, also.
On the other hand, Turkish Government have supported various educate movement and civil movement since 2000. Especially, they held meetings at the whole 81 areas to eradicate honor killing in 2000. In 2001, 6 documentaries are produced and supplied. As a result, in latest Turkey, they succeed in passing a bill thinking of honor killing and murder as the same. Such example gi