Rod Rosenstein

The blame for election interference belongs to the criminals who committed election interference. We need to work together to hold the perpetrators accountable, and keep moving forward to preserve our values, protect against future interference, and defend America.

American Public Servant

Pulkit Samrat

Movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp are ample proof that perpetrators get away because it is hard for victims to speak up. Power dynamics and lack of support from colleagues and acquaintances does not help matters.

Indian Actor

Salman Rushdie

I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime.

Indian Novelist

Jeff Sessions

Failure to deport aliens who are convicted for criminal offenses puts whole communities at risk - especially immigrant communities in the very sanctuary jurisdictions that seek to protect the perpetrators.

American Politician

Yo Yo Honey Singh

Girls have been suppressed for long. Crimes against women are on the rise because women have the courage to come out in the open and fight the perpetrators of these heinous crimes.

Indian Musician

Pete Hoekstra

The U.S. should prohibit perpetrators and supporters of Islamist brutality from entering the country while embracing advocates for religious freedom. End of story.

Clint Eastwood

The fact is, violence is not only not a beautiful thing, but it's also very painful and not without consequences for the perpetrator as well as the victim.

American Actor

Sadiq Khan

Victims want to know that the true perpetrators of their crime are convicted - legal aid helps achieve this.

British Politician

Ana Navarro

We must have zero tolerance for sexual harassment, even if the perpetrator is somebody we like and admire.

American Critic

Albert Bandura

Perpetrators absolve their harmful behavior as serving worthy causes.

Canadian Psychologist

Used mostly in legal or formal contexts, where the action has serious consequences.

Context Specific

The word has negative vibes, implying the action done is wrong or harmful.

Negative Connotation

'Perpetrator' is not used for someone causing accidental harm.

Not for Accidents

Also refers to initiating non-criminal but unwanted situations.

Beyond Crime

Can be used metaphorically to describe the cause of any negative outcome.

Figurative Use

Sometimes used to emphasize the person's significant role in an event.

Scale of Influence

 What's going on with men? Why do so many men rape women in our society and around the world? Why do so many men rape other men? What is going on with men? And then what is the role of the various institutions in our society that are helping to produce abusive men at pandemic rates? Because this isn't about individual perpetrators.

Jackson Katz: Violence...

 they need to justify it to themselves. Some feel entitled to the money because they are underpaid and overworked and others believe their fraud is victimless, perhaps even planning to return the money once their crisis is resolved. Some of the most common types of fraud don't even register as such to the perpetrator.

How people rationalize...

 that can inflame the hostile imagination in some of us, that makes us perpetrators of evil, can inspire the heroic imagination in others. It's the same situation and you're on one side or the other. Most people are guilty of the evil of inaction, because your mother said, "Don't get involved. Mind your own business."

The psychology of evil PIPE...

 However, I also think it's got to do with the fact that bats come out at night, and we don't really understand them. We're a little frightened by things that can perceive the world slightly differently than us. Bats are usually synonymous with some type of evil events. They are the perpetrators in horror movies,

Emma Teeling: The secret...

 come up with a story they drop you in for as long as you need to come up with the humanity of the place and so to be with these women who not only recognize that they had been the victims of the violence but they sat down with their perpetrators and said both of us died

Alexandra Fuller: Born...

 can assess the effectiveness of these policies look these rights can even help the accused it's just a bad idea to throw away evidence DNA evidence often exonerates they accused these rights will result in the actual identification of real perpetrators the testing of

Re-writing laws to help...

 can prevent people from seeking help. People with schizophrenia are often perceived as dangerous, but are actually much more likely to be the victims of violence than the perpetrators. And proper treatment may help reduce the likelihood of violence

What is schizophrenia? -...

 so I'm not actually so big on the nurture, but some way -- there is another way of nurturing victims, which is to police perpetrators of crime. And so that is something that has been in my character

Julian Assange: Why the...

 when the perpetrator acknowledges their wrongdoing. So for the partner who had the affair, for Nick, one thing is to end the affair, but the other is the essential, important act of expressing

Rethinking infidelity...

 Throughout her life, Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced systems protecting its perpetrators. But this work came at an enormous risk— and a personal price.