...Out of the Darkness and into the light in emerges Sexual Assault and rape in the United States of America in the 21st century. An abundant number of Males are taking control over their sexual experiences through sexual Assault and Rape. The theory of rape states that rape is a sexual assault and an invasion of bodily integrity, furthermore a violation of freedom and self-determination. (MARY, E. G. 2011, Oct 12). The crime of sexual assault and rape is rapidly growing in the area of college campuses and lower level communities, for example More College athletes being charged on Sexual assault charges. Most Rapes that take place on college campuses are well broadcasted and entertained by the media. Especially when the male who is alleged of sexually assaulting the female is a Superstar athlete. The media feeds on cases like these rapidly, for example the Jameis Winston case who was allegedly charged of sexually assaulting an ex...
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...campuses today? The answer is sexual assault or rape. “1 in 5 women will be a victim of sexual assault during her academic career.” The amount of sexual violence that happens on American college campuses is appalling and, the even more appalling fact is the number of assault that go unreported. The issue has been brought up to college boards and administrators. While college rape prevention programs have been put into place, the programs are not working. The programs are not working because most rape or sexual assault cases go unreported completely. Many factors weigh into the issue of sexual assault on college campuses such as; the reporting system is flawed and unreliable; many of the...
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...Introduction As a result of our research on sexual violence, its prevalence, and its impact on our society were able to identify a service gap within our local communities. A core nonprofit agency, ContactLifeline, Inc. specifically targets people affected by sexual violence and crisis. We interviewed people in the community, local educators, students, and key staff from ContactLifeline Inc. to gather professional opinions and opinions of our fellow community members and educators to see how these service gaps may have affected them or may not have. We discovered that ContactLifeline is a nonprofit agency that provides specific services to sexual assault and rape survivors for the entire state of Delaware. ContactLifeline offers many options for survivors to receive multiple kinds of aftercare services, free of charge, but we noticed that their efforts in prevention were not being met on a full scale by our school system in an effective long term manner. We asked what is being done by our local schools to provide and promote education on this specific topic. What is being done to educate our youth on what healthy relationships and sexual behaviors are so that most importantly we see a decrease in victims and are not spending so much time and money on aftercare? This needs assessment addresses this service gap in depth and provides a possible policy change within our local school districts and potentially a state wide adaption of a sexual education program that includes a curriculum...
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...Rape in the United States April Sexton Rasmussen College Rape in the United States A major social problem in the United States is rape and sexual assault. Studies show that one in six American women are victims of rape, and every two and a half minutes someone is raped in the United States. That is alarming! Studies also show that more than half, 59% to be exact, of all rapes go unreported (RAINN, 2007). What is rape and why is it so common in America? Why are so many victims of rape and sexual assault not reporting it to authorities? In this paper I plan to answer and address these questions, and many more in depth issues involving rape such as male and lesbian rape survivors, incest, post traumatic stress disorder, and rape trauma syndrome. Rape and Sexual Assault Rape is forced sexual intercourse, including vaginal, anal, or oral penetration. Penetration can be by an object or by a body part. Rape victims may be forced through physical means or threats. Anyone can be a victim of rape: women, men or children, straight or gay. A rapist uses violence or force, or the threat of it, to take control over someone. Rape is a crime across the United States, whether the person committing it is an intimate, a date, a stranger, an acquaintance, or a family member. Sexual assault is unwanted sexual contact that stops just short of rape or attempted rape, which includes fondling and sexual touching. Of the 200,780 victims in 2004-2005, about 64,080 were...
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...1. Yes this scenario does describe a sexual assault. The sexual assault that it describes is indecent assault because the definition of this is any non-consensual touching done with the intent to gratify lust or sexual desires and in this scenario Minnie kissed Sandra with Sandra not consenting so that does fall up under the definition of sexual assault. This sexual assault is not rape though it is only indecent assault. The reason why this assault would not be considered rape is because there was no sexual intercourse at all just kissing. The victim in this act was Sandra and the alleged perpetrator is Minnie. 2. I would have to say yes this is sexual assault. The reason why I would say that is because one of the types of sexual assault is carnal knowledge which is sexual intercourse with a minor. In this scenario SSG Long does have sexual intercourse with Mike who is 15 years old but I would have to say this is not rape because SSG Long did not force Mike to have sexual intercourse with him and Mike did consent to sexual intercourse. The victim in this scenario is Mike and the alleged perpetrator is SSG Long. 3. In this scenario SGM Wayne does comment sexual assault. The reason I say that is because he slipped her a drug in her drink so that she would not know what is going on and in the definition of sexual assault it says sexual assault is described as intentional sexual contact, characterized by use of force, physical threat or abuse of authority or when the victim does...
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...12 December 2014 When discussing sexual assault or rape, people often overlook the effects and aftermath of the situation, especially non-physical effects. Those of us who have the privilege of receiving public education are taught about the importance of consent-getting someone’s permission before touching their body-in sexual education classes, or maybe we are taught by our parents or other guardians. Regardless of how we are taught, we all learn that it is wrong to touch other people when we are told “no”. However, we hardly ever take the time to consider that there are more lasting effects of sexual assault than making someone uncomfortable. Sexual assault damages victims’ health physically as well as psychologically (Campbell). It is most common to hear about the physical impacts sexual assault can have on victims. Perpetrators of sexual assault are motivated by feelings of power and control over their victims, and therefore are violent and forceful, which can cause lasting physical damage to the victim. One hundred percent of completed rapes, 39 percent of attempted rapes, and 17 percent of sexual assaults against females result in injured victims. Immediate physical effects a person can experience after a sexual assault or rape include bruising, bleeding, difficulty walking, soreness of the body, disorientation, nausea, vomiting, and tension headaches, among other effects. Some other physical consequences experienced by rape survivors include gynecological damages...
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...Rape Culture Views: Attitudes and Practices in our Society that Normalize or Excuse Rape. Brianna Burke Sociology of Women Dr. King June, 20, 2013 Abstract Rape Culture views are based on attitudes and practices in our society that normalize or excuse rape. Society excuses rape because it has come to the belief that sex is an act of male domination and female submission. Although we have laws against rape they do not appear to be a main focus point. Society seems to minimalizes rape to the point of not caring, in some cases making the victims seem to be at fault. Because it seems that the repercussions of the rapist are not as tough as they should be, rapists repeat their actions without fear of severe punishment. The average sentence for convicted rapists was 11.8 years, while the actual time served was 5.4 years. In the US because of our rape culture, rape in the military became a major problem in recent years, even up until this problem was publicized. When first brought into the public’s eye the military didn’t seem to be taking rape seriously. Rape is not just a nightmare for military women but for men as well. Rape seems to be more main stream than some might think. Society more often than not are blaming the victims, the proof is in a recent 12-minute video of young men in Steubenville, Ohio, joking about the brutal, extended gang rape of a 16-year-old girl. According to one study of 16,000 Americans, 17.6% of women report having been victims of rape or...
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...of sexual assault. Looking back at her tragic series of sexual assaults, Moore reminisces on her habitual inexorable feelings of “self-conscious and blaming” “About the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline | RAINN”). Moore experienced her first two traumatic assaults before college; she was left vacant, aloof and disconsolated after the police disdainfully responded to her assaults. She experienced her third assault in college, and because of the police’s prior unsatisfactory response, Moore was discouraged to report it and left miserable and unable to desert her pain, loneliness and self-punishing ways. Her agony later developed into an eating disorder; Moore thought maybe if she “made [herself]...
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...have been rocked by reports of rape and sexual assault. Federal, state and local officials have become involved, as schools work to revise their policies and procedures to prevent further incidents. A survey commissioned by the Association of American Universities, the results of which were released in September 2015, found that more than 27% of female college seniors reported having experienced some form of unwanted sexual contact since entering college. Meanwhile, two high-profile lawsuits have kept the topic of college sexual assault in the national spotlight. In 2015, a former Florida State University student filed a lawsuit against the school for its handling of her sexual assault report and another against former Florida State football star Jameis Winston, who she has accused of raping her in 2012. The research on many facets of these problems is incomplete, but new reports and data-rich studies can help deepen perspective. In December 2014, the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report focusing on nearly 20 years of data related to rape and sexual assault among women ages 18 to 24. In 2014, President Obama appointed the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assaults. During the research phase, the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) provided the White House with an extensive list of recommendations urging “the task force to remain focused on the true cause of the problem,” pointing out that rape is “not caused by cultural factors...
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...one another and are impossible to separate or divide. Rape is defined as “sexual intercourse” without ones consent it is limited to understanding what an actual sex act is and how it is seen. Sexual assault is as much as a crime of violation against the body and causing physical, emotional and mental harm as it is about sex. Rape victims can be male, female or transgender it doesn’t discriminate. Most rape crimes are generally committed by someone the victim knows but unknown to the public. A large amount of women have no legal ground because they are assaulted by their husband. Many sex crimes are also committed because of one’s profession, for instance an adult entertainer, but does that make it right? Some are just sought out and taken advantage of because the perpetrator feels they can overpower their victim and take what they want. Another type of rape is Date Rape this is when a person is on a date or have been dating someone and a sexual advance is made they force themselves on the victim. Rape is a serious act against on human rights. Rape affect rape victims long after the assault. In this paper I want readers to know what rape is and how it affects rape victims. Also to show ways rape can be prevented and how to help the victim and their families move pass the assault. Rape not only affect its victims it also affects their families. According to an article written by Monica Sarkar, for CNN , martial rape is legal in India women are assaulted by their...
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...Understanding the Effects of Sexual Trauma Julie Johnson Liberty University Crisis Counseling 302-B04 March 8, 2015 Abstract Rape and sexual trauma are not just physical violations, but also violations of mental and emotional well-being that leaves the victim with a lifetime of emotional distress. Victims of sexual trauma are often left with devastating consequences that affect the physical, psychological, social and even financial part of their lives. Because the rate of sexual violence continues to increase, researchers study the side effects extensively. Adverse effects of sexual violence are individualized and very diverse, leaving victims with a broad range of impacts. This paper will define what sexual trauma is and the devastating effects it can leave on the lives of the survivors. It will cover different variables such as the psychological impact of the immediate, short term and long term as well as the physical, social, and financial effects of childhood and adult sexual trauma. This paper will hope to promote further discussions on the effects of sexual trauma left on the lives of the victim as to help any individuals and organizations that might work with the victims of such violent acts. The analysis of this report would aim to support individuals working with victims in the recovery process of sexual trauma from family support, spiritual support, and the counseling process. Understanding the Effects of Sexual Trauma According to Basile & Saltzman...
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...The Hunting Ground is a documentary that shows how two University of North Carolina rape victims, Annie Clark and Andrea Pino, join forces to seek proper justice for the treatment and neglect of rape cases on college campuses nationwide in the United States of America. Clark and Pino, instead of giving up on their rape cases that were handled improperly by the executive board of UNC continued to fight the way colleges dealt with rape victims and rape suspects by becoming advocates and educating themselves and others of their institutional rights. The Hunting Grounds tracks the start of Clark and Pino’s on-going journey to make college students aware of the issues of institutions protecting the name and reputation of the institution rather than...
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...According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimization Survey an American is sexually assaulted every 107 seconds. The prevalence of sexual assault is statistically difficult to analyze because of the frequency of unreported cases. Victims of sexual assault endure an extensive recovery process to regain power and control. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) defines sexual assault as, “sexual contact or behavior that occurs without explicit consent of the victim. Some forms of sexual assault include: Penetration of victim’s body (rape), attempted rape, forcing to perform sexual acts (oral sex), fondling or unwanted sexual touching” (RAINN, 2016). Sexual assault perpetrators thrive in environments where victims...
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...highest nation for reported sexual assault. (15%) * We need to focus on the messages that men are getting and about how they relate to women. We also need to focus on what messaging men are getting about women and about what kind of women get raped. We are in need of a cultural shift. It is time we remove the shame and the stigma associated with sexual assault. It’s not uncommon for victims of sexual assault to be allocated a level of responsibility. Questions such as; “What were you wearing? Was it appropriate” “What did you say to them (the attacker)?” “How much had you had to drink?” can be asked in response to asexual assault report. We don’t apportion blame to victims of murder or robbery. Maybe an old world order exists where it is acceptable to blame a victim, creating a level of shame that somehow lessens the true reality of the crime. In a court of law, a prosecutor has the right to lay the victim’s past sexual history out on the table, like a couple of fun facts. As such, by introducing evidence that the victim is, for example, sexually "promiscuous", this may cause the jury to believe the he/she was likely to have been consenting to the sexual encounter under examination in the trial as well. That is, the defense counsel falsely uses such "evidence" to construct consent where there otherwise was none. As a result, sexual assault victims have labeled the criminal trial process as akin to a "second rape", as their behaviour and sexual history, rather than the defendant's...
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...Sexual Harassment is making unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature. (http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sexual_harassment.cfm) 2) The key difference between flirting and sexual harassment is that sexual harassment is unwelcome. The contact was not invited or accepted. It is one-sided because only one of the people in the situation wants to be in that situation. It does not matter how the harasser says he or she "meant it”. (http://www.pamf.org/teen/abc/sex/flirting.html) 3) Most statutes currently define rape as nonconsensual oral, anal, or vaginal penetration of the victim by body parts or objects using force, threats of bodily harm, or by taking advantage of a victim who is incapacitated or otherwise incapable of giving consent. Incapacitation may include mental or cognitive disability, self-induced or forced intoxication, status as minor, or any other condition defined by law that voids an individual's ability to give consent. One response to these types of actions is that, “the individual was drunk and wanted it to happen”. However, one party is unable to give consent when intoxicated. When a person is the recipient of sexual advances but is highly intoxicated, he or she may be unable to consent to any sexual conduct. (http://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/rape-sexual-violence/pages/welcome.aspx) 4) -Acquaintance rape: sexual assault by someone known to the survivor. -Stranger rape: sexual assault...
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