...Sexual assault is any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the exact consent of the recipient. This umbrella term can be used to describe a wide range of forced and unwanted sexual activity includes kissing, exhibitionism, groping, and rape. The majority of sexual assault incidents go unreported, in part due to different social stigmas experienced by men and women who are victims of these crimes. Over the years, sexual assault on college campuses have increased and remained at fairly alarmingly-high rates. The Clery Act and Title IX are two important laws that have been established my many universities/colleges nationwide, which attempt to lower the rates the and increase awareness of sexual assault. The Jeanne Clery Act,...
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...2015, Kirby Dick created an outstanding documentary discussing the topic of sexual assault. The documentation began with anxious college seniors being accepted in their dream colleges. Following, the welcoming of different colleges to their incoming first year students. It is a want, from both the parents and the students, to be safe while being away from home, attending college with exposure to many different people. It has been stated in the documentary, “more than 16% of college women are sexually assaulted while in college” (Dick, 2015). This statistic comes with disgust and to think that the percentage has only increased since that statistic was published. Sexual assault is a major concern on many college campuses and has been an occurrence...
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...Name Teacher English 101-Section 10 November 2014 Cause of Sexual Assault on College Campuses Over the last few years, the media has been filled with news broadcasts and reports of sexual assaults on college campuses. According to an article written by Wayne State University’s Dr. Antonia Abbey, “The term sexual assault is used . . . to describe the full range of forced sexual contacts . . .” This includes “. . . touching or kissing; verbally coerced intercourse; and physically forced [sexual behaviors]” (118). While these events are highly publicized when they occur, they happen much more frequently than realized. Young women are the primary victims of these attacks; reports regarding the assault of men are much less frequent. Many things contribute to why sexual assault and rape happen on college campuses. Alcohol consumption, personal psychological factors, and social influence all play a major role in why and how these events occur. The central factor in all rape and sexual assault cases is the victims are not adequately informed of the dangers beforehand. With that said, it is not the victim’s fault they were abused, but had they been proactive to remove themselves from the situation, things would have resulted differently. Alcohol plays a major role in sexual assault. Every campus has some aspect of Greek life—fraternities, sororities, and other elite social organizations. It can be noted these organizations are mostly known, and classified, according to the parties...
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...In recent years the crime rate on college campuses has gone up drastically, however, the campuses have been working on advancing the safety systems provided to the students during enrollment. The group decided to cover campus safety because college bound females are the most vulnerable to sexual assault. By covering the statistics, the researchers hope to prevent further attack. The following paragraphs include a comparison of university size to assault rates, provide specific examples of sexual assault, and inform about the precautions that many colleges choose to take and the precautions that are being taken in order to prevent further mishap. The first case that people were informed about happened in the early 2000’s and it wasn’t until...
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...Why is sexual assault such a big deal to college campuses now? Is it because there are students who are suddenly bringing it to the surface and really showing what the college administration is all about or is it because the government is only forcing them to do so? Sexual assault is a prominent issue on college campuses all over the country and it affects everyone that is involved. The government is putting a lot of pressure on college administrations to help prevent the chance that one of their students may be drugged and/or sexually assaulted. People are afraid that colleges and administrators are not doing their best to prevent sexual assault on students nor are they fully providing the support to the victims. In recent months, institutions of higher learning across the United States have been rocked by cases of rape and sexual assault. Federal, state and local officials have become involved, as schools struggle to revise their policies and procedures to prevent further incidents. New journalistic investigations, such as the July 12, 2014, story “Reporting Rape, and Wishing She Hadn’t,” by the New York Times, are calling into question the whole rationale for schools handling incidents outside normal legal channels (Mastropasqua, 2014). One of the main problems with sexual assault on college campuses is the lack of consequences to the perpetrator from the school. One-in-five women who attend college will be the victim of a sexual assault during her four years on...
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...impacts those on college campuses. Sexual assault on college campuses is an epidemic that has affected hundreds and thousands of college students. The Hunting Ground is a documentary that discusses sexual assault on campus and how some college administrators inadequately handled the claims by their students. Sexual assault on campuses a problem that is affecting many women and men throughout the county and the world. In order to fully understand the social problem claim that is being made, one must examine the grounds, warrants, and conclusions of sexual assault on campuses. The beginning stage of the social problem process is to create the grounds of the claim....
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...Sexual violence is a major social and public health problem on many college campuses across the United States and many other countries. Sexual violence encompasses many different aspects of sexual deviancy but sexual violence is typically considered to be sexual assault or rape. Sexual assault and rape have affected men and women alike. However, the vast majority of sexual violence victims are women with men being the perpetrators. Women on college campuses have a higher chance of becoming a victim of sexual assault then other women. Rape is defined as penetration or attempted penetration of sexual organs, but sexual assault is a much broader term. Sexual assault includes; completed or attempted penetration, abusive sexual contact without...
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...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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...Institutions of higher learning across the United States 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...
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...In Emily Yoffe's article, “College Women: Stop getting drunk”, it's implied that if alcohol is consumed less by women in campuses, the occurrence of rape would be minimized if not completely eliminated. I concur with this article for a myriad of reasons and view the article as a necessary read for any college age young woman wishing to familiarize themselves with the going on of campus life. This article wins my support and approval, for if more girls and women were warned of the impending dangers of drinking alcohol in copious amounts in an effort to 'fit in' they would most certainly be better equipped to make rational decisions to avoid sexual assault. One of the recurring messages within the article is ways in which women can prevent alcohol-facilitated assaults such as a reduction in alcohol consumption. Unfortunately there is a belief that telling a woman she cannot drink to match the drinking of a male counterpart can be misconstrued to seem sexist. Physically and biologically men and women are as different as the sun and the moon; it's safe to say drinking too much whether at a friend’s place, campus, or any other type of social gathering for young men and women. In the article, Yoffe contends that one of the ways alcohol consumption in college can be curbed is lowering the drinking age from 21 years (Yoffe, 2013). I firmly believe this would be one of the first steps towards reducing the occurrence of sexual assault in campuses. The idea of binge drinking is a tradition...
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...The Impact of Acquaintance Rape for Female College Students Word Count: 3,027 Abstract Acquaintance rape, commonly referred to as "date rape," is sweeping across college campuses throughout the United States. Described as nonconsensual sexual contact achieved by force, manipulation or coercion between two people who know each other, it is a form of sexual violence that had been given little attention prior to the 1980’s. Recent studies indicate that one in four female college students will be the victim of acquaintance rape at some time during four years of college making it the fastest growing crime against females in college institutions. However, because there are widespread false impressions among all college students that acquaintance rape does not exist, is not “really rape” or is not a serious crime, many believe that it is not as traumatic to the victim as rape by someone unknown to them. These erroneous beliefs often leave the victims of acquaintance rape more devastated than the rape action itself. The purpose of this paper is to examine the facts surrounding female acquaintance rape on college campuses and the role that crisis intervention techniques play in the recovery from an experience that many experts describe as crippling. The Impact of Acquaintance Rape for Female College Students Every two minutes someone in the United States is raped, and the chance of the victim being a female college student is four times greater than that of any...
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...The article is entitled “How Prevalent Is Campus Sexual Assault in the United States,” written by Lisa Fedina, Jennifer Lynne Holmes, and Bethany Backes. It was published by the National Institute of Justice, Journal No. 277, on June 3rd, 2016. By applying the techniques of the analytical reading process, I was able effectively read, and understand the genre of the article (Kaplan University, 2015). I could identify the audience, and purpose of the article by utilizing the skills I have acquired from the Writing Center. The article speaks particularly to an audience of college students to raise awareness, intervene, and to inform them of the statistical fact of prevalent sexual assault on school grounds. The authors used expository writing...
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...Rape on College Campuses Statement of Interest Many studies look at rape and alcohol on college campuses separately, while others look at the effect that alcohol has on rape. It is estimated that one fifth to one fourth of all women experience a completed or attempted rape during their four to five year college career (McMahon 2010). Too many women are victimized on a daily basis on college campuses, a place people go to better themselves, all while believing they are safe. Reality is, rape can happen to any woman, at any time, on any campus. There are classes given on almost every campus about to how women should protect themselves from violent acts such as rape, but how many women actually attend? What are women’s actual perceptions on rape on campus? Are women aware of the risk of rape on campus? What effects does alcohol have on the chance of committing a rape, and what effects does it have on the probability of getting raped? The objective of the paper is to find out how much women really know about the chances of getting raped, the proper way to protect their selves from getting raped, and what effect drinking can have on rape. Literature Search on Galileo While conducting research for this project, EBSCOhost and ProQuest were used. Both databases were had many articles and journals pertaining to alcohol and rape on college campuses. The first database used through Galileo was EBSCOhost. When using EBSCOhost the phase “Alcohol and Rape on Colleges Campuses” was searched...
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...portrays women as sexual objects, or entities, specifically when they are required to bring sexual pleasure to their male counterparts through the way they look or act. Such media, therefore, is implying that women’s sole purpose is to bring men sexual gratification (Wright and Tokunaga 956). This increases the sexual objectification of women, specifically in magazines, television, and social media platforms, demonstrating...
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...OUR LIPS ARE SEALED Every two minutes in the United States, “someone is raped, and the chances of being that victim are four times greater for a college female student than for any other age group. The phenomenon of date rape is not new, however it has evolved into a communication phenomenon, in which communication about sex and rape, the negotiation of consent, the rape itself, the aftermath of rape and the reaction to date rape, are central to defining a rape culture on campus. Women have been muted in a multitude of ways, including the methods in which women tell stories, through male-controlled media, in ways women’s bodies are portrayed and analyzed, and through censorship of women’s voices. Rape is a horrible experience, so why would women keep quiet about it. Campus cultures perpetuate the `culture of silence` that exists among young men and women by fostering a culture of rape which silences experiences and advocates victim blaming (self blame) that is set ablaze by the social acceptance of rape myths, experiences not being defined as rape, secondary rape, and the absence of deterrence, all of which create an underlying tolerance towards rape. In this paper I will examine how women are affected by the rape supportive culture that exists on campuses and creates an internalization of self blame are muted before, during, and after the experience of date rape. Both male and female students contribute to muting women, thus perpetuating a rape culture in which rape becomes...
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