Susan Turner Sociological Analysis

On January 18, 2015, Brock Allen Turner sexually assaulted a young 22 year old woman behind a dumpster. Turner, a former Stanford swimmer, was chased down after completing sexual penetration with said unconscious young woman by two Swedish students. The swimmer was eventually tackled and the authorities were called. Turner claims his acts were completed with full permission from the young woman, whom for confidentiality reasons will be called Sarah. Sarah was taken to a country hospital and treated for abrasions Turner had given her. Sarah later released pressed charges against Turner, little did she know she was beginning the most painful process of her entire life. As one of the most common crimes to occur in the college student population, …show more content…
This crime can be broken into three sections: sociological factors, psychological factors, and preventative measures. For complete accuracy, these factors must be evaluated from both the victim and perpetrator in order to figure the effective ways this crime can be prevented in future. Sociology, according to Merriam Webster, is defined as the science of society, social institutions, and social relationships; specifically :the systematic study of the development, structure, interaction, and collective behavior of organized groups of human beings. As this has now been established, the crime Turner committed will be analysed from the roots of the definition of sociology. Turner was at a fraternity house party in the home of “Kappa Alpha Fraternity” of Stanford University. He spent his night drinking with his friends and walking around the party “kissing girls,” according to Sarah’s sister (a freshman at Stanford) he even tried to dance and kiss her, but she pushed him away. Sarah had a long day relaxing at home when she at the last minute decided to attend said party with her sister. Sarah didn’t drink often. But on this night the alcohol took the best out of her and left extremely intoxicated,