People believe the myths about rape and sexual assault and need to be educated on rape and sexual assault because men and woman are not reporting it, there are college campus and legal procedures in place to help victims, and it is reported as one of the most unreported crimes. Every 2 minutes an American is sexually assaulted. (RAINN) According to the Bureau of Justice statistics, in the years 1992 to 2000, only 24 percent of sexual assaults were reported, 34 percent of attempted rapes were reported, and 36 percent of completed rapes were reported to the police. Sexual assault and rape can be classified many different ways and have different definitions for each crime. (Kittleson& Hilgenkamp, 2005, pages 4)
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A person committing rape can be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Statements taken from rape survivors show that about 60 percent of the 236 perpetrators were under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The situation at the time of the crime for victim is important because victims can be under the influence of drugs or alcohol at time of the assault. (Wiehe & Richards, 1995, pages 20,85) Drugs can be a maneuver for perpetrators to have sexual intercourse with a victim against their will. They called this rape drugs. These types of drugs help to render a woman unable to consent to sexual intercourse. (Kittleson& Hilgenkamp, 2005, pages 31-35) Because of drugs and Alcohol people find it very difficult to report. Women and men around the world have decided not to report rape. A man Martin Schwartz contacted a local victimization survey of the women on his campus. On the campus there hadn 't been any rapes reported for some years. Through his anonymous survey he found that there was dozens of women who have been raped yet did not report. One reason for not reporting is because they blame themselves. (Schwartz & DeKeseredy, 1997, …show more content…
Department of Education 's office of Civil Rights have colleges and universities investigate student reports of sexual assault. The university investigates the incident even if it isn 't reported to the police or there isn 't any medical examination. (Carle, 2015) The U.S. Department of Education 's office of Civil Rights uses the Title IX policy. Title IX policies put into place to prevent sexual harassment and sexual violence based on sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity. Title IX policy helps to eliminate student-on-student harassment that creates a hostile environment. A university must take immediate action to protect students on campus. (Edwards, 2015) Procedures listed in the policy or who to be told and how they are told. Each college and state that you are at or in has different requirements when reporting a sexual assault. In some cases there will be some type of hearing on the case of whether the person is guilty of sexual assault. Two types of penalties are specific deterrence, which is to try to convince the individual to not commit the crime again, and general deterrence which is the goal to send out a message to the wider community that the crime is wrong. Some specific punishments for someone found guilty are probation for certain amount of time, individual and or group counseling, denial of campus housing, a requirement that the perpetrators or perpetrator informs their
The concept of sexual assault …show more content…
A person committing rape can be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Statements taken from rape survivors show that about 60 percent of the 236 perpetrators were under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The situation at the time of the crime for victim is important because victims can be under the influence of drugs or alcohol at time of the assault. (Wiehe & Richards, 1995, pages 20,85) Drugs can be a maneuver for perpetrators to have sexual intercourse with a victim against their will. They called this rape drugs. These types of drugs help to render a woman unable to consent to sexual intercourse. (Kittleson& Hilgenkamp, 2005, pages 31-35) Because of drugs and Alcohol people find it very difficult to report. Women and men around the world have decided not to report rape. A man Martin Schwartz contacted a local victimization survey of the women on his campus. On the campus there hadn 't been any rapes reported for some years. Through his anonymous survey he found that there was dozens of women who have been raped yet did not report. One reason for not reporting is because they blame themselves. (Schwartz & DeKeseredy, 1997, …show more content…
Department of Education 's office of Civil Rights have colleges and universities investigate student reports of sexual assault. The university investigates the incident even if it isn 't reported to the police or there isn 't any medical examination. (Carle, 2015) The U.S. Department of Education 's office of Civil Rights uses the Title IX policy. Title IX policies put into place to prevent sexual harassment and sexual violence based on sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity. Title IX policy helps to eliminate student-on-student harassment that creates a hostile environment. A university must take immediate action to protect students on campus. (Edwards, 2015) Procedures listed in the policy or who to be told and how they are told. Each college and state that you are at or in has different requirements when reporting a sexual assault. In some cases there will be some type of hearing on the case of whether the person is guilty of sexual assault. Two types of penalties are specific deterrence, which is to try to convince the individual to not commit the crime again, and general deterrence which is the goal to send out a message to the wider community that the crime is wrong. Some specific punishments for someone found guilty are probation for certain amount of time, individual and or group counseling, denial of campus housing, a requirement that the perpetrators or perpetrator informs their