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Childhood Abuse When a caregiver deliberately harms a minor physically, emotionally, sexually, or by acts of neglect, it is classified as a crime of child abuse. According to the Child Help organization a report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds in the United States. The United States has one of the worst records of child abuse in the leading industrial nations by losing four to seven children per day to child abuse and neglect. The organization also concluded that child abuse has…

Not At Fault Merriam-Webster defines rape as “unlawful sexual activity frequently sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent.” Rape was once thought of only as a violent crime that happened in a back alley in the bad part of a city, and, while this still holds true, the act has grown and evolved throughout time. Whether it is a drug slipped into a drink, or…

future situations that could be detrimental to their health (ie. abusive relationships, robbery/theft, sexual assault, common attack, etc.) Enhances physical fitness Can be used as recovery therapy for sexual assault/rape victims, and victims of abuse (re-victimization) Thesis: How can an effective self-defense class equip young women with the confidence and skills necessary for meeting life’s challenges? Overview of confidence and self-esteem building Emphasizes reliance on oneself for…

According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), one in six women in the country are victims of attempted or completed rape. That’s 17.7 million nationwide and about 44% of the victims are under the age of 18. Rape and other forms of sexual violence and harassment are horrifying and degrading to the victims, and sadly women make up the largest percentage of victims. However, oftentimes the female victims of rape and sexual abuse are often blamed for the attacks because their…

transgender women out of women’s restrooms. Just one year earlier, the North Carolina House passed a bill which prohibited individuals from using restrooms and changing rooms that did not correspond to the sex on their birth certificates. This sparked a national conversation about the rights of both transgender people and those who are not. In response, the United States Congress passed the Federal Equality Act, updating the Civil Rights Act of 1964, making transgender individuals a protected…

In the article “It’s Time to End ‘Rape Culture’ Hysteria” by Caroline Kitchens a stance on rape in America is taken. Kitchens discusses the grave rape conflict of America, and goes about making her audience believe that rape “culture” is not an intelligent idea. Kitchens argues that the idea of rape culture has led to hysteria. From Kitchens’ word choice it is obvious that her tone is informative yet contemptuous. She mocks the idea of others by calling them, or the way they choose to think,…

Introduction and Context The SlutWalk movement began in Toronto, Canada in 2011 as a demonstration against the idea that women who dress like sluts, i.e. too sexy, revealing, or provocatively, are inviting men to rape them (Schutte, 2012, 116-118). It was founded by a group of female students at York University in response to a police officer’s statement that “if women want to avoid rape, they shouldn’t dress like ‘sluts,’” and has evolved into a global movement with “Sibling” walks planned in…

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Statutory rape is often not heard about as much as rape because, it is a form of rape that isn’t as big, and sometimes it isn’t taken seriously especially the way the media portrays it. Statutory rape refers to sexual relations involving someone below the “age of consent.” People below the age of consent cannot legally consent to having sex. This means that sex with them, by definition, violates the law. If a 25 year old man were to have any type of sexual relations with a 15 year old that would…

to stop human trafficking. Their key developments include a national, toll-free hotline where they receive information or reports regarding human trafficking, advocating for more legislation, raising awareness, and training law enforcement to deal with…