Assault

impacting this reported lack of understanding and awareness of sexual assault as a crime? According to Sujata (2017) “The story of sexual assault and victimization through social media has, unfortunately, become commonplace. Between the universality of cellphones with cameras and the widespread cultural adoption of social media, victims are often trapped in a wrath of character assassination and name-calling long after their assault.” (Sujata, 2017). To make matters worse, victims often feel…

color when it encounters drugs like Rohypnol (also known as roofies), Xanax, and GHB, which are commonly used to facilitate rape. They named the company Undercover Colors, and claim to be The First Fashion Company Empowering Women to Prevent Sexual Assault.…

Equality For All Introduction The North Carolina controversy that erupted on March 23, 2016, shown the unequal treatment of transgenders in the United States. Pat McCrory, Governor of North Carolina, has denied and fought against the new anti-discrimination bathroom bill, that gives transgenders the right to use the bathroom the person identifies with. People do not understand that there is a difference between sex and gender. Sex is the biological characteristics with which we are born..…

Canada particularly in regards to sexual assault. For instance, LEAF’s legal background helped create Section 15 and Section 28 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which has enabled them to advocate and intervene in many legal cases where they believe women are at risk of mistreatment and discrimination not only in the legal system, but in society as well (“History”). Since LEAF’s establishment in 1985, LEAF has contributed to the prevention of sexual assault through policy reforms in the…

of rapist will never see jail time. How a forensic technician collects, packages and analyzes the evidence is crucial in solving a crime and without the evidence rapists would never see jail time one-hundred percent of the time. A rape or sexual assault can occur almost anywhere but some common locations include vehicles, hotel rooms, residences…

was a violation of the statute of limitations in sexual assault cases. In Charlottesville, in the 1960s, while attending college, Mason paid to sexually assault an extremely inebriated woman, Lolly Viccino. The morning after, Mason questions his actions and finds Viccino in the library. Talking to Viccino humanizes her and makes Mason realize the possible effects of his actions, but he appears to contain little guilt about the sexual assault. The main reason Mason struggles with the decision is…

The Hunting Ground a film that is informative and a powerful documentary that shines a light on the growing problem of sexual assault and rape on college campuses. The documentary is the journey of two former college students who filed a Title IX lawsuits against UNC after being raped while enrolled. The documentary also highlights other students who have been raped or sexually assaulted at various colleges across the country. This documentary tries to show us viewers how colleges try to silence…

sexual assault, documentor Tom Bondarenko JR searches for peace and closure by informing the audience that sexual assault can happen to anyone, regardless of age, sex, race, or sexual orientation. Through interviews with professionals and survivors Tom Bondarenko bring’s a face to sexual assault in hopes of warning people that sexual assault can happen to anyone. The film 's goal is to prevent sexual assault by enlightening people, knowledge is power. Working together we can end sexual assault.…

Victims had a fear of reporting their assaults; they did not want to be labelled, nor blamed for their assaults. They also had a fear of being turned down by the legal system as well as the institutions due to lack of evidence. Institutions had no intention to solve these assaults because their reputation would be ‘marked’. Thus, there was a low percentage of expulsion when victims reported their perpetrators. This led to perpetrators committing sexual assaults six or more times. Note that, men…

Summary Robin Camp, a Canadian federal court judge, is in a week-long judicial council hearing, which will determine if he should be booted from his position. During the rape case which took place in 2014, a nineteen year old girl was rapped over a bathroom sink during a house party. Camp was a provincial court judge during the case. What is putting Camp’s job in jeopardy is when Camp asked the rape victim why she didn't "skew her pelvis" or push her bottom into the sink to avoid penetration.…