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    particular song I will be analyzing is, “Til it Happens to You” by Lady Gaga. The song was made for a documentary called “The Hunting Ground” which was directed by Kirby Dick (IMDb). This documentary focused on sexual assault on college campuses. While Lady Gaga’s goal is not to promote sexual assault, the song lyrics along with its music video, displays many violations of aspects within Indiana University’s Sexual Misconduct Policy. The instrumentation used in this song is the piano, drums,…

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    Alcohol and Sexual Assault Prevention: In today’s society many people have different outlooks on risk behaviors for sexual assault. In “Alcohol and Dating Risk Factors…,” author Antonia Abbey believes dating and sexual activity, misperception of sexual intent, and alcohol consumption are risk factors that could potentially be linked with sexual assault (148). Throughout this paper I will be giving out my own opinions over the three risk factors, my response to the results, discussion over the…

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    (Rose). Also, stated by Angela Rose at PAVE “1 out of 6 American women have been victims of completed rape.”(Rose). The United States Department of Justice says, “Sexual assault is any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient. Falling under the definition of sexual assault are sexual activities as forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child molestation, incest, fondling, and…

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    crime. The rape and sexual assault numbers are going up daily, not only in America, but everywhere in the world. Today I will be pursuing you as to why I think that rapist and people who commit sexual assault should have longer, harder sentencings. I will try to persuade you by using facts about sexual assaults, educate you more about the sentencing that rapist get, and what we can do to change not only the sentencings, but also how we can help end all rape and sexual assault. What exactly is…

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    to take what they ‘need’ in a now fully patriarchal society. This is what higher education will become if we do not stop the ongoing epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses. Recent information arisen on sexual assault mishandling has brought up a question in all our minds. How can we improve the way institutions deal with sexual assault? There are many opinions on how this question can be answered but the only way to get rid of this epidemic…

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    by John R. Lott, Jr. showing the crime rates from 1977 to 1992. In this span of time, Lott shows how in ten states that passed right-to-carry laws, murder, rape, and aggravated assault went down on average of seven percent. While in the rest of the country without right-to-carry, murders went up 24%, rapes 71%, and a assaults doubled (Ratnesar). The reasoning behind this evidence is that criminals have a harder time choosing victims that could potentially be carrying firepower. These statistics…

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    One out of every six american women have been a victim of an attempted rape or a completed rape (“Get The Facts”). It is the most intimate crime and also a crime that has left a huge effect on how we look at women and men today. Rape is one of the most most damaging crimes done to people. It is an invasion of a person and can leave that victim permanently damaged. One of the major problems of rape is that society blames the women for getting raped when it is not their fault all. Also, the…

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    make strive in society, especially in the workforce. Men and women view sexual encounters and responsivities different including the outcomes of such encounters. In particulars of “hookup” culture, sexual responsibility, risky behavior, sexual assault and rape. Purpose The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive research study was to analyze college student’s sexual behavior on college campuses. Their perception and attitude about themselves, opposite sex, responsibility, and being educated…

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    of violence…” to show that he would prefer less guns in the world in order to prevent more violent acts. Although assault rifles, when misused, are…

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    Police Perceptions Research by Venama (2014) noted low levels of reporting including the examination of law enforcement perspectives on sexual assault and how those perceptions may influence decision making warrant more exploration. Sleath and Bull (2017) who conducted a systematic review over 24 published articles regarding police perceptions of rape victims and the impact on case decision making found that some police officers hold problematic attitudes about rape victims, although this is…

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