Prison rape

York correctional institution. These women who’s stories were told, were women who had committed all sorts of crimes, from embezzlement to homicide in the first degree. Their stories include stories of their lives before prison, how the got to prison, and their lives in prison. There were common factors in some of the stories of the women who ended up incarcerated. One factor that spoke out to me was that in most of their lives, they had a man harm them in some way or neglect them. Another…

What is rape? The definition of rape is the crime of forcing another person to have sexual intercourse with the offender against his or her will. Rape is not as black and white as the definition portrays it. Laws about what rape is and isn 't differ from state to state and even country to country. In the United States of America, it is illegal for an eighteen-year-old to have sex with someone who is 16, but in Great Britain, the age of consent is 16. Not only does it vary from country, but also…

A majority of the prison rape research has explored correctional institutions in the U.S. Joseph Fishman paved the road for future prison rape scholars with his classic work published in 1934 about American prisons, entitled, Sex in Prison. Fishman’s contributions in the establishment of prison rape research are noteworthy. Such contributions included a theoretical basis that postulated as to why same-sex relations occurred inside correctional facilities, which was termed the deprivation theory.…

leniency of the judge. According to Damon Young, “Brock was found on top of an unconscious woman outside a kapa alpha fraternity house”. He was later initially charged with rape and convicted of sexual assault but did not serve a day in prison. According to Judge persky, the judge that dealt with this case was quoted as saying, "prison could have a severe impact on Turner". Now let 's take another look at a similar situation but this time the skin…

event is entitled, “Former Oklahoma policeman sentenced to 263 years for raping four women”. In Oklahoma City, a police officer has been accused guilty to numerous accounts of sexual assault some of which included rape. The sentence of this man was added up to be 263 years in prison, which is maximum sentence allowed in Oklahoma. This all started when police officer, Daniel Holtzclaw, began preying on vulnerable populations that he knew would trade sex in order to get out of being in trouble…

Rape CULTure “Rape culture is when rape is pervasive and normalized due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality” (Wikipedia, October 2016). In other words rape culture is blaming the victim rather than punishing the person who committed the crime. For years rape has been justified by blaming the victim and justifying the rapist. Rape culture is built on misogyny and sexism. Misogyny is ingrained prejudice against women (Google, October 2016). Sexism is prejudice, stereotyping, or…

Free Dictionary.com, rape is “The crime of using force or the threat of force to compel a person to submit to sexual intercourse.” Rape is not about sex, it is an act of power by the rapists and it is always wrong! Basically, rape is sex you do not give your consent to. The causes of rape are tremendous. Rape is worldwide and can happen to anyone at any age or gender. Rape is very harmful and dangerous. One cause of rape is rape culture. According to mncasa.org, rape culture is “The…

Arkansas rape statutes are found under 2010 Arkansas Code; Title 5 - Criminal Offenses; Subtitle 2 - Offenses Against the Person; Chapter 14 - Sexual Offenses; Subchapter 1 - General Provisions; § 5-14-103 – Rape (Arkansas rape and sexual assault laws, n.d.). Under this statute it is considered rape if; someone engages in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual activity with another person: a. By forcible compulsion b. On someone who is incapable of consent because they are physically helpless…

out of three rapes go unreported (RAINN). Most people would report a robbery. Why don’t most people report rape? Rape is a crime that can be life threatening and life altering. Why would a survivor choose to not report it? Rape is not reported because they may not believed they were raped, the rapist is somebody they know, they want to avoid being blamed for their rape, and even if they report it, justice will not be served. One reason why rape survivors often do not report their rape, is…

Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, and Korey Wise were brought in for questioning later, after having been identified by other youths as participants in some of the attacks. Around this same time, Trisha Meili was jogging in the Park when she was attacked, rape, and left to die. All five confessed to a number of the attacks committed in the park that night, and implicated one or more of the others. While being questioned about the night, the…