Prison rape

Rape: A Special Case Crime Sex crimes are more common than many other crimes and are one of the most underreported crimes in today’s society. In most cases the victim and offender know each other but there are a significant amount of victims that do not know their attacker. Each year, rape kits across the country are stored on shelves and are left to collect dust. It is said that ninety-seven percent of rapist will never see jail time. How a forensic technician collects, packages and analyzes…

Gossip Girl’s audience consists primarily of young adult men and women, a demographic particularly at risk for campus sexual assaults. As rape on college campuses continues at an alarming rate, Gossip Girl’s depiction of teenage sexual assault is even more troublesome. Fortunately, Chuck Bass is a fictional character; however, in 2015, a strangely similar figure appeared in real life. In 2015, on Stanford University’s campus, Brock Turner raped an unconscious female student. Thankfully, unlike…

may face life scarring events. For some, being a victim of rape is categorized into one of these situations and it is likely to become a recurring burden for the individual. He or she may have not received justice for the action that took place or they may have been humiliated. A curious individual or one who has been affected by this first hand may ask, how do we as a world overcome such an act? The article “Stop Justifying Men Who Rape” by Roxanne Jones touches on this subject. At one point…

If a man or boy had beaten up a teenage girl the only question anyone would ask is how quickly can we lock the prison door and throwaway the key? But if she’s raped, then apparently we have to ask several questions such as: “How was she dresses?” “Was she drunk?” “Was she alone with them?”. In a normal world, a victim of sexual assault would always be met with empathy but instead victims are often met with scepticism. This doesn’t make any sense as we don’t apply this sort of logic to any other…

Rationalization of Rape Culture Why do many women feel unsafe alone with men? Perhaps it is because over 85% of violent crimes in the U.S. are committed by men. Or because 99% of rape is committed by men (Katz 21). Decades of media and popular culture that encourage power and dominance as the traits of truly actualized men, and, conversely, submissiveness as the trait of women, have come with a price. Oftentimes, in cases of rape or abuse, the victim is blamed, and the male perpetrator 's…

individual 's level of rape myth acceptance, the more the individuals will believe that idea that after a date sex is expected; if there is a high rating of victim responsibility and blame, then there is a lower rating of perpetrator responsibility and blame, which will result in a more lawful rape” (Basow and Minieri, 2011). Basow and Minieri findings reveals the negative effects rape myths have on the victims as well as people around them. By constantly accepting rape myths society is turning…

moment an officer saw him. He was denied many chances to prove his innocence in the criminal justice system. He spent eleven years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Jennifer Thompson is a white woman who was raped and she wanted justice served. She testified in two separate trials excusing Ronald Cotton of her rape. She spent eleven years hating a man who did not rape her. Forgiveness built a relationship between these two people that will last their lifetime. There were many reasons…

that no matter the age they should be tried as adults, what happens once they are in prison, Do they experience the damage made to the child who is still growing up and developing in life. “These are kids who are five times more likely to be raped or otherwise sexually assaulted than in juvenile facilities “ (Philip). Minios who are put into adult prison have a higher chance of getting rape and once they leave prison what happen after they get out. “ Most juveniles who serve time are eventually…

more horrifying consequences at the hands of their criminal peers. Unfortunately, many rapes including both children and adults go unreported. The stigma that society places on all victims alike renders them powerless in most cases. The very sad and disturbing reality is that rape is a worldwide issue where victims are not given a voice and are left to…

Justice, does it exist in America? Looking at sexual assault cases, some would say yes and others no. Most sexual assault cases never make it to a court because authorities tell the victims that they do not have enough evidence …… What this answer to the victims suggests is that they will be denied their Due Process because they do not have what authorities consider to be hard evidence. There are some cases that have evidence, but the victim was impaired, so they have no case, they could forget…