Rape

difference between rape and sexual assault? What are the statistics of rape and sexual assault within a year? Where can you go to get help and support after being raped and or sexual assaulted? All these and more are questions about laws and felonies that usually fall “under the radar”. There are many topics and or controversies that follow rape and sexual assault about the victims of this violation of civil rights. Many people don’t know the difference between the terms “rape” and “sexual…

been a rape on the University campus involving two male students. The university police responded out of protocol and while on scene, acted unprofessionally towards the victims causing further problems with the victims and campus officers. Proper counseling procedures are in need for the victims immediately. Addressing the campus police is needed to ensure trust remains in tact between the campus police and the students at the University. Rape Case Counseling Study A rape case involving two…

Rape culture A shocking 1.3 million women experience rape every year in the United States. Although a sensitive topic, rape is not an issue that should be disregarded. Rape is the action of being sexually taken by force, and although the target may be male or female, statistics prove that it is more common for women to be the victims. There are multiple reasons why women are more likely to be sexually assaulted than men, and are also likely to avoid reporting an incident that may have occurred.…

pe cases, it has a harder time dealing with acquaintance rapes even though they make up the vast majority of cases (Samaha, 2013). The Bureau of Justice Statistics (2011) victim survey on rape and other sexual assaults found that 75 percent of rape victims knew their assailant ( ). According to Samaha (2013), contributory factors include: • Victims aren’t likely to report acquaintance rapists, or they don’t recognize them as rapes. • When victims do not report them, the police are…

Sexual intercourse plays the most important role in keeping humankind alive, yet it’s violated severely through prostitution, pornography, premarital sex, adultery, masturbation, and the worst offense of all: rape. Despite rape being a grave violation of the human body through force of sexual actions without consent, the judicial branch of the United States government seems to have no care in the matter whatsoever. The people of our generation seem only to care about this curse when it…

Rape on U.S. College Campuses: Causes, Effects, and What’s Being Done to Stop It Rape culture on college campuses is pervasive and blatant, but universities, as well as fellow students, politicians, law enforcement officials, media messages, and gender roles in a culture where men dominate and women are not taken as seriously, endorse the bias that sexual assault is the victim’s fault or “unavoidable” in a culture where X, instead of focusing on preventing rape by changing the behavior of…

of this course, we learned about “rapeculture.” In the preamble of Transforming a Rape Culture we learned a clear definition of what rape culture means, the authors state that: rape culture is a culture in which violence is seen as sexy and sexuality is seen as violent. In addition to this definition, the rest of the readings and the film The Hunting Ground went on to explain that our culture not only allows for rape, we somewhat encourage it by neither teaching about it so it can be prevented,…

the crime of rape if they knowingly or with intent have sexual intercourse with a person of the opposite sex when by force or imminent threat of force. This charge may also be levied if the victim is unaware that the sexual intercourse is taking place; or is so mentally disabled or impaired that they cannot consent to sexual activity. Sefctions (b) and (c) of the statute elaborate on other elements that may also be pertinent. ("Information maintained by,",n.d. ). Statutory rape laws…

captors, Debbie was trapped in one of phoenixes roughest neighborhoods. They treated her like a dog and kept her in a small dog crate for several days which turned her whole body numb. During her 40 days of captivity, Debbie faced prostitution, rape, was beaten daily and was exploited on the internet.…

There is a terrible epidemic thats effecting millions of people world wide. According to Angela Rose at PAVE, “In the United States 1 out of 33 males have been victims of attempted or completed rape” (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…