Spousal rape

To yell fire not rape because people will respond to that better. We teach women ways to not get raped, but when do we teach society not to rape. “1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed rape; 2.8% attempted rape).” (Tjaden,Thoennes page 3) It is ridiculous how big these…

Types of Traumatization Types of trauma to be discussed in this section are child abuse and neglect, bullying, rape/sexual assault, and teen dating violence. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) defines child abuse as “the physical or mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child under the age of 18 by a person who is responsible for the child’s welfare under circumstances which indicate that the child’s health or welfare is harmed…

In recent years since I’ve been learning about Japan and the Japanese culture in general, I’ve come to learn that a good amount of people seems to think Japan is some unsafe place where serial rapes, train-molestation, and kidnapping happen frequently. Where the Yakuza runs rampant and that it is just a big country of debauchery. Usually after people claim to be an expert on the crime rate and what crimes actually happen in other countries, it usually comes with steaking the claim that America…

Most people think that men can not get sexually assaulted, but it is pretty common to hear about male victims of sexual assault, but not as common as hearing about ladies getting sexually assaulted. If a person ever heard about a men getting sexually assaulted you probably think about prison or if the male is homosexual; that can be the case, but actually most male victims get sexually assaulted by ladies. The actual definition of sexual assault is” the sexual exploitation, forcible penetration,…

thing they typically thing of is rape. Originally, rape was defined as vaginal penetration (96) by a man to a woman he is not married to. But, things have changed a lot in the last couple decades. Now, both men and women can become victims, and the definition of rape has expanded to include oral, digital and anal penetration. Laws regarding rape vary among different states, but there are some things that remain the same. For example, most states agree that rape is unwanted penetration,…

I stood there drying my hands from doing the dishes, I peered from my spot in the kitchen just in time to see the blank, ghostly white look come across on my father 's face. As I look back to that night, that memory is the first that comes to mind; the beginning of the series of event that would have an impact on my life as a teenager. My sister, Bobbi, lived the typical eldest child childhood. She was adored by my grandparents, worried and argued with her younger siblings, and rebelled as a…

Kevin Kantor performed with his team from the University of Northern Colorado at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI) in the early months of 2015. He performed his own original piece, a personal anecdote on his experience with a sexual assault and how it affected him. His poem, titled “People You May Know”, received great attention from the audience, eliciting many supportive and shocked reactions from the story. Though Kantor’s whole team did not win the competition, they made it…

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…

college? Workload? Grades? Career? What about rape? Growing numbers of students are being assaulted on their own campuses and many question if colleges are doing enough to deter these attacks and help victims. Schools have responded to these criticisms by implementing educational programs and workshops to further students’ understanding of rape and consent. But those classes can be flawed and do not address the faulty administrative procedure for handling rape, its victims, and its offenders.…

I understand that "rape ' ' is uncomfortable word to say, however we need to continue saying it . So STOP being uncomfortable with talking about and understanding rape. When you sit there and just act like it doesn’t exist just to make yourself feel better, your just as bad as the perpetrator. Knowledge is the key to everything in my opinion and if we can learn about the problem maybe we can solve it. Sexual assault has become a major issue on college campuses and many people will never know,…