Statutory rape

For the psychoeducation component, survivors learn that their symptoms are common reactions to trauma. The focus of the sessions are on the survivor's own reactions to trauma, such as guilt and anger. In addition, other reactions are addressed, such as depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, disruptions in relationships, sexual problems, and shame associated with the assault. The exposure component consists primarily of prolonged, repeated exposure to the traumatic memory and repeated in vivo…

It is reported that one in five women and one in 71 men have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. Being a victim of sexual assault is one of the most traumatic types of criminal acts against a person. Victims find it difficult to discuss being a victim and it is important that victim resources be available for them. For many victims the trauma is greater than a physical attack but an emotional and spiritual attack on a person. It is important for investigators and higher…

predatory drug is a term used to identify drugs that can be used to facilitate sexual assault. Some predatory drugs are GHB, Rohypnol, and ketamine. Predatory drugs are used to drug others. Most of the time that these drugs are used are to drug a person that does not know it’s happening so they can do bad things to that person. GHB can cause many medical problems and in some cases death. GHB can put people that use it in a coma or they can have seizures. GHB is normally known to be used by some…

On Date Rape is an essay written by American social critic Camille Paglia, which addresses what she believes to be the reality of rape at universities. Ignoring the controversy behind this essay, there are other significant problems with the writing. Pagila wrote a total of five short paragraphs in order to create this essay, yet not any of them are free of errors in reasoning. Otherwise known as logical fallacies, these errors in reasoning undermine the majority of the supporting factors and…

Twenty percent of sexual assault victims say it happened in the living quarters, Thirty-four percent say the assault included alcohol and/or drugs used by the victim or the perpetrator, according to a survey by the "Defense Manpower Data Center. Last year eight percent of females in the United States Marine Corps were sexually assaulted, along with 1.1 percent of males. Making the Marine Corps the highest percentage among all of the armed forces. So why would the regimental commander prohibit…

continues to happen, when thinking about sexual harassment, this is something that happens often. In most scenarios sexual harassment comes first, followed by sexual assault and/or rape. Although many people think that sexual assault and rape are the same concept, they are not. Sexual assault includes unwanted sexual contact; rape includes unwanted penetration. All of these actions are wrong, but all of these actions unfortunately happen. The shocking method is normally used in order to get an…

understand of what is rape and what it means to consent to sex. However, I disagree with how everyone presented their opinion on consent. Specifically, we seemed to simplify what rape and consent means and made the definition very black and white. This begs the question, if we are a representation of our college campus and we are all aware of what consent and rape is or is not, why do we have so many sexual assault and rape cases at the University of Maryland? I do not think rape or consent is…

According to the DSM-V, Tina’s case meets the criteria of PTSD: 1) exposure to threats of death and sexual violence - through direct exposure, witnessing the event and repeated exposure; 2) intrusion symptoms - there was a distinct mark of physiological reactivity post-exposure trauma to stimuli, involuntary recollections of trauma expressed by constantly putting her guards up, and intensely prolonged distress post-exposure; 3) Persistent avoidance of distressing trauma-related stimuli – Tina…

Rape and Remuneration: An Analysis of Culturally Normalized Misogyny and Sexual Violence In early February 2017 Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger appeared in a Ted Talks podcast to deliver their co-authored speech “Our Story of Rape and Reconciliation”. In this talk, Elva and Stranger reflect on their adolescent relationship and discuss how Stranger sexually assaulted Elva. Nine years later, Elva wrote Stranger a letter expressing the emotional trauma she had been experiencing, and his apologetic…

victims have died while waiting for help. This creates a wall saying that men cannot be victims of sexual assault, simply because they are men and a hypermasculine culture does not allow for victimized men. Additionally, for years the FBI has defined rape as “the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will”. This terminology negates even the possibility that males could be victims of sexual assault, and clearly shows how the FBI has felt about sexual abuse and victims. A…