The Assault

The article “The Real Sexual Assault Problem— And How To Fix It”, by B. Richardson and J. Shields, expresses its concerns for students involving sexual assault on campuses. The study says that students are victims of flawed campus policies rather than victims of “rape culture”. In other words, the colleges who have permissive policies, are those that endanger more students to sexual assault than colleges that have restrictive policies. B. Richardson and J. Shield’s article effectively states…

Over the past decade, sexual assault has become very topical and newsworthy. The spotlight has become brighter with what is seemingly a constant stream of reports on college campuses and churches across the country and throughout the military. Thanks to a renewed effort to create awareness, legislation (Title IX) and more aggressive prosecution, women (and men) have become more comfortable reporting such abuses. One ugly theme with respect to sexual assault, abuse, or rape is the misconceptions…

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…

government and non-government organisations such as the campaign against rape by Women's Movement in India and Saartjie Baartam Centre for Women and Children (SBCWC), the issue still lives among the people and has not instilled fear in rapists. Rape assault has become a common phenomenon and occurs worldwide. The tragic news about the Delhi gang rape which caused the death of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in 2012 caused a global rage. She was brutally raped by 6 men and died painfully in…

In the book, The Assault on Reason by Al Gore, the first chapter; “Introduction” is an excellent chapter that explains today’s America. Gore’s main point is how news media has changed with time, from the type of information it contains to the way it is spread to civilians. Also by the ways that government uses media as advertainment to win their elections. He also talks about the Founding Fathers plan to have a democratic country and having freedom of speech. Gore mainly argues about how…

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 education administrators to be able to protect the victim’s privacy while prosecuting sexual assault cases. The federal…

schools the rate of sexual assault is as high as 1 to 2 and 80% of incidents are going unreported (O'Connor…

Sexual assault the most violent and unreported crimes in America and on college campuses. Many college students said they have been sexually assaulted in some form while at school, usually in date-rape situations. Sexual assault is not reported because some students don't see the sexual assault as a crime. Majority of the time, 80 to 90 percent of the victims and perpetrator know each other. A few other reasons why it is not reported is the victims are concerned about their privacy and they…

there is a sexual assault on an American college campus? Well, now you know. 1 in 5 college women will be a victim of sexual assault during an academic school year. Less than 5% of these assaults are reported to law enforcement (National Sexual Resource Center, http://www.nsvrc.org/saam/campus-resource-list). Sexual assault is a large issue that needs to be taken seriously. It can be describe as any sexual act to which you have not freely given your consent. Some forms of sexual assault includes…

been assaulted cases. I live in the State of Maryland and most cases; victims of sexual assault are usually women. I have never heard of a sexual assault case that involves a person from the male gender being assaulted. The victim is seventeen years old, with very high hopes and dreams but all these seem to have been shuttered down by the ordeal which she underwent. One way in which victims of sexual assault are aided is by first being assisted in getting in touch with the necessary authorities…