The Assault

One major impact of college sexual assault is the lack of reporting. This can be due to many factors ranging from fear of offender retaliation to the victim’s reputation being ruined due to victim blaming. As stated above, in regards to acquaintance rape, it is sometimes more difficult for the victim to report due to the fact that they have a personal relationship with their offender. In addition, many victims may not want to report due to their offender being an upheld member of the college…

There were no strict laws for women assault cases. Criminals who assault women often get unpunished. But after this brutally horrific incident a new law passed by the Indian Government for women assault. In Delhi, which is the capital of India, where a 23-year-old women got raped and murdered. There were so many rallies and movements occurred across India for this particular…

One in five college students experiences sexual assault – defined as any forced or unwanted sexual activity, including but not limited to kissing, groping, and rape – during their college career. Around 38% rape incidents are committed by a friend or acquaintance. Furthermore, college men in fraternities are three times more likely to commit sexual assault than other college men (Foubert, Brosi, & Bannon 2011: 217). While there are many factors that could explain a college fraternity member 's…

“Every 98 seconds someone in the US is sexually assaulted. That means every single day more than 570 people experience sexual violence in this country” (Vagianos Huffington Post). Sexual assault and rape are actually different terms. Sexual assault is unwanted sexual contact, and rape is unlawful sexual activity carried out forcefully. It is unacceptable that the US has the highest number of reported rapes. As a result, there should be harsher penalties for those convicted of rape. Harsher…

about the problem maybe we can solve it. Sexual assault has become a major issue on college campuses and many people will never know, because they pretend it doesn’t happen. Sexual assaults are very underreported mostly because of shame, fear and victim blaming. If students even speak about sexual assaults I 'm very sure that their thoughts automatically goes to a woman, however little…

and Prevention of Campus Sexual Assault As high school students begin to research which college is best for them, they search for colleges based on distance, price, and size, but they almost never search for campus safety and on-campus crime statistics. Most universities have an annual crime report that is accessible to the public, yet many people who are researching colleges do not look at these. According to these reports there is a growing rate in sexual assaults and rape on campus. Many…

culture towards women of the military and how some military members join the military to avoid jail or prison Stander & Thomsen (2016). The Effects of Sexual Assault on Victims Bell et al, (2014) list several effects sexual assault and harassment has on its victims. The mental and physical trauma can be devastating to victims. Sexual assault and harassment can cause Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety and substance abuse. All of which can be debilitating to the victim if not…

Let me begin by stating that I am in total support of sexual assault reform. While I do agree with the punishments proposed, as well as with the requirement of universities to report cases of sexual assault to the police, I cannot advocate a bill which requires military service men and women to subject themselves to the authority of civilian police. A university may be dubbed an institution, but the military itself is a part of the federal government. The two should not be placed on the same…

Military sexual assault is a pervasive problem throughout the military, despite numerous initiatives to end it. While the military is starting to see an increase in sexual assault reporting, there’s still a fraction of men and women who choose not to report (Groves, 2013). Sexual assault is alarmingly common in the U.S. military, and no one dares to speak up about it. Statistics report that thirty-eight service members are sexually assaulted a day and not enough has been done to address this…

A common justification for publication bans on the identities of sexual assault complainants is the stigma associated with being assaulted. According to Marco Chown Oved, investigative journalist for The Star, “Hardly anyone would be ashamed of reporting their car stolen, but admitting you’ve been raped has led, in other countries, to forced marriage with your aggressor or even honour killings by relatives. Those attitudes are present in Canada as well.” (https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/04…