Types of rape

For years rape has been an ongoing problem in society, it has even taken over college campuses. This issue has changed the way someone makes the biggest decisions of their young adult life. They worry more about which college is the safest and has the least amount of reported rapes on campus instead of which university has the highest graduation rate or the best football team. This touches the topic on acquaintance rape as well since it’s more common to be raped by someone you may know or be…

When people think of the word “rape,” they usually associate it subconsciously with a man sexually assaulting a woman. Many people forget, or even disregard the fact, that women are not the only victims in this area of crime. Due to this common fallacy, justice for males who have been sexually assaulted is not sought out properly or nearly enough. This stereotypical perception of males and rape acts as a handicap in the realm of social justice. As a society, we know a lot more about the sexual…

How the Criminal Justice Systems Handle Rape & Sexual Assault Rape is the unlawful sexual activity carried out forcibly or under threat. Sexual assault is any type of sexual contact that occurs without the consent of the recipient. Every two (2) minutes, an American is sexually assaulted. There are about 288, 820 victims that are ages 12 and up that are victims of sexual assault and/or rape in the United States every year. (RAINN). According to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest Network, aka RAINN, the…

How can you define Rape? I am writing this paper to clear the air for people who struggle with defining what rape is. Rape is an act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person. But rape takes on different forms that includes date rape, statutory rape, gang rape, spouse rape and etc. Rape affects each victim differently but they still experience the same trauma. This type of exposure causes a person to suffer emotionally, mentally and physically. The aftermath of rape can cause the…

from coercing a person to engage in any type of sexual activity to actually forcing another person into sexual intercourse (Rape and Sexual Abuse). The National Center for Victims of…

article written by Anderson Nick a reporter and educational editor found that, “1 in 5 women in college have been victims of rape or sexual assault either complete or attempted.” Over the years, similar studies and reports showed similar statistics, however, the accuracy of these reports were often questioned or not taken seriously at all. The cynicism and misunderstanding of rape and sexual assault often cause many cases to be underreported because victims often fear punishment or social stigma…

severity of rape encompass considerations about the liability of the victim and perpetrator, assessments of motives, and numerous psychological consequences (Ben-David & Schneider, 2005). In a rape-supportive culture, minimizations of harshness of rape can be asserted by refusal to label the situation as rape or by characterizing the situation as not being psychologically damaging which is a violation of the rights of the victim (Glass, 2002). Traditional sex scripts of men and women create a…

sexually assaulted ("RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network |"). This fact is supposed to be shocking, but as a matter of fact, it is not surprising at all considering that rape culture is prevalent in the United States. Rape culture has existed in America since the country was formed and has had very little light shed on it since. The majority of people do not realize what rape culture is, let alone do they understand the dark long term effects of it. The rape culture that exists in…

and rape. We will focus on the Civil War period, specifically, how rape, race were connected to consent and how they differ in antebellum and postbellum period. According to Diane Sommerville “The legal definition of rape throughout antebellum America turned on the use of force and the lack of consent.” (43). This shows us that rape was either through coercion or lacking of consent, however, rape in nineteenth century depends…

The word “rape” contains only 4 letters that induces fear to many families around the world. By definition, rape literally means “to force -someone- to have sex with you” or “to seize and take away by force” (Merriam-Webster). Although different definitions exist, the meaning does not change. During discussions about sexual abuse, a vast majority of defendants refer to rape as “it” i.e: “(s)he askied for ‘it”, “oh, ‘it’ was just a cry for attention”-- does nicknaming ‘rape’ as ‘it’ make it less…