Date rape violence An American is sexually assaulted, which is someone coming in sexual contact with someone without consent, every minute and 47 seconds. Sexual assault and dating violence has become more and more common. Out of four teenagers, one of them has been sexually abused in a relationship. We should try and minimize the numbers of people who are sexually assaulted throughout their lives. Only 30% of sexual assault cases are reported to authorities. The decision of reporting to law enforcement is entirely one’s own choice. There is no law that one has to report to anyone if they have been sexually assaulted, but telling authorities is the better way to go and if a victim doesn’t want to be that exposed, they can start with telling …show more content…
They do not need to report to law enforcements to get a sexual assault forensic exam or commonly known as a “rape kit”. If they would like to tell authority, here are a few ways they can.
If they are in danger at the very moment and they need help, they can dial 911 and help will come to wherever they are as quick as they are able too. They could also visit a local medical center. If they visit a medical center, they can talk to their doctor about the sexual assault and they are also able to get a sexual assault forensic exam while they are there too. And finally, they could always tell your local police department. These are only some possible ways of telling authority, but anyway would be better then not telling anyone.
Another form that is commonly seen in sexual assault are abusive relationships. People in an abusive relationship have it tougher than you think. In an abusive relationship it is immensely hard to just get up and leave if they are the victim. People in relationships that have an abusive spouse or partner involved find it a lot harder to break up with them then it seems. People should start inspiring others to stand up for yourself and do what needs to be done to keep yourself
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The very first step in any abusive relationship problem is for the victim to accept they are being abused by someone they are close too. If they need to get out of the situation right away, try and see if they can stay at a friend 's or families house because it is important to keep safe and not be in a position of someone hurting them. If going to some of their friends or families houses isn 't an option, they can go to a shelter or refuge and stay there
From the Criminal Defense Lawyer page about Aggravated Sexual Assault Charges and Penalties, it states that sentences can be from five to fifteen years depending on the state or the severity of the assault, and 20 years to a possible life sentence if the victim is under the age of 16, depending on the severity of the crime. On another website called The Odyssey Online about Sexual Assault Cases, it has a statistic pie chart that says: For every 100 rapes in the United States, 46 people will report it, 12 will result in an arrest, nine will be prosecuted, five will result in a conviction, and only three will serve one day or more in jail. This is an absolutely frightening statistic. Less than half of rapes will be reported and only three offenders will serve a day or more in jail. This statistic needs to change for this problem to have a chance of being solved.
One in five women and one in sixteen men are sexually assaulted while in college. 63% of sexual assaults are not reported to police and only about 2 to 10% of reports are found to be false. In Jon Krakauer’s book: Missoula, Rape and the Justice System in a College Town. Krakauer focuses on the many rapes that occur on the college campus in Missoula. Most of the rapes that happen on college campuses are done by men, but to say all men are rapists is unjust and sexist.
However, even though they are usually not the ones at fault, nothing is ever said about the event. In a report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, it was found that 75 to 77 percent of sexual assaults, attempted rapes, and completed rapes were never reported (“Sexual Assault and Rapes”). Furthermore, the blame of the whole event was never put on the person responsible. Instead, the victim was blamed for not denying the advances, or for not making themselves clearer in their intents(“Sexual Assault and Rapes”). This huge chip to carry often leaves the victims feeling isolated, scared, full of shame, depressed, and with a low self-esteem(“Sexual Assault and Rapes”).
Other women that are like Susan step up and she's amazed by their courage to do so, she never talked about her encounter not even to her husband. They come up with new code words for women to use, but most no language that you use may not completely protect them. Being sexually assaulted will never leave
Sexual assault remains the most underreported crime for teens as well as adults, (Why Don’t They Tell? In the award-winning novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson writes about a character named Melinda Sorinado who was raped in the summer of freshman year and during freshman year we read about her dealing with the trauma she experienced. “Its choppy, nonlinear narrative gradually reveals that shortly before the first day of school, Melinda went to a party, where she was raped by a handsome, popular senior… But also, I had been sexually assaulted a month before ninth grade started,” (Interview with Author). Due to him being so popular, she didn’t tell anyone, some of the reasons that may have happened could be.
These people might be in your classes, might be seen in the library or might be seen in several parties that you attend. These sexual assaults are happening nationwide even in great Ivy League colleges, Yale, Harvard, North Carolina, even a Catholic college like Notre Dame. And all of them turn a blind eye towards the victims. And there are no punishment given to those aggressors if they are found
In society and college campuses, sexual assault occurs quite frequently. According to an estimation one third of women experience a forced sexual experience at least once in their life and most of the time it occurs in colleges. Men have also been reported to be victim of sexual assaults mostly by other men. Most of the time the sexual assault is planned and perpetrated by a third person, who is known to the victim of incident. Drug and alcohol use play role in this issue and contribute to the problem as most of the time the victim and perpetrators are under the effect of alcohol or any other drug during the incident.
In addition, sexual violence is another form of domestic abuse. Sexual violence occurs when one forces a person to engage in a sexual act or compels sexual contact against his or her will. Sexual violence occurs in an intimate partner physically and emotionally abusive relationships where the victim agrees to have sex as a means to avoid additional abuse or intimidation. Example of such violence would be, rape whether its martial or date rape, attempted rape, inappropriate touching, sexual harassment or any form of sexual activity that a person does not willingly agree. Psychological violence is associated with emotional trauma.
One of the main reasons many victims choose not to report sexual assault is distrust in law enforcement and the belief that nothing would be done to help them. A report done by the Sexual Assault Among Latinas Study showed that many victims spoke with their families about what happened, but very few victims sought help from the criminal justice department. According to the study, only 6.6% of the women involved sought help from law enforcement, and 33%
There needs to be more of an understanding from the communities, friends, and family, of the effects of sexual violence. The victims need understanding and not ridicule. Rejection can lead to many other problems. Some of the community believes the women now have a sickness which is a fear that lingers inside the victim. Many husbands do not want to be intimate or even touch their wives after a rape occurs.
According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, another person endures sexual assault every 98 seconds. This information may have been shocking ten years ago, but for many, this news is a basic fact of life. Sexual assault cases have continued to become more and more common as time goes on. What is causing this surge in unwanted physical contact? The cause of sexual assault is one hundred percent of the time, the assaulter’s fault.
A few reasons a person may not report a rape includes: denial, fear of the legal system, fear of retaliation, guilt and blame, personal matters and victim-offender relationship. Due to denial, victims do not report rape because they may not be sure if it was rape. In order for a victim to come to the decision of reporting rape he or she needs to realize it was rape. Some victims do not realize it was rape due to the issue of less violence (Burgess et al., pg.376). The victims who report their rapes are the ones who acknowledge it was rape and the rape that occurred was more violent (Burgess et al., pg.376).
Some make up a story to cover up for something else. In which case the victim is proven to be false, the kit should be thrown away, but if the victim is afraid of their offender, then the police should still pursue the case, but place the victim under witness protection. Hopefully by protecting the victims of sexual assault, more will feel it safe to report the crime. In the meantime, more kits should be tested to place the true criminals behind
People don’t have enough knowledge to know that no one should have the right to sexually harass anyone. Even though one person have been educated to never sexually abuse anyone, they still don’t stop and think about all the consequences they will have and the self-blame, depression the victim will have to bear on their shoulders. There are 3 steps to stop sexual violence upon one another, 1. Think before committing an act of sexual violence, put an end to sexual assault and sexual abuse. 2.
Date rape is consider forcing any part of the body into another person’s mouth, rectum, and vagina. It is also an act of control by the rapist. 1. This topic is important to me because I have two younger sisters and as an older brother I stress for their safety when the time comes for them to go on dates. I would like to share with the audience information about date rapes and precautions that can be taken to prevent rape on a date.