How can the United States create a safe environment for women to report rape without them being afraid to do so and make sure that at least 75 percent of guilty offenders serve time in jail? To do so, a promotion of reporting rapes should start and a website should be created where women can anonymously report rape providing details, if any, about the attacker. This website could work in cohesion with the government or the police departments around the country to identify and convict those who are at fault. On the website Ebsco, one article by a woman named Cheri Dinovo
Rape myths are at the center of the problem of how rape and sexual assault cases are looked at, and treated as in society. Rape myths vary, some excuse the rape, others try to minimize the severity of the situation, while others doubt the act even happened in the first place (Levit and Verchick, 196). Some examples of rape myths include: a victim was “asking for it,” a victim’s previous sexual history, regretful sex is not rape, a woman’s “no” means “yes,” and women lie about rape all the time. Rape myths are targeted towards women, not the rapist. Despite, rape myths being proved false by empirical evidence, they are still prevalent in society.
However, from the late 1970s through 2008, rape and sexual assault rates, as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey, steadily declined (Mears, 2010, p. 82). This survey, however, does not consider all crimes that are considered sexual crimes. There is no existing data on all the various crimes that could be considered sexual crimes. Over the past 30 years, according to a new
When I first learned about rape, and sexual violence in general, I assumed that every victim reported their abuse, and every rapist went to jail. Once I learned that the reality was the opposite of my beliefs, I was confused. I did not understand why someone would not go to the police and seek out charges against their assaulters. Yet, the stories of Frances Thompson and the victim of Nate Parker, illustrate the extreme dangers that come along with reporting. Moreover, I am currently worried about the details that have been released in the Derek Rose rape case, and what may happen to the victim in this situation.
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.
As a woman, I am aware that rape is a huge problem in the United States, but I was unaware that this issue occurs largely in most other countries in the world as well. Former president Jimmy Carter produced several examples and facts of how the United States is not the only country suffering from this crime, but is a country that holds high statistical proof that rape is one of the most common crimes against women. He explains that the U.S. Justice Department reported that 191,610 cases of rape or sexual assault occurred in the United States in 2006, and that 91 percent of these victims were female. This means that more than 475 woman become victims every single day in the United States. However, girls couldn’t flee from the U.S to a different country like India because Radha Kumar descries rape in India as also being one of the nation’s most common crimes against women.
Nicksa, and Cote (2010) “most of the sources report data ranging from 1.5% to 90% which cannot be relied upon because they are based on one of scrutinize police classifications.” (Lisak, Gardinier, Nicksa, and Cote 2010, p.1322) This study looked at 136 cases of reported rape at Northeastern University over a 10 year span the researchers. The results of this research that out of 136 cases of sexual assault 5.9% were deemed to be false accusation. Tying into this article was the rebuttal research from In JoAnn Belknap’s (2010) study Rape Too Hard
According to a March 2013 report from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, from 1995 to 2010, the estimated annual rate of female rape or sexual assault declined 58%, from 5.0 victimizations per 1,000 females age 12 or older to 2.1 per 1,000. Are we not doing anything about it? There are kids getting raped, and it seems like the people in the U.S aren’t doing anything to help them. Does the people not care? Everyday there are over 22 kids and women getting raped.
In 2003, the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was passed. The purpose of PREA was to have a zero tolerance on individuals being sexually abused in state, federal, and local institutions. After reading the text we reveal that sexual assault is different between female and male, cause of rape, and the challenges that are faced due to sexual assault. Recently the numbers of juveniles being incarcerated has been growing drastically, and the same problems that are being seen in adult facilities are seen, but at lower numbers.
The government expressed a lot of contempt toward different races (414). This partially explains the struggles of human rights in the U.S. This essay explains who the started the reproductive justice movement and how it came to be. It is a social movement that started with the help of W.O.C. Feminists describe woman rights as “human rights” (414) and it is 100% true. Women are human, men are human, we all deserve to have the same rights, equality in the justice system.
As a recent graduate of Bethel University’s College of Professional Studies, I have dreams of giving back with a Master’s degree in Business Administration. The guidance I received through the many great facilitators allowed me to grow, not only personally but professionally as well. I never dreamed that I would one day complete my college degree but with encouragement from my family and co-workers, that dream became a reality. Holding a full-time job and raising a family, Bethel’s online platform was the perfect fit for me. Being able to complete one class at a time was the exact pace I needed to be successful without the worry of having assignments due in many different classes at the same time.
Sexual assault is a basic violation of human rights involving perpetrators that still typically get their allotted sentence reduced with next to no punishment. As a result, victims are discouraged from reporting their assault. Out of every sexual assault charge, only six in every one-thousand rapist will be successfully prosecuted. One out of every six American women have been victims of attempted or completed rape in their lifetime with 14.8 percent completed, and 2.8 percent attempted. About three percent of American men, or one in thirty-three have experienced an attempted or completed rape at some point in their
Rape is one of the world’s most horrific crimes committed in the world today. One in every sixth women in the world has been raped, sexual assaulted, or have attempted in contact with sexual assault. Most rape cases involve between the ages of twelve and older. In a report, just in 2014, there have been approximately 35 percent cases of sexual battery within the United States. Almost half of these rape crimes have occurred just in the victim’s home themselves.
Some may say that there are rape cases that include men, and while that is true, only a small fraction of men get raped in comparison to women. Almost all of the rapes that occur include women as the victims, and rape has become so frequent with women that ⅕ of all women are expected to be raped in their lifetime. For men, these statistics are different, and only 9% of rape cases reported are with men as victims (Statistics About Sexual Violence). Though the amount of rape cases reported show an overwhelming amount of women being raped, it’s shocking that only about half of all rape that happens is reported to the police (Reporting Sexual Assault: Why Survivors Often
Although many young girls have the occasional discussion about Rape and Sexual assault in the classroom, It most certainly isn't talked about enough. One of the reasons for this is because it is such a touchy subject that could upset a lot of people. The statistics are overwhelming. One in five women get into an serious unwanted sexual situation in their lives. Another one out of three girls under the age of sixteen also get into an unwanted sexual situation.
