Canadian Laws and Processes for Sexual Assault Committing rape, sexual attack, and child sexual abuse are indicted illegally. This is according to Canadian laws. Victims may be oblivious that they also can file a case against assaulters and their bosses civilly to claim reimbursement for their damages. The request for payment does not always have to go to court. Most of the time, these lawsuits are determined outside of the courtroom.
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”).
William's believes in Utilitarianism, and defines it as “ the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful of for the benefit of a majority”. This applies to the example he used when talking about the indians and Jim. He used this situation which stated that Jim had to kill one indian, and get to mark the occasion, and the other indians will be let off; Or he refuses, and there will be no special occasion, and Pedro will kill them all. (Williams, p. ) Williams also argues against the utilitarianism theory, by saying that it conflicts with human nature.
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.
Sexual assault is a hotly debated topic which often divides opinion in the criminological field. Theories surrounding sexual violence attempt to explain why individuals engage in these behaviors and ways in which they may be prevented. In this essay, I have outlined three different theories of sexual violence: the social learning theory, the feminist theory, and the biological determinism theory. The social learning theory suggests that individuals learn behaviors through observation and imitation.
Sexual assault has effected many people like Melba and is still a big problem now. Underprivileged groups are often taken advantage of and are scared to report the assaults. One example of this is that “rape appeared to be a growing problem as data collected by the FBI displayed that the rate of reported rapes began to increase dramatically in the 1960s as women entered the workforce in larger numbers. ”(Columbia). This quote shows how rapists and assaulters take advantage of groups like newly employed women.
Although the numbers have decreased somewhat, there is no evidence that the number of sexual crimes is decreasing significantly. It is also important to remember that these numbers only include reported incidents and many cases go unreported. In many cases, sexual assault victims suffer from trauma. One of the most common post-assault disorders is PTSD. Victims who suffer from PTSD tend to have panic attacks when something triggers memories of the events (Marston-Salem).
In their opinion piece published in the New York Times, Miriam Gleckman-Krut and Nicole Bedera, two students from University of Michigan, claim that students being accused of sexual assault on-campus should not be the ones providing the definition of sexual assault because more victims will stay silent. Their article tackles the research question “how does allowing the accused to define sexual assault affect the victim?”. The piece was written in response to Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, who claimed that former President Obama’s policies on on-campus rape stripped the accused of their liberties because less evidence was required from the victims, who often struggle to create concreate evidence due to trauma or difficulty remembering.
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.
“Harassment becomes “inappropriate behavior,” assault becomes “misconduct,” rape becomes “abuse” (Felsenthal 12). While both rape and abuse have negative connotations, the actions associated with rape are far worse than those of abuse. These major life changing events are not taken seriously. A lot of the time, the situation is downplayed because it is not fully understood. “Unfortunately, the term sexual assault has become so little understood that it is sometimes necessary to talk about “touching” or “grabbing” in order to elicit accurate responses” (It’s not groping or fondling- it is sexual assault).
Despite the allegations made against Trump, over fifty-nine thousand people voted for Trump, showing the lack of importance sexual assault has in our society. The dismissive nature of our country to sexual assault dehumanizes women the same way we see in
Lastly, since these men are in the military the sexual assault towards them is considered a myth and that the way the military is considered it does not see that they are intentionally contributing to sexual assault. I feel that everyone safety is important and we always do not pay attention about men getting sexually assaulted and in the military, everyone should have the interest to support those men who were victimized of rape.
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.
In other words, the rapes that included more violence included acts such as being held down, slapped around and seriously injured while on the other hand less violent rapes may include verbal abuse so victims may not acknowledge this is still rape even if they were not seriously injured (Burgess et al., pg.376). In addition, fear of the legal system is another reason of not reporting rape. The legal system can alter the victim’s decision to
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.
