Abstract The proposed research assess if military individuals in a position of power who have committed a sexual assault were held to a lesser standard than individuals who were not in a position of power. In addition, this research examines the perception of the military’s belief that a position has its privileges. This paper defines at least 65 percent of sexual assaults occur at a military location, with 89 percent of women stating the offender was in the military, and 60 percent of service
the significance of this study is to examine the effect of stereotype in defendant gender and crime types on the juror decision. McCoy and Gray (2007) examined the impact of defendant gender and relationship to victim on
Teasdale, 2007, p. 1057). The study was conducted based on assault victimization collected by participants in the National Violence against Women and Men Survey (NVAW) (Felson, Burchfield, & Teasdale, 2007, p. 1059). The data was collected in between 1995 and 1996 with a sample of 8,000 women and 8,000 men aged 18 and older (p. 1060). The result of the research supported the hypothesis that offenders who assault strangers are more likely to be drinking than offenders who assault people they know. Criminals
The purpose of this qualitative multi-case study design is to evaluate police officer’s opinions, and perceptions of the law enforcement sexual assault program called You Have Options as an effective strategy or investigative process to improve case outcomes in responding to victims who report a sexual assault. The study will explore whether the program is as an effective strategy in responding to victims who report a sexual assault. Research by Sleath and Bulb (2017) noted, there remain significant
In a recent study posed by the CDC, 19.3% of the women’s population in the United States have reported rape (Prevalence and Characteristics of Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization 1). That is nearly one fifth of the female population. While women who walk the streets alone flood with fear, men are being let off with a mere slap on the wrist for raping women. Another study shows that ninety seven of every one hundred rapists receive no punishment whatsoever. How
are on a mission to put an end to campus assaults. President Barack Obama announced his initiative, where thereafter, the government released sixty-seven schools that are currently under investigation due to campus assault cases (USA Today, 2014). On January 22, 2014, Barack Obama established the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assaults. The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assaults was created to prevent assaults and help schools better respond to these
Findings Report Our group of researchers decided to conduct a study in order to gather information on the rise of sexual assault allegations. We were interested in concluding whether or not the rise of sexual assault allegations in the media tested the validity regarding those accusations. Since Penn State has been exposed to a number of sexual assault scandals in the past few years, Penn State students were an ideal focus group because most students are familiar with our subject. With our phenomenon
The studies that involve perspective relevant to those who exhibit abusive alcoholic behavior are substantial in their findings as they relate to certain commonalities in social climate as well as chronic behaviors or activities that form analysis. Moreover, the literature review will present a synthesis of methodological decisions made in proceeding research development studies. This review will include sexual victimization and automobile accidents. The literature review will fall within the scope
Assault in Woonsocket seems to be a common thing to hear on the news. Therefore, I picked the total assault rates in Woonsocket and gathered this information through the UCR. This data showed me that Woonsocket had 694 total assaults in 2015. I compared this data with two other cities (with higher populations) and found that Woonsocket still had the higher total assault rate. This caught me off guard because I would have thought inner cities would have more assaults, but this wasn't the case. UCR
In the United States (U.S.), sexual assault on campuses remains to make national headlines, and now this problem is increasing and occurring in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The term ‘sexual assault’ varies in definition from state to state in the U.S. and other countries. According to the National Institute of Justice (2016), the definition of sexual assault is ‘any form of sexual contact or behaviour that happens without the consent of the individual, including those who are not capable of consenting