Essay on Rape

     There are two sides to a rape, the rapist and the victim. The victim is most of the time a woman but men are raped as well. It is a common myth that there is a type of woman that is more likely to be raped. This is indeed a myth, most of the time rape is a crime of opportunity, the victim is not chosen because of her looks or behavior, but because she is there (Benedict 2). The average rape victim is 18-39 years old and female, the average rapist is 25 years old and male. The effect of rape on a woman is an enormous one. The woman will come away from a rape with both physical and psychological damage. Eventually the physical wounds will heal, the psychological wounds will take quite some time before or if they ever heal (Grady 4). A sexual assault robs the woman of a sense of control; a feeling of loss of freedom is common among rape victims. To put her life in order she must regain this sense of control. Almost all rape victims suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (Benedict 2). The first symptom is the reliving or re-experiencing of the

Some circumstances that constitute rape may be, the victim could be abused physically or mentally. Physically meaning by bruising, lacerations and trauma to the private areas. Mentally by not being able to remember much of what happened due to the experience being so traumatizing. The mental abuse could last for a life time which would possibly cause trust issues in future relationships. The victim may show signs of depression, guilt, anger etc.

Sexual assault is something that can affect people emotionally, physically, psychosocially, psychologically, and even spiritually. As often as it occurs in society, the effects that sexual assault can have on an individual are all relatively similar. Sexual assault is any sort of sexually-based action in which one or more participants have not given consent. Often times, people refer to sexual assault as simply rape, however there are other dimensions to sexual assault which can include unwanted kissing, groping, or touching of any form. Emotionally, victims are conflicted about whether it is their own fault or if it the fault of the attacker. In many instances, the victim will blame themselves for what has happened to them. Physically, there is nearly always damage in the affected areas (vagina, anus, penis, breasts, etcetera) that can lead to painful tissue damage. There is also the risk of pregnancy or STD’s that the victim must be aware of. Psychosocially, the victim becomes distant with everyone they were once close to. Their level of trust declines dramatically, causing relationships with spouses, family, and close friends to crumble. Since the victims tend to push their loved ones away, often without giving any sort of reason, they can sometimes face isolation and a lack of support from those whom would usually offer council. The psychological effects are tremendous as well. Victims of sexual assault will often have severe anxiety, post-traumatic stress

It always important to be safe and also feel safe wherever you are. There is no excuse for someone to rape you out your will. Rape can be traumatizing for the helpless victim. There are many resources and talk groups provided for the victim of rape in order to help them to overcome this tragic event. Most victims cannot get over the fact that they have been touched in an inappropriate way but this helps them understand it’s not their fault. If you have been raped or know someone who has been raped you should call a trusted friend, family members or anyone that you trust who can be with you and give you support throughout the whole situation. Go to a safe place and contact the police immediately make sure you are not in any danger anymore. You are likely to go through a range of emotions, such as fear, anxiety shock, guilt and anger. However remember you are the victim of sexual assault or rape in order to cope with trauma of the event many women will just to carry on as normal and not tell anyone for a long time. Being raped is something you wouldn’t wish on anyone that’s why we need to ensure of the people we are

Just a night out with her friends resulted in Coleman waking up the next day and her life would be changed forever. Coleman was just going out one night with her friends, and some of her friend’s coworkers. Not knowing, when she woke up the next day her life would be changed. She woke up the next morning in a strange bedroom, with no memory how she got there, with one man next to her and the other man standing over her. No visual descrtpion needed on what happened at that moment. As she was physally harm by those two guys. Afterwards she called a friend who took her to the police and the hospital and had a rape kit perform. Coleman said "Your whole life growing up you are taught you had to trust somebody, and what you think you can trust. Having someone you think you can trust violate you in a way that nobody should be violated completely throws your world out of whack". This is something that’s can completely change your life, and not in a good way. Not being able to trust another person, has to be very tough. Luckily Coleman has recovered and starting sharing her story with other date rape victims and started a group therapy session with other date rape victims. "It's the hardest job you will ever do to try and get through this but I did it and moved on with my life and I have a good career and I am a strong person,” says Christy. “You can get through this.” Finding strength and moving on is one or probaly the best option for date rape victims. It starts with not caring what other people think and just believing in

One in four college-aged women has experienced rape or attempted rape, although 95% of attacks go unreported.” According to a survey from the American Association of University Women, the results showed that there are 3% of women in the colleges across the country have been raped or have suffered attempted rape. While only 2% of incapacitated rape survivors report assault. There are several reasons why many women do not report being raped or sexually assaulted. Many female college students buy into myths about rape and sexual assault causing them to believe that it was their fault and that they were somewhat responsible for what happened. Most victims usually blame themselves, so they choose not to come forward, some others are scared that law enforcement won’t believe them, while others are simply embarrassed, or they might be afraid their attacker might retaliate. A friend of my friend, she has been sexually assaulted after deinking, but sadly as a victim of a rape, she was too scared to step forward and she didn’t even report the rape to the law enforcement because she thought it was her fault to drink alcohol. She was also too embarrassed and uncomfortable to talk about the rape and answer any questions. Even she chose to drink alcohol, what happened is not her fault. Because whatever the reason is, no woman should blame herself for being raped or sexually

Victims are often too afraid to come forward or even to tell friends or family about their rape. They suffer from things like Rape Trauma Syndrome or if the rape was traumatic enough PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Scientifically speaking, from the article “Reporting Rape in a National Sample of College Women”, “Approximately 1 in 7 US women have been rape in their lifetimes...Estimates from the 1990s and 2000s indicate that only 16% and 20% of forcible rape victims report the rape to law enforcement” (Wolitzky-Taylor). This shocking statistic shows the high percentage of unreported rapes in the country. Most rapists are repeat offenders and with the high percentage of unreported rapes the law enforcement has to have numerous victims before they are able to get a brave victim to speak up. A majority of rapes or attempted rapes on college campus happens to 1 out of 4 women according to the article. The rapes showed to be reported most of times involve the stereotype of rape by a stranger and getting injuries. The lower chances of getting a victim to report her rape is when she under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In college rape the chances of women reporting is less likely than in the general public because they experience non-stranger rape which could be a friend or partner

The consequences of rape in victims and society are the fear of being involved in this horrible crime. The majority of time the victim knowns the assailant, as consequence of this act victims are fear to report the assault. This kind of assault has such a deep impact because victims can recover easy; rape is a crime that will always remain in their minds Most Victims after being raped go through a phase in which they feel guilty of being rape. Survivor’s aftermath of rape start feeling with depression, fear, anxiety, some get pregnant, and or physical harm. These victims seek for support, or any treatment that help to take their lives back to normal; raying to recover faster .According a group of psychiatrist, rapist suffers of any mental disturbance, people how cant not maintain a normal deviance in society no dough have a psychological problems. Being sexually assaulted no only traumatized the victim affect relatives, family, friends, also the community

Paglia’s unsympathetic comparison of a car being stolen because the keys were left on the hood of the car to a girl being raped because she drank alcohol is preposterous. The loss of a vehicle is mild in comparison to the theft of a woman’s most intimate possession. Sure, you may have lost your means of transport but a stolen car can be recovered, or a new vehicle purchased upon receiving funds from the insurance provider. A rape victim goes through many psychological and emotional changes. They often blame themselves and feel unclean. Their relationships and trust of other males in their life may be terribly altered also. In many cases, victims are haunted by the memories of the actual act. Depression and an addiction to pain pills may also be acquired as a way to escape from and alleviate the painful memories. Plenty of date rape cases are unreported because the victim feels that she will be harshly judged.

This literature review provides a brief overview of six scholarly articles and other facts about sexual assault .This review will first define sexual assault as it is defined in these articles. It will analyze the strengths and limitations of the definition used and will discuss the occurrence of sexual assault in the general population.This review will also illustrate the protective factors, barriers to recovery , impact of development and the specific sexual assault population that are absent in these articles. Sexual assault is a societal issue that impacts men and women at every age in their life, it’s much more highly reported among college aged women. The majority of women who are victims of rape are

Rape is an experience which shakes the foundations of the lives of the victims. For many its effect is long term, impairing their capacity for personal relationships, altering their behaviour and values and generating fear, Temkin (1986:17).

Rape also known as sexual assault is having sexual intercourse or any form of sexual penetration against a person’s will or consent. It could be carried out by coercion, the use of physical power or abuse of authority. It is an act many societies, if not all discourage, and attracts different form of punishment in different geographical locations. There are many consequences of rape; some people suffer from depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicidal tendencies, and Anxiety Disorder. It was not a surprise when the Mr. Cosby’s alleged case of rapes were waved and flooded to the entire media channels in the USA and other countries. Majority of people can recall number of such cases where some prominent African – Americans were sued

Sexual assaults can be very violent or not. Even though it ruins your life it might be better to live then to die or maybe not if you have to live with it the rest of your life. there are different kinds of rapist first there is power rapists. They show less aggression they use only enough force to committee the rape. They only show anger when the victim resistances. These rapists are usually non-athletic, low self-esteem, and have little or no social contact. To other people he is

p. 69).” rape is violence against women. It is a violation of her body and her trust. According to Burns, a sociologist at Michigan State University, “rape is forced and unwanted intercourse, where sexual assault is used as a power and sex is a method (Mousseau, 2006. p. 1).” Most rapes are committed not by strangers, but by men known to women, perhaps someone they have gone out with or are supposedly their friends. It can be someone she just met or even her fiancé, but often it is an attempt to assert power or anger. A study by the National Center for the Preventive and Control rape claims ninety percent of rapes are never reported. In those that are reported, sixty percent knew their assailants. Of these, women fifteen to twenty-five are majority of the victims. Alcohol and drugs sometimes play a significant factor, especially in date rape or acquaintance rape cases (Mousseau, 2006).

     “Rape is a crime that combines sex and violence, that makes sex the weapon in an act of violence.”(Kimmel 257) Because of this, rape is often traumatic for the victim of a rape.