Sexual Assault Laws In Canada

Start blaming the system, not the victim. Sexual assault is a crime that is very common, yet the punishment perpetrators receive is not as harsh as it needs to be to reduce the occurrence of these crimes. Laws concerning sexual crimes have been edited over decades to be stricter however, sex offenders typically receive little or no punishment. Sexual Assault is defined as any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient (“Sexual Assault”). Victims of sexual assault are often blamed as the reason for the crime being committed while the blame is taken away from the offender. Harsher punishment must be enacted on sex offenders because the victims suffer conflict from the crime throughout their

Sexual assault is one of the most challenging issues that must be dealt with within the Canadian legal system. Sexual assault is defined as sexual activity inflicted upon someone without their given consent. In order for a sexual assault to be eligible for that title, a person committing sexual acts must continue to engage without the consent of the other person. Sexual assault is also heavily related to the rape myths that exist within society and these are the decisive factors when resolving a sexual assault case. These rape myths generally target the victim of sexual assault blaming them for the actions that occurred. The first case involving consent and rape myths to ever reach the Supreme Court of Canada to be resolved is the case of

Last week, the White House released a short, celebrity packed, 60-second public service announcement (PSA) on the topic of sexual assault. 1 is 2 Many addressed those who are in control of preventing sexual assault as its intended audience was those who can put a stop to sexual violence: the perpetrators or would-be offenders. Although this one minute announcement completed the task of bringing sexual assault to the forefront of discussion, it failed to encompass the central issues concerning the culture of sexual assault: societal misperceptions, the victims, and the justice system. Sexual assault is a phenomenon that has been around for centuries; the culture of sexual assault is rooted in both legal practices and societal perceptions.

Any involuntary, unwelcome, and nonconsensual sexual interaction or activity, including touching, kissing, and any type of sexual intercourse would be defined as sexual assault. It is not likely for one to be aware of the law governing sexual assault, until one is placed in a position that requires knowledge of it. (Constance Backhouse, 2016). Rape myths and stereotypes in the Canadian Court system and legislature will be ascertained in the following paper. First, rape myths will be discussed, moreover, it will be shown that regardless of the fluctuations in the Canadian law, sexual assault rates remain high, reporting and conviction rates remain low, and rape myths continue to operate. These rape myths are existing in Canadian universities and in the Canadian Court Houses. Many social constructions that are present in the Ewanchuk case are a result outcome because of the judiciary system and the university system. Furthermore, the rape myth and stereotypes in law and universities can relate to the social constructions of gender, race, masculinity/femininity, and heterosexuality. In this essay the focus will be directed to the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v. Ewanchuk case, [199] 1 S.C.R. 330, and argue how the rape myths then are still present in today’s society despite feminist attempts to amend criminal laws to be more unbiased in resolving conflicts.

The battered woman defense is a defense that is used in court to defend assault/murder charges where the defendant is abused and commits a offence under duress or necessity. It is mainly used by women and also referred to as the battered woman syndrome/battered wife syndrome.

Frustratingly, these days, some people still treat sexual assault as an “okay” thing, making comments such as “she was asking for it” and that she was “equally responsible” for the situation. This is exactly the sort of mindset that is contributing to the startling statistics today.

Anything from unwanted touching in a sexual manner to non-consensual sexual intercourse is classified as sexual assault in Canada. Male survivors of sexual assault frequently face unsympathetic attitudes after choosing to report the criminal offence. Unfortunately, despite the similar chances of sexual assault amongst both males and females during their teenage years, with 20% for males and 25% for females, there are fewer researches conducted on male sexual assault in Canada (Statistics Canada 2015). A large proportion (16%) of male victims are sexually assaulted in an institutional setting, which is over two and a half times greater than the percentage of females in the same location (Brennan 2008). The UCR2 (Uniform Crime Reporting Survey)

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Currently in the United States there are no federal laws relating to sexual assault. This is due to the court ruling of US v. Morrison which overturned the clauses in the Violence Against Women Act which allowed women to sue their attackers in a Federal court. The Supreme Court justified overturning these articles in the VAWA by saying that allowing women to sue in Federal court whether there was a conviction or not was an over reach on the part of the Federal government and the commerce clause. By doing this the Supreme Court limited the commerce clause in order to overturn the articles, which was one of the first time that the commerce clause had been limited since its

My commentary piece talks about the systemic prevalence of sexualized violence plaguing post-secondary campuses within British Columbia. Specifically, I offer a critique of Bill 23: Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act and its intended impact on sexual violence on campus. Sexual assaults on campus is an issue gaining more and more attention throughout Canada, especially after the pervasive mistreatment of sexual harassment and assault cases by universities. The normalization around the rape

Did you know that a woman in college have the same chances of getting sexually assaulted as getting the flu? Did you know that one out of every six women has been assaulted or is the victim of an attempted assault? Sexual assault is a very real problem in todays society. I chose this subject because I have been personally affected by it.

Sexual assault is a big problem in the eyes of the media and towards the public. Rape is the commonly known name for sexual assault but it is more publicly appropriate for it now to be called sexual assault as influenced by the media. The media always presents a sexual assault story to the public as soon as they occur, most rape cases that we hear of from the media is the same similar story. Majority of cases involve 2 major crimes, at the least, rape then murder or even can included abduction as a woman is walking home late at night. Feminists seemed to draw the attention to sexual assault around the 1970’s and it grasped the definition of a crime committed by men attacking women in dark alley ways, homes, and work places (AIC, 2001). The media gives an idea to the public that the crime rate for sexual assault is high and making the Gold Coast a highly dangerous place for someone to live, especially for parents with children. The statistics for the Gold coast are not widely different from other

who commit a sexual offence while 90% are women who are the victims to above-mentioned assault (Brennan & Taylor-Butts, 2008: 10).

I choose this topic because sexual assault is one of the most offensive crimes committed in our society. Not only is it a threat to the community, but it has a physically and psychologically effect on the victim in many ways. For the last couple of decades, sexual assault, rape, and child molestation has become the focal point of public concerns today. According to a 1993 National Crime Victimization Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, about 500,000 rapes or sexual assaults occur each year (Statistics, March 2010). The Department of Justice states that, “rape crimes have risen nearly three times as fast as the total crime rate”, although other studies have shown statistics that are in

Sexual assault is an interaction when a person experiences any sort of sexual contact without out their complete permission. This can happen anywhere, anytime. This could occur when someone is simply walking down the street, attending work, walking to a car, or even spending time with their family. In today's day, this is an issue that is more apparent than ever. Sexual violence against women is one of the most discussed types of assultviolence, and almost every woman has heard of or been a victim this form of violence. Once a person experiences this type of violence, it will never leave them, and its repercussions can go on for a lifetime. Today the sexual violence rate has gone up to one in four women experience sexual assault in their lifetime (Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence). So many people in our