Sexual Harassment: Sergeant Fernando

The purpose of this paper is to explore the topic of police sexual misconduct, as well as who it happens to, and different theories on how to stop it. The various forms of sexual misconduct that will be reviewed are sexual assault, sexual shakedowns, sex with juveniles, rape, unnecessary callbacks, and performing traffic stops in order to flirt. Statistical evidence discovered by Cottler will show that sexual misconduct is commonplace on some police forces, and will shed light on the characteristics of most of the victims. Specific cases, such as the federal lawsuit against police officer Erasmo Mata, as well as a case against police officer Daniel Holtzclaw, will be discussed. The names of the victims in each of the examples will be abbreviated in order to remain anonymous. The case against Police Officer Erasmo Mata for sexually abusing a minor will show the extent to which some officers, and even departments, will go to hide or ignore a case of police sexual misconduct.

Within the Entertainment Industry - theatre being a part of that - sexual assault and sexual harassment happens so often people hate to admit it. Regardless of gender, race, sexuality, religion, etc. sexual assault can happen to anyone. Thus, our piece will showcase both a male and female victim stressing that these issues can just as easily happen to a male as well; it goes beyond feminism. Throughout the piece the two victims will be reciting a monologue together and in parts displaying this sharing of a story and/or stories. There will be people who surround the victims acting as the perpetrators who will interact with the victims in the way society would. During the rehearsal process, we will be exploring levels physical touching, slapping,

The author uses pathos, the appeal to emotion frequently. One example of pathos is when he says, “The Cold War threatened total annihilation, a hot war killed a hundred servicemen each week,

In the past, military news typically evolved tragic training incidents or deaths during overseas combat. However, over the last several years many incidents involving military personnel and sexual assault have made headlines across the United States. Military women and men have brought to light the lack of justice for victims of sexual assault, and the prevalence of such attacks. Questions arise as to why victims do not report incidents or seek assistance when they are physically or sexually assaulted. Many reasons are due to how the system of reporting is established within the military, retaliation and further re-victimization within the chain of command. Modifications to the current system have begun within the Department of Defense and

Cisneros continues to write phrases like “I don’t remember” and “it was dark” and “make him stop.” These short phrases imitate the way in which the boy was handling Esperanza in the moment; he was using quick and powerful movements and blows to make Esperanza submissive and to gain maximum pleasure from her. Structural techniques, specifically sentence structure, allows readers to see and realize that the pain sexual assault causes affects the way its victims function, through Esperanza’s reflection about her experience at the carnival and Esperanza realizing the severity of sexual

The way we interact with each other in our Army culture impacts the way we perceive behavior in relation to sexual assault and harassment. For instance, a culture that allows discriminating jokes or demeaning behavior helps to perpetuate an environment in which sexual assaults and harassment occur. Also, a Command that fails to punish or can be perceived to fail to punish perpetrators of sexual assault can further perpetuate a harmful environment and degrade unit morale and mission readiness. When you walk away from a deficiency, you have created a new standard.

Throughout history, the United States Military has faced numerous scandals. From its role in the Vietnam War, to the Iran-Contra Affair, to the Iraq War, to the abuse and denial of due process rights to detainees currently held indefinitely at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the Department of Defense has undeniably raised many questions about its ethics and treatment toward both civilians and fellow members of the Armed Forces alike. One recent scandal, which would now appear to be becoming the standard, is that of sexual assault within the military. However, due to a campaign of awareness, grassroots activism, and pressuring elected officials to do what is right, things are now beginning to change.

That is the question surrounding the case involving former Louisianan State University professor Teresa Buchannan. The now unemployed professor was terminated on June 19, 2015, from her duty as a professor of elementary education at LSU after an investigation into student’s complaints found her guilty of making inappropriate, disturbing comments during class lectures; comments which consisted of, “Saying “F*** no” repeatedly in the presence of students...and telling a joke that the quality of sex gets worse the longer a relationship lasts,” according to Charles Lussier, author of the article “LSU Professor Fired for Using Salty Language in Classroom Claims She’s ‘Witch Hunt’

Critical thinking model reflection 1) The main moral issue. - Should Officer Maria Martinez do something about Officer Thompson abusive behavior? 2) Two items you think would be beneficial to research.

Throughout the 1840’s and 1850’s a growing tension developed between the Northern and Southern states of America. That tension was primarily focused on the existence of slavery in the Southern states. Most Northern states had abolished slavery by 1850 and made a promise to the people to end slavery completely. They wanted the South to begin to become similar to the North, and to live under the concept of free labor, and not rely on slavery for productivity. The resentment for the interference of the North angered southerners because they felt that it was not the place of the federal government to interfere. Ever since the American Revolution sectional differences arose, the first being those favoring greater states rights and those

One of the most complex issue is the assessment of sexual assault in the military and how to provide proper medical, psychological treatment, proper reporting procedures and fair justice. Lisa Schneck (2014) a law student at George Washington University Law School, she discover survey conducted on more than 1,100 women severing in Afghanistan and Iraq. She reported that shockingly 92 percent of reported assaults never come before a military court because first responders frequently fail to collect forensic evidence of an assault within the 72-hour deadline stipulated by current guidelines, and more often than not, the victim’s superior decides against proceeding to court-martial anyway (p. 581). The Army treats all victims of

For instance, in the No Se Echa a Perder article two groups of men in completely opposite positions bond over food and the idea of not letting it go to waste. The repetition of the phase “No se echa a perder” attempts to stick in the reader's head, the same way it did to the author, Francisco. The fact he willingly wrote this article and that this memory stayed in his mind over time, shows that no matter what position of authority someone is in, they can connect to the person with less power. The common ground of food symbolizes how greatly a small shared interest can affect someone's overall mood considering the men in questioning were shaking with fear before they found a connection to each other. The use of emotions is also very apparent within The Border Patrol article, but in a completely different way. After a brief interrogation, the agent pulled out a dog to look for contraband and the author noted she “Can’t forget the expression in the dog’s eyes”(Silko419). Giving the reader a visual image in their head of a dog being forced to work with an agent, pushes the readers to believe that even the dog can sense how harsh it’s owner is. This visual successfully leads many readers to believe that border patrol agents are abusing their power, so much that even their own dogs fear them. While the authors both attempt to get the readers into an emotional state, they also try to gain

Sexual harassment is discrimination that involves any uninvited comments, exploits, or behavior regarding sex, gender, or sexual orientation. If any type of violation is made by a co-worker, a boss, a work acquaintance, or even a non-employee such as a client, vendor, or contractor, this will be considered unlawful sexual harassment within the work environment. Sexual harassment can create a hostile and uneasy work environment. Sexual harassment includes inappropriate verbal advances, unwelcomed physical behavior that creates an aggressive, hostile, intimidating or malicious work environment for employees. Sexual harassment includes sending suggestive e-mails, notes, and

The objective of providing sexual harassment training is to provide knowledge of what behaviors can be considered sexual harassment, prevention of such behavior, and consequences for violation of sexual harassment policy. This training is necessary to show employees they are a valued resource, and the company takes an interest in employee safety and satisfaction while maintaining productivity. The organization will annually provide an interactive training on the company intranet over a one month period. All employees will receive email notification they are signed up for training with required completion by month end. The first part of training will consist of reading the sexual harassment

As seen in the case study, a court decision may be one way for any company to legally define what constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace, but there are many ways to define sexual harassment. Everyone has different views and tolerance levels towards sexual harassment. When a case of sexual harassment occurs in a workplace, however, it comes down to how the courts define sexual harassment. The Supreme Court defines sexual harassment to be unlawful in two ways. “The first type involves sexual harassment that results in a tangible employment action;” this is referred to as quid pro quo. For example, if an employee complies with the harasser’s request, then she will get a raise. This unlawful act is usually presented in the workplace by a person who has an upper hand, such as a manager, to ensure that s/he will get what s/he wants. Employees are often victimized by fear that they will not get promoted or that they will get fired. They also dread that if a complaint is filed, it will not be handled correctly. “This instance of sexual harassment always involves another violation of employee rights; [sic] wrongful termination.” This would occur, for instance, when “a supervisor . . . tells a subordinate that . . . she must be sexually cooperative with [him] or . . . she will be fired, and who then indeed does fire the subordinate for not submitting” (“U.S. Supreme Court Defines”). [schwinlaw.com]