Brettin Linder Miss Windish English II 2 October 2017 Is Rape Serious? Imagine a young women going to a party and having a good time; yes, she may be drinking a little too much, but she’s just trying to have fun. She sees one of her classmates, a boy who’s in a couple of her classes, and he makes his way over to her. They start to dance and have fun, when all of a sudden he pulls her into one of the bathrooms in the house. She keeps telling him no, that she doesn’t want to do this, but he’s not
Lack of Rape Kits on College Campuses A Senior Project Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of Waiakea High School In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Senior Project Shania M. Rapoza Public Services Academy Capstone Mr. Joel Wagner-Wright August 23, 2016 Shania Rapoza Joel Wagner-Wright PSA Capstone 23 August 2016 Words: 1273 Lack of Rape Kits on College Campuses “What is the point of having a national DNA database, if the rapist 's DNA is never entered into it?” (“Pattern
205 reported and 0 expulsions. If a student is to cheat or plagiarize the days for expulsion would be increasingly larger than those of rape. Perpetrators are raping fellow students and getting a slap on the wrist or even worse an “ada boy” and nothing is getting done. Until students from University of Carolina began doing research after becoming victims of rape it was common for the female to get blamed for the occurrence. In the horrific aftermath of their assaults, the victims described symptoms
In most recent years there has been an epidemic of sexual assaults across the nation. In the United States alone, a rape occurs every 6.2 minutes resulting in 1 out of every 5 women as well as 1 out of every 71 men being sexually assaulted or raped in their lifetime. This problem has been something that has been hushed for many years affecting the lives of the victims for a lifetime. We the nation need to take a stand to teach our young men and women that it is inappropriate to violate a person’s
being analyzed, scientists focus on the remaining 0.1% of DNA that differentiates one person from another ("The FBI DNA Laboratory"). History of Forensic DNA Analysis: DNA fingerprinting was introduced around 1986 to identify an alleged suspect in a rape-murder case (Panneerchelvam and Norazmi 22). Since then, using forensic DNA analysis has become more prevalent and has helped to exonerate many innocent suspects involved in such cases. Despite being used in only one percent of criminal cases, DNA
The four different categories included rape, concerning the sexual assault and trauma, predator, the weapons and restraint used, fury, or trauma to the victim, and perversion, specifically how the victim’s body was disposed of and found (Kocsis, Cooksey, & Irwin, 2002). Kocsis, Cooksey, and Irwin (2002) were able to categorized 85 sexual murder offenders. This model can be used to later create criminal profiles depending on the behaviors exhibited at the crime scene. Behaviors, such as control behaviors
Fish testified for the prosecution. It wasn’t until after the state settled the Willis case that they refused to renew Fish’s contract for employment (Fisher, 2014). John Willis was accused and later convicted of five armed robberies and two rapes; which occurred inside of the beauty salons on the Southside of Chicago between 1989 and 1990. Although he was in jail, five more crimes with the same distinctive patterns occurred. Though another man name Dennis McGruder had been arrested and charged
goal for every crime is to apprehend and prevent future crimes. The same can be said of sex crimes. Sex crimes include more than just rape. While investigating sexual assault crimes involve the careful approach of the first responder, other parties involved with the investigation of a sex crime, must have specialized training to handle crimes of this nature. Rape is one facet of a sexual assault, and while the act itself is usually an unwanted one on the part of the victim, it does not make less
amount of money wasted arresting and prosecuting prostitutes. Legalization could additionally lead to the reduction in violence against women. Just with these pressing reasons, one must wonder why is prostitution not already legalized? Prostitution should be legalized due to the fact that it could help protect the sex workers, produce needed tax dollars, and reduce crime and drug use on the streets. Secondly, legalization would allow better protection for the sex workers. Prostitution is considered
altered her original statement and identified Frank Alan Button as her rapist. During the trial, no DNA evidence was used. A rape kit was prepared and intimate swabs were obtained from the victim. These tests revealed the presence of sperm, but failed to provide a conclusive DNA profile. The victim’s sheets and pillowcases were also sent to the lab, however, they were never tested. Following his conviction, Button appealed based on the absence of scientific evidence. Following his appeal, DNA testing