Abuse & Incest National Network

Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN) is an online based charity service that seeks to provide treatment for victims of sexual abuse. Using the Discover, Identify, and Develop (DID) model this paper will find evidence that the services provided are being done so ethically as well as following the proper laws. The paper will then discuss two sample cases to see how the RAINN approach would work for them. Discover In order to discover if the RAINN can actually offer competent services one must

assaults in our society and specifically on college campuses. 2. Here’s why this problem is really a problem: According to the national sexual violence resource center, one in 5 women will be sexually assaulted at some point in their lives. The cost of rape costs more than any other crime, even drunk driving; so this is one of the most common crimes in the USA. The  national sexual violence resource center also reports that it costs more annually than any other crime, including drunk driving. Rape

In "Oppression" by Marilyn Frye, Frye discussed how a bird cage symbolizes the systematic oppression of women. Frye explains that if you look at a single wire in a bird cage you cannot understand why the bird, is unable to simply fly around the wire and be free. But, when you step back and look at the cage as a whole system of interlocking wires you realize that the bird has no chance of escaping because of all the barriers put in their way (Frye). This is exactly the same case for women. When somebody

| RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network." Who Are the Victims? | RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Web. 29 Apr. 2016. "1 out of every 6 American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime (14.8% completed rape; 2.8% attempted rape). 17.7 million American women have

group of long lasting emotional, psychological, and mental responses to a victim that has been raped. RTS, as it is referred, can have an lasting effect on someone who has been traumatized by rape. According to the Rape, Abuse Incest National Network, (Rape Abuse& Incest National Network, 2012) "There is no set time to recover." The emotional strain that a victim has to face can damage them in such a way, that it often leads to depression, anxiety, distrust, unusual crying, and disoriented. The impact

Three in One (Sexual Assault, Disability, and ALS) By: Megan Briscoe Research Essay/Paper 5th hour October 25, 2014 Most people do not want to talk about sexual assault. They may see it as a horrible topic that should be kept in the dark, or something that is not allowed to be discussed at the din-ner table. What most people do not know, is that anyone, anywhere in the world can be assaulted sexually whether they are disabled or not. This crime does not discriminate against gender, age

gain and/or maintain power and control over another” (Huston, 2010). The forms of abuse range from emotional to financial and each has an everlasting effect on the victim. An abusive relationship also has a discrete effect on the mind of the victim; they experience many psychology difficulties pre and post the abuse. Yet despite all these catastrophic consequences to both the mind and body caused by the constant abuse, many of the victims tend to stay in the relationships. The victim’s deal with emotional

considered as either sexual abuse, or a non-tolerable behavior considered inappropriate to social norms. The law forbids certain sexual acts, despite expressed consent from both parties. Sex laws vary from region to region, and may evolve over time. Furthermore, sexual acts forbidden by law in a proscribed jurisdiction are coined as sex crimes. Rape Rape, or forcible sexual intercourse without consent from both parties, may involve physical violence, threats, and verbal abuse to intimidate and violate

What is sexual harassment? The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network defines sexual harassment as, “unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in which submission to or rejection of such conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual 's work or school performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or school environment” (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, 2009). In the United States Sexual harassment

The effects of child sexual abuse include depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, propensity to re-victimization in adulthood, and physical injury to the child, among other problems. Sexual abuse by a family member is a form of incest, and can result in more serious and long-term psychological trauma, especially in the case of parental incest. Approximately 15% to 25% of women and 5% to 15% of men were sexually abused when they were children. Most sexual abuse offenders are acquainted with