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    that should be implemented to solve this atrocious issue not only in the different communities but also in variety of colleges and universities. According to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, RAINN (2009), the different sexual assault crimes are sexual assault, rape, child sexual abuse, sexual assault of men and boys, incest, sexual harassment and intimate partner sexual violence. What defines sexual assault is a crime of power and control in which occurs without a clear consent of the victim

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    Campus Sexual Assault

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    detrimental if they are not managed in a timely or proper fashion ("Effects of Sexual Assault | RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network."). Devastatingly, the most common psychological effects of sexual violence are Depression, Self-Harm, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociation, and Suicidal tendencies ("Effects of Sexual Assault | RAINN | Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network."). Depression is a mood disorder that occurs when prolonged feelings of hopeless and despondency surpass an

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    Child Abuse Is disciplining your child ok? To what extent does it become child abuse? Discipline your child is an everyday thing. What else would they know what not to do when your kick, slap, punch or even hot scolding bath/showers. It comes to the point where it needs to be controlled. There are other ways. Physical abuse Children are innocent human beings. Growing up they have to learn right from wrong. When they do something bad or not right you have to properly discipline them without hurting

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    states. Legally, sexual assault is encompasses all the forced activities that relate to sexual abuse. In many states, the legal definitions vary. Some consider it as any forced sexual intercourse while others include indecent assault. Some of the common acts that are defined under sexual abuse are; rape which is the coerced penetration into the vagina, anus or oral sex, incest which is the sexual abuse by a close relative, indecent assault which involves any acts that defy decency such as touching

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    On college campuses and across the world, women and men alike are subjected to sexual violence. Similarly, the perpetrator typically gets out of the conflict unscathed with no retribution for their crime. This vicious cycle of victim-blaming is detrimental to society as it promotes an idea of rape culture and furthers the stereotype that a woman must cover up if she wants to be safe. In order to combat this problem, our group has taken a visual, creative approach, proposing to create a “Wooster Clothesline”

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    Abortion: The Right to Choose

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    blanket legislature against such useless, such as rape and incest and the health of the mother, and a simple fact that the practice would continue, only less safely and with more casualties. In 2012, 346,830 women were raped. According to medical reports, the incidence of pregnancy for one-time unprotected sexual intercourse is five percent. By applying the pregnancy rate to 346,830 female survivors, The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network estimates that there were 17,342 pregnancies as a result

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    for solutions to potentially end an issue society decides to instead only offer temporary solutions and ways to prevent a crime from happening. First and foremost, sexual violence is an umbrella term for crimes like sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse. A common misconception about sexual assault is that it only happens to

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    The relationship of child abuse and father-daughter incest Angelica Flores Washington State University   Abstract Father-daughter incest is defined as any sexual act with a family member that is blood related or closely related. Father-daughter incest is the most common type of incest; this is more common than mother-son incest. Research shows that women are more likely to be sexually abused by men because men are said to be stronger than women. Men can easily abuse women so women feel like they

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    the only form of assault. A few other forms of sexual assault include Incest, Child Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Assault of Men and Boys. Incest occurs when the perpetrator engages in sexual activities with a parent, child, sibling, or anyone closely related to them. Most situations commonly occur when the perpetrator spends a great amount of time around the victim and temptations and attraction come into play. The act of incest occurs through different steps leading up to the act such as perpetrators

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    Taking Down Rape Culture No matter where one goes there will always be rape that both men and women suffer from. Sometimes how the media and others portray rape make it seem like it’s not that big of a deal. We all, at times, blame the victim, so then we can feel more in control of our lives by saying “Rape will never happen to me because I would never do this or I would never do that.” With men, people usually say, “Wow, did you see what she looks like? He should be happy they had sex.” What I propose

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