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“Crime scene investigators, or forensic science technicians, work for law enforcement agencies or other criminal justice organizations that use trained investigators. They collect, find, classify and analyze physical evidence to help solve and prosecute criminal activity. A crime scene investigator (CSI) may test weapons, clothing, fibers, hair and tissue for criminal evidence. These professionals may also specialize in ballistics, fingerprinting or handwriting.” Alliance, U. (n.d.).October 9, 2015

assault as any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient. Sexual activities that fall under the definition of sexual assault include forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child molestation, incest, fondling, and attempted rape. Research in this area is extremely important because so many people are uneducated about sexual assault and rape. For the purpose of this paper, I conducted your research by utilizing news articles, empirical articles

People of all walks of life are too familiar with rape. Rape is any penetration of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by another person’s sex organ, where the victim does not give consent (Frequently). The sensitive topic is a global issue that no type of individual can avoid. A person, ranging from twelve and older, gets sexually assaulted every 107 seconds. This is equivalent to 293,066 people per year. Between the years 1995 and 2010, in America, 91% of rape victims

Domestic Abuse Domestic abuse is tremendous problem around the globe. There are different forms of domestic violence, all of which are not acceptable and in some places in the world domestic violence is legal. In the places where domestic violence is legal, it is only legal to hurt your wife. If a woman tried to hurt her husband, she would be majorly punished. It is defined as a series of abusive acts in any form of a relationship for one person to have control over their partner. The three most

The first step in assessing a service member for MST is to evaluate if the service member has experienced any unwanted sexual attention, uninvited sexual advances, or forced sex while in the military and whether the experience continues to affect their daily life. Some other assessment questions should assess for prior history of trauma, the types of responses they received at the time of the MST and whether the MST happened once or was repeated over time. Due to MST being associated with PTSD, depression

kissing, exhibitionism, groping, and rape” (“The Realities”) There’s many ways to look at sexual assault, but bottom line is it’s unwanted sexual actions or gestures made on someone without permission. It could be emotional or physical abuse in a sexual way. In emotional abuse it could be anything from the tone of their voice, language choice, jealousy, controlling statements, perforative language, or threats. For physical it could range form violence, threatening body language, damaging of property, or

Rape and Sexual Assault Rape is an age-old crime that society has just begun to understand the consequences of. In order to thoroughly understand rape, it has to be defined. However, this can be difficult to achieve because throughout history the definition and policies to prevent rape have constantly changed and varied across culture and generations. According to Dr. Mallicoat, professor at California State University, rape can be defined as “sexual intercourse under force, threat of force, or

A young teenage girl is pregnant, but not because of a personal doing—she is carrying the child of her rapist. With abortion illegal, the girl must not only give birth to the offspring of her attacker, but because of the baby she will miss out on both vital opportunities and her childhood. This hypothetical situation could be a vision of tomorrow. For decades, the controversial topic of abortion has been the center of countless heated debates. Abortion, or the deliberate termination of a human

effectively enforcing alcohol bans as well as bans on overnight guest stays between males and females reduce rape and sexual assault rates “only modestly”. The two researchers stressed that educating students on the links between alcohol and sexual abuse. Coupling well enforced alcohol and overnight guest bans with effective education, security and counselling can dramatically bring down the numbers and incidence of rape and sexual assaults on campus. With strict enforcement of the rules, there should

Merril Smith’s Encycolpedia of Rape defines the term “rape culture” as “one in which rape and other sexual violence against women . . . [is] both prevalent and considered the norm” (174). Rape is not a new subject in today’s society, its origins reaching far back into history. What causes rape, though? Is it the primal drive of men to exhibit dominance over all women, or do the women share the blame because of the way they dress, act, or do their makeup? Modern American culture would place the blame