Spousal rape

nation for years, one that imprints fear into the minds of young adults and rage into those that demand justice: 1 in 5 female college students will experience sexual assault in the duration of their college career (Clark), with only 20% of those rapes being reported to the police (Hefling). As a topic that is so highlighted in American society, there is a strict demand for an organized, thorough investigation that will result in justice served. Controversy regarding whether the colleges themselves

The question of what causes rape, is a hard one to answer with certainty. Of course, nothing is ever 100% certain. Sexuality has long been a focus in many societies, and as Kate Roberts, and Amita Vyas from the Aspen Institute acknowledge, “On one side, sexuality renders power, while on the other, it causes fear and discomfort” (Roberts). In this century, there are numerous aspects that contribute to how people view sexuality. Some might debate that Rap Music, through its use of lyrics, tries to

Prostitution is one of the oldest occupations in history. Even in the early days, in the fertile crescent of Mesopotamia, there was sex trade. When you think of a prostitute, you think of a semi-nude, dirty woman on the sidewalk; however, not all prostitutes work this way. There are call-girls, or escorts, who work in high end places and through agencies. The allotment that people do not focus on is the psychological effects on the prostitutes. According to news.bbc.co.uk, Prostitutes find their

In today’s society rape and sexual assault is becoming a sheer problem on college campuses around the United States. It is almost everyday that one hears about a sexual assault or rape case happening at a college, and sometimes its at the college that one attends or ones child attends. With this becoming a world renown problem, it can be a very scary thing for not only the students at college but also for the families of college students. To be more specific when it comes to who is starting to commit

PTSD Develops from Suicide Attempts Attempted suicide is a highly emotional event. A large portion of the population has to live with the after-effects of their decision on attempting suicide. Even though the general public doesn 't realize, failed suicide attempts can often be as traumatic as violent personal attacks that lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. According to the Mayo Clinic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is considered a triggered mental health condition caused by either experiencing

Through out the story the two boys are threatened by a group of older boys who constantly bully them both, but mostly towards Hassan for being a Hazara. The racism in the Kite Runner is serious and in a gruesome scene, one of the older boys Assef rapes Hassan to teach him a lesson. This scene not only sticks with the reader the rest of the story, but also with Amir who can’t shake off the fact that he ran away instead of helping his dearest friend. Later in the book when Amir is returning to Afghan

The final decade of the 20th century yielded many changes as the result of third-wave feminism. In 1993, the United Nations enacted the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women which called religious and cultural customs an excuse for gender-based violence (Goldscheid, 2008). In the early ‘90s, the Surgeon General referred to domestic violence as a threat to the health of Americans and in a similar move, the American Medical Association created a campaign targeted at ending domestic

it’s impossible to tell that it’s there. There have been advancement in recent years of possible tests to use to test drinks for the drugs. The most talked about lately has been the invention of a fingernail polish that when exposed to common date rape drugs changes the color of the polish. However, this isn’t anything that isn’t commonly available at this time, and would need to constantly be updated to be able to detect new drugs as they are introduced. To lower the rate of sexual assaults there

For my second resource I picked “Rape and Sexual Assault: A renewed call to action”, from the website The White House, a report prepared by the White House Council on Women and Girls and the Office of the Vice President, analyzes the most recent data the government have about rape and sexual assault on not only women but men as well. The report was created to “identify those most at risk of being victims of these crimes, examines the cost of the violence (both to survivors and our communities), and

In 2003, the Sexual Offences Act was introduced to remedy the problems in the law of sexual offences. Two important provisions were created. Section 74 introduced a statutory definition of consent, where a person consents “if he agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice”; and section 76 introduced a list of conclusive presumptions on the absence of consent. The provisions were introduced to clarify the law on consent, which prior to the Act was scarce and unclear. However