The Assault

Sexual assault is a term used to define a broad category of sexual experiences ranging from criminal to noncriminal acts, with a common denominator of nonconsensual sexual contact. Across research, sexual assault has been defined using the following terms: forced rape, incapacitated rape, sexual coercion, and unwanted sexual contact (Fedina, Holmes, & Backes, 2016; Krebs et al., 2007). Additionally, attempted sexual assault, or sexual assault that was not completed, is often captured either as a

with the effects of sexual assault. Sexual assault on college campuses has been a problem for many years; however, in the past several years, this issue has come to light. In this paper I will discuss sexual assaults being reported and how the universities deal with the reported sexual assault, the statistics colleges report for

Laws on Aggravated Assault Crimes Despite the second amendment stating the write to bear arms there are approximately 20,000 laws and regulations in the United States that pursue the containment of firearms. In the past decade we have heard a lot of gun control laws being brought about because of events like the 9/11 terrorist attack, however, since 2002 aggravated assault crimes have dropped 17.6 percent. Does this show that gun control laws have an impact on aggravated assault crimes? Having reviewed

Sexual assault on college campuses has always been a problem (Dick, Ziering, & Mattheissen, 2016). It has been repeatedly established in dozens of national and single school studies that one in five or more women are sexually assaulted while in college and, as stated previously, 5 percent of men who attend college also experience sexual assault (Cleere & Lynn, 2013; Dick, Ziering, & Mattheissen, 2016). But recently, the issue of sexual assault has been brought to the attention of national media

the research, at least 50% of college students’ sexual assaults are associated with alcohol use. Is this a new problem, or is this something that has always been a problem, but, until now, has been under-reported?  Several issues complicate the story, including what constitutes sexual assault, whether students see it's a problem to begin with, and what campuses are doing (or not doing) about it. First, the issue of what constitutes sexual assault.  To begin with, according to a 2015 Washington Post-Kaiser

The reason why the majority of victims of sexual assault are female is simply due to the patriarchal society that we live in and its victim-blaming tendencies. Women are taught how to protect themselves from men who they are told are unable to control their hormones (the old adage "boys will be boys). Point of fact, when a man assaults a woman the first question asked is not one of condolence but one that condemns the woman. "What were you wearing? Did you drink a lot? Did you try to fight him off

their sexual assault policies. Their new policies provide a clear understanding as to what qualifies as sexual assault. Opponents claimed that affirmative consent policies are impractical and ineffective (“Sexual Assault”). For consenting couples, anxiety over meeting the new standard will make sex joyless and add confusion and complications (“Sexual Assault”). On the other hand, supporters argued that “no means no” did not cover all possible sexual assault scenarios (“Sexual Assault”). Therefore

articles and other facts about sexual assault .This review will first define sexual assault as it is defined in these articles. It will analyze the strengths and limitations of the definition used and will discuss the occurrence of sexual assault in the general population.This review will also illustrate the protective factors, barriers to recovery , impact of development and the specific sexual assault population that are absent in these articles. Sexual assault is a societal issue that impacts men

and often their status as a ‘victim’ is questioned. This is especially true if the victim does not fit the typical stereotype of who is considered to be a legitimate victim. This is most widely illustrated in cases involving male victims of sexual assault. The introduction of Nils Christie’s ‘Ideal victim’ theory (1986: 18) refers to victims of crime who can attain the status of a legitimate victim in the eyes of the public. Christie outlines a criteria which needs to be followed in order to gain

would take a more rapid pace in a full assault weapon ban, then the murder rate in the country would drop dramatically. The U.S. has one of the highest murder rates for developed countries such as Japan who has a murder rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people and Britain with a 1.2 per 100,000 people. The U.S. has a murder rate of 4.7 per 100,000 people and it is not getting any better. A ban on assault rifles would have a positive effect on the murder rate. Assault rifles are known to be the most dangerous