The Assault

Sexual assault on college campuses is a growing epidemic. Twenty five percent of college women are affected by sexual assault (A. Amar, T. Strout, S. Simpson, M. Cardiello, & S. Beckford, 2014, p. 93). Sexual assault is the non- consensual sexual touching of a person, in which a person is forced to engage in a sexual act against their will. Taking advantage of a person sexually is morally wrong, and causes victims of sexual assault significant emotional and physical damage. Sexual assault is a big

The definition of sexual assault is often blurred in today’s society, as the rate of these cases increases rapidly this simple definition seems as if it should be known. In reality defining a specific event or act as sexual assault can be very difficult because of the many situations and different accusations that arise throughout the large number of complicated cases. To reduce the number of these sometimes gruesome cases, there needs to be a goal to look toward while working to reduce this crime

Assault Rifles It is argued whether the phrase “assault rifle,” which came in the American lexicon around the 1980's,first originated as political ploy by firearm control advocates or as a marketing ploy by firearm retailers. What is for sure is that “assault weapon” is not a technical term, it was a phrase of art used by gun manufactures, or for the army. The nearest in those groups is the phrase “assault rifle” which is a military medium caliber, fired at the shoulder the shooter is allowed to

Introduction College students are often believed to be a subpopulation at elevated risk for sexual assault, and although sexual assault is experienced by both male and female students, women experience significantly higher rates of sexual assault compared to men. (Krebs, Lindquist., Warner, Fisher, & Martin, 2007) Research also suggests that women in college are at a greater risk to be victims of sexual assault in comparison to women of comparable age in the general population. (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner

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

In a study that was documented in December 2014, “for the period 1995–2013, females ages 18 to 24 had the highest rate of rape and sexual assault victimizations compared to females in all other age groups” (Langton & Sinozich, p. 1). This report compared and described how sexual assault can effect students and nonstudents, but it focused mainly on females with the male as the offender. “The findings are from the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which

How educated a person is when it comes to sexual assault plays a huge role in the committing of assault. David Lisak, a retired professor of psychology found that there is little to no difference between incarcerated rapists and undetected campus rapists (rapists who were never charged). He conducted a survey with men asking questions like, “Have you ever had sexual intercourse with an adult when they didn’t want to because you used physical force if they didn’t cooperate?” or “Have you ever had

I chose sexual assault as a research topic because I, as a female in today 's society, would like to bring the issue of this topic to a larger demographic. I feel that over the years there has been a drastic increase in assault victims and a small amount of attention has been brought the authority 's attention and even the family of the victims. I, as a young female, want to be able to see a drastic change and would like to be able to lessen the casualties and raise awareness of the topic. I will

Sexual Assault: The Effects on Trauma According to RAINN, “Every 98 seconds an American is sexually assaulted.” That being said within the course of a year, 321,500 are victims of sexual violence. Ages 13-34 remain at the highest risk of sexual assault and 90% of them are victimized females. Take a second to think back to the age of thirteen, imagine how life would differ knowing how sexual assault affects someone. People who have been raped or sexually assaulted suffer serious physical and/or psychological

Sexual assault crimes are crimes that are unfortunately occurring in a more consistent bases. This type of crime also happens to anyone, either the person is a male or a female and does not matter where you live. In the past, this type of crime was considered to have a vague definition what is sexual assault and how it can be proven. There were not clear definition on who were the actual victims of this type of crime, for example does this apply only to women or does it also apply to younger victims