Sexual Assault: More Awareness, Less Cases
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Corrina Lee
Professor Baklanova
English 1A
10 March 2015
Sexual Assault; More Awareness, Less Cases
Sexual abuse is a pressing issue all over the world and has been for years. Sexual assault can happen anywhere; the workplace, war, home, on the street. Since the 1960s, movements to raise awareness and prevent sexual assault have been made. The statistics for sexual assault are way too high. In order to change these numbers, awareness needs to be raised and the proper precautions need to be taken.
The odds for a woman to experience sexual assault are one in four. As for men, the odds are one in six chance of experiencing sexual abuse in their life …show more content…
With the schools teaching about such a taboo topic, they would be able to teach the adolescent youth many different ways of preventing it.
They can learn how to react when someone they know becomes a victim, also to prevent them from believing the harmful lies of rape culture. 44 percent of sexual assault victims are under the age of 18. Having knowledge of what can happen and what to do at a young age can keep generations safer through their lives. When men and women are more informed of what they can do to reduce their risks, the rate of sexual assault can be significantly lowered.
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Even though a large number of victims are underage, awareness for prevention should be targeted at everyone. 36 percent of victims are over the age of 18. A way to inform people over the age of 18 is by having presentations at places like the work place. These presentations can be a brief overview on; how to avoid sexual assault, how to report it, different forms of assault …show more content…
Alertness and taking notice of one’s surroundings is a great way to keep oneself that much safer.
If people continue to go on not knowing about sexual assault and how to prevent it, the rates will only go up. As the years go on, people find new ways to avoid becoming a victim. To prevent the chances of sexual abuse, people need to be informed.
Since 1995 until 2010, the rate of sexual abuse against women has gone down by 60 percent. Thanks to raising awareness and taking extra precautions, the number of sexual assault cases has drastically dropped. The rate for sexual assault is still high, but significant improvements have been made. If the rate of sexual abuse continues to drop the way it has been, the United States can be almost completely free of sexual assault.
Sexual abuse is not just a problem in the United States, but all over the world. It is a crime that can happen anywhere to anyone. To lower the high rate of sexual assault, people need to become more aware of the problem and take steps to prevent it.
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Corrina Lee
Professor Baklanova
English 1A
10 March 2015
Sexual Assault; More Awareness, Less Cases
Sexual abuse is a pressing issue all over the world and has been for years. Sexual assault can happen anywhere; the workplace, war, home, on the street. Since the 1960s, movements to raise awareness and prevent sexual assault have been made. The statistics for sexual assault are way too high. In order to change these numbers, awareness needs to be raised and the proper precautions need to be taken.
The odds for a woman to experience sexual assault are one in four. As for men, the odds are one in six chance of experiencing sexual abuse in their life …show more content…
With the schools teaching about such a taboo topic, they would be able to teach the adolescent youth many different ways of preventing it.
They can learn how to react when someone they know becomes a victim, also to prevent them from believing the harmful lies of rape culture. 44 percent of sexual assault victims are under the age of 18. Having knowledge of what can happen and what to do at a young age can keep generations safer through their lives. When men and women are more informed of what they can do to reduce their risks, the rate of sexual assault can be significantly lowered.
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Even though a large number of victims are underage, awareness for prevention should be targeted at everyone. 36 percent of victims are over the age of 18. A way to inform people over the age of 18 is by having presentations at places like the work place. These presentations can be a brief overview on; how to avoid sexual assault, how to report it, different forms of assault …show more content…
Alertness and taking notice of one’s surroundings is a great way to keep oneself that much safer.
If people continue to go on not knowing about sexual assault and how to prevent it, the rates will only go up. As the years go on, people find new ways to avoid becoming a victim. To prevent the chances of sexual abuse, people need to be informed.
Since 1995 until 2010, the rate of sexual abuse against women has gone down by 60 percent. Thanks to raising awareness and taking extra precautions, the number of sexual assault cases has drastically dropped. The rate for sexual assault is still high, but significant improvements have been made. If the rate of sexual abuse continues to drop the way it has been, the United States can be almost completely free of sexual assault.
Sexual abuse is not just a problem in the United States, but all over the world. It is a crime that can happen anywhere to anyone. To lower the high rate of sexual assault, people need to become more aware of the problem and take steps to prevent it.
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Works