conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ from 2002 to 2009‚ the rate of nonfatal workplace violence has declined by 35%‚ following a 62% decline in the rate from 1993 to 2002 (Harrell). In my workplace‚ the most common forms of violence are rape/sexual assault‚ murder and suicide. Of the three‚ sexual assault ranks as the highest. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta estimated that the number of attacks in 2011 by service members on other service members — both women and men — was close to 19
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past decade‚ the issue of sexual assault is one that has needed significant law reform. Sexual assault refers to the criminal offences involving unwanted sexual contact or acts‚ including unwanted touching‚ groping‚ indecent acts of other kinds‚ and rape. Law reform is the process of reviewing existing laws and introducing changes to them with the aim of improving justice or efficiency. In the issue of sexual assault‚ justice is particularly important. The state needs to balance the rights of the accused
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Intimate Partner Violence One of the most common forms of violence against women worldwide is abuse by their husbands or other intimate male partners. Partner violence does not discriminate against race‚ age and socioeconomic background. Domestic violence is violence occurring between adults who are intimate‚ regardless of their living arrangements‚ marital status‚ or sexual orientations. Although abuse can exist in same-sex relationships and women have been known to be violent‚ the majority of partner
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the extent to which they regard the female body as the focal location of male oppression & female subordination. 2012 ZB Highlighting women’s injuries and actual harm Although a centre of focus has been on the prevalence of rape and the treatment of rape victims‚ rape is not viewed as an isolated phenomenon but as the most prominent example of activities which maintain women in a subjugated position and which have been largely overlooked by the legal system. As West (1987) puts it: Just as women’s
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victims (age 12 or older) of rape each year in the United States” (RAINN). Many of these attackers are often known as sex offenders or rapists. Imagine having to wake up everyday dealing with the physical‚ emotional‚ and psychological consequences of being raped. The sex offenders or rapists’ who attacked you have to now go through a legal process and will be put onto a registry. Unfortunately‚ this legal process could take many months‚ and even worse is that several rapes go unnoticed when the victims
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Prostitution (http://www.prostitutionresearch.com) Jones G Lyons M. (2011). RCNI 2011 National Rape Crisis Statistics & Annual Report. (http://www.rcni.ie/antional-statistics.aspx) Marsh I Nelson D. (2012). Gang rape of Indian woman sparks mass protests. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india) Paglia C Parry R. (2002). Tyndale Bulletin 53.1 (1-28) – Feminist Hermeneutics and Evangelical Concerns: The Rape of Dinah as a Case Study. ProCon.org. (2011). "Percentage of Men (by Country) Who Paid
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Teacher: Word Count: 2293 Sexual Assault Law Reform. Sexual Assault is a general term for criminal offences involving unwanted sexual contact; acting including unwanted touching‚ groping‚ indecent acts of kinds‚ and rape. (Milgate‚ Dally‚ Webster‚ Cornu & Kelly – 2009‚ p.118). Sexual assault law varies in different states and territories in Australia. During the 1970’s -1980’s significant law reform processes were initiated due to a lack of just outcomes for the
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In Denying Rape but Endorsing Forceful Intercourse: Exploring Differences Among Responders‚ researchers found that when college men were asked if they would “rape a woman” without consequences and no one would know‚ 13.6% replied yes. That percentage jumped to 31.7% when they were asked if they would “force a woman into sexual intercourse.” Behind closed doors‚ men often feel like they’re entitled to women and their bodies. This sense of entitlement does not stop there. The hegemonic‚ or toxic‚
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prevent her from getting hurt later on. Rachel at first doesn’t believe Melinda about the rape until she says Andy did it. The following week
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Sexual Assault Every two minutes‚ someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. In addition to rape and sexual coercion‚ other forms and behaviors of sexual assault include exhibiting chronic jealousy‚ accusing one’s partner of affairs‚ having affairs‚ treating one’s partner as a sex object and withholding sex. There are victims of some form of sexual assault in every city and every state in America today. Sexual assault is any unwanted sexual act done by one person to another
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