Essay On Campus Rape

Why is it that “less than five percent of campus rapes or attempted rapes were reported to the law enforcement” (“Campus Sexual Violence” 2)? Often when campus victims report their rapes, the law enforcement remains uninvolved, victims endure ridicule, and rapists go unpunished. Atrocious numbers of students face rape, and their attackers repeatedly remain at large. “In one year 300,000 college women, over 5% of women enrolled in colleges and universities, experience rape” (“Sexual Assault Statistics” 1). Individuals question the purpose of reporting their rapes due to fear of getting discarded. Unqualified campuses deal with these casualties; therefore, they continuously fail to properly punish rapists, leaving victims feeling vulnerable and unsafe.
Very few female students inform authorities about campus rape. “Approximately 11% of college women who experience rape report it to the police” (“Sexual Assault Statistics” 2). Many ask why victims do not report to the police, if rape is
Naturally anyone who has been through such a traumatic experience would lose energy and focus, and may become depressed. The student not only has to deal with trauma, but humiliation and judgment from other students. Colleges try to keep sensitive cases confidential but struggle to do so when it comes to students. For instance, if a college frat member was to rape a girl at a party, unfortunately his “brothers” would make the woman seem like a liar and/or an attention seeker. Society often does not see the effects of calling victims liars, when victims get accused of lying they get reminded of the incident and regret reporting their rapes. Therefore, to avoid additional stress, victims keep the casualties to themselves (“Sexual Assault Statistics”