Rape On College Campuses

Rape is a problem on college campuses. Not just the public colleges even the elite of the elite. Colleges are getting a ton of criticism from the media and people around the country. Colleges are all taking different approaches to the problem, some choose to try to ignore it while others are taking steps to fix it. The University of Montana in Missoula is unfortunately nicknamed the “Rape Capital of America” by the press. However, if you dig deeper it is actually below the average number of sexual assault and rape cases for colleges. The problem is also evident in the ivy leagues. Massachusetts Institute of Technology released their own statistics which is shockingly similar to less prestigious colleges. It would also seem the colleges
In a survey involving Harvard seniors 31% ( or 172 women) said they had experienced some form of ‘nonconsensual sexual contact’ since college began. However when you look at the definition of sexual assault and misconduct it explains the numbers. “Since you have been a student at Harvard University has a student or someone employed by or otherwise associated with Harvard…continued to ask you to go out, get dinner, have drinks or have sex even though you said no?” with parameters like that almost everyone has been a victim of sexual assault, misconduct, or harassment. It would seem with guidelines like that part of the problem is the very definition of the problem. On the the questionnaire it says “sexual assault and sexual misconduct refer to a range of behaviors that are nonconsensual or unwanted. These behaviors could include remarks about physical appearance or persistent sexual advances.” so it's easy to see why the number , 31% or 172, of seniors who checked yes to sexual misconduct is so high. 27 universities participated in a survey about sexual misconduct and found 1 in every 4 women experience sexual violence in college. 23.1% of women reported “the incidence of sexual assault and sexual misconduct due to physical force, threats of physical force, or incapacitation,” according to the AAU. The definition of incapacitated is, according to the report done by the AAU, “Unable to
Jeb Rebenfeld reported in his article ,‘Overbroad Definitions of Sexual Assault are Deeply Counter-Productive’, “RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, recently cited evidence that over 90% of college rapes are committed by just 3% of college men, each raping multiple victims.”. 88% of rapes , according to a 2007 nationwide study, even when reported, were unpunished. The reason for that may be because disciplining a student for rape can get you sued, whereas, until recently, failing to do so could not. Recently Yale has changed its code of student conduct to define sexual assault as any “nonconsensual sexual contact,” where consent must be an advance, “unambiguous” “agreement” to each “specific” touching, whether or not consented to in the past.” so even touching done in the past can still be rape if done again without verbal consent. Fullerton State University in California informs students that it’s criminal to have “sex with a person who is intoxicated.” which is a problem given the amount of alcohol students consume at parties before going home for the infamous “One Night Stand”. “These overbroad definitions of sexual assault are deeply counter-productive. They conflate violent rape – one of the most serious of all crimes – with objectionable conduct of much lesser gravity.” said Jeb Rubenfeld. So instead of having huge