of the women joined with a craving for the camaraderie and discipline that comes with being a member of the military. The film then shifts to in-depth analyses of two women’s stories‚ Kori Cioca and Hannah Sewell‚ and their experiences with both assault in the armed forces and the lack of victim assistance that they encountered. Lack of access to an impartial justice system‚ victim blaming‚ absence of health care for victims‚ unhindered advancement of their assailant’s careers‚ and forced expulsion
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is not directly the root of sexual harassment‚ however; it is in fact a factor as it lowers one’s judgment and impairs one’s thinking. Lack of maturity was also named a contributor to sexual assault as one may still be trying to decide on their sexuality. Although there are other contributors to sexual assault there are some factors that makes one vulnerable to it such as: relocation which could be associated with loss of loved ones‚ social support systems‚ communal settings‚ and lack of basic understanding
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service in the 1960s‚ it was renamed the M16‚ in accordance with the Army Nomenclature System. “AR-15” came to refer to the rifle’s semi-automatic civilian equivalent. From 1994 to 2004‚ AR-15-style rifles were subject to the now-expired Federal Assault Weapons Ban. Since then‚ the rifle and others like it have become tremendously popular. Last month‚ I estimated that upward of 3.5 million AR-15-style rifles currently exist in the United States. People like the rifle because it is modular and thus
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machine gun. This lead to a hybrid being created‚ in the form of the assault rifle (Poyer‚ Joe 2004). In the years around 1944 a handful of assault rifles were created‚ such as the Sturmgewehr 44 or StG44 (German)‚ The M1 Grand (American) and The SKS (Russian). But the most memorable and arguably the best is the AK-47 or Kalashnikov. The AK-47 was different from the rest because of its raw simplicity. (The History of the Assault Rifle‚ 2006). Its designer Mikhail Kalashnikov said he created his gun
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and Coercion (pp 385-409) United Nation Population Funds (UNFPA). (n.d.). [Fact Sheet]. Gender-based Violence. Retrieved September 19‚ 2009‚ from http://www.unfpa.org/gender/violence.htm U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (2005). Sexual Assault. Retrieved September 10‚ 2009‚ from http://www.4woman.gov/FAQ/sexualassault.htm#1
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What is sexual assault? Sexual assault is a crime committed by a person to another person without their consent by sexually touching them‚ threatening‚ viaginal‚ oral or anal penetration‚ sexual intercourse that one says no to‚ rape‚ attempted rape‚ as well as child molestation. Examples of this are voyeurism (when someone watches private sexual acts)‚ exhibitionism (when someone exposes him/herself in public)‚ incest (sexual contact between family members)‚ and sexual harassment. It can happen in
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situations in which rape occurs and has been normalized due to society’s attitudes about gender and sexuality. In recent years‚ there has been a major push towards educating students on sexual assaults‚ as well as an increased amount of support and resources provided by college institutions for sexual assault survivors. However‚ the Association of American Universities provided the famous statistic that shows one out of four female
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committed by men against female partners. There is no specific type of woman that is more susceptible to being abused by her partner‚ nor is any one type of woman completely safe from abuse. Partner abuse can take a variety of forms including physical assault‚ emotional abuse‚ threats‚ economic abuse‚ and even forced sex. It frequently includes controlling behaviors such as isolating a victim from family and friends or monitoring their movements. Even though survivors may experience similar types of abuse
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Criminology Dec. 3 2013 Sexual Assault in Prison Around the world people are in poisoned for various crimes including assault and rape. But people do not imagine going to prison and getting sexually assaulted like many people do every year. In 2001 a landmark report to the BJS‚ “ No escape: Male rape in the US prisons‚” Human rights watched documented vicious and brutally violent male rapes in prison as well as other vulnerable people who were targeted. The prisoners who were mainly targeted
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I also feel that the laws for sexual child abuse are also very strong and able to protect children. The punishment for sexual assault on a child is fifteen years to life of imprisonment. Also if you have committed a sexual crime against a child‚ then you are legally required to register as a sexual offender. This requires you to live a certain distance away from areas that have
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