“Women charge that date rape is the hidden crime; men complain it is hard to prevent a crime they can’t define. Women say it isn’t taken seriously; men say it is a concept invented by women who like to tease but not take the consequences” (Gibbs‚ 1991). What is the extent of a woman’s responsibility in date rape? There is no doubt that physically forced rape is a crime. In most jurisdictions‚ there is no legal distinction between rape committed by a stranger‚ an acquaintance‚ friend‚ or lover‚ and
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high rape rate in the military. How can a seemly just institution indulge the perpetrator but be indifferent to victims? The soldiers and their supervisors seem to regard rape as a small thing that should not be reported. The supervisors do not believe the victims and think that they file a false report about rape. They tell females not to wear makeup to avoid rape. The institutional sexual assaults can be connected to the rape culture in the college and the athletics. In my opinion‚ rape culture
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Date Rape Rape is defined as when one person wants and pursues a sexual act on‚ to or inside another person who does not want to participate‚ and who does not fully and freely consent to take part in that act. People usually associate rape as forced sex by a stranger. This is sometimes true‚ but not in all cases. When someone is raped by someone they already know this is called date rape. Date rape‚ or acquaintance rape‚ is very common. Acquaintance‚ date‚ and spousal rape is dramatically more prevalent
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Date Rape and Dating Violence In today’s society‚ just about everybody goes out on date to get to know people and to see if they are compatible with each other. For most people‚ if the time spent with the other person was enjoyable there usually will be other dates with that person‚ but then there are others who only want to go out on one date and to have that end in a night of sex‚ these types of dates are called one-night stands. Looking at these two types of dating scenarios one would think
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such individuals do not have a problem with intellect. They are not retarded; they commit such crimes out of desperation and emotional disturbances (6). Two types of man who rape emerge: those who rape once in a life time and repetitive offenders. A man who is not likely to be repetitive offender
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Research Paper 30 March 2015 Statutory Rape Statutory rape is different from other forms of rape. Rape‚ is the unwilling act of one person having intercourse with an unwilling person. Statutory rape is a willing act of sexual intercourse but with an underage person. But‚ according to law‚ if they are underage‚ they cannot legally give consent. But if the act of underage sex is unwilling and forced laws with place this type of rape under child molestation‚ or aggravated rape (Statutory RapeFindlaw). To be placed on this list it depends on age
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Jennifer Wriggins analyzes the significance how race‚ ethnicity‚ and class influence a woman’s vulnerability to rape‚ the meaning and impact of the rape‚ and the response of family‚ of community‚ and of social institutions. Her article‚ "Rape‚ Racism‚ and the Law‚" specifically focuses on the history of rape in the United States between the rapes of White women by Black men. As a feminist‚ she specifically focuses on two very damaging consequences of this selective blindness: the denials that Black
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This paper will examine the statutory rape laws within the state of California. It will look at the laws and punishment for coming statutory rape. It will also look at the laws regarding sexual acts toward children. Also‚ the paper will examine how these laws work to protect children from sexual abuse. Statutory Rape Laws Statutory rape falls under the California Penal Code of 261.5 PC. This code states “statutory rape" takes place when any person engages in sexual intercourse with a person
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college campuses dealing with rape and sexual assault. The fear of trust and use of alcohol has increased the amount of sexual assaults and rapes on college campuses. In order for colleges to prevent this‚ campuses need to get more involved in sexual harassment courses‚ monitoring fraternity parties‚ and developing a on-campus hotline
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Rape cases that are explained and shown in/on the news‚ courts‚ and in popular culture/media are portrayed in a number of different ways. Some rape cases are exposed to bring awareness of such act that happens in domestic violence and sexual assaults. Some are exposed as news coverage to inform their readers‚ listeners‚ and views what is going in society when the act of rape is a very serious issue to the lives of the victims. There are some cases that there are some justice of rape only if there
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