Rapes occur most when...?

http://wc.arizona.edu/~wildcat/papers/90/3/12_1_m.html

Most Rapes occur in the first few weeks of school:

- 8 out of 10 rapes involve someone the victim knows & over half of the rapes are "date related"
- Often, relationship violence can be the prelude to sexual assault, while poor communication is also a contributor.
- "Alcohol can really confuse the situation," Sanders said. "If a woman is using alcohol, she really can't give consent."
- Legally, a woman under the influence of drugs and alcohol cannot give consent to sexual behavior.
- over half of campus sexual assaults involve the use of alcohol by the man, the woman, or both.


http://www.rainn.org/statistics?gclid=CLHG9I3B85gCFZuF7QodaBYS1g

- Approximately 73% of rape victims know their assailants.



http://organizations.rockbridge.net/projecthorizon/sacommonmyths.htm

Rape is a criminal act of violence, using sex as a weapon. Men rape to express hostility and to dominate. Since most convicted rapists are married or have available sex partners, rape is not primarily a sexual experience. Men rape because it allows them to express anger and to feel powerful by controlling another person. Studies show that 50% of rapes are planned, not impulsive. This supports the view that rape is learned behavior and does not arise from biological need.

Rape is probably one of the most under reported crimes; researchers estimate that between 50 to 90% of rape cases go unreported.

Over 33% of rapes occur after an assailant has forced entry into a home; Over 50% of rapes occur in a residence.

Only 57% of rapes involve only one assailant. 16% involve 2 rapists and 27% involve 3 or more rapists.

Men, both heterosexual and homosexual, can be and are raped -- usually by other men. 1 in 6 boys are victims of sexual assault before the age of 18.

http://www.ouhsc.edu/police/CrimePrevention/Rape.asp

Rape is an act of VIOLENCE, not passion. it is an attempt to hurt and humiliate, using sex as the weapon.

No one asks to be a victim of sexual violence . . . it can happen to anyone (both male and female) - children, grandmothers, students, working women, mothers, wives, the rich and poor. Rapists tend to prey on women who look vulnerable, appear to be easily intimidated, or seem to be daydreaming.

Rape often occurs in one's home - be it apartment, house or dormitory. Very often the rapist is known by the victim in some way and the rape is carefully planned.

Most rapists rape again, and again, and again - until caught.

INDOORS You Should:

- Don't prop open self-locking doors ! it may be a hassle, but the security's worth it.
- Lock your door (and your windows), even if you leave for a few minutes. Don't leave an OPEN invitation.
- Watch your keys --- don't lend them - Don't leave them - Don't lose them - and Don't put your name and address on your key ring.
- Watch out for unwanted visitors - know who's on the other side of the door before you open it.
- Watch those isolated spots - labs, locker rooms, pedestrian tunnels, especially late at night. Go with a friend. Call the OU HSC Police at Extension 1+4911, and advise that you are in the building, and you would like to be checked on periodically by an officer, or you would like to have an officer escort you.
- Uninvited guests? Demand they leave, or you leave quickly and call the police.

OUTDOORS You Should:

- Avoid walking or jogging alone, especially at night. Vary your route; stay in well-traveled, well lighted areas.
- Have your key ready before you reach the door-home, car, office, or dorm.
- Park your car in a well-lighted area, and lock it - even if your only going to be inside a building for a few minutes.
- Drive on well-traveled streets - with your doors, and windows locked and up.
- Never pick up a hitchhiker - it's very risky business - no matter how nice they seem and look.
- Keep your car in good shape with plenty of gas in the tank.
- In case of car trouble - on campus use a Lot Telephone, or cellular phone to notify the OU HSC - Police - raise the hood, lock the doors - windows up. Off-campus, hood up - doors and windows locked and up - place a "Help, call police" banner in the rear window, then call for assistance if you have a cellular phone.


http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/56542.html

Rape has become the fastest growing, most under-reported, and least punished crime in the United States. "It is legally defined as sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion." (23) The FBI estimates that only one in ten rapes are ever reported to the police, and of those reported 50% of the rapists are arrested.

Why don't Bi-Standers get involved...???

Why don't 'bi-standers' defuse the situation or take a stand when they are witnessing a crime, or a friend or anyone who is in need of help?

-They are affraid of what the consequences might be for them.
-They could be the one(s) getting into trouble, when they didn't do anything and were just trying to help
-They are affraid the prepetrator will attack them, and they do not want to put their bodies/themselves in the middle of the situation if it does not concern them.
-Scared of what might happen to their own life.

Dialogue 1 (Bi-Stander does get involved):
Bi-stander-perpetrator:

BS: Why are you treating her this way, what's wrong with you...if you don't let her go I will make you let go and then drag you to the curb!

PerP: Ha-Ha, this is between the two of us, please mind your own business and just leave us alone. We are handling the situation how we always handle it, get outta here or im'a handle you b****.

BS: Lady do you need me to intervine...? If you ask for help I help, and that's all you have to do is ask.

PerP: Shut up, we are not talking to you, we are not bothering you, and what we are doing is none of your concern, get the f*** outta here!!!

Dialogue 2 (Bi-Stander that doesn't get involved):

PerP: Get out of the f****** car!!! Come here, get out now or i'll drag you out!!!

BS2: Excuse me...is everything okay here? Why all the shouting?

PerP: What? Who are you, and what the f*** do you want? Actually beat it man, you don't want any part of this!

BS2: Excuse me little boy are you okay, do you need help?

PerP: The boy is fine, when he gets out of the f****** car he'll be just fine, you on the other hand need to step or get that ass beat!

BS2: Okay I hear you.

I Was A Victim!!!

Hello, my name is Jennifer and I have been a victim of rape and sexual violence. It was December 1st, the coldest day I've ever been apart of in my life. I was walking home with some girlfriends of mine and we had just finished meeting up with some of our guy friends when it started to down pour. It was raining ice sickles it felt like. Sharp, sold and wet pieces of glass were coming down stricking us in the head and in our feet. We started to run to our dorm room but then I remembered I forgot something in the library where I had been earlier that day. I told my girls I that I would meet up with them. I walked quickly to the library because I didn't want to fall. There was a curious man standing outside the library when I entered it and I hoped someone was going to be in the library to help me if I needed it. I walked in got my things and left. The man standing outside was the first thing I looked for when I came outside, and he was no where to be found. I continued to walk because in my past I've been known to fall so I was taking it easy. Once I entered the sharp rain I felt a cold rush thourghout my body, I didn't know what to think or how to act. When I looked up I saw a man walking towards me, he was also looking down at his feet so I continued walking gingerly. When we had past eachother he immediatly turned around and grabbed me from behind, he covered my mouth and we went under a tree. Everything was flashing before my eyes, I didn't know what to think or how to act, what to say or what to do. I was in shock, complete shock!!! He tore my clothes off and started raping me, I screemed NO a couple times, but the rain, the wind, and the coldness kept my voice unheard. It was over for me I thought. For sure I was going to die after he finished I thought. My purness, my inocence was gone and taken from me. After he was done he left, left me there to fend for myself. I gathered my things and limped to my dorm room where I was greeted by some random girls who live on my floor, and then taken to the hospital were I spent the next couple days answering questions and telling my story of what happened over and over again to whoever needed the information.

Definitions of: sex offender, minor, child, rapist

A "Sex Offender" is:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861723109 a "sex offender" is:

somebody who commits sex crime: somebody who has committed a crime involving a sexual act.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/14/S0301425.html a "sex offender" is:

One who is convicted of a sex crime.

A "Minor" is:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/minor

Under the legal age of full responsibility.

A person of inferior rank or importance in a specified group, class, etc.

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861630321

Law somebody not legally adult: somebody who is not yet legally an adult.

A "Child" is:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861596701

Young human being: a young human being between birth and puberty.

Somebody not yet of age: somebody under a legally specified age who is considered not to be legally responsible for his or her actions.

Immature adult: an adult who is regarded as behaving in a childish or inappropriately childlike way.

A "Rapist/Rape" is:

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/rapist?view=uk

A man who commits rape.

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861727189

Somebody who commits rape: somebody who uses force to have sexual intercourse with somebody else.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=65455&dict=CALD

RAPE (FORCE) verb [I or T] to force someone to have sex when they are unwilling, using violence or threatening behaviour:She was pulled from the car and raped.It's difficult to understand what causes a man to rape.

noun

1 [C or U] (an example of) the crime of forcefully having sex with someone against their wish:He had committed several rapes.He was convicted of rape.

2 [U] destruction of the natural world, often for profit:The road builders were accused of the rape of the countryside.

RAPIST:

noun

A person who commits rape: The police have caught the rapist.

What is Rape?

What I believe 'rape' is...
Rape is when a sexual encounter happens without ones consent. Usually Penetration that is forced upon the female in most cases. Rape is not only illegal and a sex crime, but a civil crime which you are/will be punished for if 'rape' is committed.


http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/rape_what_to_do.html

"Rape is forced, unwanted sexual intercourse. Rape, sometimes also called sexual assault, can happen to both men and women of any age. Rape is about power, not sex. A rapist uses actual force or violence — or the threat of it — to take control over another human being. Some rapists use drugs to take away a person's ability to fight back. Rape is a crime, whether the person committing it is a stranger, a date, an acquaintance, or a family member.
No matter how it happened, rape is frightening and traumatizing. People who have been raped need care, comfort, and a way to heal."