Essays on Date Rape

Sometimes, the perpetrator may be unsuccessful at his objective which is having sexual intercourse, but may sexually assault the victim through inappropriate touching, attempted rape. Rape is any form of sexual assault that is unwanted and that a person does not concede. These include oral, anal, and vaginal penetration.

The question of whether the victim knew the perpetrator is not relevant to date rape cases. The most grueling task in solving a date rape case is proving that it was ‘rape action’ and that the victim, did not consent to have any form of sexual intercourse with the perpetrator. ...

Natasha Davis

DB11 Attachment  I think that Natasha understands some of the drugs that are used by criminals to commit date rape. She shows her understanding by mentioning and describing Ketamine as one of the drugs used for this purpose. She also mentions Rohypnol, which is widely used, and gives a brief description of how the drug affects the body. I agree with her on the criminal penalties that are attracted by such crimes, which include 20 years for an individual who is caught distributing the substance to another individual who has the intention of misusing the drug on rape crime. ...

There are a variety of criminal acts that happen daily around the world. People who are involved in these vicious acts of violence become victims. Victims do not ask to be involved and be hurt by acts of violence. Once that happens, it changes lives forever. The life of the victims and their families will never be the same because of the terror and fear they have had to endure. The offenders who cause this terror are either apprehended for their crimes or left to continue the horrific pattern of violence. The two main types of violence that occur ...

Marketing the product in a manner that is ethical and according to rules and regulations as set by the relevant framework and code of ethics is a key aspect of communication. Ethical standards are set with regards to the times we live in, cigarette advertising is banned in current times, however, the marketing communication of the Marlboro Man is etched in our memories. The ethical standards are primarily set by the companies themselves as per their products and services and it is followed to avoid any misleading messages and influencing the consumers in an unethical manner, sectors such as ...

The internet can be a helpful tool both academically and socially. However, there are some grave risks linked with utilizing the internet and other technology. Just like the real world, children and young individuals are susceptible and may intentionally or innocently expose themselves to peril while using the internet. This paper aims to show the internet contributes to date rape of children and possible prevention procedures.

The coming up of sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace has totally changed the way people commune with one another other and the world around them. These revolutionary sites have power-driven the present day ...

Step Two

The article in question here discusses the risk of date rape on college and university campuses. Because protection motivation theory proposes that people have a few priorities regarding their personal health and wellness-- that people consider the potential occurrence of an event, their vulnerability to an event, self-efficacy and the effectiveness of preventative behavior-- all these things must be considered when considering implementing protection motivation theory. This article talks about the relationships that exist between “dating activity, social competency, and type of information provided with the dependents variables of date rape related protection behavior (intent), belief, and knowledge” (Singh ...

Definition of Rape

According to the conventional common-law, rape can be defined as “the act of having unlawful carnal knowledge by a man of a woman, forcibly and against her will” (Pollock & Klotter, 2009). Considering the stated definition, sexual assault is regarded as rape when the male culprit forcibly penetrates his penis into the female vagina, however slight. Therefore, the sexual relationship between a husband and wife cannot be considered as rape or sexual assault.

Dynamics of Rape

The researchers have identified several dynamics of rape that helps in understanding the occurrence of such incidents efficiently. First, rapists are mostly non-strangers as compared to strangers. Second, the use ...

In the U.S after every six minutes a woman gets raped. Among the students of college, date rape is a very serious concern. Most of the females between the ages of 15 to 25 become rape victims and they need to get educated about it. Between the dating sexual aggression and violence, mostly happens. This does not only happen with a female but also with the male. Not only the women beneficiary of sexual violence. While the majority of men and women are also being the victims of sexually assaulted.

Discussion.

Rape attempt on Females The department of National Institute of Justice & ...

According to statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice, a woman in the United States is raped every two minutes. Further one among four women in the United States is either a victim of rape or attempted rape. These statistics further reveal that in these rapes, the victims usually know their attackers or ravishers. In addition, around 57% of these rapes have involved victims of dates. Essentially, these statistics reveal that more than half of rapes occur during dates, otherwise called date rapes. The alarming rate of date rapes definitely requires action to contain these occurrences. The best move would be ...

Introduction

Alcohol consumption is endemic in the US with 80% youngsters under the age of 21 being involved in underage drinking. Despite the minimum legal drinking age set at 21, studies show that almost all the youths start drinking alcohol before crossing the threshold of 21. The trend among youngsters to drink heavily than adults is alarming. Alcohol abuse among youngsters is more prevalent than smoking tobacco or marijuana. As per the report presented by CDC, over 4,700 annual deaths occurring in the US are associated with underage drinking and more than 90% youngsters who use alcohol involve in ...

Introduction

Stereotypes may be a part of daily life, but unrealistic expectations are causing damage to today’s young adults. The use of positive and negative stereotyping has been a continuous and ever growing trend in mass media production and marketing. Impressionable teens are often negatively swayed by the portrayal of people shown on the evening news, music artist’s exciting and profitable lives in music videos, and a nearly unobtainable “perfect” models shape and figure. Media effects the all-around opinions of everyone. The effect of media portrayal on the youth’s consciousness in the school and home may be both negative ...

The article Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault: College Women’s Risk Perception and Behavioral Choices (2008) was published in the 57th volume of Journal of American College Health in Miami, Florida. Written by Miami University professors Zachary Birchmeier, Emily Crawford, and Margaret O’Dougherty, the paper discusses the study they made on drug-facilitated sexual assault of female college students.

This article was chosen for this review because date rape is one of the topics discussed in class. Also, statistics show that 1 out of 5 college women are raped in their college years (Birchmeier, Crawford, and O’Dougherty, 2008). However, most ...