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Sexual Assault Law, 2002.
Analyzes T. Brettel Dawson's article, "Past Sexual Conduct of the Primary Witness and the Construction of Relevance".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper provides a review of an article by T. Brettel Dawson entitled, "Sexual Assault Law and Past Sexual Conduct of the Primary Witness - The Construction of Relevance". (Canadian Journal of Women and the Law. 310: 311-17, 321-325, and 333-334). The essay assesses the contexts of gender bias in the laws regarding sexual assault and how the Canadian legal system deals with the issues.
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Sexual Assault Legislation, 2004.
A discussion of how the current Australian sexual assault laws do not adequately address society?s attitudes towards sexual assault.
4,296 words (approx. 17.2 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 113.95
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This paper presents a number of central themes that help to outline how the current sexual assault laws are falling short of meeting community expectations because of the environment in which they operate and the way in which they are implemented. The paper discusses the law itself and explores the myths that pervade society illustrating how these affect the implementation of the law both outside and within the courtroom. The paper examines evidentiary procedures in sexual assault trials, the notion of consent, the belief of the accused, the chaste woman and sentencing.
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"It is impossible to accurately measure whether the majority of society is more, or less, supportive of rape prone behavior. In any case, it is not that simple to draw the distinction. What I can say with a degree of optimism though, is that just as you didn?t have the same level of acceptance for alternative sexual preferences forty years ago, you also didn?t have the openness and sheer volume of discussion about sexual assault and the experiences of women who enter the legal system. It is my opinion that community attitudes, while they may always be diverse and divided, are generally becoming more sympathetic to the needs of women and less likely to tolerate a society that allows female subordination. It is a time of transition for the Western world and that is the positive stance I will be taking when I refer to ?society?s? attitudes. While the laws in their current form are an improvement and a beginning, it is the attitudes of those members of society who fall out of my definition, that need to change before they can be implemented in a way that is truly valuable to women."
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Sexual Assault, 2002.
An extensive study on sexual assault, support and prevention.
9,985 words (approx. 39.9 pages), 29 sources, APA, $ 202.95
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This paper offers an all-encompassing study on sexual assault. It defines sexual assault and its far reaching effects. The author continues to discuss methods in which sexual abuse can be effectively treated and reduced. The paper analyzes existing sexual assault centers, mainly in Alberta, and how reform needs to be made with continued research and changes to the justice system in the hope of improving the overall health and well being of individuals. Also included are flow charts and matrix to support and quantify the authors opinions.
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
Prevalence
Effects of Sexual Assault
OBJECTIVES: WHAT CAN BE DONE?
Reduce the Occurrence of Sexual Assault
Improve Survivors Recovery Process
ALTERNATIVES
Current System: Independent Sexual Assault Centers with Private Funding
Independent Sexual Assault Centers with Government funding
Amalgamation of Sexual Assault Center Services with Other Services
STAKEHOLDERS
Survivors
Supporters
Service Providers (Crisis Centres)
General Population
Government
Funders
CRITERIA
Prevention
Efficacy
Cost Effectiveness
Efficiency
Access
Choice
Equity
Safety
MULTI-CRITERIA MATRIX EVALUATION
Criteria by Alternatives
Alternative 1: Independent Sexual Assault Centers with private funding
Alternative 2: Independent Sexual Assault Centers with Government funding
Alternative 3: Amalgamation of Sexual Assault Center Services with Other Services
Criteria by Stakeholders
Survivors
Supports
Service Providers
General Population
Government
Funders
Objectives by Stakeholders
Objectives by Alternatives
Objectives by Criteria
Stakeholders by Alternatives
CONCLUSION
Appendix A
Policy: Sexual Assault Multi-
Sexual Assault Policy Multi - Criteria Matrix
References
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"Sexual assault and sexual abuse, though often not acknowledged, are very prevalent in our Western society. A Statistics Canada survey conducted in 1993 found that 39% of adult women in Canada have experienced at least one incident of sexual assault, as defined by the Criminal Code of Canada, since the age of sixteen (Statistics Canada, 1993). FBI annual statistics have estimated lifetime prevalence rates of one in four women and one in eight men who will be sexually assaulted (Rennison, 1999). These findings are concurrent with other studies that have been conducted by various researchers in both Canada and the United States (Koss, 1993; LoVerso, 2001; Bagley, 1984; DeKeserdy et al, 1993). Given the taboo around sexual assault and sexual abuse along with fears of not being believed and feeling somehow responsible for the assault, it is likely that these prevalence rates are underestimates of the true prevalence rates because of underreporting (Kahn and Andreoli, 2000)."
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Sexual Assault, 2005.
An overview of the definition of sexual assault and its effect on society in general.
848 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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Every two and a half minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. This paper examines what exactly constitutes sexual assault and whether it can be considered a form of rape. It looks at the impact sexual assault has on the victim, as well as on society and the criminal justice system.
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"Sexual Assault impacts nearly every person in America in some way because a total of 17.7 million women have been victims of these crimes. That's one out of every six American women. Unfortunately, we all know someone that has been a victim of this in some fashion. Sexual assault is not limited to the poor or undereducated, it can happen at every level of social, economic, and educational strata. There are no monetary, ethnic, or religious connections that create attackers. They can be the college boy next door, or the professor of a major university, a car salesman, or a major sports icon, multi-million dollar a year financial advisor, or a cable TV repairman."
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Sexual Assaults and "The Los Angeles Times", 1992.
Examines the 1988 newspaper coverage of assaults to determine the style, objectivity, persuasion, omissions, distortions, offenders and victims.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 13 sources, $ 87.95
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"Introduction
An important philosophical construct of the American criminal Justice system, "presumption of innocence," holds that any citizen is "presumed" to be innocent until "proven" to be guilty. The primary venue for proving one's guilt or affirming one's innocence traditionally has been a court of law. However, during recent years it appears that a secondary venue has evolved, one in which a citizen is "presumed" to be guilty and is seldom, if ever, given a chance to "prove" his or her innocence. Trials conducted in this secondary venue, the dally newspaper, are quite free from the constraints of the formal courtroom. This practice of "trial.by.newspaper" is most apparent whenever a sexual crime has been committed.
The validity of this charge will be apparent at the ..."
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Tort Law: Assault and Battery, 2006.
A look at a legal case which falls under the category of tort law.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper provides a definition of tort law and then takes a look at a particular legal case which falls under the area of tort law. The paper describes the case and provides reasons why it should be approached under the area of tort law.
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"As tort law is the practice of law that addresses civil wrongs, wrongs in which a person's bodily security, property, material or economic resources, and well-being of personal reputation, it would seem that this is the area that should address the case being presented. In this case, the Plaintiff, Mr. Caudle, was taking part in festivities during a workplace party. Much tomfoolery and rambunctious behavior abounded, including the foolish tossing about of an electrical device which was known to give electrical shocks to those with whom it came in contact. When Mr. Betts, president of the workplace and Defendant, put said device in contact with Mr. Caudle, the Plaintiff received an injury which has caused many medical maladies, which not only required surgical treatment, but have not yet abated completely. This court will rule on the case based on tort law, looking at how it might fit..."
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Sexual Harassment and Sexual Revictimization, 1992.
A proposal for a study to determine if there is a relationship between the experience of sexual harassment and the experience of sexual revictimization.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 31.95
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"Sexual Harassment and Sexual Revictimization
Background to the Study
Over the last two decades, research studies have documented significant rates of child sexual abuse among both female and male children. Estimates for female children under the age of 18 who have experienced at least one incident of abuse ranges from 1 in 4 to 1 in 2.5 among nonclinical samples (Kohn, 1987; Wyatt, 1985). Estimates for male children are approximately 1 in 8.
There are a number of effects that have been associated with childhood sexual abuse, including psychological, sexual, and interpersonal difficulties (Briere, 1992). One additional problem that has been associated with early abuse is sexual..."
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Sexual Violence in Correctional Facilities, 2005.
A discussion on the prevalence of sexual assault in correctional facilities.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses sexual violence in correctional facilities. It discusses the prevalence of these acts, as reported by The Boston Globe correspondent Michael Levenson, who notes that in his state alone prisoners in Massachusetts reported 63 alleged rapes sexual assaults and incidents of sexual misconduct last year, and that this statistic probably reflects only a small portion of the sexual violence behind bars.
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"Sexual Violence in Correctional Facilities In a recent report for The Boston Globe, correspondent Michael Levenson notes that in his state alone, "Prisoners in Massachusetts reported 63 alleged rapes, sexual assaults, and incidents of sexual misconduct last year" and that this statistic "probably reflects only a small portion of the sexual violence behind bars" (Levenson). These types of statistics, as well as the unspoken problem of prison rape and sexual assault, have long been overlooked in society as just an existent, but unavoidable, evil. However, the United States Government, in a recent report, has attempted to get to the bottom of this problem. This essay will review the government's study, looking at the trends, problems, and penalties associated with sexual violence in the nation's correctional facilities. In their study, entitled "Sexual Violence Reported by Correctional Authorities, 2004," Allen J. Beck and Timothy A. Hughes have uncovered some serious trends among incidents of prison-related sexual violence."
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America & Europe: Sexuality, 2005.
Examines the possible reasons for the high incidence of sexual assault in the U.S. in comparison to other democratic nations.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper presents statistics on the higher incidence of sexual assault in the U.S. than in Europe and compares attitudes on sexuality in each country as a means of explaining the difference.
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"Conservatives might be disappointed to learn that a comparison of the United States and Northern Europe, Japan and Canada highlights a number of weaknesses and shortcomings in democracy as it is implemented in the United States. As Wolff Rutten and Bayers argue in "Where We Stand", the comparison is especially revealing because all these nations are more liberal and democratic than we are. Their voter turn-outs are higher, their corporate lobbying systems are much less developed, their taxes are higher, their..."
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Psycho-Educational Group, 2007.
This paper discusses a workplace psycho-educational group for sexual assault prevention and treatment.
1,072 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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In this article the writer discusses the the creation and management of a psycho-educational group for sexual assault in the workplace. The writer explains that such a group's purpose would be to serve the employees' needs concerning sexual assault prevention and treatment. The writer notes that perhaps the most important function this group can serve is to change attitudes and to help create an education program to help other employees, especially in prevention of sexual assault. Further, the writer points out that educating people to teach their children well is a worthwhile goal for the group, and the potential for assault can be lowered within the employees and their families.
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"Recruiting group members is not terribly difficult these days, but screening the selection might be problematic. One needs to take care not to turn away potentially useful members, nor to injure feelings in the process. It should never be made public who applied and who was not chosen. For this reason, an initial screening with a survey which all employees fill out using numbers instead of names would probably be the most useful initial recruitment tool. The surveys could be labeled confidential and distributed in such a way that the counselor would know who each one is, but nobody is ever told they can be identified by the counselor. They will probably assume they are totally anonymous."
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Female Sexuality, 2002.
Examines many of the aspects of female sexuality including female sexual identity, sexuality and aging and female sexual dysfunction.
2,950 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper reviews several articles discussing female sexuality. It reviews articles on what female sexuality is, what is involved in the sexuality of females, what helps aide in feminine sexuality and what hinders a women's sexuality. The paper looks at some of the problems associated with women's sexuality and whether these are perceived, physical, or medical problems. Finally,it examine how women see their own sexuality.
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"Before the advent of the ?sexual revolution? in the 1960s the subject of female sexuality was considered taboo in so called polite society. Discussion of sexuality by females was viewed as an aberration. Women were taught and told that the normal reaction of women towards sexual intercourse was that they generally did not feel any physical or emotional pleasure from it. Sex was a means to an end; by performing their wifely duty to please their mates women were subjugated to the role of baby maker. This severe repression of female sexuality and its total submission to reproductive functions determined the limits of knowledge for untold generations of women (Gomex 1995)."
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A Review of Sexuality, 2005.
This paper studies the articles of 'Sexuality' and the 'Sexual Revolution', discusses the subject of sexuality and looks at its social and political aspects.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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Sexuality is a term that means different things to different people. The same can be stated for sexuality in politics, religion, and social relations. This paper discusses the articles of 'Sexuality' and the 'Sexual Revolution'. How is sexuality a political issue? How does sexuality affect the way people live? How has sexuality changed through the years? These questions are important in helping a person develop their own sexual identity and understand why a person believes the way he/she does about social politics or the social issues of sexuality.
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"Sexuality is a term that means different things to different people. The same can be stated for sexuality in politics, religion, and social relations. This paper discusses the articles of "Sexuality" and "The Sexual Revolution." How is sexuality a political issue? How does sexuality affect the way people live? How has sexuality changed through the years? These questions are important in helping a person develop their own sexual identity and understand why a person believes the way he/she does about social politics or the social issues of sexuality. The authors show how sexuality is affected by both religion and politically. Sexuality has changed over the years in many different ways. "Throughout the course of U.S. history, the meaning of sexuality has been continuously reshaped by changing economic and social institutions". At one time the word "sex" would get the attention of people because sexuality was not discussed in public."
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Notification Laws, 2002.
A discussion of the laws that allow the neighbors of a released sex offender to be told that the offender is living among them.
1,977 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the issue of habitual sex offenders and what to do with them when they are released from prison in order to protect the community. It provides arguments for and against laws such as Megan's Law (named for a year-old girl named Megan Kanka, sexually assaulted and killed by a known pedophile that was her neighbor), which allow notification to the community of known sex offenders living in the neighborhood. It argues how although these laws may seem appealing, they raise numerous issues of privacy which, while applying only to sex offenders today, could apply to others tomorrow. They also carry the potential for adverse community action outside the law and can prevent any chance of real rehabilitation.
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"Once the federal government passed its version of this law, the idea spread and was taken up by states across the country. The federal statute called on states to enact registration and notification laws by September 1997 or lose part of their federal law enforcement funds. In effect, this imposed the idea of a Megan's Law on all states, since none wants to lose this funding. The last of the states to do so was New Mexico, which missed the deadline but which had a law pending in 1998. These laws have been popular, and one poll showed that 89 percent of adults favored such laws. Observers note that these laws are flawed, for they vary greatly between states because Congress did not specify "how, how much, or to whom states must release registration information" (Johnson 9)."
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Rape Aggression Defense (RAD), 2002.
An overview of the impact of RAD on rape and sexual assault.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper assesses the history of the Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) system in conjunction with the estimated success of this program in order to better clarify the impact that RAD might have had upon lessening the percent of instances of rape or sexual assault within those who have taken RAD classes.
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Rape in International Law: Definitions and Prosecutions, 2006.
A discussion on whether sexual assault during armed conflict should fall within the definition of torture as described in the United Nation's Convention against Torture.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 10 sources, $ 178.95
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As the women's movement has grown in recent decades, the debates it has pushed forward have changed the ways in which society views certain problems. Specifically, sexual assault during armed conflict is something which is a much more high-profile issue today than it would have been even a couple of generations ago. This paper examines whether or not rape during armed hostilities should be explicitly subsumed within the definitions of torture detailed in the United Nations' Convention against Torture. In a closely related vein, the paper also explores whether or not rape during the aforementioned type of conflict should be subject to the same international norms and procedures as those laid out in the preceding Convention.
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