Date Rape

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Date Rape

• By Nora Freyman and Jordi Chervitz

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3 Reasons to be Aware
97,000 students are victims of alcohol-related
sexual assault or date rape
Research indicates that date rape victims are
often affected for many years by emotional trauma
they experience after the tragic event
And most importantly
It is preventable
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Make a Difference!
To make a difference you can
Be Aware and take precautions
Inform your friends
Support RAINN
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RAINN
RAINN is the nations largest anti-sexual assault
organization.
You can
Staff a Hotline for victims
Volunteer at your local rape crisis center
Raise money to support programs
Raise Awareness through public education efforts
like RAINN Day!
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What is being done?
Drink Safe Technology has invented small cards
and test strips to test your drink no matter
where you are.
There are more harsh consequences for date rape
drugs used that render the victim unconscious and
limit memory
Self defense courses for women
In Australia there is a campaign called Drug
Rape-Watch yourself, watch your friends.
Information is being posted in multiple public
locations to help potential victims.
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Characteristics of a Victim
14 of all victims are between the ages of 18 and
24
12-18 year olds represent the largest group of
victims at 33
In 77 of cases a personal weapon was used
(hands, feet, or fists)
More than 86 of victims are females
No weapons was noted in 14 of assaults
The residence of the victim as the most commonly
noted location of the sexual assault (70).
Other common locations included schools,
hotel/motels, fields, woods, parking lots,
roadways, and commercial/office buildings.
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Why You Should Care
50 75 of all reported rapes are caused by date
and acquaintance rapes
1 in 4 college women have been raped
90 of college rape survivors knew the attacker
before the rape
1 in 15 college men admitted to forcing a woman
to have sex
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Facts
Date rape is the most common form of rape
One in Four girls are expected to be a victim of
rape or attempted rape before 25
People who fight off a rapist are more likely to
stop the rape
Three out of five rapes occur before a woman
reaches 18
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So during this presentation more than two women
were sexually assaulted
Every two minutes a women is sexually assaulted
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