Rape

So in class today we went over rape. We have preconceived notions about what rape is. These are some actual definitions of rape:

• any unlawful act of sexual intercourse with a person against that person's will by force, fear or trick
• forced sexual intercourse where the victim may be either male or female and the offender may be of the same sex or a different sex from the victim.
• Sexual assault includes a wide range of victimizations involving attacks in which unwanted sexual contact occurs between the victim and the offender.
• Any sexual penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete the crime.

Right now most states do not include the use of an object in the definition of rape, but many states are trying to change that.

80% of victims know their rapist. They are a loved one, friend, or family member

Rape is notalwaysy sexual, it is just a subgroup of physical violence.

Here are some facts.
In 1997 the umber of Rapes and sexual assaults was 485,290
Single offenderscommittedd 91.1% of the crimes
--Involving--
-----Strangers 17.6%
-----Non-strangers 73.5% (this is a person you know)

Multiple offenders committed the other 8.9%
--Involving--
-----Strangers 6.8%
-----Non-strangers 2.1%

Most rapes happen between 6pm and 6am. And they happen close to the victims home or anacquaintance'ss home.

Overlap with Child Abuse
Most victims under 18

• 44% of rape victims were under the age of 18
• The self-reports of convicted rape and sexual assault offenders serving time in State prisons indicate that two-thirds of such offenders had victims under the age of 18
• 58% of those--or nearly 4 in 10 imprisoned violent sex offenders--said their victims were age 12 or younger
• 90% of the rapes of children younger than 12, the child knew the offender