Victimization

Abstract

Rape is considered as the most under-reported crime amongst many other crimes in the United Sates. Considerable changes for improving the treatment and the prevention of victims that are sexually assaulted have increased in the previous two decades. The influence of law reforms, that are carried out by the endeavors and movements of women can be taken into consideration from the perspectives of legal, medical, mental health, and services arenas of rape victimization. Throughout the period of 1970s, the foremost crisis center for rape was instituted (Rohde, 1999). The treatment of rape victims and the preventative laws for them was questioned in the context of criminal justice system. In response of those questions, numerous laws regarding the protection of rape victims were passed in the courts. The purpose for questioning the preventative laws for this concern was the enduring and adverse impacts of rape on not only the lives and health of victims but also on their communities' and families' lives. The rationale behind this research paper is to find out that how the perpetration of rape is derived and how the preventative laws against sexual violence can be helpful for these concerns.

Victimization

Introduction

Annually, more than 300,000 women and around 93,000 men become a victim of rape in the United States, as per the findings of NVAWS (National Violence Against Women Survey, 2012). May researchers uncovered the differences in the prevalence of rape on the basis of gender, age, and ethnicity/race, and also several other factors like whether the first rape of victims was as minor. Regardless of widespread public awareness, the criminal activity of rape and sexual assault remains a chiefly under-reported crime; and regardless of amplified levels of research over the preceding some decades, considerable gaps linger in comprehending rape victimization (NIJ special report, 2006). In this research paper, the research will be done to review various relevant research summaries on the risk factors underlying the sexual violence perpetration, the research methodologies for identifying such risk factors and the discussion and findings of the research for preventative laws and strategies of rape prevention.

Thesis Statement

The main goal of this research paper is to educate and create awareness in society regarding rape cases and rape-prevention so that such kinds of offenses could be minimized from the society.

Discussion

Both women and men can be victimized by sexual assault or rape, but most of sexual assaults are offended by males (Zhong et al. 2006). Undoubtedly, it is a great challenge to obtain an appropriate amount of rape and other sorts of sexual violence's cases, but some statistics are noteworthy which are derived from various sources of information gathering. As per a statistic, there were about 96,122 forcible rape cases reported in the year 1997 (Uniform Crime Report of the U.S., 1997).

In 1962, (MPC) Model Penal Code of the United States was instituted and rationalized the previous definition of rape. As per that “A man which has sexual intercourse with a female other than his wife is come under the ...