Communities nation-wide are noticing that sexual assault headlines are becoming more common in the news. Most commonly these headlines are alleging that the instances are happening most frequently in bars and also include under-age drinkers. Some allegations are even stating that other illicit drugs are factors in instances of sexual assault. In order to stop these occurrences communities need to be made aware of the factors involved with these situations. There are many variables that come into play when mixing under-age drinking and sexual assault. First, women are most commonly the ideal target for predators simply because of their lowered inhibitions when consuming alcohol. This is especially prevalent when under-age drinking is involved. The second variable in most sexual assault cases is under-age drinking. Many college towns are well aware that once a teen leaves to go off to college the chances of that person drinking or becoming drunk is about 82% (Alcohol 101). Just because a person is under-age does not mean that they are not allowed into bars. Several college towns will allow patrons at the age of eighteen to enter a bar. However, the under-age patron will be stamped or marked in some way to be quickly identified if they are drinking. Even with these types of markings, under-age patrons still figure out ways to get drinks illegally and become intoxicated. With such large fines and penalties surrounding under-age drinking, many bars are moving to only allowing patrons that are twenty-one and older to enter. In the United States, in any given month there are 26.4% of underage persons drinking alcohol illegally (SADD). By adding the first two variables of women being the ideal targets and unexperienced and irrespons... ... middle of paper ... ...ed here, many people should be saved from experiencing sexual assaults. Not just within college communities, but also around the country and even world-wide. Sexual assault and drinking are prevalent, but mixed, it could be deadly. Works Cited "Alcohol 101+ Home -- Making Safe and Responsible Decisions on Campus."Alcohol 101+ Home -- Making Safe and Responsible Decisions on Campus. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2014. . Martin, Naomi. "News." Nola.com. N.p., 19 Mar. 2014. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. . "SADD Statistics." SADD Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. . "Sexual Assault and College Campuses - Statistics." Statistics about Sexual Assault. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014. .
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“80 percent of teen-agers have tried alcohol, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in the top three causes of death among teens: accidents, homicide and suicide” (Underage, CNN.com pg 3). Students may use drinking as a form of socializing, but is it really as good as it seems? The tradition of drinking has developed into a kind of “culture” fixed in every level of the college student environment. Customs handed down through generations of college drinkers reinforce students' expectation that alcohol is a necessary ingredient for social success. These perceptions of drinking are the going to ruin the lives of the students because it will lead to the development alcoholism. College students who drink a lot, while in a college environment, will damage themselves mentally, physically, and socially later in life, because alcohol adversely affects the brain, the liver, and the drinkers behavior.
Even though people have different opinions on sexual assault, sexual assault is a big issue on campus because alcohol plays a major role ,victim blaming, consequences of sexual assault, and
When it comes to sexual assault on college campuses there is also the question of what can colleges do to decrease the amount of sexual assaults. Bradford Richardson and Jon A Shields wondered the same thing, so they conducted an ...
“I felt his hands start to move down towards my shorts as if he was trying to unbutton them or pull them off. I was still crying at this point and felt so scared that I couldn’t move” (Henneberger, 2012). These are words written by a college freshman after she had been raped, but they are true for many others as well. According to the Rape Crisis Center of Medina and Summit Counties, “every two minutes someone in the US is sexually assaulted” (Get the Facts). “Girls ages 16-19 are four times more likely than the than the general population to be victims of sexual assault” (Get the Facts). These women may be described as slut, cheap, or ready for action, rather than victim, sufferer, or survivor. Rape myths encourage these demeaning terms for women and conceal the reality of rape culture. I will describe the pervasiveness of sexual assault on college campuses as well as the systems and procedures in place to address it. Power plays a role in this issue, including the powerful men on campus such as athletes and fraternity members as well as the administrators in power who regulate the punishments and actions that are taken against the perpetrators. The influence of those in power often goes overlooked in our society because it has become so intertwined with our culture.
According to Kathleen Hirsch, the author of “Fraternities of Fear: Gang Rape, Male Bonding, and the Silencing of Women” 1 in every 4 women attending college will be the victim of sexual assault at some point during her academic career. Or in another study reported in the “The sexual Victimization of College Women” there are 35.3 incidents of sexual assault in a group of 1,000 women in a time span of 6.91 months (Statistics). Obviously sexual assault is a huge problem that should be taken very seriously. Some colleges have wonderful programs put in place that provides great services to help those students who have been have been sexually assaulted and programs that help education and prevent sexual assault.
In recent studies by U.S News and World Report, college campuses are turning off the tap. In other words banning alcohol entirely. One of the reasons for the banning of alcohol on campus is due to the outstanding reports of alcohol related incidents that have taken the lives of students. September of 97’, Scott Krueger, and eighteen-year-old freshman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died from alcohol poisoning while at a Phi Gamma Delta initiation event.(Reisberg, 1) The lack of action taken by MIT caused the students’ parents to sue them for their irresponsibility.(Reisberg, 2) Another accident that occurred due to alcohol was to a twenty-year-old Louisiana State University student named Benjamin Wynne. Wynne had apparen...
The faces flash by on the computer screen. The women on the screen are differents shapes, sizes, ages, and colors. However, there is one thing that all the women have in common: they have all been sexually assaulted on a college campus. More than one in five women were sexually assaulted on college campuses (Mott, Par. 1). It has been proven that programs in schools can help prevent these statistics from growing. However, more needs to be done to prevent sexual assault on educational facilities because the current programs are not fulfilling their purpose.
In this research paper, we will evaluate how sexual assault is handled on a college campus. What system is used and how does it
According to a statement addressing the sexual victimization of college women The Crime and Victimization in America states that, “ One out of four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus.” This disturbing fact has not minimized throughout the years, instead it is continuing to worsen throughout college campuses. Sexual assault is not an act to be taken lightly. Society must stop pinpointing the individuals who commit these crimes one by one, but rather look at the problem as a whole and begin to understand the main cause of sexual assault and possible methods to reduce these acts of sexual coercion.
Studies show that 1 in 16 men will be sexually assaulted while in college, and these studies have also shown that 1 in 5 women will be sexually assaulted while in college. These ratios may not even be entirely accurate, as studies also show that 90% of all rape cases go unreported by their victims. Studies have also shown that 65% of the self reported sexual violators have had multiple victims in the past. According to a report done by CNN a survey of 150,000 students across 27 Universities participated in a survey whose focus was to college information on students that have been sexually harassed, assaulted, or raped. And the consensus was that 23% of these students have been sexually assaulted to some degree. 50% of students who have later reported these incidents commented that they didn’t report the incident sooner because they didn’t believe that it was “serious enough.” These numbers are startling, and they show that sexual assault is a real danger to the student populations of our nation’s campuses.
The main focus of this article is the correlation between the occurrence of rape and women binge drinking. The author believes that “a common denominator in these cases is alcohol, often copious amounts, enough to render the young woman incapacitated.” The idea that binge drinking on college campuses isn’t healthy is correct: the over-consumption of alcohol can literally kill people. What it can’t do is make a woman, or a man, responsible for a crime committed against them. Binge drinking doesn’t make students more likely to rape or be raped. Blaming assault on drinking is wrong, not to mention dangerous. No one drinks assuming something terrible will happen. When people are raped while drunk and while not drunk, it is because they are in the presence of a
The collection of violent crime data in the UCR includes the numbers of murders and manslaughters, rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, property crimes, burglaries, larcenies and motor vehicle thefts, and arsons (Table 9). The most common crime that is rarely reported throughout college campuses is rape. Based on the UCR, the rape counts from 2005 through 2012 throughout campuses in New York State ar...
Most people do not realize that alcohol is a drug that claims the lives of youth in college campuses across the world. In my case, it took the encounter with the ORL staff at UCLA for me to come to understanding that I am putting myself and those around me in danger through my risky drinking habits. With hours of self-reflection and the help of a cosmopolitan article called The Deadly Drinking Mistakes Smart Girls Make, I have found that there are several risks associated with alcohol that can put me at a quarrel with death. Even so, drinking does not always need to be deadly, and by keeping in mind the well-being of my fellow bruins and the skills mentioned in the article, I can find a balance between drinking for fun and drinking till death.