Who Is The Target Audience For Victim Blaming

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Tiffannie Boyd
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English 112
June 15, 2016

Victim Blaming is Never an Answer

Victim blaming: Victim blaming is a devaluing act where the victim of a crime, an accident, or any type of abusive maltreatment is held as wholly or partially responsible for the wrongful conduct committed against them (USLegal, 2001).
For this assignment I am planning to research and gather multiple issues of the cause and ways to help either eliminate or fix the problem. In this writing project I plan to show different sides of the issue at hand and not just when it comes to rape but, sexual assault also. I plan to show ways to either help a victim who has been through this and how others can do their part. I want people to understand that you cannot …show more content…

I believe rap or sexual assault can happen to anyone and that’s why the public needs to be informed. There is no age or group for a predator because it could be anyone and that’s why this targets all of society who feels the need to blame the victim and never the offender for their actions. There reason being that every time the public or others blame the victim, you risk another rape or sexual assault going uncovered and unsolved. The reason for this is, because the victim is too shamed to come forward and feels like they are a fault. By educating the public on this issue we can instead encourage victims to come forward and get the help and justice they truly deserve. Victims should never be afraid to come forward and tell …show more content…

How come the victims never come forward?

Annotations:
Mantel, Barbara. “Campus Sexual Assault.” CQ Researcher. CQ Press, 31 Oct. 2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2015.
• The Use: I am using this to make a point when it comes to sexual assaults and rape on campus. How many are covered up and how many are reported because, the victims are afraid of the after math and now one believing them.

Urbina, Ian. “The Challenge of Defining Rape.” New York Times. 12 Oct. 2014: SR.12. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 21 Mar. 2015.
• The Use: I am using this to explain what rape is. I am going to use it from both sides of people that are victims and ones that aren’t and don’t understand what rape truly is.
Harding, Kate. “How I Bluffed My Way through College.” Salon. Salon Media Group, 18 Apr. 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 2015.
• The Use: To show what rape is and how is affects a person for the rest of their life.

Koons, Jennifer. “Sexual Assault in the Military.” CQ Researcher. CQ Press, 9 Aug. 2013. Web. 21 Mar. 2015.
• The Use: To educate the public on how our men and women overseas and fighting for us have to not only go through this but, face issues like us of not telling someone out of fear and also with how to handle the

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