Another example of power structures that push the status quo is family. The family is a place for support for an individual but also face informal sanctions. Most likely serious offenses told to the family by the individual are covered up by family members and least likely to alert the police of the crime. This is essentially a felony offense to aid in covering up a crime. Families provide prompts of acceptable behavior and this sets the status quo of a support system that rallies around the individual to protect them. It is also related to the economic structure over family that essentially creates pathways someone can fulfill if they choose to engage in crime. The family can influence the likelihood you deter from committing crime. Bruce …show more content…
In the film The Hunting Ground it discussed the rape culture within universities and the high likelihood of universities not enforcing laws to convict rapists or protecting the rape victim. You can use the perspective of capitalism to understand why concealment is a norm in the culture of college campuses. Mainly the universities see the students as revenue for the school despite the offense. The article Campus Rape addresses why sexual assault is often high in college campuses. The article says the rape culture is a multilevel integrative approach. The universities play a part in this issue because it feeds into the organizational aspect. The universities are the ones that create the rule sororities are not allowed to have parties and creates only one option for social settings at the fraternities. The university system also knows that rape occurs but continues to deny its high occurrences. Dr. King recognized the existence each structure had in the criminal justice system. He believed in the dream of equal rights. He also understood that until people recognize the influence of the status quo and challenge it, change was unlikely to …show more content…
A recurring them in the film was that the price for peace is often found at the cost of violence. The police subculture is learned from the veteran officers in the field, and thus the socialization of rookie cops has an effect on their attitude and behavior. In the article, American Police and Subcultural Support for The use of Excessive Force, says that the definition of when to use excessive force is often subjective. In the article they find evidence that point out that the cops that engage and support excessive force are generally the veterans and the more experienced cops as opposed to the rookie cops. The code of silence further preserves the idea of hiding the detection and investigation of excessive force to support the street cops. You can also find courts not strictly applying the law because people just do not feel it is right and fail to uphold the law. In the example of Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis who refused to uphold the law of the legalization of gay marriage due to her moral beliefs. She essentially anointed herself a higher power than the Supreme Court. The idea of how affective courts are at affecting change is addressed by the article Hollow Hope; which suggest that courts do not affect change due to the idea of the constrained court view. This
In "Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture" Ayres Boswell and Joan Z. Spade analyze the social perspective of the gendered relations in male fraternities that add to the high rate of violence against women on many college campuses. They list a host of factors that distinguish higher-risk from lower-risk atmospheres discussing the rates of rape in colleges and state how "1 out of 4 college women say they were raped or experienced an attempted rape" (217). Additionally, "1 out of 12 college men say they forced a woman to have sexual intercourse against her will" (Boswell, Spade 217). In other words Boswell and Spade indicated that the rates were high when it came down to women getting raped in colleges by men who also attended those colleges. In addition, Boswell and Spade specify in how most people are aware of rape but know very little about rape culture (Boswell, Spade 217).
In what is sure to be a very solemn matter for all American students and their families across the country , in January 2013 , President Obama, the office of the Vice President and the White House Council on Women and Girls converged and issued a renewed call to action against rape and sexual assault report which analyzes the most recent reliable data about this issue and identifies who are the most in peril victims of this malefaction, investigates the costs of this violence both for victims and communities , and describes the replication very often inadequate of the US malefactor equity system.
When you are a senior is high school your main focuses are finishing your college applications and if your a girl of course prom, you don't realize you are a year away from entering college and the world of "rape culture". It is said that rape culture exists because we don't believe it does. Rape culture is defined as "an environment in which rape is prevalent and in which sexual violence against women is normalized and excused in the media and popular culture." We already have an idea that in colleges where sports is glorified that some professors will allow athletes to get away with numerous things from cheating to missing numerous classes but fraternity events can be high risk for rape. First I will summarize "Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture: Why Are Some Fraternities More Dangerous Places for Women?" written by A. Ayres Boswell and Joan Z. Space. Then I will use information from my criminology class to better define violent crime . Lastly, I will explain rape on campuses is not a cultural component. Colleges should hold clubs such as fraternities and sports to the same level than others and be harshly punished for crimes they commit so they don't feel more superior and think they can get away with rape.
In the book Unsafe in the Ivory Tower; the Sexual Victimization of College Women, it is discussed how establishing one dedicated prevention method for sexual assault on college campuses may be difficult. This is due to not having accurate statistics on sexual assaults and also the assaults occurring behind closed doors with offenders being known to the victims. Establishing policy, awareness, and prevention programs may look good on paper and ease a parent’s mind about their kids going to college. However, these programs may be ignored or do not reach men who statistically are the violators. In the book the Unsafe in the Ivory Tower, the author states:
The code of silence is something that many police officers get used to do and then they fail to report their fellow officers when they see that they are committing something inappropriate such as excessive force when it is not needed, this is caused by a lack of integrity and it can affect the morale of the organization (Samuels, 2005, p. 3). The use of force can also involve corruption, even though most police officers do the right thing at all times there are a few officers and in some cases some agencies that involve themselves with corrupt activities, this can create a behavior that will make officers think that they can get away with certain things and give them a sense of entitlement which can result in them abusing their powers and using excessive force with suspects while on patrol (American Civil Liberties
sexual assault, because they have failed to keep the victim safe and instead favored in
Nicole Johnson*, a 22-year-old senior at an area university looks back at her college experience as graduation approaches, generally happy with how everything turned out, however, a dark cloud still looms over her freshman year when she was raped.
Sexual assault is defined as any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient. Falling under the definition of sexual assault are sexual activities as forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child molestation, incest, fondling, and In the United States 80% of sexual assault victims are under the age of 30. Of that 80%, 44% are under the age of 18 (RAINN, 2016). That leaves 36% of victims between the ages of 18 and 30. These percentages become even more alarming when that 80% is of about 293,000 victims of secual assualt each year (RAINN, 2016). It is estimated that 1 in every 6 women in the US has been or will be victims of sexual assault in their lifetime. The risks of sexual assault increase on college campuses. Women ages 18-24 who are enrolled in college are 3 times more likely than women in general to suffer from sexual violence (RAINN, 2016). One would think that with all these women being sexually assaulted, one would hear more about it, or perhaps the police stations would constantly be busy. This is not the case. Sexual assault is one of the most unreported crimes, with 68% still being left unreported (RAINN, 2016). This could be because of every 100 rapists, only 2 will spend a day in jail. Of the 32 out of 100 that would be reported, only 7 are referred to an arrest (RAINN, 2016). Why would men or women want to report sexual assault when the system that is supposed to protect them fails so often, and why does this system continue to fail?
“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.
As seniors in high school are committed to colleges and getting excited for some of the best years of their lives, they are preparing for early classes, late nights and good times. These teens have been looking forward to these years that have seemed to come so fast. Of course they’re getting excited about picking their dream job and looking forward to meeting life long friends that they should be able to trust. No one thinks about or mentions the number of rapes on college campuses. If the first thing colleges mentioned was the reported rapes on their campuses, would that change the minds of kids that have had a certain college in mind? Besides the reported date rapes, what about the estimated sexual assaults that go unreported? Knowing the facts and statistics about colleges and how they handle sexual assault cases would make anyone getting ready for college think twice about how safe they’re being and who they are trusting.
According to an interview by Beckett Brennan with Katie Couric “95 percent of victims that were sexual assault on college campuses do not report the sexual assault” (The Case). Majority of sexual assaults that happen on a college campus, will never be reported. Colleges should have more of a responsibility when it comes to the sexual assaults on campuses. Colleges need to own up to the sexual assaults, and take responsibility for the sexual assaults. Colleges need to stop pushing sexual assaults away, and need to stand up and do something about the sexual assaults on college campuses. Although sexual assaults are an individuals responsible, colleges should also be responsible in the sexual assaults that happen on college campuses.
One night, “Amy,” a student at State, was hanging out with some friends in her room. “A bunch of people were there, and one guy I didn’t know was obviously drunk and kept asking me out. I tried to brush him off, and didn’t take it seriously because he was drunk. I left to go to sleep. “He followed me to my room and kept banging on my bedroom door, trying to push it open and asking me to talk to him. I talked to him for a little while just to appease him.” Finally, the guy’s friends coaxed him away from Amy’s door. “I don’t know if that’s sexual harassment,” she said. “I wasn’t worried that he was going to assault me. The whole thing was just annoying.”
Rape culture on college campuses is a prominent issue that various universities cannot effectively tame. Unfortunately, many put quotations on the issue as if its presence on college campuses is not as dramatic or detrimental as statistics illustrate. Although there are programs that receive grants to educate youth and young adults on rape prevention, the percentages of reported incidents and unreported incidents are not reducing as planned. This is in direct relation to some colleges and programs believing that “rape prevention is still a woman’s job”. (Allen) As reported by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 16 men are sexually assaulted during their college career suggesting that this is more than a woman’s
The amount of rape and abuse cases according to statistics is at an unacceptable high. At least 1 in 4 women will experience sexual assault during their years in college (Sexual Assault and College Campuses – Statistics). In many instances the incident is a result from alcohol intoxication. According to Sara Lawrence College at least 50% of sexual assault cases include alcohol (Sexual Assault and College Campuses – Statistics). Administration from all over must come together to put an end to senseless abuse.
Rosalie Ham cleverly uses clothing as a symbol throughout the novel, The Dressmaker. This is evident from the fabric used, the dresses made specifically for people and the sewing machine used, all have deeper meaning and connect to the audience. Using language features and symbols assist in emphasising what role clothing plays in the novel and how it serves as a symbol throughout the novel. Rosalie Ham connects with the audience using language features and symbolism of the fabric and how it is shaped to illustrate the role clothing has in the novel. Tilly’s green gown featured in chapter 9 is “sculpted, crafted with her svelte frame” – Tilly Dunnage page 88, illustrates her transformation from being closed-off to someone dressed to gain attention