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Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Program

Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Program. The Citadel. The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program. The program has three goals: To educate corps, graduate students, staff, and faculty To advocate for victims of these crimes

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Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Program

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  1. Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Program The Citadel

  2. The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program • The program has three goals: • To educate corps, graduate students, staff, and faculty • To advocate for victims of these crimes • To act as a liaison between The Citadel and the community

  3. Sexual Assault and Harassment Facts and Statistics

  4. Sexual Harassment • Sexual harassment: • Includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature • Is frequently a display of formal or informal power intended to demean, embarrass, intimidate, or coerce a person • Usually targets women, but individuals from both genders are sexually harassed • Can occur between members of the same gender.

  5. Types of Sexual Harassment • Quid Pro Quo (This for That) • Hostile Environment

  6. What is rape? • Rape is sexual penetration (i.e., anal, oral, or vaginal) however slight that is forced, manipulated, or coerced upon a person who has not given affirmative consent and/or who is legally unable to consent.  Types of force may include verbal or physical coercion, threats, and/or physical violence (including the use of a weapon).

  7. What is sexual assault? • Sexual Assault includes rape and all other forms of unlawful sexual behavior and contact which is not mutuallyagreed upon (i.e., penetration with a foreign object including a finger; oral or anal sex; unwanted touching on skin or through clothing; or touching an intimate part of another person such as genitals, buttocks, or breasts) without affirmative consent by all persons involved.

  8. Rape happens to…. • All races • All ages • All socioeconomic groups • All genders

  9. What is affirmative consent? • Legally, affirmative consent cannot be given if a person: • Is impaired, intoxicated, drugged, underage, mentally challenged, unconscious, and/or asleep • Expresses by words OR any other behavior a lack of agreement to engage in sexual activity • Gives consent but then expresses by words OR any other behavior a lack of agreement to continue sexual activity • Is induced by the other person’s physical coercion or abuse of position of power, trust or authority

  10. Who is getting raped? • College coeds, according to reports, are at the greatest risk: one-in-four college women survive rape (15%) or attempted rape (12%) • Approximately 20-25% of women are victims of rape/attempted rape in their lives • Approximately 16% of men are victims of rape/attempted rape in their lives • Between 1% and 3% of reports are false • Between 80-85% of rape survivors knew their attacker • 57% of rapes occur during dates

  11. Who is raping? • More than 99% of perpetrators are males • One-in-12 men in one survey admitted committing acts that meet the legal definition of rape or attempted rape • 55% of gang rapes on campuses are completed by members of fraternities, 40% by sports teams, 5% by others

  12. Most rapists are men.

  13. Most men are not rapists.

  14. Because most rapists are men, only men can stop rape.

  15. How are things looking at The Citadel?

  16. These results are comparable to national statistics.

  17. What do rapists have in common? The assaults are motivated by a desire to control or overpower the victim Many predators are serial offenders

  18. Typical Sex Offender Profile • Plans and premeditates attacks • Uses multiple strategies to make victim vulnerable • Uses alcohol and/or drugs deliberately • Uses psychological weapons • Uses only as much violence as is necessary • Has access to consensual sex • Comes from all racial and ethnic groups

  19. Many rapists have help A study of sexual assaults among college students found that 73% of the perpetrators and 55% of the victims had used drugs, alcohol, or both immediately before the assault.

  20. Victim reactions to drug-induced sexual assaults • Many admit to drinking at least one alcoholic beverage prior to the attack • They may leave their drink unattended • Lose track of events • Wake up disoriented, in an unfamiliar place • May feel disoriented, sleepy, confused for days • Many don’t report assault • May feel guilty for own voluntary drug/alcohol use • May be confused as to what happened

  21. Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996 • This bill outlaws the use of Rohypnol, GHB, and other date-rape drugs • Rapists receive an additional 20 years in prison if they are convicted of using these drugs to incapacitate their SA victims. • The law also covers possession, manufacture, and/or distribution of an illegal drug with intent to use it in commission of a violent crime. • Simple possession of these drugs with no proven intent to commit assault carries a sentence of up to three years in prison.

  22. What can you do? • Follow The Citadel, state, and federal rules and laws • Do not tolerate criminal behavior of others • Look out for your fellow cadets • Don’t drink alcohol • Watch your drink when you are out • Be aware of your surroundings and take precautions • If someone tells you they have been assaulted: • Believe them • Let them talk • Do not suggest revenge • Suggest they go call the SAPARC, Public Safety, or the infirmary

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