Exam 6: Rape and Sexual Assault

Rape is more than an act of violence; it is also a violation of the most intimate sort and strikes at our identities as women and men.

Although similar to crime codes in state statutes,members of the U.S.military are prosecuted under criminal violations called the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).The military also has its own courts,which are called ______.

Discuss and explain the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.

The Human Rights Watch report prompted Congress to enact a law called the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (P.L.108-79)that requires the ______ to develop a new data collection on the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault within correctional facilities.

Most state sexual assault statutes are now gender and relationship neutral.

The ______ mandates that colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs "prepare,publish,and distribute,through appropriate publications and mailings,to all current students and employees,and to any applicant for enrollment upon request,an annual security report." The purpose of the report is to communicate campus security policies and campus crime statistics for each institution.

In section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act,Congress mandated the ______ to provide an accounting of sexual assault in the military along with an overview of what DOD was doing to prevent it and ameliorate the consequences for victims.

Research suggests that men attending college are at greater risk of rape and sexual assault compared with women of the same age in the general population.

Discuss the demographic factors related to victimization from the NISVS.

By 1980,______ states had passed some form of rape reform legislation.

The _____,also known as the anger excitation rapist,is someone who displays extreme violence and cruelty in his attacks.