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Rape and Sexual Assault
by James A. Doyle (Case 80)
Rape is one of the most actual issues of America. ... Doyle, writer of the case “Rape and Sexual Assault”, reveals three major issues of rape. The first one deals with rape and power, where sexual assault is seen as an act of dominance and aggression. ... Here Doyle describes rape as the most underreported crime in the United States. And the last one is connected to social concern: causes and prevention of rape. ...
Rape is defined by Doyle as “an act of violence, and attempted or completed sexual assault instigated by one or more persons against another human being.” That is only a small part of what rape is. Further he stresses that rape is an act of dominance and power. And indeed it is world widely known that rape is a forced or nonconsensual intercourse and has nothing to do with sex (6). ... According to Prachi Parich, consultant of the Student Health Education Centre, “sexual assault is a crime of violence used to dominate and exert power through sex where societal notions of racism, heterosexism and male dominance contribute to the widespread victimization of women.” Here I am speaking mainly about women as victims because they make up more that 90 per cent of all sexual assault cases (5).
Rape is not sex. ... Thus, sex and aggression can lead to rape.
Rape is an attempt to control and degrade using sex as a weapon. ... Many men do not commit rape because there are rather high costs to this act (loss of status, prison, etc. ... This suggests that in cultures, which believe that the sexes are equal, there is less rape. ... Some rape victims are males: “scientists have noted that rape is of the most terrifying means used by men to dominate other men inside and outside of prison” (1). ... For both male and female assailants, rape is an expression of aggression, anger, or need for power. It is a violent more than a sexual act. And prostitution cannot be a solution because the offender is not seeking sexual satisfaction. Anger, fear, and rage will continue to find outlets, if not in rape than in other forms of violence.
The second important point in this case is that rape is the most underreported crime in the United States. According to the National Women’s Study, 84 per cent of rape victims never report to the police (11).
Many women live in fear of sexual assault. ... There are many reasons why women do not report sexual assault. ... Statistics on the incidence of rape are usually based on available police records. More often, these are inaccurate and not a true representation of the problem, for cultural and social stigmatization associated with rape act as significant barriers to women reporting rape. Furthermore, women are more likely not to report rape if there is little support from their families, law enforcement agencies and the health sector (8).
Approximate Word count = 2422
Approximate Pages = 9.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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