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Legal Remedies:Numerous laws are in place around sexual violence (from rape to sexual harassment). Numerous laws are in place around sexual violence (from rape to sexual harassment). Yet in many cases, victims are required by law to prove their victimization. Although this can be somewhat easier in the case of rape, most sexual violence ends […]

Changing the Culture Recently, victims, their families, and victims’ advocates have taken to social media to insist that society become aware of sexual violence. The current wave of activism started, as a reaction to the 2016 presidential campaign. The activism resulted in the Women’s March, one of the largest events in history with between 3.5

Victims and the CJS Research has begun to examine how police, victims, and cases are impacted by victim blaming and rape myths (Sleath, 2017). Victim blaming is pervasive in the interactions between victims and law enforcement, including whether or not to investigate or prosecute cases (McMillian, 2018). It also impacts victims’ experiences during trials and

Victim Blaming One of the more common social and system responses to sexual violence is to blame the victim for their victimization. A large body of research supports that victims of sexual violence are often blamed for their own victimization. The level of blaming is often correlated to how similar the victim is to the

Responding to Sexual Victimization • Compare how society and the criminal justice system have responded historically to sexual assault victims and how that response is changing today. Victims and Society According to Powell (2016), a number of layers within society place barriers in front of victims. Using a public health model to discuss them, she

Rape and Sexual Assault Sexual assault is touching another person without that person’s consent and includes rape, groping, child sexual abuse, or the torture in a sexual manner. Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual penetration carried out without a person’s consent. The lack of consent is when physical force, coercion, or abuse

Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, sexual comments, sexist hostility (misogynistic jokes), and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature (EEOC, n.d.). It can include the promise of rewards for sexual favors. Sexual harassment was made illegal by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and

Characteristics of Sexual Victimization • Analyze the different types of sexual assault and harassment and victim statistics. Sexual violence is common. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS, 2015), a sexual assault happens every 98 seconds in the United States. One in six women and one in 33 men have experienced an attempted or

Victims Compensation Plans As discussed in Module 4, victimization costs a significant amount of money to victims and their families. These costs include medical expenses, mental health care, and lost wages, among other things. The cost of victimization can be a significant additional burden on victims, especially those who do not have healthcare. These costs

Compare types of restorative justice and victim compensation. The outcomes of engaging the formal CJS include opportunities to partake in both restorative justice as well as compensation programs. Both of these were mentioned briefly in prior modules. This section will expand on what they are, how they are implemented, and their effectiveness. Restorative Justice Restorative