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The Sexual Violence
Spectrum
Definitions
15 Things to Know for
Staying Safe
Tips for Children's
Personal Safety
Southern
Tier Statistics
THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE SPECTRUM
Sexual Violence is a sex act attempted or completed
against a victim’s will or consent or when a victim is unable to
consent due
to age, illness, disability, or the influence of
other alcohol or drugs. The perpetrator of sexual violence may
be a stranger, friend, family member, or intimate partner.
DEATH
Rape with murder
Suicide
Sexual Mutilation
Cutting and burning
RAPE
Forced oral, anal, or vaginal penetration
UNWANTED SEXUAL TOUCH
Molestation
Sexual Assault
UNWANTED PHYSICAL TOUCH
Grabbing/touching
Brushing against body
INVASIONS OF SPACE
Jokes/catcalls
Obscene phone calls
Harassment
Looks/leers
SEXISM
Men paid more than women
Woman, children and youth portrayed as sexual objects in media
ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS
Women and children are less valuable
Males should be tough and strong
Women should be nice
Violence is normal
Victims are to blame
We all have the power to
challenge societal attitudes and beliefs that support sexual
violence.
Sources:
http://www.wwu.edu/chu/preventionandwellness/casas/
http://www.cdc.gov
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DEFINITIONS
Rape:
Rape is a crime. It is
violence. When someone forces you to have sex against your
will, that is called rape. Even though it is a sexual act, rape
is not
love-making.
Rape is an
act of force and hostility and violence and humiliation. Rape
is not an aggressive form of sex, but a sexual form of
aggression.
Rape is about
someone having power and control over another. Rape violates a
person’s sexuality and a person’s humanity.
Sexual
Harassment:
Sexual harassment is harassment of a sexual nature. It is any
unwelcome:
It is
unwanted sexual attention with words, looks or touch.
Dating
Abuse:
Dating violence is controlling, abusive, and aggressive behavior
in a romantic relationship. It can include verbal, emotional,
physical or sexual abuse.
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Verbal
and emotional abuse: calling you names, telling you what to
wear, having to be with you all the time
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Physical
abuse: shoving, punching, slapping, pinching, hitting,
kicking, hair pulling, strangling
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Sexual
abuse: unwanted touching, kissing, forcing you to have sex,
not letting you use birth control, forcing you to do other
sexual things
Date or
Acquaintance Rape:
Date or acquaintance rape is the most prevalent form of rape.
It may be a date, a boy/girlfriend, a co-worker, a supervisor, a
neighbor or someone the victim knows casually.
Date
Rape Drugs:
Date rape drugs are
sometimes used to render a victim physically helpless and
incapable of giving consent to sexual activity. Most common
drugs used are alcohol, GHB, Rohypnol, and Ketamine.
For more information on these topics, contact Rape Crisis of the
Southern Tier at 1-888-810-0093 (v/tty) or email at
info@rcst.org
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15 THINGS TO KNOW FOR
STAYING SAFE
Reducing your risk of Sexual Assault
1. Use caution and trust your
instincts
2. Act on your instincts
3. Be aware of different kinds of
pressure
4. Know your limits
5. Communicate clearly and
directly
6. Pay attention to your
surroundings
7. Avoid isolated situations
8. Do not leave beverages
unattended
9. Do not accept drinks from
anyone
10. When you go to a party, go
with a group of friends. Arrive together
and leave together.
11. Stay with friends when
at a party. Check up on each other.
12. Agree on one friend staying
sober at parties
13. Do not leave a party alone or
with someone you just met.
14. You have the right to say no!
15. Remember your body belongs to
you.
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TIPS FOR CHILDREN'S PERSONAL SAFETY
How to help
reduce children’s vulnerability to being victimized by a sex
offender:
A. Develop a safety
plan for your child. This includes:
1. Developing a daily schedule
with your child. Make sure your child
knows:
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Location
- be where you are supposed to be
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Time
– be there when you are suppose to be
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People
– be there with the right people
2. Encourage open and
honest dialogue with your child, at all times,
including talking
about someone or something that makes them feel
uncomfortable.
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If you are not available, each
child needs to be able to identify
a trusted
adult.
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A trusted adult
is someone who:
1. Listens
to you.
2.Believes what you say.
3.Will follow through and take action.
3. Using a unique
family word to use as a code or password.
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The child should not give out
this word. It is special.
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Parents, give out this word
when you need to ask someone else to
pick
you child up.
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The person picking them up
will know the word.
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Practice this with your child.
4. Be sure you child
knows what to do if your child is separated from
you while shopping, at the mall, at an
amusement park, etc.
B.
Talking to your child about sex offenders.
1. Try out “What if …..?”
scenarios
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Give your child an example
he/she can understand and ask what
she/he
can do.
2. Read
books on personal safety, or make up a book with the
children
and read it together.
C. There are a variety of things you can do if
you know a sex offender is in your neighborhood or community.
1. Develop and implement a safety plan and review it with you
child on
a regular basis.
2. Know all of the adults who come in contact with
your child. Get to
know these adults.
3. Provide supervision at all times for your child. Be aware of
adults
hanging around your child.
4. Help your child feel good about himself/herself. Learn how
to help
your child have a high self-esteem.
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SOUTHERN TIER STATISTICS
Sexual Violence Statistics
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1 out of
every 4 girls will be molested by the age of 16
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1 out of
every 6 boys will be molested by age 18
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More than
93% of children and youth, who are sexually abused, know
their abuser.
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More than
80% of all sexual assaults are committed by someone the
victim knows.
Specific
Statistics for Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben Counties
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The NYS
Criminal Justice Service (DCJS) statistics provide a total
of sex offenses that are reported.
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The FBI’s
Uniform Crime Reports, based on statistics of rape
victimization, indicates that “Forcible rape is still
recognized as one of the most underreported of all index
crimes.
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Estimates
are that only 25% of sex crimes are reported.
For more information see links or
contact Rape Crisis of the Southern Tier at
1-888-810-0093(v/tty) or at info@rcst.org/
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