Chapter 5- Topic 3: Law Refrom And Sexual Assault Flashcards
1
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What is sexual assault?
A
A General term for criminal offences involving unwanted sexual contact; acts include unwanted touching or groping, indecent acts of other kinds, and rape
2
Q
How many more sexual assault victimisation rate increased per 100,000 persons in 5 years. In 2014
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88
3
Q
How many victims of sexual assault were female?
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83% or 17,072
4
Q
How many people under the age of 19 and younger were sexually assaulted?
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60% or 12,446
5
Q
What percentage of women report sexual assaults?
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20% and in 2005 was only 1%
6
Q
In NSW how much was the ratio of proven charges to proven guilty?
A
10:1. Approximately 8% of sexual offences committed against children and 10% of recorded sexual offences against adults reported to police are proven guilty.
