Sexual Violence Flashcards
What is the definiton of sexual assault?
It is an umbrella term for all sexual behaviour that happen without consent
___/100 sexual assault are reported to the police in Canada.
___% of date rapes are reported to the police
1/? women will be sexually assaulted
6
1-2
4
What are the things we need to remember with the stats shown in class? 3
Far more common than we think
young/vulnerable women are often the target
mostly committed by someone close to the victim
What happened to the definiton of sexual assault before and after 1983?
Not just women
Not just rape
Not just outside marriage
Simple sexual assault sentence? definition
SA with weapon sentence? definition
Aggravated SA sentence? definition
10y
14y - weapon, threats, causing bodily harm
maximum to life: wounds, disfigure, endangers life
What is the definiton of consent?
Volountary agreemet, by words or conduct, to engage in sexual activity
What are the cases in which someone cant give consent
- someone else gave consent
- abuse position of trust, authority, power
Out of all sexual assault cases reported:
____% of victims are female.
____% of aggressors are men
87
99
Female victim, female agressor = __% female egressed
Male victims, male aggressor = ____% of male egressed
1
83
What is the difference of age (matched or different) when it comes to physical and sexual assault?
Physical: age-matched
Sexual Assault: agressor often older (83%)
Amount of says (approximate)
- victim and aggressor are related
- victim is less than 13
- person is above 14
- victim was a child of the aggressor
300 days
200 days
20 days
350 days
Why do adult victims delay reporting?
didnt feel importsnt
too personal
already dealt with
don’t know if will be believed
Why do child victims delay?
Scared what will happen to parents or them
don’t know if they will be believed
think it was their fault
not aware it was unacceptable
What are rape myths?
beliefs or attitudes that are mostly false but widely held and severe to deny/justify male sexual aggression against women
What are the 7 themes of sexual assault? Explain if necessary
Asked for it
Wasnt really rape if…
Didnt mean it
She lied
Rape trivial event (coulve been worse) (if not a virgin, not a big deal)
Rape is a deviant event (only happen to certain people)
What do rape myths promote?
victim-blaming, perpatrator defending
What is the social cognitive effect of rape myths?
Play a major role in the way we see and interpret the world. Someone who mostly believe stereotypes and rape myths
Explain how group membership affects sexual assault?
If the victim is in our group, we want harsher consequences to the perpetrator,
If the offender is in our group, more likely to defend them.
What is memory fragmentation? How does it happen?
Hormones released and impact way memory is encoded