things in my life
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-more and more school. another month closer to graduating though
-have to think about possibility of moving and what my graduate school would be
-i can't wait to get out of retail, ugh
-still enjoying my internship. the kids are pretty awesome
-craving a new tattoo, hope this tax return is good
social issue #2, sexual assault
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AGE
80% of victims are under age 30
44% of rape victims are under age 18
29% are age 12-17
15% are under age 12
GENDER
87% of rape victims are female
About 13% of victims were male, higher than in previous years
FORCE
About 7% of rapes involved the use of a weapon
2% used a gun,
4% used a knife.
86% of victims reported the use of physical force only, and 7% were unsure.
RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIM
69% of victims knew their attacker
16% of offenders were intimates of the victim
48% of offenders were friends/acquaintances of the victim
2% of offenders were other relatives of the victim
93% of juvenile sexual assault victims knew their attacker
REPORTING TO POLICE
An average of 30% of victims reported their attack to police, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
In about one out of three sexual assaults, the perpetrator was intoxicated-30% with alcohol, 4% with drugs.
PERPETRATORS
In one study, 98% of males who raped boys reported that they were heterosexual.
PROSECUTION AND PUNISHMENT
61% of rapes/sexual assaults are not reported to the police.
If the rape is reported to police, there is a 50.8% chance that an arrest will be made.
If an arrest is made, there is an 80% chance of prosecution.
If there is a prosecution, there is a 58% chance of a felony conviction.
If there is a felony conviction, there is a 69% chance the convict will spend time in jail.
So, even in the 39% of attacks that are reported to police, there is only a 16.3% chance the rapist will end up in prison.
Factoring in unreported rapes, about 6% of rapists-1 out of 16- will ever spend a day in jail. 15 out of 16 will walk free.
