Sexual Assault Awareness - Office of Justice Programs
Apr 11, 2023 · Sexual assault is a widespread issue in the United States, with nearly 325,000 people experiencing rape or sexual assault in 2021, according to the Bureau of Justice …
Criminal Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse
Apr 1, 2006 · In cases of child sexual abuse, when the investigative process is carried out carefully and conscientiously, answers to question of guilt or innocence begin to emerge. This …
Jan 24, 1994 · Sexual assault is a crime of violence against a person’s body and will. Sex offenders use physical and/or psychological aggression or coercion to victimize, in the process …
Sexual assault can result in physical trauma and significant mental anguish and suffering for victims. Victims may be reluctant, however, to report the assault to law enforcement and to …
We need to educate ourselves about sexual assault and its consequences for the victim and society. Unless we all take responsibility for eliminating this horrendous crime, sexual assault …
Pathways to False Allegations of Sexual Assault
This paper proposes 11 pathways to false allegations of sexual assault: (a) lying, (b) implied consent, (c) false memories, (d) intoxication, (e) antisocial personality disorder, (f) borderline …
• Broadly defined sexual assault: involving multiple forms of sexual victimization, including rape, sexual coercion, incapacitated or alcohol-related sexual assault, and unwanted sexual contact …
he/she serves. This becomes critical when the offense involves sexual assault. Unlike other criminal acts, sexual assault may cause lasting emotional scars. The skill and sensitivity of the …
sexual abuse and harassment and keeping youth safer. Those key areas are: 5 See BJS 2018 Juvenile Facilities Report, supra note 2, at 3. 6 Serving as Senior Statistical Advisor at BJS, …
sexual abuse appears to contribute to later juvenile sex offending (Lambie et al., 2002), but most sexual abuse victims do not become sex offenders in adolescence or adulthood (Widom and …