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Date Rape

            Date rape or acquaintance rape has become a highly recognized problem in the United States. The trial coverage of Mike Tyson v. Desiree Washington and William Kennedy Smith v. Patricia Bowman are two cases that gained nationwide attention in recent years. These cases have also opened the eyes of people across American regarding the issue of date rape. While these cases are just a few of the reasons increased awareness and a change in the legal definition of rape are justified when determining the issue of consent there are many more that have not achieved such high attention from the media.
             The definition or "consent has been altered to mean "positive cooperation in act or attitude pursuant to an exercise of free will. A person must act freely and voluntarily and have knowledge of the nature of the act or transaction involved." (Harris in Francis 1996).
             The definition of date rape versus rape has been difficult to interpret from not only a legal standpoint but in society's view as well. Many people believe that victims were willing to participate and then decided that they did not actually mean for things to go so far for one reason or another and then cried rape. There are also those that believe that if a woman goes to her date's apartment she is giving him reason to believe she is consenting to have intercourse. This is the first of the many myths regarding rape although no human being deserves to be treated with this lack of respect and agreeing to enter another's home or vehicle does not automatically imply consent. In addition, it is thought by some that allowing the man to pay for the date automatically means she "owes" him sex as a payback. This is just one of the outdated beliefs many still have today. Since it is difficult to determine what a rapist looks or acts like it is necessary for women to take extra care when out on a date as rape is often committed by seemingly "normal" men too who have not given clues to there inner self.


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1. The Date Rape Crisis

... does not want to seem promiscuous by giving in too easily. The miscommunication theory is quite troubling, as it seems to almost justify the act of date rape or coercive sex, by explaining that many of these men are not violent – they are simply "wishful thinkers", and that women ... in my view, even normalize the predator's sexual fantasies." What she means by this is that this type of behavior ( in this case, date rape) is and never can excused for any reason. The fact that the miscommunication hypothesis is still held in somewhat high regard, though it has yet ... more serious is a ...

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2. Date Rape

... in every college classroom with 50 female students, 6 to 7 women have been victims of date rape within the past year (Guernsey 6). Susan Mufson and Rachel Kranz, authors of Straight Talk About Date Rape, use a chilling statistic to illustrate the alarming rate of date rape in society. "It [date rape] is more common than left handedness, alcoholism, and heart attacks (10)." Investigating the social ... psychology of date rape provides useful explanations for the cause of sexual violence, researching the significance of motive ... sexually, which promotes violence and degrades women in the...

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... past two decades - nearly half of them in the last year. Television shows such as "A Different World", "21 Jump Street" and numerous made - for - TV movies have featured date - rape themes. Oprah, Phil, Geraldo, and Sally have each taken a crack at the subject" writes Gutman (1) Because of this ever-increasing problem there has also been an expansion on discussions ... are wreaking havoc with marriage." (Tannen 2) Camille Paglia's essay "It's a Jungle Out There" and Susan Jacoby's essay "Common Decency," each discuss the very serious and violent crime of date rape. Although these three w...

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4. Date Rape

... is possible to stimulate a man into having erection even if he does not want one. Cases of female-male rape are often child abuse. The emotional effects, a young man may wonder if being raped makes him a homosexual. It does not. Victims of date rape experience many emotions: shame, guilt, fear, and self-doubt. They doubt their ability to judge people's characters. They find ... prosecute, that does not mean the assault did not happen, it means that there was insufficient evidence to gain a conviction (Lindquist 106). There are ways to help prevent date rape. First, whenever you have a d...

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... is possible to stimulate a man into having erection even if he does not want one. Cases of female-male rape are often child abuse. The emotional effects, a young man may wonder if being raped makes him a homosexual. It does not. Victims of date rape experience many emotions: shame, guilt, fear, and self-doubt. They doubt their ability to judge people's characters. They find ... prosecute, that does not mean the assault did not happen, it means that there was insufficient evidence to gain a conviction (Lindquist 106). There are ways to help prevent date rape. First, whenever you have a d...

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6. Date Rape: A Growing Problem

... raped. Every year, nearly three thousand rapes are reported a result of the growing problem identified as date rape. The popular drug Rohypnol, commonly referred to as Roofies, has lead to this popular "new way of rape" in which Rohypnol is mixed into a women's drink eventually causing her to pass out allowing a ... is no incentive not to use the drug. There is an encouragement to increase use of the drug because the chances of conviction are lessened. Date rape can often be seen as a victimless crime where the women often fails to report it because she has no memory of the events durin...

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7. Date Rape

... you have planned to be with this person or not. Researching Date Rape gave me a deeper perspective into the facts of rape and everything one goes through after being a victim of such a horrendous crime. Most Date Rapes occur when date rape drugs are involuntarily induced to the one who is to be raped. The most popular "date rape drug" is gamma-hydroxybutyrate also known as GHB. GHB usually ... one cause of death while using GHB, whether you are willing or not. It is very difficult to find statistics solely on "Date Rape". So most of the facts I was presented with were on rape. But as I ...

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8. Date rape drug

... Deviant Behavior The combination of sexual assault and the use of drugs has long been a problem. The use of the new so-called "date rape drug," however, presents a new legal issue. The victim does not remember what has happened to her. If the victim does not remember ... bubble packs of one or two mg doses. Rohypnol can often be dissolved in a drink, and undetectable. (www.4woman.gov) Rohypnol has been associated with the date rape, and has also been called the "Forget Pill," "Trip-and-Fall," and "Mind-Erasers." In combination with alcohol, it can induce a blackout with memory loss ... ...

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9. Date Rape

... sure that these drinks are not consumed. For these reasons, I believe that a health promotion program needs to be planned and implemented to address these issues and combat the problem of date rape. I have planned a program which follows the Comprehensive Health Education Model and which is grounded in the Social Cognitive Theory. It is based on extensive research that I have summarized below ... on the topic of date rape drugs and their effects. Sedating substances are used to enhance the effects of alcohol and/or other drugs and to diminish inhibitions. Although there are many sedatin...

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