Assignment 6- Campus Crime

A lot of talk about College Campus Rape has focused on how much it is happening, how much of it is being hid under the dark shadows of fear of its victims, and how universities are going to prevent the next incident from happening? The reality of it is, sexual assault that happens on most college campuses are often taken lightly rather than seriously. Sexual assault and rape has become common in our country, as well as it has become common on college campuses. The vast majority of sexual assaults and rapes on university campuses has become go unreported and unpunished. The reason to why is because 70% of the victims don’t inform authorities as well as the 25% of reports merely result in an arrest. 

            11.2% of college students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, and violence. Male college aged students are more likely to experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, and violence. College Campus Rape is believed to happen around certain times of the year, mainly it is believed to happen in the months of August, September, and October. According to the newest date of college campus rape on Texas State University, 21 rapes were reported in the year of 2016. Solutions are consistently trying to be found how to prevent this on-going campus crime that seems to traumatize the lives of innocent students who fail to finish their education because it is hard to recover and heal from sexual assault and carry on the responsibilities as a student at the same time.

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