This discussion guide provides an overview of consent and discusses ways to shift the way we think, talk, and act about sexual assault on college campuses.

by BC Miller · 1995 · Cited by 177 — In the 1987 National Survey of Children the question was asked: “Was there ever a time when you were forced to have sex against your will

Notes: Includes persons in the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years of age and older that are employed or actively looking for work.

by AC Tsai · 2011 · Cited by 77 — Conclusions. Sexual violence in Botswana and Swaziland is a major public health and human rights problem. Ending codified gender discriminatio

by LA Shrier · 1998 · Cited by 162 — Having been forced or pressured to have sex was associated with externalizing behavior, such as fighting, among girls and with internalizin

by MJ Anderson · 2010 · Cited by 39 — In the law of rape, consent has been and remains a gendered con- cept. Consent presumes female acquiescence to male sexual initiation. It

Statutory rape is the crime of sex with a minor when the sex is agreed to by both parties, not forced.

Jul 11, 2025 — Laws, cases and web sources on rape and sex crimes. Please note: Massachusetts law generally does not use the term "sexual assault." If you are ...

Rape happens when someone didn't want to have sex or didn't give their consent for sex to happen. It is a form of sexual violence and a very serious crime.

by LH Smith · 2010 · Cited by 21 — Separate analyses were performed for coercion by females and coercion by males. RESULTS: Six percent of men reported having been forced by a

An Anne Arundel County jury found Terence A. Green Jr. guilty of two counts each of second-degree rape and third-degree sex offense of a 14-year-old girl.

by S Estrich · 1991 · Cited by 601 — of a woman's sexual past was considered dubious at best. These are the cases that the system has long considered to be "real rapes," and "r

by GS Liu · 2021 · Cited by 4 — Summary. What is already known about this topic? Sexual minority women are more likely to experience sexual violence than sexual majority ...

Rape is a sexual encounter where the victim is subjected to the violence, either due to ignorance, lack of right to choose, use of force to reluctantly consent ...

by D Finkelhor · Cited by 90 — This paper reports some initial findings from a study of the victims of forced marital sex. Abstract. Such incidents seem to occur both in general

Oct 9, 2025 — Attempted rape; Unwanted sexual touching or fondling; Forcing a victim to perform sexual acts (such as oral sex or penetration); Penetration of ...

Sexual violence is not sex. It is about violence, power, and control. More specifically, rape and sexual assault are forms of violence in which there is.

by ML Alfonso · 2016 · Cited by 3 — The overall purpose of this study was to explore predictors of forced sex among a sample of middle school students. Youth Risk Behavior Surv

The COVID-19 travel restrictions have forced new dangers upon victims, who are often sold into sexual exploitation, forced labor, forced begging, forced ...

Oct 16, 2025 — Rape is not sex, though you may have heard it called 'forced sex' or sex without consent. Rape is sexual violence and it's a serious ...