My Final ids presentation

1. My Final ids presentation Bringing awareness to sexual violence on college campuses.

2. Let me start by saying this • semester has been one for the • books. I have learned more in the • past few months about myself and • about what I want to do with my • life than any other time in my • academic career.

3. I have said it many times that • during this semester but I • have found a passion in my • project and I hope to pursue • this passion way past my • undergraduate studies.

4. My Project: • I began this journey wanting to create an organization to bring awareness to sexual violence on college campuses. This proved to be very difficult. I ended up just giving a presentation to my women’s studies class. The class was very attentive and took what I had to say very seriously. We even had a small discussion on my information and current issues facing our college town.

5. Where I plan to take my project after this semester is over: • Like I said this project lighted a fire under me. I have decided to pursue a graduate degree specializing in students affairs. I hope to eventually create an office of violence prevention here on the USM campus.

6. General Statistics regarding College Violence: • One in five women are assaulted during their college career. • (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner [2000]. "The sexual victimization of college women," Washington: NIJ/BJS.) • Women aged 16-24 experience assault at four times the rate of all women. • (Humphrey, S. and Kahn, A. [2000]. "Fraternities, Athletic Teams and Rape: Importance of Identification with a Risky Group. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. • In 1998, the FBI found that only 8% of all reports of rape were "unfounded:" which includes false reports, and reports where elements of the crime were never met. • (Sampson, R. [2003]. Acquaintance rape of college students. Problem Oriented Guides for Police Series, No. 17.) • Fewer than 5% of college women who are victims report it to the police. • (Fisher et al. [2000])

7. General Statistics Continued: • About 1/3 of survivors never tell anyone about the assault. • (Sampson, R. [2003]) • College women are most vulnerable during the first few months of their freshman, and sophomore years. • (Schwartz, M., and DeKeseredy, W. [1997]. Sexual Assault on the College Campus: the Role of Male Peer Support. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.) • One in four college women have been victims of rape or attempted rape since the age of 16. • (Fisher et al. [2000]) • Surveys suggest that up to 10% of acquaintance rape victims on college campuses are male. • (Bohmer, C., and Parrot, A. [1992]. Sexual Assault on Campus: the Problem, and the Solution. New York: Lexington Books.)

8. ReLationship violenceStatistics: • About 1/3 of survivors never tell anyone about the assault. • (Sampson, R. [2003]) • College women are most vulnerable during the first few months of their freshman, and sophomore years. • (Schwartz, M., and DeKeseredy, W. [1997]. Sexual Assault on the College Campus: the Role of Male Peer Support. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.) • One in four college women have been victims of rape or attempted rape since the age of 16. • (Fisher et al. [2000]) • Surveys suggest that up to 10% of acquaintance rape victims on college campuses are male. • (Bohmer, C., and Parrot, A. [1992]. Sexual Assault on Campus: the Problem, and the Solution. New York: Lexington Books.)

9. Stalking Statisitcs: • 8% of women and 2% of men have been stalked in his/her lifetime. • (Tjaden, P. & Thoennes, N. [1998]. "Stalking in America: Findings from the National Violence against Women survey," Washington, D.C.: NIJ.) • 80% of college stalking victims knew their stalker. • (Fisher et al. [2000]) • 94% of female survivors, and 60% of male survivors identified their stalker as male. • (Tjaden, P. & Thoennes, N. [1998]) • 59% of female survivors were stalked by an intimate partner. • (Tjaden, P. & Thoennes, N. [1998])

10. Stalking Statistics Continued: • 78% of stalkers use more than one means of approach. • (Mohandie, K., Meloy, J.R., McGowan, M., & Williams, J. [2006]. "The RECON Typology of Stalking: Reliability and Validity based on a Large Sample of North American Stalkers." Journal of Forensic Sciences. v51(1), 147.) • The average duration of stalking is 1.8 years. With intimate partners, the duration increases to 2.2 years. • (Tjaden, P. & Thoennes, N. [1998]) • 13% of college women were stalked during one 6-9 month period. • (Fisher et al. [2000]) • 3 in 10 women reported being emotionally or psychologically injured as a result of the stalking. • (Fisher et al. [2000])

11. Myths and Facts: • Myth: Most rapes are committed by strangers. • Fact: While sexual assaults and rapes are also committed by strangers, the vast majority of the time (80%) the survivor knows her assailant. This is especially true on college campuses. • (National Criminal Victimization Survey, 2003) • Myth: Women often lie about being sexually assaulted. • Fact: Unfortunately false reports do happen for sexual assault and rape, as they do for other violent crimes. In fact, the rate of false or unfounded reports for sexual assault is the same as is for any other violent crime: 8%. This means that approximately 92% of sexual assault reports are true. • (Acquaintance rape of college students, 2003) • Myth: Only women can be raped. • Fact: Men can also be raped, or in violent relationships, or stalked. It is estimated that about 10% of acquaintance rape victims are male. These crimes are reported even less than when females are assaulted. • (Sexual Assault on Campus: the Problem, and the Solution, 1992)

12. Myths and Facts Continued: • Myth: People who commit sexual violence are psychotic, crazed individuals who don't know any better. • Fact: Sexual violence is most often not the product of psychotic episodes. They are controlled and premeditated instances to frighten, humiliate, or dominate another individual. The people who commit these crimes appear just as normal as anyone else. It is their actions, however, that set them apart. • Myth: Sexual Violence happens, but only in really big cities: not here in college. • Fact: Sexual Violence happens everywhere, perhaps especially on college campuses. College women are four times as likely to experience sexual violence than non-students. • (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, www.rainn.org) • Myth: Domestic Violence can only happen within a marriage. • Fact: Domestic Violence, or Relationship Violence as it is sometimes called, can happen within any intimate relationship, and also among former partners. It happens when anyone person within any relationship abuses the other.

13. Myths and Facts continued: • Myth: Relationship Violence most often is something that happens once, and then never happens again. • Fact: Relationship Violence takes place in a pattern, or cycle of violence. There are often periods of apology, and a relief from violence, but these give way to more tension, and more violence. One instance of violence is never OK, and unfortunately it generally means that more violence will happen. • Myth: If stalking is ignored, it will just go away. Stalkers are harmless. • Fact: The average length of stalking is 1.8 years. Within intimate relationships this increases to 2.2 years. Also, 81% of women stalked by a current or former husband or cohabitating partner were physically assaulted. 31% were also sexually assaulted. Stalking is dangerous, and rarely goes away without intervention. • (Stalking in America: Findings from the National Violence Against Women Study, 1998) • Myth: It can't happen to me. • Fact: As much as we all might wish and want to believe that is the case, unfortunately it's not. Sexual violence happens to infants, the elderly, lesbians/gays, people of color, individuals with disabilities: women and men of any age, race, socioeconomic status, or religion. On college campuses, it is the second most prevalent violent crime. We especially are vulnerable. • (Final Report: Understanding Crime Victimization Among College Students: Implications for Crime Prevention, 1995

14. The previous information was obtained from the office of violence prevention at The University of Mississippi. • Their office has inspired me to create an office on our campus.

15. Definitions that change everything: • The one thing that was most shocking to me were the definitions of sexual violence. After reading the definitions I realized I had been a victim of a few myself. • • Completed rape- Unwanted completed penetration by force or the threat of force. Penetration includes: penile-vaginal, mouth on your genitals, mouth on someone else’s genitals, penile-anal, digital-vaginal, digital-anal, object-vaginal, and object-anal. • • Attempted rape- Unwanted attempted penetration by force or the threat of force. Penetration includes: penile-vaginal, mouth on your genitals, mouth on someone else’s genitals, penile-anal, digital-vaginal, digital-anal, object-vaginal, and object-anal. • • Completed sexual contact with force or threat of force- Unwanted completed sexual contact (not penetration) with force or the threat of force. Sexual contact includes: touching; grabbing or fondling of breasts, buttocks, or genitals, either under or over your clothes; kissing; licking or sucking; or some other form of unwanted sexual contact.

16. Definitions Continued: • • Completed sexual contact without force- Any type of unwanted completed sexual contact (not penetration) with the threat of nonphysical punishment, promise of reward, or pestering/verbal pressure. Sexual contact includes: touching; grabbing or fondling of breasts, buttocks, or genitals, either under or over your clothes; kissing; licking or sucking; or some other form of unwanted sexual contact. • Attempted sexual contact with force or threat of force- Unwanted attempted sexual contact (not penetration) with force or the threat of force. Sexual contact includes: touching; grabbing or fondling of breasts, buttocks, or genitals, either under or over your clothes; kissing; licking or sucking; or some other form of unwanted sexual contact. • • Attempted sexual contact without force- Unwanted attempted sexual contact (not penetration) with the threat of nonphysical punishment, promise of reward, or pestering/verbal pressure. Sexual contact includes: touching; grabbing or fondling of breasts, buttocks, or genitals, either under or over your clothes; kissing; licking or sucking; or some other form of unwanted sexual contact.

17. Definitions Continued: • • Attempted sexual contact without force- Unwanted attempted sexual contact (not penetration) with the threat of nonphysical punishment, promise of reward, or pestering/verbal pressure. Sexual contact includes: touching; grabbing or fondling of breasts, buttocks, or genitals, either under or over your clothes; kissing; licking or sucking; or some other form of unwanted sexual contact. • • Threat of rape- Threat of unwanted penetration with force and threat of force. Penetration includes: penile-vaginal, mouth on your genitals, mouth on someone else’s genitals, penile-anal, digital-vaginal, digital-anal, object-vaginal, and object-anal. • • Threat of contact with force or threat of force- Threat of unwanted sexual contact with force and threat of force. Sexual contact includes: touching; grabbing or fondling of breasts, buttocks, or genitals, either under or over your clothes; kissing; licking or sucking; or some other form of unwanted sexual contact.

18. Definitions Continued: • Threat of penetration without force- Threat of unwanted penetration with the threat of nonphysical punishment, promise of reward, or pestering/verbal pressure. Penetration includes: penile-vaginal, mouth on your genitals, mouth on someone else’s genitals, penile-anal, digital-vaginal, digital-anal, object-vaginal, and object-anal. • • Threat of contact without force-Threat of unwanted sexual contact with the threat of nonphysical punishment, promise of reward, or pestering/verbal pressure. Sexual contact includes: touching; grabbing or fondling of breasts, buttocks, or genitals, either under or over your clothes; kissing; licking or sucking; or some other form of unwanted sexual contact. • The above definitions were taken from the National Institute for Justices Victimization of College Women Report. I in no way claim originality for these definitions and all credit go to the organization.

19. Conclusion: • I just want to say thank you for taking the time to view this power point. Take this information and run with it. Colleges should be places of security and learning. We need to stand up and take action and help make out campus safe. Thank you all for a wonderful semester. Lots of love and best wishes to you all!!