Rape and SELF PROTECTION

1. Rape and SELF PROTECTION Do Now: Define rape and list as many different types of rape as you can think of.

2. RAPE • Sexual intercourse against a person’s will – may involve force, threat of force, or deception.

3. LIST FIVE TYPES OF RAPE • Heterosexual • Homosexual • Matrimonial • Acquaintance (Date Rape) • Statutory (Parents, elders, relatives, etc…)

4. IMPORTANT FACTORS • Act of violence – not passion • Any male or female • Usually acquaintance

5. ACQUAINTANCE RAPE • Sexual intercourse against a person’s will by someone who is known to the victim.

6. What is Sexual Harassment? • Unwanted sexual behavior • It can take the form of sexual jokes, pictures, comments (verbal or written), name-calling, gossip, ogling, pinching, gesturing, touching, brushing up against, blocking movements, or threatening sexual assault.

7. SEXUAL ASSUALT • A violent attack against a person’s sexuality – may include sexual activities.

8. WHO CAN BE SEXUALLY HARASSED AT SCHOOL? • Students • Teachers • Support staff • Administrators

9. WHO CAN BE THE HARASSER? • ANYONE

10. Rape Trauma Syndrome • Is a condition in which a rape survivor experiences emotional responses and physical symptoms over a period of time. • Emotional • Ashamed • Angry • Afraid • Guilty • Powerless • Physical • Nausea • Headaches • Sleeplessness • Rape survivors fear relation from the rapist. • They often change their living habits by changing their telephone numbers, moving, or moving in with others. • May experience problems when becoming intimate with a person of the opposite sex.

11. RAPE PREVENTION • Knowledge is important but may not prevent it • Fight or Flight (Stand and face it, or try to avoid it) • Verbal assertiveness and aggression may turn off an attacker. • Self Defense tactics may overwhelm • If attacker has a weapon think clearly while talking and waiting • Use your intuition

12. Reporting a Rape • Medical Exam- check areas, collect evidence, test for STD’S • Go immediately- clothing, no shower • Emergency Room • Tell Parents

13. Rape Precautions • Avoid unsafe places • Be cautious when you are out at night • Keep car doors locked. Also keep your home/dorm doors locked. • Avoid being alone and do not give information to strangers • When beginning to date someone, avoid being alone • Always refuse unwanted sexual advances and remove yourself from the situation as soon as possible • Do not spend time alone with anyone using drugs/alcohol • Communicate expectations assertively

14. TIPS • Let the harasser know • Tell someone and keep telling • Don’t blame yourself • Keep a written record • Find a school official • Write a letter to the harasser documenting the charges • File a complaint with the US Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights

15. MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS • If they don’t complain, then it’s not happening • Sexual harassment is invited by the behavior or clothes that the individual wears. • It is harmless to harass verbally or to pinch or touch people • A firm “NO” is enough to discourage unwanted attention • People who remain in situations where they are being harassed actually enjoy it • Only certain men harass women • There are adequate procedures that take care of sexual harassment at most schools and business