Rape

             With a crime such as rape there are many psychology problems which a rise. Both the victim and the abuser suffer from a distorted view of the opposite sex. Not one case of rape is the same, making research and views associated with rape varying. However there are similar characteristics that both parties experience, with the outcome of rape and why people rape. Theories about rapes are all different, but the crime is always the same, a violation of ones space through a sexual act. Rape has been around for a long time, and it does not seem to be going away. Men tend to be the abuser in cases of rape, and humans are not the only species that rape, it is present in many animals. To fully understand an act of sexual violence, you must not only look at the criminal psyche and the victims, but also the role that society plays in their lives.
             Rape is the most violent side of sexual assault. Rape is the forceful or non-forceful attempt or action of a sexual act done to a person, without their consent. Rape is a non-consensual penile penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth. Rape can also be described as sexual intercourse with a person, without their permission. Rape is accomplished by use of force by the assailant. Force can consist of many different things. It may refer to the use of verbal coercion, in order to force the victim into sexual acts. It could also refer to actual physical restraint, in which the victim is restrained and unable to resist. Other examples of force are intimidation by verbal and physical threats, and in some cases, actual physical violence. These acts of force make it very difficult to a victim to resist sexual abuse such as rape.
             There are many effects of an act of rape or sexual assault. The psychological effects can include post-traumatic stress syndrome, and rape trauma syndrome, which can be identified by constant fear and being timid, helplessness, guilt, humiliation and depression, anger, and also...

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