Date Rape Essay

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Rape is defined in most jurisdictions as sexual intercourse, or other forms of sexual penetration, committed by a perpetrator against a victim without their consent. It can be against both male and female. However, rapes against men does not gain much importance because of the lack of cases registered due to fear among society. Victims of rape or sexual assault come from a wide range of genders, ages, sexual orientations, geographical locations, cultures and degrees of impairment or disability. Incidences of rape are classified into a number of categories;
Date rape: The term "date rape" is used to refer to several types of rape, broadly acquaintance rape, which is a non-domestic rape committed by someone who knows the victim and drug facilitated …show more content…

Rape involving at least two or more violators usually at least three is widely reported to occur in many parts of the world.
Marital rape: Also known as spousal rape, wife rape, husband rape, partner rape or intimate partner sexual assault (IPSA), is rape between a married or de facto couple. Research reveals that victims of marital/partner rape suffer longer lasting trauma than victims of stranger rape.
Child sexual abuse:When committed by another child (usually older or stronger) or adolescent, it is called child-on-child sexual abuse. When committed by a parent or other close relatives such as grandparents, aunts and uncles, it is also incest and can result in serious and long-term psychological trauma. When a child is raped by an adult who is not a family member but is a caregiver or in a position of authority over the child, such as school teachers, religious authorities, or therapists, to name a few, on whom the child is dependent, the effects can be similar to incestual rape.
Prison rape:
Rapes occur in prison by usually by other prison members are prison rapes. Although prison rapes are more commonly same-sex crimes (since prisons are usually separated by sex), the attacker usually does not identify as

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