The Importance Of Rape And Sexual Assault

Campus safety concerns all students, and one of the most disquieting dangers young adults must face is the risk of sexual assault. It is imperative to recognize that a significant amount of power to combat the prevalence of sexual assault and other forms of gender-based violence lies in the hands of individuals and college students that can affect institutional and cultural change on a daily basis. Rape and sexual assault crimes are more prevalent on college campuses than anywhere else, making it dangerously easy for anyone to become a victim.

Background

The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault released their first report in April 2014, leading with a chilling statistic: one in five college students experiences sexual

From the creator’s of “The Hunting Age”, they have developed a Partysmart wearable. This wearable technology can aid students in staying safe when they drink. A team of students from the University of Washington conceived a smart bracelet that can alert students to their level of intoxication; check in periodically to make sure students were in control, and alert friends when the wearer became too drunk to respond to those check-ins (“Sexual”). The wearable technology can change the way students drink and can also decrease the anxiety most young girls have about their safety around men while being

Most of these crimes often go unreported in fear of making the college look unsafe or “dirty”. Students tend to be afraid to speak out, and for good reason, too. The ACLU estimates that 95% of U.S. campus rapes go unreported. The problem of under-reporting reflects an extreme need for increased campus prevention and support systems(Hart). Students found "responsible" for sexual assaults on campus often face little or no punishment from school judicial systems, while their victims ' lives are frequently turned upside down, according to a year-long investigation by the Center for Public