4-13 Consequences

Consequences for bystander: Nothing except guilty conscious, if that.

" " victim: trauma, maybe leads to ptsd, depression, etc. Has a hard time with relationships, being intimate, trust and more. And all the fun of interviewing and getting evidence collected by hospital and law enforcement.

" " assailant: maybe thrown in jail for short amount of time. Sadly most rape cases dont have enough evidence to prosecute effectively

4-8 Rapekit/ investigations by healthcare

Health care/ the hospital personal investigate sexual assault with the rape/safe kit. They also can follow up with other medical exams. If it is okeyed by the victim a doctor can also look at the vagina and see if there was any tearing which could be from forced sex.

3-25 Police investigation

The police use the SAFE kit, and other evidence gathering techniques to gather enough to go to court. Investigations of the victim, suspects, and bystanders (if there were any), also warrants are used to get the suspects cloths and DNA.

3-23 SAFE kits.

A rape kit or sexual assault forensic exam (SAFE) kit is done at a hospital. In Maryland it is done at the request of the victim now due to the "Jane Do Law", while before this year it was the police that gave them the go ahead on doing the kit. The SAFE kit is free for the victim, though the medical is not (i.e. treage and any medical help during exam).

"For a sexual assault evidence collection kit to be the most useful the victim should go to the hospital immediately following the attack. Changing clothes or bathing may result in destroying viable evidence. It is a victim's right to refuse to participate in any part of the evidence collection process, regardless of what stage the procedure is in. However, a sexual assault kit is the victim's best way to document the attack and help ensure prosecution of the attacker. The victim's informed consent is necessary for a kit to be used. This evidence retrieval and exam could take up to four hours to complete."--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_kit

3-4 RCIS

The Rape Crisis Center is a place for victims, survives, and family members of those who have been raped. They provide 24-hour crisis hotline for anyone that needs to call for help, either talking or hospital accompaniment for support during the SAFE exam. It is staffed by both paid and volunteer people who are trained for crisis counseling. RCIS of Carroll County has 6 months free therpy for Sexual Violence victims, survivers and family members as well. They also go around to oganizations/ schools teaching people about sexual violence, how common it is, how to stop it, and let people know that they are there if they need them.

http://www.rapecrisiscc.org/

Look at the banner
Has highlights of RCIS.

2-23 situation that sexual violence could happen

1. Party with alcohol
Few friends are drinking having a good time. One of which is a little more drunk than the rest of them. Her friend leads her back to her room and even though she says "no" she can't fully fight back due to the intoxication and he takes advantage of her. The next morning she doesn't fully know what happened because she was blacked out.

2. Close friend/ boyfriend/girlfriend, guilt you into sex/ take advantage
After dating several months the boyfriend (or g/f) could start trying to manipulate the other to have sex even if they are not ready/dont want to. After a while the other could just stop saying no, but yet there isnt consent for it. The aggressor takes advantage of this and sexually assaults their g/f or b/f. Though this is more grey than some other seinarios the aggresor is still taking advantage/ forcefully having the sex, but this method is more mental than physical force.

3. (less likely) Stranger forcefully raping someone walking by.
The seneario we all know from TV but is the rarest form of sexual violence. The stalker from town that we dont know is following us. Then jump us when we are not expecting it and forcefully rapes us.

4. Friend or aquantance just forcing rape.
You meet up with a person you knind of know from class or through friends. He or she forcefully (with violence) rapes you. This could also include a weapon of some kind. This is also less likely than the first two.

2-16 Bystander syndrome

Bystander syndrome is when a person or a group of people are witnesses to something, and dont do anything. The reasons for this is because of: public humiliation, fear of violence/ getting hurt, and "some one else's problem." People now are trying to train people in "Bystander intervention." This is where a person/ group of people stand up and help a person in trouble.

There are 4 things that you need to to help someone.
1. assess the problem.
2. make a call whether or not it is an emergancy and needs help
3. assume responsiblity
4. go help/ get help
http://www.uwlax.edu/faculty/cerbin/ls/PSY%20Research%20Lesson%20Model%20of%20Bystander%20Intervention.htm


Senerio:
Boyfriend and girlfriend are having a comfertation during a party. The boyfriend is getting verbaly abusive and the voices are escilating. Soon he yanks her arm as he head for the door mummbling something about how she is going to have to make up for her behavior with a sexual favor as she fights him trying to get free.

Dioloage 1:
Bystander walks up to boyfriend right before the physical abuse starts.
Byst: "Hey man, hows it going?"
B/f: "Don't you see I'm busy here talking to my girl"
Byst: "Sorry man, I'll go"


Dioloage 2:
Bystander walks up to boyfriend right before the physical abuse starts.
Byst: "Hey man, whats up?"
B/f: "Don't you see I'm busy talking to my girl"
Byst: "Yea man, the whole party could hear you. It's not right how you treat her."
B/f: "Yea?! What you going to do about it"
Bystander pulls the girlfriend away saying shes going to be safe; the boyfriend tries to attack the bystander but is intercepted by several friends. He quickly gives up and leaves the party.