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Outline
The effects of rape on the community

I. Introduction
A. do people ever wonder what is the cause of rape? why do rapist do the things that
they do? What do they get out of it? Is it the pleasure of seeing the victim in pain
running and screaming is an enjoyment and challenge to their ears?
B. Rape often makes people uncomfortable to even think about especially victims
that have actually witness it.
C. rape is a crime involving forced sexual societal problems focused on women and
children according to the U.S Department of Justice there are approximately
572,000 victimizations of women. thesis: rape is an heinous crime creating
many traumatic effects for its victims such as unwelcomed emotional/mental issues ,
possible STDs and unwanted pregnancies
II. unwanted emotional/ mental issues

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A. there are about six main effects of rape they are posttraumatic disorder,
self-harm, sexually transmitted infections, flashbacks, depressions,
substance use.
B. PTSD which posttraumatic stress disorder an extremely debilitating
occurring after disturbing event.
C. the study determines comparative rates of several mental health problems
among rape victims.
III. STDs
A. diseases commonly caught during rape
B. one of four college students with the disease because of rape
C. more than 30 different bacteria, viruses, and parasites usually spread by unprotected sex
how many victims have caught them?
IV. Pregnancies
A. in 2012 346,830 women were raped the incidence of pregnancy for onetime unprotected
sexual intercourse.
B. abortion is illegal after rape and incest
C. over 90% of pregnancies in girls 15 and under are due to rape by family members
Counterargument paragraph : All forms of rape is abuse and victims that have witnessed
it should be allowed to choose any penalty for the perpetrator and anyone else involved
or not standing up and showing action for what they know about, Such as the victim's

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family member no one should have to be afraid of standing up for their right and
speaking out on what has happened to them. That's why most assaults have showed
unreported giving by studies because the victims feel one would believe them or that they
would be punished. Like any crime is never fault the victim the system of victim blaming
is currently placing the state the society currently live in.

Concluding paragraph: As stated in my research found the incidence of rape recorded by the
police are varied between 0.2 people per 100,000 people . The victim may suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder some even suffer nightmares and severe anxiety and uncontrolled
thoughts. And for pregnancies resulting in 2012, 346,000 one time unprotected sexual
intercourse is 5 percent. 31,536,000 divided by 293,066 comes out to 1 sexual \assault every 107
seconds that's a lot of helpless victims children and unwanted babies all year round. Moral of the
story no one should ever feel unwanted tell someone and help one another just think about all the
babies getting touches no one should have to experience it what it was you, what would you do ?

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The effect of rape on the Victims

Do you ever sit and think why do rapists do the things they do or what
cause rape to occur in the first place especially with younger children? Think about being
raped by someone you know not being able to say a word in fear of thinking what would they do
to harm you, or maybe even being blamed for lying. More than half of females survived have
reported being raped by a partner or former friend. Only about 1 of 7 were raped by a stranger.
Male survivors are often younger more than one quarter experienced their first rape when they
were 10 years of age or younger. It was reported on ABC News one in four women will be
raped before they graduate college the probability that one out of four female college students
will be raped before receiving a diploma. Woman between 16 to 24 will experience rape at rate
that's higher than the rate assault of woman. Rape is a crime involving forced sexual societal
problems focused on women and children according to the us department of justice there are
572,000 victimizations of women . A study of 3,000 college women surveyed indicated that more
than 50 percent reported being sexually victimized and 15 percent were victims of rape. These
scholars claim that universities and colleges often mask the prevalence of campus sexual assault
in an effort to preserve the image of a safe campus community. Although young men are more
likely than adolescent women to identify these relationships as causal. A woman who becomes
pregnant due to an act of either rape or incest is the victim of a horribly violent and morally
reprehensible crime. Although pregnancy as a result of either rape or incest is extremely rare,1
there is no getting around the fact that pregnancy does occur in some instances. Rape is a heinous
crime creating many traumatic effects for its victims such as unwanted emotional/mental issues,
stds and unwanted pregnancies.
Rape is traumatizing because it triggers the fight or flight response, because the
most someone is using their body as a weapon against you. The poor victim can only begin to
imagine what happened to them after they had been drugged and would not know her/his
attacker, therefore they have deep-rooted psychological problems for a very long time. Fear and
phobias may develop. They may be related specifically to the appearance of the assailant or to
the circumstances of the attack. Sometimes phobias can be much more generalized. Eating and
sleeping disturbances can re emerge, as can dreams and nightmares. Cognitive processing rape

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therapy is designed to help people suffering from PTSD and depression. In this rape treatment,
education, exposure and cognitive techniques are used. Victims are encouraged to identify parts
of the trauma with "inadequately processed emotions" associated with them, known as "stuck
points." Society has its own way of dealing with trauma which can both be belittling or denying.
For a survivor to be told that what happened to them wasn't that bad, or was no big deal or
continually being told it was time that they were over it, or just try and forget it ever happened
cause secondary wounding in trauma survivors. Rape and other forms of sexual assault have
broad reaching effects on many levels, including basic needs, functional impairment, physical
health, and mental health. The National Women's Study, an epidemiological survey of 4008
women, found the lifetime prevalence of PTSD resulting from rape and sexual assault to be 32%
and 30.8%, respectively, compared with a prevalence of 9.4% caused by non- crime related
trauma. In the article, Sexual assaults and mental disorders in a community population, Burman
et. al talks about the many disorders and effects after rape (1998).
Having to already go through pain of rape is enough but catching a disease at that could be
the worst thing in the world. Many rape victims also become infected by sexually transmitted
disease due to sexual assault. Victims may become infected with STDs such as gonorrhea
Chlamydia, two had herpes, etc., (Foster et. at 1989)
It appears that rape victims have a high rate of STD before the rape and that they have a
substantial risk of acquiring such diseases as a consequence of the assault Rape treatment experts
say some in South Africa 500,000 to be exact rapes occur each year far higher than the reported

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rapes which people report to the SA Police Service. Rapists are seeking out increasingly younger
victims, so even the smallest little girls now are getting HIVinfections from rapists. Rape victims
should not wash or douche before they have had medical attention, this is a crime scene which
can contain body fluids. Doctors can also treat rape victims for the trauma of their experience
and test and treated for stds that may have been transmitted.
A woman who becomes pregnant after a rape may face a decision about whether to have
an abortion, give the child up for adoption, or raise it. In some countries, where abortion is
illegal after rape and incest, over 90% of pregnancies in girls age 15 and under are due to rape by
family members. It is commonly assumed that rape victims who become pregnant would
naturally want abortions. 70 percent of all women believe abortion is immoral, even though
many also feel it should be a legal choice for others. Approximately the same percentage of
pregnant rape victims believe abortion would be just another act of violence perpetrated against
their bodies and their children (. Maloof 1979) ,

One might hypothesize that a woman's body could respond to the extreme stress and trauma of
enduring rape in such a way that she would be physiologically more likely to miscarry. After
being raped once, a woman had a 5.0 percent chance of pregnancy. That number includes rapes
in which condoms were used.
I believe that all forms of rape is abuse and victims that have witnessed it should be
allowed to choose any penalty for the perpetrator and anyone else involved or not standing up

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and showing action for what they know about, Such as the victim's family member. no one
should have to be afraid of standing up for their right and speaking out on what has happened to
them. Most assaults go unreported because victims feel no one will believe
them or that they will be blamed.
Mainstream ideas about sexual assault can influence whether a victim is believed or not
which is sad. Most rapes are crimes without witnesses. If the accused claims the sex was
consensual then even DNA cannot provide corroborating evidence against this story. The courts
are presented with a he said / she said dilemma. When we allow ideas llike this to be
accepted, we only isolate the true victims and discourage them from reporting. The point is that
false allegations of rape are not handled in a way that suggests the gravity of that accusation.
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As I stated in my research found the incidence of rape recorded by the police are varied
between 0.2 people per 100,000 people. The victim may suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder
some even suffer nightmares and severe anxiety and uncontrolled thoughts. And for pregnancies
resulting in 2012 346,000 one time unprotected sexual intercourse is 5 percent. 31,536,000
divided by 293,066 comes out to 1 sexual assault every 107 seconds that's a lot of helpless
victims children and unwanted babies all year round. Moral of the story no one should ever feel

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unwanted tell someone and help one another just think about all the babies getting touches no
one should have to experience it what it was you, what would you do?

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