U/CL Pathfinders

DATE  RAPE

DEFINITION:  “Rape committed by an assailant known to the victim which may or may not be in the context of a romantic or social situation.”  (Rape in America)

 

NARROW THE SUBJECT:

·         Should colleges develop a sexual consent policy?

·         Do rape shield laws violate a defendant’s rights?

·         Do acquaintance rapes account for the majority of unreported rapes? If so, why?

·         Has the extent of date rape been exaggerated?

·         Do alcohol and/or drugs contribute to date rape?

·         Do women claim rape in situations where it is not justified?

·         Does the legal system discount the seriousness of date rape?

·         Should coercion be an acceptable aspect of male sexual behavior?

·         Is it more difficult to guard against date rape than stranger rape?

·         Do traditional female (passive)/male (aggressive) roles contribute to date  rape?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Acquaintance rape; Rape; Date rape

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior	REF HV 5804 .D78 2003 "Rohypnol"
Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment	REF HV 6017 .E524 2002 "Rape, Date and Marital"
Encyclopedia of Rape	REF HV 6558 .E53 2004
Criminal Justice	REF KF 9214.5 .C75 2006

                                     

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

At Issue: Date Rape (also in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

Issues & Controversies   "Rape Shield Laws" 6/11/04 p.225-230

Current Controversies: Violence Against Women (also in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

STATISTICS:

Sexual Victimization of College Women  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/182369.htm

Information Plus: Violent Relationships: "Acquaintance Rape"Crime; Prisons, and Jails  "Dating Violence" ((Ref Desk also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

NIDA Home http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/RohypnolGHB.html

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Health and Wellness Resource Center

CQ Researcher

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

Date Rape	http://www.ncpc.org
Date Rape	http://www.campusoutreachservices.com/
U.S. D.E.A.: Fluntitrazepam -- (Rohypnol) --"Roofies"	http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/rohypnol/rohypnol.htm
U.S. Dept. of Education: Acquaintance Rape	http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/acqrape.html

 

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