goldenlion
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I do think sexual assaults are happening both at normal colleges and the service academies. According to a brochure that I stumbled across yesterday at the base legal office, it stated that 25% of women are sexually assaulted while in college. That number horrified me.
I do think it is still a problem at the service academies today. Why else would there be so many restricted reports filed every year? Restricted reports are confidential.
Now for some fuzzy math:
For female cadet x who would have entered USAFA in 2007 and graduated in 2011, there were 78 reports of sexual assault during those 4 years. Assuming that the wing is comprised of 22% female (or about 968 females), that would be 8% reported being sexually assaulted.
Now according to the 2010 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey the cadets fill out, about 146 female cadets reported unwanted sexual contact which would be 15%.
Reasons why incidents may go unreported (from the 2010 SAGR):
Now for alcohol...data from the 2010 SAGR...percent of women who indicated alcohol/drug involvement in unwanted sexual contact:
I do think it is still a problem at the service academies today. Why else would there be so many restricted reports filed every year? Restricted reports are confidential.
Now for some fuzzy math:
For female cadet x who would have entered USAFA in 2007 and graduated in 2011, there were 78 reports of sexual assault during those 4 years. Assuming that the wing is comprised of 22% female (or about 968 females), that would be 8% reported being sexually assaulted.
Now according to the 2010 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey the cadets fill out, about 146 female cadets reported unwanted sexual contact which would be 15%.
Reasons why incidents may go unreported (from the 2010 SAGR):
- high-profile cases of sexual assault deter other victims from reporting
- knowledge that reporting an experience often results in media scrutiny might deter some students from coming forward
- victims of sexual assault at the academies have to be concerned not only with the social reaction to their reporting but also any professional consequences
- One deterrent to victim's coming forward to report their experience can be a concern that they will not be believed that they have been victimized. One rape myth associated with female victims is that women “cry rape” to avoid punishment or after making a regrettable decision (e.g., falsely report they have been sexually assaulted). To the extent that a victim believes that her report will be perceived by her peers in this manner, this can act as a deterrent to reporting.
- Victim blaming is the perception that an individual contributed to or “invited” an assault to occur as a result of his or her dress, behavior, etc. ...victim blaming could be a deterrent to reporting.
- Often sexual assault cases lack witnesses or physical evidence that can confirm an assault occurred. When victims of sexual assault make the decision to report their experience, one factor they make take into account is whether they will be believed if it is their word against the offenders. The reputation of a student who reports a sexual assault has a strong influence on his or her credibility, as does the reputation of the offender. This is important because it could lead victims of sexual assault who are not generally liked by their peers or who have reported sexual assault or harassment in the past to be less credible in the eyes of their peers.
Now for alcohol...data from the 2010 SAGR...percent of women who indicated alcohol/drug involvement in unwanted sexual contact:
- USMA: 51% overall (67% senior, 60% Junior, 35% Sophomore, 56% freshman)
- USNA: 65% overall (70%, 93%, 68%, 17%)
- USAFA: 48% overall (86%, 33%, 41%, 44%)
- USCGA: 50% overall