Transcript VAWP

VAWP
The ASU VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROGRAM
MISSION
• The mission of the VAW program is to protect and assist victims of
sexually based violence through the creation, implementation, and
sustentation of a unified, comprehensive, institutional response to
all sexually based criminal offenses that take place on campus or
that involve any students, staff, or faculty associated with the
University. Sexually based offenses are construed to include:
Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assaults, and Stalking
Offenses. It is the purpose of the VAW Program to create and foster
a campus environment that is protective, compassionate, and
helpful to victims while providing “zero-tolerance” towards the
offenses and offenders. To be effective, the VAW Program will
ensure the marshaling of all, on and off campus, resources to aid
the victim and investigate, apprehend, and prosecute all criminal
conduct related to sexually based offenses at the University.
Domestic Violence
• Domestic violence is abuse between family
members or related persons; this includes
married and dating relationships. Domestic
violence can be; actual physical abuse, threats
of physical abuse, emotional abuse,
threatening phone calls, workplace
disturbances, stalking, and other forms of
dominance and control.
EXAMPLES DISCUSSION
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Physical Abuse
Sexual Assault/ Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Economic Abuse
Psychological Abuse
Domestic violence can happen to
anyone
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race, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender
socioeconomic background, education level
opposite-sex, same-sex
married, living together, dating.
Dating Violence
• Violence committed by a person who is or has
been in a social relationship of a romantic or
intimate nature with the victim.
• When a dating relationship is established,
domestic violence laws and protections apply
to any acts of violence or abuse between the
parties in the relationship.
Dating Abuse Facts
1. Physical and sexual abuse is the most often talked about aspect of
dating abuse.
2. 1 in 5 teens that have been in a serious relationship report being hit,
slapped, or pushed by a partner.
3. 1 in 3 teens report knowing a friend or peer who has been hit,
punched, kicked, slapped, choked or physically hurt by their partner.
4. 1 in 4 teenage girls who have been in relationships reveals that they
have been pressured to perform oral sex or engage in intercourse.
5. Dating abuse doesn't have to be physical. It can include verbal or
emotional abuse or controlling behavior.
6. More than 1 in 4 teenage girls in a relationship report enduring
repeated verbal abuse.
7. Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls in a relationship said a boyfriend threatened
violence or self-harm when presented with a break-up.
CYBER ABUSE/CONTROL
Cell phones and social networking can be used to abuse
and control.
1 in 3 teens (30%) say they are text messaged 10, 20, or
30 times an hour by a partner inquiring where they
are, what they’re doing, or who they’re with.
68% of teens report boyfriends/girlfriends sharing
private or embarrassing pictures/videos on cell phones.
71% of teens regard boyfriends/girlfriends spreading
rumors about them on cell phones and social
networking sites as a serious problem.
Sexual Assault
• Sexual assault can be defined as any type of sexual
contact or behavior that occurs by force or without the
consent of the recipient of the unwanted sexual
activity. Falling under the definition of sexual assault is
sexual activity such as forced sexual intercourse,
forcible sodomy, child molestation, incest, fondling,
and attempted rape. It includes sexual acts against
people who are unable to consent due to age or lack of
capacity.
IN THE UNITED STATES
• It has been reported that 300,000 women are
raped each year
• 3.7 million women are subjected to other
forms of unwanted sexual activity.
• Estimated that 80,000 American children are
subjected to sexual abuse annually
• one in six American women has been or will
be sexually assaulted during her life.
Stalking
• Stalking can be defined as a pattern of
repeated and unwanted attention,
harassment, contact, or any other course of
conduct directed at a specific person that
would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.
EXAMPLES
• Repeated, unwanted, intrusive, and frightening
communications from the perpetrator by phone, mail,
and/or email.
• Repeatedly leaving or sending victim unwanted items,
presents, or flowers.
• Following or lying in wait for the victim at places such
as home, school, work, or recreation.
• Making direct or indirect threats to harm the victim,
the victim's children, relatives, friends, or pets.
• Damaging or threatening to damage the victim's
property.
CYBER STALKING
a newer method of that involves offensive,
threatening communication through the
Internet, e-mail, chat rooms instant messages
or cellular telephones.
It is methodical, deliberate, and persistent. It
is communication that disturbs and creates
fear in the recipient.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics
reports:
• About half (46%) of stalking victims experienced
at least one unwanted contact per week, and 11%
of victims said they had been stalked for 5 years
or more.
• Approximately 1 in 4 stalking victims reported
some form of cyber stalking such as e-mail (83%)
or instant messaging (35%).
• Women were at greater risk than men for stalking
victimization; however, women and men were
equally likely to experience harassment.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
RESPONDING
• 1. Get to a safe place.
• 2. Contact Campus Police as soon as possible at 229-4400 or call
911 if danger is still immediate.
• 3. Contact a friend, family member or someone you trust to come
and stay with you.
• 4. Seek medical attention if injured. Go to the closest emergency
room for a full physical examination. If you suspect that you were
given any drug, ask for a blood and urine test . If you were sexually
assaulted, try to preserve collectible evidence. If you were
physically assaulted, try to refrain from touching any possible
evidence.
• 5. As soon as possible, write down as much as you can remember
about the assault.
• 6. Make an appointment with a counselor.
• 7. You have multiple options to file charges.
• 8. Assess your need for a Protection Order.
• 9. If you choose, you may have civil remedies
to follow along with criminal charges.
• REMEMBER THESE STEPS, BECAUSE EVEN IF
YOU NEVER NEED THEM, YOU MAY KNOW
SOMEONE WHOE DOES…
A CAMPUS CULTURE IS…
• A culture that develops and supports healthy
relationships…
• A culture that helps and supports any victim
of violence to recover, to heal, and be safe…
• It is a culture that will not tolerate violent
crimes against others
Who makes
Campus Culture
a Reality?
YOU DO !!!
If you are a victim,
It is not your
fault!!
PERPETRATORS of sexual and domestic
violence have to be held accountable!
HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE BY:
1. Reporting what you know to Police, Faculty
and Staff
2. Prosecuting criminally
3. Charges through the School disciplinary
system
Violence, Abuse, and
Crime, thrive in a
community that stays
silent
and
looks away
REFUSE
TO
REMAIN SILENT…
IF YOU ARE…
a victim, or a friend is…..
CONTACT US
You are not alone,
HELP is available…
CONTACT INFORMATION
• ASU Department of Public Safety/ VAWP
334-229-4400
• Family Justice Center 334-262-7378
• Secret Witness 334-215-7867(215-STOP)
• Montgomery Police Department
334-241-2651
• EMERGENCY 911