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Since your graduation from AIU, you have been working as the victims' assistant advocate for the office of the local county prosecutor. You have a great working relationship with the prosecutor, Mary, and the remainder of the office. Normally, when you speak, the staff and prosecutor know you are speaking from a knowledge base that you have gained from personal experience, research, and reading, so they know that your comments are facts. You like to use APA format to cite your sources, but this bulleted paper does not need to be in APA format. You have decided to speak with the prosecutor, Mary, on behalf of Maureen, the college student who was a victim of date rape.

You want to convince Mary to support a change in the prosecutor's policy of not prosecuting date rape cases when drugs or alcohol are involved. Maureen has a strict policy: when someone wants to speak with her about changing an established policy, she wants the person to submit a paper of 3 – 5 pages containing topic bullets outlining his or her argument for the policy change prior to meeting her. She feels this way, she is not blind-sided, and she has an opportunity to research the topic prior to the meeting. You follow her policy and write a paper using bullets only, hoping that you can persuade Mary and the chief prosecutor to change their policy or, at a minimum, meet with you for a discussion about changing the policy.

Maureen knows other young women are being attacked and that very often, date rape drugs are being used. Mary has agreed to review your policy change letter if you write it. You write the policy change paper in which where you have the following two goals: Educate Mary about date rape using statistics and information about date rape and date rape drugs to show her that Maureen is one of the types of victims who perpetrators take advantage of in these situations. Explain why not prosecuting the cases is the wrong public and social policy. Of course, you are also hopeful that the victim, Maureen, also receives help in her case.

To organize your efforts before your meeting, create a detailed outline in bullet form that contains information for the following 5 topics: List Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) reported crime statistics relating to rape and the strengths and weaknesses of each type of reporting. Define the term date rape (or acquaintance rape —the terms are interchangeable) and how date rape (acquaintance rape) is distinguished from stranger rape, statutory rape, and spousal rape. List the types and uses of date rape drugs. Describe the victim – offender relationship, including the following: How victims are viewed by perpetrators of date rape The special problems of date rape prosecutions How society and jurors may view date rape (blaming the victim based on the perceived precipitation, facilitation, or provocation of the victim) What is your position on this issue, and what action do you think would impact this social policy?

Paper For Above instruction

- Crime Statistics on Rape (UCR and NCVS):

- The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program collects data from law enforcement agencies across the U.S.

- The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is a survey of households, providing data on both reported and unreported crimes.

- Strengths of UCR: High reliability, standardized data, useful for trend analysis at the national level.

- Weaknesses of UCR: Underreporting of rapes, especially those not reported to police; variability in law enforcement reporting practices.

- Strengths of NCVS: Captures unreported incidents, offers detailed victim and offender data.

- Weaknesses of NCVS: Relies on self-reporting, potential recall bias, may underrepresent certain populations.

- Definition and Types of Date Rape:

- Date rape, or acquaintance rape, involves sexual assault by someone known to the victim, often in social settings.

- Differentiates from stranger rape based on prior relationship; statutory rape involves minors; spousal rape occurs within marriage.

- Distinctions: Stranger rape involves unknown assailant; statutory rape involves minors; spousal rape involves current or former spouses.

- Types and Uses of Date Rape Drugs:

- Common drugs include Rohypnol, GHB, and Ketamine.

- Used to incapacitate victims, impair memory, or cause unconsciousness during assault.

- Often added to drinks without victim's knowledge.

- Victim-Offender Relationship and Societal Perspectives:

- Perpetrators often view victims as easily accessible or responsible for provoking the assault.

- Victims face stigma, blame, and secondary victimization, complicating prosecution efforts.

- Society and jurors may hold biases, believing victims are partly responsible due to their actions or dress.

- Challenges in Prosecution: Victim reluctance, credibility issues, and societal attitudes hinder successful prosecutions.

- Position and Proposed Actions:

- Not prosecuting date rape cases involving drugs or alcohol perpetuates victim blaming, impedes justice, and endangers other potential victims.

- Advocate for policy change to treat intoxication-related cases with seriousness, emphasizing the criminality regardless of perceived victim responsibility.

- Promote education to reduce societal victim-blaming attitudes and improve witness and juror understanding of date rape dynamics.

- Support victim-centered approaches that prioritize victim recovery and justice.

- Policy changes should include training law enforcement and judicial personnel to handle these cases with sensitivity and fairness, focusing on consent issues rather than victim culpability.

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