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Injury Prevention Facts & Tips Rev. July 2012 Injury Prevention Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health, 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117 http://ips.health.ok.gov What You Can Do about Sexual Violence Rape and sexual assault are serious public health concerns. • 1,526 forcible and attempted rapes of women were reported by law enforcement during 2009. (Uniform Crime Reporting System, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation) • 31% of women 18-35 years of age reported experiencing sexual assault in their lifetimes. (Sexual Assault Prevention Women’s Survey, University of Oklahoma Public Opinion Learning Laboratory, 2006) – 74% were younger than 18 years of age when the first sexual assault occurred. – 32% of women who had been sexually assaulted had experienced more than one sexual assault. • One in 5 (20%) college women in the U.S. have experienced a completed rape and one in 4 (25%) have experienced an attempted rape. (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) Schools and Youth Serving Organizations can: • Create a climate where violence and harassment are not tolerated. Create and enforce policies that promote respect, communication, and conflict resolution without violence. • Train teachers and staff to recognize and intervene if they see or hear about sexual violence or sexual harassment. • Implement education for students on healthy relationships and gender equity. Colleges and Universities can: • Create a climate where violence and harassment are not tolerated. Create and enforce policies that promote respect, communication, and conflict resolution without violence. • Review, revise, and enforce policies on sexual misconduct and sexual harassment including publicizing policies several times a year to remind students, faculty and staff. • Train students, faculty, and staff to recognize and intervene if they see or hear about sexual violence or sexual harassment. Faith Organizations can: • Promote respect and gender equity through sermons, newsletters, and discussions. • Create a climate where violence and harassment are not tolerated. Create and enforce policies that promote respect, communication, and conflict resolution without violence. • Train leaders to recognize and intervene if they see or hear about sexual violence or sexual harassment. • Implement education for students around healthy relationships and gender equity. Individuals can: • Be a role model - through your words and actions show that you respect your partner. • Use communication rather than violence to solve problems. • Support healthy relationship education in schools and youth serving organizations. Rape and sexual assault are preventable. Individuals and communities working together can address risk factors for perpetrating rape: • Attitudes and beliefs that condone sexual violence and sexual harassment • Hostility towards women • Abusive or neglectful family environments • Weak laws and infrequent prosecution of sexual assault and sexual harassment Prevention strategies should promote: • Healthy and respectful relationships • Intolerance of violence • Equality • Offender accountability
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Okla State Agency |
Health, Oklahoma State Department of |
Okla Agency Code |
'340' |
Title | What you can do about sexual violence |
Alternative title | Sexual violence prevention |
Authors | Oklahoma. Injury Prevention Service. |
Publisher | Oklahoma State Department of Health |
Publication Date | 2012-07 |
Publication type |
Fact Sheet |
Subject | Sex crimes--Prevention. |
Purpose | Rape and sexual assault are preventable. Individuals and communities working together can address risk factors for perpetrating rape |
Notes | Rev. July 2012 |
OkDocs Class# | H945.1 S518v 2012 |
Digital Format | PDF, Adobe Reader required |
ODL electronic copy | Downloaded from agency website: http://www.ok.gov/health2/documents/Sexual_Violence_Prevention_English_2012.pdf |
Rights and Permissions | This Oklahoma state government publication is provided for educational purposes under U.S. copyright law. Other usage requires permission of copyright holders. |
Language | English |
Date created | 2013-05-17 |
Date modified | 2013-05-17 |
OCLC number | 890223741 |
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Title | Sexual_Violence_Prevention_English_2012 1 |
Full text | Injury Prevention Facts & Tips Rev. July 2012 Injury Prevention Service, Oklahoma State Department of Health, 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117 http://ips.health.ok.gov What You Can Do about Sexual Violence Rape and sexual assault are serious public health concerns. • 1,526 forcible and attempted rapes of women were reported by law enforcement during 2009. (Uniform Crime Reporting System, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation) • 31% of women 18-35 years of age reported experiencing sexual assault in their lifetimes. (Sexual Assault Prevention Women’s Survey, University of Oklahoma Public Opinion Learning Laboratory, 2006) – 74% were younger than 18 years of age when the first sexual assault occurred. – 32% of women who had been sexually assaulted had experienced more than one sexual assault. • One in 5 (20%) college women in the U.S. have experienced a completed rape and one in 4 (25%) have experienced an attempted rape. (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) Schools and Youth Serving Organizations can: • Create a climate where violence and harassment are not tolerated. Create and enforce policies that promote respect, communication, and conflict resolution without violence. • Train teachers and staff to recognize and intervene if they see or hear about sexual violence or sexual harassment. • Implement education for students on healthy relationships and gender equity. Colleges and Universities can: • Create a climate where violence and harassment are not tolerated. Create and enforce policies that promote respect, communication, and conflict resolution without violence. • Review, revise, and enforce policies on sexual misconduct and sexual harassment including publicizing policies several times a year to remind students, faculty and staff. • Train students, faculty, and staff to recognize and intervene if they see or hear about sexual violence or sexual harassment. Faith Organizations can: • Promote respect and gender equity through sermons, newsletters, and discussions. • Create a climate where violence and harassment are not tolerated. Create and enforce policies that promote respect, communication, and conflict resolution without violence. • Train leaders to recognize and intervene if they see or hear about sexual violence or sexual harassment. • Implement education for students around healthy relationships and gender equity. Individuals can: • Be a role model - through your words and actions show that you respect your partner. • Use communication rather than violence to solve problems. • Support healthy relationship education in schools and youth serving organizations. Rape and sexual assault are preventable. Individuals and communities working together can address risk factors for perpetrating rape: • Attitudes and beliefs that condone sexual violence and sexual harassment • Hostility towards women • Abusive or neglectful family environments • Weak laws and infrequent prosecution of sexual assault and sexual harassment Prevention strategies should promote: • Healthy and respectful relationships • Intolerance of violence • Equality • Offender accountability |
Date created | 2013-05-17 |
Date modified | 2013-05-17 |
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