Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program

Headquarters U.S.
Air Force
Integrity - Service - Excellence
Air Force: Sexual Assault

Prevention and Response
Defense Task Force Sexual
Assault in the Military Services
Charlene M. Bradley
Assistant Deputy for Force Management
Integration
1
Where We Were . . .
Slide 4
Background
2003 - USAFA sexual assault

allegations
Agenda for Change and
Fowler Report
PACAF Review
AF IPT & Assessment
2004: DoD Task Force on Care
for Victims of Sexual Assault
Slide 5
Sexual Assault Tasking
Objective: assess AF sexual assault prevention and response

capabilities; provide recommendations for improvement
MAJCOMs: conducted self-assessment based on Vice Chief

24 Feb 04 memo 5 focus areas
Education and Training
Reporting
Response Programs
Program Oversight
Recommendations
HAF: formed IPT to
Synthesize MAJCOM self-assessments

Conduct corporate and university benchmarking
Contribute to and review OSD draft Sexual Assault report
Engage Sexual Assault subject-matter experts (external to AF)
Conduct review of HAF-level policies
Capture findings and develop recommendations
Slide 6
The Process
Data Collection
MAJCOMs
9 MAJCOMs and
USAFA, ANG, 11th Wing
Integration and
Assessment
Air Staff
85+ installations
surveyed or visited
Review and integrate

MAJCOM findings
100,000+ personnel
contacted via survey,
interviews, focus groups,
and feedback sessions
Corporate Benchmarking
Response from
overseas bases, including
Iraq and Afghanistan
Air Staff
IPT stands up
review of current
policy and issues
University Benchmarking
Experts
Finding and
Recommendations
Air Staff & MAJCOMS
Findings
Recommendations
CORONA Briefing
CORONA Direction
OSD Report
2-Day Off-Site
(21-22 April 2004)
Final Report
Campaign Plan
MAJCOM reps,
Air Staff IPT and Experts
assess data
Slide 7
AF Report
Findings and
recommendations
focused on six topic
areas:
Sexual Assault Realities

Policy and Leadership
Education and Training
Reporting
Response
AEF/Deployment
Slide 8
Major Findings
Major Findings
Policy No cogent AF-wide sexual assault policy
No single office designated to develop, promulgate &

maintain policy
Key sexual assault terms/concepts require definition
e.g. sexual assault v sexual harassment; liaison v
advocate; confidentiality, privacy, and anonymity
Lack compelling message policy key to message
Commanders unaware of prevalence of sexual assault

problem
Sexual assaults underreported mask issue

Commanders deal with sexual assaults on case-by-case
basis not as cultural issue
Databases inadequate for trend analysis/oversight
Slide 9
Major Findings
Major Findings
Education, training and prevention primarily focused on

sexual harassment in the workplace not sexual assault
No clear sexual assault policy / message reflected in current

training sexual assault education sporadic
Functional managers focus on assault response not
prevention
Need creative, targeted training programs to shift cultural
thinking todays power point methodology not effective
Confidentiality victims lack of privacy most frequently

quoted barrier to reporting sexual assaults
How many AF sexual assaults go unreported?

Key Issue: balancing CCs responsibility for maintaining
good order/ discipline with victim needs
Lack of confidentiality enables other reporting barriers (e.g.
stigma, shame, fear, re-victimization)
Slide 10
Major Findings
Major Findings
Response Current sexual assault response programs

emphasize investigative / judicial process
Imbalance between investigative/judicial needs and sustained

victim support/care
Issues w/timelines of lab processing and investigations
VWAP program execution inconsistent
Confusion between VWAP victim liaison and victim advocate
Victim care inadequate
No AF policy that fully integrates response to victim

No requirement for victim support program until Apr 04
Limited continuity of care after judicial process and post-PCS
Need to improve partnerships with community helping
agencies
Slide 11
Major Findings
AEF/remote environment creates unique

challenges for sexual assault prevention and
response
Loss of unit integrity impacts continuity of programs

Non-AF command structure may inhibit reporting
Close living environment
Investigation, medical and lab processing issues
exacerbated
Slide 12
Key Points
Sexual assault issue more complex than it

initially seemed
Sexual assault is a societal problem so will

require a positive, ongoing effort to instill and
foster the culture of professional Airmen
Commanders key to success

Currently working issue, but will need help
Seeing & understanding the problem are
challenges
Slide 13
Complexities of Sexual Assault
Slide 14
College Women
Between 20 and 25% of college age women will be

victims of rape or attempted rape during their
college career
Bonnie S. Fisher, Francis T. Cullen & Michael G. Turner, The Sexual Victimization of College Women,
National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics 10 (Dec. 2000)
In an earlier nationwide study of college students, 1

in 4 college-age women were victims of rape or
attempted rape
Robin Warshaw, I Never Called It Rape 11 (1988)
Slide 15
Female Victims
1 in 8 women (13%) will be the victim of forcible rape in her lifetime.

This is based on U.S. Census estimates of the number of women in
America at the time the above study was done
1 in 6 women (17.6%) will be the victim of a rape or an attempted

rape during her lifetime
Rape in America, National Victim Center & Crime Victims Research Center and Treatment Center 2 (1992).
Patricia Tjaden & Nancy Thoennes, Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence
Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey, National Institute of Justice
& Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice 13
(Nov. 2000).
In Colorado, 1 in 4 women (24%) will experience a completed or

attempted sexual assault [1] during her lifetime, according to a
statewide survey
Sexual Assault in Colorado: Results of a Statewide Survey, Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment & Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault 2 (July, 1999).
[1]
Defined as non-consensual penetration
Slide 16
Male Victims
Much more difficult to get accurate information

1 in 33 men (3%) will be the victim of a completed or
attempted rape during his lifetime
Patricia Tjaden & Nancy Thoennes, Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of
Violence Against Women: Findings From the National Violence Against Women Survey, National
Institute of Justice & Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S.
Department of Justice 13 (Nov. 2000).
In Colorado, 1 in 17 men (6%) will experience a

completed or attempted sexual assault [1] during his
lifetime, according to a statewide survey
[1]
Sexual Assault in Colorado: Results of a Statewide Survey, Colorado Department of Public Health
and Environment & Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault 2 (July, 1999).
Defined as non-consensual penetration
Slide 17
Tragedy of Youth:
Victims Age
According to the National Womens Study, females

were forcibly raped at the following ages:
29.3% were under 11 years old;

32.3% were between the ages of 11-17;
6.1% were older than 29; and
3.0% age not specified
Rape in America, National Victim Center & Crime Victims Research Center and Treatment Center 3 (1992)
Slide 18
Relationship Between
Perpetrator & Victim
According to the National Womens Study, only 22% of

rape victims were raped by strangers
The nonstranger perpetrators were: [1]
Husbands/ex-husbands
Fathers/stepfathers 11%
Boyfriends/ex-boyfriends
Other relatives 16%
Other non-relatives 29%
9%
10%
Rape in America, National Victim Center & Crime Victims Research Center and Treatment Center 4 (1992)
[1]
3% of the rape victims did not define the relationship
Slide 19
The Undetected Rapist
Slide 20
Sex Offenders - Who Are They?

As Reported by Dr. David Lisak
RAPIST PROFILE #1
Reality
Stranger to Victim
Usually Single Act
Blitz Attack
Brutal Injuries
Incarceration
5%
Incarcerated Stranger Rapist
RAPIST PROFILE #2
Reality
Myth
Knows Victims
Nice Guy Image
Calculated Force
Unpremeditated
Wont Happen Again All Races/Ethnicities
Consensual Sex
Drank Too Much
Miscommunication Seldom Incarcerated
Serial Offender
Alcohol as Weapon
95% Seldom Incarcerated
Non-stranger rapist
Slide 21
The Perpetrators
In studies of unreported rape and undetected rapists, between 6%

and 14.9% of men report that they committed acts that meet the legal
definition of rape or attempted rape
David Lisak & Paul Miller, Repeat Rape and Multiple Offending Among Undetected Rapists, 17 Violence and
Victims 73 (2002)
120 undetected rapists admitted to committing 483 rapes or

attempted rapes, as well as 742 other acts of interpersonal violence
Victims 79 (2002)
Of these 120 undetected rapists, 76 (or 63.3%) admitted to

committing multiple rapes. These 76 rapists committed 439 rapes,
as well as 786 other acts of interpersonal violence
Victims 79 (2002)
126 incarcerated rapists admitted to committing 907 rapes

Gene G. Abel, et. al, Self-Reported Sex Crimes of Nonincarcerated Paraphiliacs, 2 Journal of Interpersonal
Violence 19 (1987)
Slide 22
Study of 1,882 College-Age Men by Dr.

David Lisak
Serial Rapists
76 men
439 rapes &
attempted rapes
Single Act
Rapists
44 men
44 rapes &
attempted
rapes
Slide 23
Violence Committed
by Serial Rapists
The 76 Serial Rapists Committed:
49 sexual assaults
439 rapes & attempted rapes
66 acts physical abuse of children
277 acts sexual abuse of children
214 acts of battery
Total: 1,045 offenses
Slide 24
FRANK
Slide 25
Cultural Aspects of Rape

As Reported by Dr. David Lisak
Characteristics of Core Sex Offenders
Bystanders
Facilitators
Core
Sex
Offenders
See intimate violence as normal

Have deficits in empathy
Believe in rape myths
Hyper-masculine attitudes
Angry at women & need to dominate
Facilitators perpetuate an environment

that allows core sex offenders to assault
Reinforce negative behavior
Bystanders have knowledge of incidents &

dangerous environments, but fail to act
Core Sex Offenders cant be rehabilitated

by education or other forms of outreach;
they must be isolated from their peers
and the community
Slide 26
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Depression
Sleep Disturbance
Suicidal Thoughts
Impaired Trust
Slide 27
Impact of Non-Stranger Rape
Non-stranger rape victims suffer neurobiological as

well as psychological consequences
Non-stranger rape victims suffer the same spectrum

of symptoms as stranger rape victims
Slide 28
Military Victims
Higher
than expected rates of prior

victimization
Prior victimization = higher risk for mental
health & physical problems, drug/alcohol
use, suicide
Prior victimization = higher risk for future
victimization
Predators prey on vulnerability
Slide 29
Military Sexual Trauma

Victims
usually know perpetrators

Victims are usually young
Military is like a family
Military culture places premium on strength,
self-sufficiency & loyalty
Victims have restricted freedom of
movement
Re-exposure & revictimization more likely
Slide 30
Society Scholars/Olympians/Heroes
FRANK
Military Scholars/Olympians/Heroes
Slide 31
Campaign Plan
Slide 32
SAPR Program
Integrity
Self Respect
I am a professional
I act with integrity socially and
professionally
My word is my bond
5 Major Air Force Areas

Policy/Leadership
OPR Identification
Core values Strategy
Education/Training
Multi-tiered Training
Strategy
First Responder Training
Improved Response
SARCs and VAs
Excellence
Mutual Respect
People depend on and trust me
My contributions are valued
I recognize the worth of my
fellow Airmen
AEF Challenge
Oversight & Accountability
Training
Joint Approaches
Improved Reporting
Maximizing Reporting Rates
Service
Respect for the Institution
I go the extra distance
This is a higher calling
I follow my leader and
protect my wingman
Slide 33
Policy and Leadership
Slide 34
Improving Policy & Leadership

OPRs at Air Staff, MAJCOM & Wing
Air Force OPR to oversee development and
promulgation of sexual assault policy
SAF/MR
Air Staff OPR to oversee policy implementation

and support policy development
AF/A1
MAJCOM OPR to oversee implementation

of sexual assault policy
MAJCOM/CV
Base OPR to oversee implementation

of sexual assault policy
Commander
Vice Wing Cmdr
(MAJCOM A1)
Slide 35
Commanders Role
The legal and moral responsibilities of commanders

exceed those of any other leader of similar position
or authority
Nowhere else does a boss have to answer for how
subordinates live and what they do after work
Commanders have the authority to set policy and
punish misconduct
Slide 36
Commander
It is sometimes frustrating to try and explain to someone military
or civilianwhat this being a commander thing is all about
simply because they cannot possibly understand the depth,
complexity, and hours involved. Nor could you. I am a teacher,
counselor, rescuer, parent, mentor, confessor, judge and jury,
executioner, cheerleader, coach, nudger, butt-kicker, hugger, social
worker, lawyer, shrink, doctor, analyst, budgeteer, allowance giver,
career planner, assignment getter, inspector, critiquer, scheduler,
planner, shopper, social eventer, party thrower, and absolutely as
often as possible sacrificial lamb. I am my squadrons
commander, and will only do this job one way while Im in it . . .
whatever it takes to serve them.
Lt Col Eileen Isola
Commander, 463d Operations Support Squadron
Slide 37
Improved Response
Slide 38
Improved Response
SARCs and VAs
Wing CV
Oversight of all
Prevention Activities
SG
Response
Prevention
Sexual Assault
Response Coordinator
(SARC)
Facilitates All Aspects of
Prevention and Response and
Ensures hand-off at PCS
Communication
OSI
Oversight over
Victim Advocates
JA/VWAP Liaisons
Execute VWAP program
from investigation
thru legal action for UCMJ
cases
Education & Training POC

Communications Strategy
CAIB/IDS Interface
Victim Advocates (VA)

Respond to victim needs; ensure continuity of
care; close functional seams
Liaison to Community
Service Providers
Impacts potential victims,

perpetrators, facilitators,
bystanders, and leadership
Impacts Victims Who Have Reported
Slide 39
Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC)

New Position
Full-Time SARC @ Installations with 1,000+
2 at large training installations

GS-101-12 (Social Science Series)
32 Military Officer SARCs (Deployed capability)
Administrative Assistants at some bases
Reserves 15 civilian positions (Social Worker Series)
Reports directly to the Vice Wing Commander

Responsibilities 3 Main Duties
Prevention and risk reduction education
Response Victim care 24/7 and case management
Supervision of Victim Advocates
Selects, trains, and supervises victim advocates

Slide 40
Victim Advocates
Assigned by SARC to a particular victim

Not assigned to victim in own unit
Provides support, liaison support and care for victims
Active duty military and DoD civilian employee volunteers
Certain individuals cannot volunteer because of potential
conflict of interest
Examples: Commanders, First Sergeants, OSI, SF, SJA,
Chaplain, MEO
Will NOT provide any form of clinical counseling or legal,
investigative, or other guidance that should be provided by a
certified professional in these specific areas of expertise
Attends case management meetings
Slide 41
Awareness/Training/Education
Slide 42
Sexual Assault Awareness

Education Efforts
SARC and Victim Advocate courses

40-hour mandatory SARC course taught at Air University
40-hour mandatory Victim Advocate course taught by SARCs
Annual week long SARC conference
Periodic refresher education for Victim Advocates
Initial sexual assault awareness education

Air Force Targeting Sexual Assault video, with facilitated
discussion
Over 14,500 presentations to more than 540,000 AF
participants worldwide
(Began Aug 2005)
Slide 43
Sexual Assault Training and

Education Synopsis
SA Course
Officer
Accessions 1
Commissioning Source
ROTC, OTS, USAFA
BMT
Accessions 2
Commissioning Source
Initial Skills Awarding Courses

(TT)
First PME/Assign
ASBC
AEF Pre-D
AEF Pre-Deployment
ROTC, OTS, USAFA
Enlisted
FTAC
AEF Pre-Deployment
Leadership
Courses / Confs
Wg/GpCCs, MAJCOM SqCCs
Trng Providers
AIS / BIC
AIS / BIC / MTIs / MTLs
SOS
ALS
IDE
NCOA
SDE
SNCOA
Perm Party
Perm Party
PME
Audiences
Perm Party
CCCs / First Sergeants
Slide 44
Sexual Assault Awareness

Education Efforts
First Responder training
Security Forces (law enforcement)

OSI (investigators)
healthcare personnel
JA (legal)
Chaplains
Mandatory annual sexual assault awareness training
Slide 45
Improving Reporting
Slide 46
Barriers to Reporting
What we Learned..
Stigma, shame, or fear
Lack of victim credibility if offender highly regarded
Fear of being reduced in eyes of commander and

other unit members
My commander thinks I am a super-troop if I am a

victim, hell never see me that way again
Warrior mentality should be able to handle this and
not complain
Men thought they would be considered homosexual if
they reported
Slide 47
Barriers to Reporting
Concern of re-victimization reliving the incident

multiple times
Operational Impacts
Training Will I be allowed to complete training?
AOR fear of being held in-country OR of being sent
home
Security Clearance Perception that report will impact
access or level
Slide 48
Privacy Concerns
Victim Emotional Needs Post Assault:

Limit vulnerability
Limit exposure
Control over who knows about assault
Victim Needs Post Assault:
Avoid stigma of rape victim label
Medical attention
Law Enforcement assistance in some cases
Interests with an Impact on Privacy:
Complete medical history
Full investigation
Discovery requirements
Commanders need to know
Slide 49
Commanders Concerns
Commanders need to be able to command
Need accurate information ASAP

Commander held responsible regardless of what
he/she knows
Mission Decisions: PRP Status; Deployments;
Capacity to perform duties without harming self or
others; Authority to bear arms
Accountability for victim & offender
Suicide
Slide 50
How to Enhance Reporting?
Intense debate over appropriateness of confidentiality

Victims needs vs commanders need to know
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Slide 51
Focus on AF Reporting Policies and Procedures

Maximize privacy
Improve victim care
Investigation / Prosecution
Victims who
officially report
10%
Provide info to Command
All Sexual
Assault
Victims
IL (Invisibility Line)
SARC & VA
90%
Victims who do
not report
Slide 52
Confidentiality
DoD concluded confidential reporting option

necessary
Provide additional time and increased control over the

release and management of the victims personal
information
Empower the victim to seek relevant information and
support
Leading to informed decision about participating in the
criminal process
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Slide 53
Reporting
Two reporting options

Restricted
Unrestricted
Preference is for unrestricted reporting of offenses
Slide 54
Restricted Reporting
Process used by certain individuals to

report or disclose that they are the
victim of a sexual assault to specified
individuals on a requested confidential
basis
Slide 55
Who may make a restricted report?
Service members who are the

victim of a sexual assault
Slide 56
Who?
Servicemembers are
Air Force members on active duty

Members of AF Reserve if performing federal duty
(active duty training or inactive duty training)
Members of the National Guard in Federal service
(Title 10 status) or performing full-time National Guard
duty under Title 32
Members of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps when in
comparable status
Coast Guard when attached to the Department of
Defense
Slide 57
To Whom?
SARC
VA
Healthcare provider (who notifies SARC)
Others with a valid privilege (like chaplains) may
receive reports but they are not restricted reports
unless forwarded to above
If VA is contacted first
VA contacts SARC
Doesnt discuss covered communications until
appointed by SARC
Slide 58
What is Covered?
Covered Communication is
Any communication (oral, written, electronic) that is personal

information relating to the victimization made to a SARC, victim
advocate (VA), or health care provider
Other offenses are covered
Once a restricted report is made, recipient is prohibited from

disclosing covered communications to anyone not
authorized to received them
When is disclosure authorized?
Victim releases
Communication reveals serious and imminent threat
SARC, VA, HCP for services
Disability Retirement Boards
Ordered by military judge or civilian court
Required by Federal or state statute (child abuse info)
Slide 59
Disclosure
SARC makes the call

Consult with MAJCOM SARC
Consult with SJA using hypothetical
Wing CV decides if disagreement or uncertainty

Disclose only whats necessary to satisfy the purpose
of the disclosure
Unauthorized disclosure basis for disciplinary
action
Slide 60
Notification to Command
Command
is notified of environmental
information about the restrict report
Command use of information
Not initiate investigations or use in a manner that is
likely to identify parties
Enhance preventive measures
Enhance the education and training of their personnel
Scrutinize organizations climate and culture for
contributing factors
Slide 61
Restricted Reporting
Acknowledges on DD Form 2910 understanding of the
limits on restricted reporting and the reasons that
unrestricted reporting is preferred by DOD
Consideration
If cant determine if a report is intended to be restricted,

treat it as such until SARC can contact victim and find out
SARC notifies AFOSI if no election to make a restricted

report or is otherwise not eligible for a restricted report
Caveat: SARC consults with Healthcare Personnel about

the victims capacity for making the decision; could be
basis to delay notification
Caveat: SJA should also be consulted if SARC has
concerns or discovers that fear of an alleged offender's
retaliation or reprisal may be influencing the decision of
the victim
Slide 62
Evidence Collection
SARCs and VAs have no responsibility to collect /

will not collect or receive evidence of a sexual
assault from a victim
Collection of medical forensic evidence can occur
without giving up confidentiality
SAFE kit to be anonymously coded and not
processed until victim gives consent
To be kept by OSI
To be kept for 1 year
Slide 63
Unrestricted Report
SA report made through normal reporting channels

Chain of command
Law enforcement
AFOSI
Report made to SARC or healthcare provider where

the individual does not elect restricted reporting
SARC notified and VA assigned
Slide 64
Independent Report
SA disclosed to command or LE from source

independent of restricted reporting avenues
An official investigation may be initiated
When SARC or VA learn of independent report,

consult with AFOSI and notify victim
Covered communications not released unless the
victim authorizes the disclosure or another
exception applies
Slide 65
State Issues
SARC works with SJA to determine exactly what the state

law is and what it requires
What they think aint necessarily so
Coordinates with local law enforcement, the DA, hospital
counsel and any other local players as to how that law is
locally implemented
Attempts to arrange accommodation allowing restricted
reporting
Ensures victim has information necessary to make an
informed decision
Reference: Rape Reporting Requirements for Nonvulnerable Adults, APRI
Slide 66
Addressing Deployment Issues
Slide 67
AEF Slide
Predeployment training
What goes TDY comes home with you!
AF Core Values apply anywhere in the world
You have a responsibility to your Wingmen
Receive cultural/area information
Business card/chap stick, etc
Right Start at deployed location

Situational awareness (i.e. Shared facilities)
Where to report, etc
Right Finish when leaving deployed location
Slide 68
Designation of SARCs and VAs in the AEF

Pre-Deployment
AFPC
Readiness Center
and AEF Center
Identifies
Mil Coordinators
and Personnel
With VA Training
AEF Rotations
Identified
Coordinators and
Personnel with VA
training identified
to Deployed CCs
Deployment
AEF Deployed
Deployed Commanders have Coordinators
and VAs to
support deployed locations
Victim Advocate Pool

Volunteers trained as VAs at each
AF base/installation
Slide 69
Prevention Efforts
Slide 70
Bystander Intervention Modules
Focus is on Airmen who can actually stop assault

from occurring
Identify likely circumstances / situation
Develop self-sufficiency / confidence to engage
Learn specific skills to safely intervene
Bystander Intervention modules being developed to

meet these goals
Facilitated training
Expect delivery NLT Spring 09
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Headquarters U.S.

Air Force: Sexual Assault

Integrity - Service - Excellence

2003 - USAFA sexual assault

Integrity - Service - Excellence

Sexual Assault Tasking

Objective: assess AF sexual assault prevention and response

MAJCOMs: conducted self-assessment based on Vice Chief

HAF: formed IPT to

Synthesize MAJCOM self-assessments

Review and integrate

Integrity - Service - Excellence

Sexual Assault Realities

Integrity - Service - Excellence

Policy No cogent AF-wide sexual assault policy

No single office designated to develop, promulgate &

Commanders unaware of prevalence of sexual assault

Sexual assaults underreported mask issue

Integrity - Service - Excellence

Education, training and prevention primarily focused on

No clear sexual assault policy / message reflected in current

Confidentiality victims lack of privacy most frequently

How many AF sexual assaults go unreported?

Response Current sexual assault response programs

Imbalance between investigative/judicial needs and sustained

Confusion between VWAP victim liaison and victim advocate

Victim care inadequate

No AF policy that fully integrates response to victim

AEF/remote environment creates unique

Loss of unit integrity impacts continuity of programs

Integrity - Service - Excellence

Sexual assault issue more complex than it

Sexual assault is a societal problem so will

Commanders key to success

Integrity - Service - Excellence

Complexities of Sexual Assault

Integrity - Service - Excellence

Between 20 and 25% of college age women will be

In an earlier nationwide study of college students, 1

Robin Warshaw, I Never Called It Rape 11 (1988)

Integrity - Service - Excellence

1 in 8 women (13%) will be the victim of forcible rape in her lifetime.

1 in 6 women (17.6%) will be the victim of a rape or an attempted

In Colorado, 1 in 4 women (24%) will experience a completed or

Defined as non-consensual penetration

Integrity - Service - Excellence

Much more difficult to get accurate information

In Colorado, 1 in 17 men (6%) will experience a

Defined as non-consensual penetration

Integrity - Service - Excellence

According to the National Womens Study, females

29.3% were under 11 years old;

Integrity - Service - Excellence

According to the National Womens Study, only 22% of

3% of the rape victims did not define the relationship

Integrity - Service - Excellence

The Undetected Rapist

Integrity - Service - Excellence

Sex Offenders - Who Are They?

Incarcerated Stranger Rapist

Integrity - Service - Excellence

In studies of unreported rape and undetected rapists, between 6%

120 undetected rapists admitted to committing 483 rapes or