“The evolving legal definition of rape has always been a bellwether of changing attitudes to race and gender…”
The evolving legal definition of rape has always been a bellwether of changing attitudes...
Category Archives: Sexual Assault/Rape
“The preference for ‘survivor’ over ‘victim’ is a shift in language that is as much ideological as linguistic”
The preference for “survivor” over “victim” is a shift in language that is as...
“While rumors do not indicate outright criminality, they must be investigated. The cost of ignoring them is too high”
In the 1950s, Gresham Sykes and David Matza named five strategies delinquents use to...
“It’s one thing to teach college students to talk frankly about sex and not to have it without demonstrable pre-coital assent”
It’s one thing to teach college students to talk frankly about sex and not...
“We cannot end sexual assault unless we acknowledge that it exists, and it’s about time that the Orthodox community takes responsibility for educating its members on this issue”
Existing Jewish organizations that focus on domestic abuse prevention…should be provided with the resources...