Teen Dating Violence & Rape
Kylie Robyn Walz
Peers/Media
- 1 of 3 teenagers will have experienced physical, verbal, emotional, or sexual abuse.
- More than 25% of dating teens have been threatened or harassed by their "loved one" using online or using texts.
- Some teens have their personal facebook, twitter, etc. hacked and are pressured into sending naked photos of themselves.
- More than half of physical abuse range from choking and scratching. One-third said they were forced to perform sexual acts, which they did not want to.
- The "New York Post" published article basically stating that the editorial goes on to make a clear distinction between what views as "real" rape-a violent, criminal assault against a woman.
- Violence include assault, sexual harassment, and homicide(murder).
- Younger victims ages range from 15-19.
An aggressive boyfriend
A battered woman
Dominance does not equal love
Dating Violence/Rape in Schools
- Nearly 1.5 million high school students have experienced physical violence at the hands of their dating partner.
- Young girls often do not know how to escape an abusive relationship. More schools are providing programs to teach the warning signs of abusive relationships & provide the tools they need to leave a violent and controlling partner.
- Mary Koss studied a survey on college women and found out that 27% of the college women have experienced a sexual encounter that met legal definition of rapeor attempted rape.
- In addition, Koss foundthat 80% of these incidents were committed by a peer or someone that they knew/know.
Brutal choke hold
A meeting about teen rape/dating violence.
More Interesting Facts
- In the new nationwide survey, including 1,058 youth aging 14-20, 41% of girls and 37% of boys said they'd been victims of dating abuse; 35% of girls and 29% of boys said they'd been physically, emotionally or sexually abused by a partner.
- Girls are more likely to be abused than boys. Boys are "more likely" to abuse women.
- In 2012, 94% of abuse victims were women and 6% were men.
Works Cited Page
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