Dari Rojas

H&S 490
Sexual Violence

Assignment 1- Partners and Organizations Assignment

1) Introduction

My topic is Reducing Sexual Violence among Colleges and Universities in the State of Idaho: Rape
or attempted rape specifically on University Campuses for both Men and Women aged 18-24
years old. University of Idaho Crime Statistics from 2013 report of having 2 forcible rapes, one
occurring both on campus. My objective is to promote and prevent sexual violence for men and
women on campus.
According to Healthy People 2020, the objective regarding sexual violence is a need to better
understand the trends, causes, and prevention strategies related to dating strategies and sexual
violence among youth.

2) Mobilizing Communities

Creating mobilizing communities can change social norms about the acceptably of violence and
the willingness to intervene. They can also offer fostering safe, stable, nurturing relationships
for survivors and can possibly change policies to address the social and economic conditions
that often give rise to violence.

3) Principles of Collaboration.

Recruit the right people: The importance of recruiting the right people is detrimental to a
movement like this one. Recruiting the right people are key to growth and success of prevention
of sexual violence. With out a core team of quality and effective individuals who also want to
reduce sexual violence it would be impossible keep this movement from growing and continuing
to support those who have been survivors of sexual violence.

Devise preliminary objectives and activities: Devising preliminary objective and activities can
allow us to collaborate to try to efficiently create objectives and activities that can be done all
over colleges and universities in the state of Idaho to help reduce sexual violence.

Develop a successful structure: Developing an organized structure is important because it

provides guidance and clarity for the issues we plan to present. This also allows us to use this
successful structure to many other colleges and universities that other peers can present so the
information is efficiently & rapidly spread.

Maintain coalition vitality: Maintaining coalition vitality is important because they are a huge
aspect in promoting the topic of sexual violence to others who may not know they are survivors
of sexual violence or they are a “safe haven” for those who are still recovering from their
experience. Without our coalition we aren’t protecting those who are continuing to encounter
acts of sexual violence and those who may encounter sexual violence.
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4) Possible Influential People

Some possible influential people for my topic would include survivors, medical providers and
councilors. With a lot of resources on campus locating possible influential people may be closer than I
expected. Vandal Health, Testing & Counseling Center, ATVP (Alternative Violence on the Palouse),
Women Center are just a few locations on campus that would contain professionals who specialize in
sexual violence. I hope to work closely with these individuals by reaching out and asking them to
collaborate and create ways to help prevent these events from continuing campus. These individuals
can help with perspective, information, and strategies that may be important to preventing or
promotion of warning signs.

5) People most affected.

According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 20%-25% of college women and 15%
of college men are victims of forced sex during their time in college. A 2002 study revealed that
63.3% of men at one university who self-reported acts qualifying as rape or attempted rape to
committing repeat rapes. More than 90% of sexual assault victims on college campuses do not
report the assault. Nearly two-thirds of college students experience sexual harassment.

Journal of American College Health published a study in 2010. Presenting Barriers to Reporting
Sexual Assault for Women and Men: Perspective of College Students. Authors of this study asked
college students to rate the importance of a list of barriers to reporting rape and sexual assault
among male and female survivors. Authors findings indicate that barriers prevalent 30 years ago,
prior to efforts by the rape reform movement, continue to be considered important among
college men and women. The barriers rated most important were shame, guilt, embarrassment,
not wanting friends and family to know. Then concerns about confidentiality; and lastly fear of
not being believed. Both genders perceived a fear of being judged as gay an important barrier for
male survivors of sexual assault or rape and fear of retaliation by the perpetrator to be an
important barrier for female victims.

6) Agencies, Organizations, Associations

Alternative to Violence of the Palouse: http://www.atvp.org/index.shtml

ATVP provides 24-hour emergency and supportive services to family and sexual violence victims
and survivors and their children

The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence: https://idvsa.org/

Our mission is to engage voices to create change in the prevention, intervention, and response to
domestic violence, dating abuse, stalking, and sexual assault. The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual &
Domestic Violence works to be a leader in the movement to end violence against women and girls, men
and boys – across the life span before violence has occurred – because violence is preventable.
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National Sexual Violence Resource Center: https://www.nsvrc.org/

The NSVRC’s mission is to provide leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through
collaboration, sharing and creating resources, and promoting research

Center for Changing Our Campus Culture: http://changingourcampus.org/national-organizations/

The Center for Changing Our Campus Culture (The Center) is an online resource to address sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The Center is supported by the Department of Justice’s
Office on Violence against women in collaboration with its designated Campus Program Technical
Assistance Provider Team.

Provides important resources for colleges and universities on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating
violence, and stalking. The Center has gathered information from the Departments of Justice, Education,
Health and Human Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for campus
administrators, faculty and staff, campus and community law enforcement, victim service providers,
students, parents and other stakeholders as they work to change the culture on their campuses.
The Center has worked collaboratively and sought guidance from experts on sexual assault, domestic
violence, dating violence, and stalking. This innovative clearinghouse includes the latest research, sample
campus policies, protocols, best practices, and how to access training opportunities and technical
assistance.
These promising practices models, trauma informed curricula and tools can be replicated, adapted and
used (with permission when noted as necessary) by institutions of higher education to support efforts to
end sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on their campuses.
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References

Lisak, D., Gardinier, L., Nicksa, S. C., & Cote, A. M. (2010). False allegations of
sexual assault: An analysis of ten years of reported cases. Violence Against Women,
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Hill, C., & Silva, E. (2005). Drawing the line: Sexual harassment on campus. Retrieved
from the American Association of University Women:

Cullen, F., Fisher, B., & Turner, M., The sexual victimization of college women (NCJ
182369). (2000). Retrieved from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs, National Institute of Justice:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/182369.pdf

“University of Idaho Statistics.” Sanitation Rates | Moscow, ID,

www.ci.moscow.id.us/293/University-of-Idaho-Statistics.