RAPE: A LONG UNFORGETTABLE MEMORY

 So many evil activities have been going on in our society that has brought pain, sorrow, blame, and shame. Activities like stealing, murder, fighting, rapping and gender violence, etc. All these have made the society a risky place for the weak. If we don’t do something quickly the society will be lost of good morals, so we have to do our best to make our environment safe from all this violence, this leads us to the topic of discussion RAPE.

Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or against a person who is incapable of giving valid consent such as, one who is unconscious, incapacitated, has an intellectual disability or is below the legal age of consent. The term rape is sometimes used interchangeably with the term sexual assault.

 

Types of rape

Rape can be categorized in different ways: for example, by reference to the situation in which it occurs, by the identity or characteristics of the victim, and by the identity or characteristics of the perpetrator. These categories are referred to as types of rape.

Date rape, Gang rape, Spousal rape, Rape of children, Prison rape, Serial rape, Payback rape, War rape, Rape by deception, Corrective rape, Custodial rape, exchange rape, punitive rape, theft rape, ceremonial rape and status rape, etc.

 

EFFECT OF RAPE

The WHO report describes the consequences of sexual abuse: which are, Gynecological disorders, Reproductive disorders, Sexual disorders, Infertility, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Pregnancy complications, Miscarriage, Sexual dysfunction, Acquiring sexually transmitted, infections, including HIV/AIDS, Mortality from injuries, Increased risk of suicide, Depression, Chronic pain, Psychosomatic disorders, Unsafe abortion, Unwanted pregnancy.

 

Prevention: As sexual violence affects all parts of society, the response to sexual violence is comprehensive. The responses can be categorized as: individual approaches, health care responses, community-based efforts, and actions to prevent other forms of sexual violence. Sexual assault may be prevented by secondary school, college, and workplace education programs. At least one program for fraternity men produced "sustained behavioral change." With regard to campus sexual assault.

Rape is an assault that leaves lasting memories in the mind of the victims, the victims sometimes lose interest in love and see the opposite sex as a bad person which they will never have anything to do with it something leaves the victims in constant fear and shock whenever they hear the word sex. Rape victims have an unforgettable memories of the event that live with them all their life.

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NAME: OKOMUKO ADARIGHOFUA BLESSING.
CODE No.: OS/20A/0014
COURSE: Accountancy
INSTITUTION: Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro.
STATE OF ORIGIN: Delta State