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SEXUAL VIOLENCE INFORMATION Something About Maria (3MB mp3) Definitions
Facts and myths regarding sexual violence
• Women on American college campuses who are from 18 to 24 years of age are at greater risk of becoming victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking than women in the general population or women in a comparable age group. Research over the past 20 years has consistently estimated the rate of sexual assault among women who are in the age group traditionally considered to be college-aged as one in four.
• Studies have consistently shown that sexual activity primarily affects women and youth, and that most perpetrators are friends, acquaintances, or someone else who is known by the victim.
• In 1994, the Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape demonstrated that one in four college women had been the victim of a completed or attempted rape, and that, in 84 percent of the attacks, the victim knew the perpetrator.
• The National Violence Against Women Survey of 1998 demonstrated that 83 percent of rape victims were less than 25 years old when they were assaulted.
• In 2000, the Sexual Victimization of College Women survey estimated that a college with 10,000 students could expect more than 350 rapes per year to occur on that campus.
• Additionally, half of all stalking victims are between the ages of 18 and 29, and women between the ages of 16 and 24 experience the highest rate of domestic violence victimization.
• While sexual assault primarily affects young women, they are not the only targets. Men, individuals with disabilities, members of cultural and religious minority groups, and lesbian/gay/transgendered individuals also experience sexual assault. Additional information is also available at:
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women http://www.lacaaw.org/home.html
United States Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women http://www.usdoj.gov/ovw/MythsFactSexualViolence.htm
How to file internal administrative complaints with the college and how to file criminal charges with local law enforcement officials
• Administrative complaints with the college regarding incidents of sexual violence may be initiated with the Campus Violence Response Team members (see below).
• The Campus Violence Response Team will be able to provide victims with information and resources on obtaining peer support, counseling, trauma services, and how to proceed with criminal and civil charges.
• The Los Angeles Community College District policy regarding sexual assault is found in Chapter XVI of the LACCD Board Rules (“Sexual Assault”), available at http://www.laccd.edu/board_rules/ • Criminal charges may be filed with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on campus. The Sheriff's office is located in the trailer in front of the Men's gym.
Contact information for campus resources for students who are victims of sexual violence Campus
Violence Response Team (CVRT) Chris
Evans Miriam
Gottlieb Abbey
Klein Health
Center Los
Angeles Sheriff's Dept.
Contact information for community resources for students who are victims of sexual violence Center for the Pacific Asian Family, Inc. | 323-653-4045 543 N. Fairfax Ave., Suite 108 Los Angeles , CA 90036 tel: 323-653-4045, fax: 323-653-7913
East Los Angeles Women's Center | 323-526-5819 1255 S. Atlantic Blvd. Los Angeles , CA 90022 tel: 323-526-5819, fax: 323-526-5822
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women | 213-955-9090 605 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 400 Los Angeles , CA 90015 tel: 213-955-9090, fax: 213-955-9093
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women – Pasadena | 626-585-9166 464 East Walnut Street, Suite 201 Pasadena , CA 91101 tel: 626-585-9166, fax: 626-585-0447
Project Sister Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. | 909-623-1619 P.O. Box 1390 Claremont , CA 91711 tel: 909-623-1619, fax: 909-622-8389
Rape Treatment Center , UCLA Medical Center | 310-319-4503 1250 Sixteenth Street Santa Monica , CA 90404 tel: 310-319-4503, fax: 310-319-4809
Rosa Parks Sexual Assault Crisis Center | 323-290-4119 4182 S. Western Avenue Los Angeles , CA 90062 tel: 323-290-4119, fax: 323-296-4742
Sexual Assault Crisis Agency | 562-494-5046 1703 Termino Ave., Suite 103 Long Beach , CA 90804 tel: 562-494-5046, fax: 562-494-1741
Sexual Assault Response Services | 661-949-5566 1600 W Avenue J Lancaster , CA 93534 tel: 661-949-5566, fax: 661-949-3940
Valley Trauma Center – Van Nuys | 818-886-0453 7116 Sofia Avenue Van Nuys , CA 91406 tel: 818-756-5330, fax: 818-756-5443
Valley Trauma Center – Valencia | 661-253-1772 25115 Avenue Stanford, Suite 122 Valencia , CA 91355-4819 tel: 661-253-1772, fax: 661-253-2316
YWCA of Greater LA Sexual Assault Crisis Program | 310-763-9995 1600 E. Compton Blvd. Compton , CA 90221 tel: 310-763-9995, fax: 310-763-9590
Campus, criminal, and civil consequences of committing acts of sexual violence
• Campus consequences of committing acts of sexual violence include the imposition of discipline, such as expulsion or suspension for students and termination for employees.
• Criminal consequences include imprisonment in state prison. The specific prison terms for sex crimes will depend on the factual circumstances involved. Persons convicted of sex crimes will be required to register as sex offenders, and will also be entered into an online database. The database of registered sex offenders is publicly available at the websites for the California Attorney General and the United States Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Registry.
• California Attorney General website: http://www.ag.ca.gov/ • U.S. Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public Registry website: http://www.nsopr.gov/
• Civil consequences of committing acts of sexual violence include possible civil actions being filed against the offender, making the offender subject to restraining orders and/or potentially liable for compensatory and punitive damages to the victim. |