Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes -Flunitrazepam, Sexual Coercion, Psychological Trauma

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

Sexual assault: prior to 1983, the criminal code had 4 sections prohibiting forced sexual activity; rape, attempted rape. Indecent assault against a female, and indecent assault against a male: rape only meant non consented sex between a heterosexual man and a women who was not his wife. Women could not be charged for rape. Silence, inaction, ambiguous conduct, drunkenness, unconsciousness is not consent. In 2009, almost 21,000 sexual assaults reported: many women do not tell the police because: They believe the police will not do anything. Not wanting the perpetrator to get arrested: more common for men to be raped by other men. Date rape drugs rohypnol, ghb, and ketamine; easily slipped into women"s drinks, making them tired, and out of it. About 8: the man who batters his female partner is also likely to force her to have sex, may do it out of anger, power, domination, sadism, desire for sex regardless of whether she is willing.