Rape in marriage is an extremely prevalent form of sexual violence, particularly when we consider that women who are involved in physically abusive relationships may be especially vulnerable to rape by their partners.
Bergen's (1996) interviews with marital rape survivors reveal that when police officers learn that the assailant is the woman's husband, they may fail to respond to a call from a victim of marital rape, refuse to allow a woman to file a complaint, and/or refuse to accompany her to the hospital to collect medical evidence.
Rape crisis counselors and advocates for battered women are in particularly important leadership positions to address the problem of marital rape in society and to assist survivors of this form of violence.
Rape statistics are so alarming that the County District Attorney's Office launched a public awareness campaign to prevent what law enforcement calls, "drug and alcohol-facilitated" sexual assaults.
RAPE IS RAPE, and it's aimed at young women, often college students, who don't realize how vulnerable they become when they drink alcohol or are exposed to party drugs.
District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis says, "Women need to be aware that anyone can slip something into their drink.
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