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CAMPUS
SEXUAL ASSAULT & VIOLENCE ELIMINATION

SAVECAMPUS

(SEXUAL ASSAULT & VIOLENCE ELIMINATION)

THEMISSION

The mission of this booklet is rst and foremost
to help prevent sexual violence before it
happens by promoting awareness and education
of issues surrounding sexual violence.
Additionally, this booklet provides resources that
address the needs of survivors of sexual violence
in order to promote their mental, physical, and
emotional healing and wellbeing.
This booklet aims to be educational rather than
punitive; preventative rather than reactionary.
The goal is to educate and inform students to
make healthy and consensual sexual choices in
order to reduce the likelihood of any occurrence
of sexual violence. In the case that sexual
violence does occur, we strongly advocate that
perpetrators are solely responsible for their
actions and should be held accountable both
legally and socially. We rmly assert that those
who have survived sexual violence are entitled to
respect, compassion, and resources for justice
and healing.



TOPICSStrict 1.
non-Victim-Blaming
Disclaimer
What is Sexual Violence? 2.
Consent 3.
Common MYTHS 4.
What to do if you’ve experienced 5.
sexual violence
Cyberstalking 6.

What if you think or know 7.
you’ve been drugged?

Your rights as a victim of sexual violence 8.
How can I offer my support to a friend or loved one 9.

who has survived sexual violence?
Statistics Regarding Sexual Violence on Campus 10.

Things to Consider for For Your Safety 11.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS 12.

STRICT
NON-VICTIM-BLAMING
DISCLAIMER

Sexual violence is NEVER the victim’s fault.
Perpetrators of violence are solely
responsible for their actions and must be
held accountable. Circumstantial or
situational factors -- how the victim is
dressed, where they were, or what they were
doing -- is ultimately irrelevant. Every person
has the right to safety in all environments.
Nobody ever deserves sexual violence, no
matter what the circumstances.

WHAT IS SEXUAL VIOLENCE?

Sexual violence is a serious, pervasive and
complex issue that includes attempted or
completed rape or sexual assault, as well as
sexual harassment, stalking, voyeurism,
exhibitionism, verbal or physical
sexuality-based threats or abuse, and
intimate partner violence. Sexual violence
can happen with anyone or within any
con guration of gender or sexual identities
and relationships, including same sex
relationships.

Remember:
Consent should happen every
time you engage in sexual
activity, even with a partner
with whom you have regular
sexual contact.
Giving consent for one
activity, one time, does not
mean giving consent for
anything more, or for
sexual contact in the future.
For example, consenting to kiss does not
automatically give permission to remove
clothes or to continue any further contact.
You can change your mind at any time. You
have the right to withdraw consent at any
point during sexual contact. You may
communicate clearly to your partner that
you are no longer comfortable or
interested in a particular activity and
wish to stop.
CONWSHEANTTI?S

HAVING NO CONSENT LOOKS LIKE:
The refusal to stop when someone says “No.”
Interpreting the absence of a “No” as meaning
“Yes.”
Assuming that wearing certain clothes, irting, or
kissing is an invitation for anything more.
Someone being under the legal age of consent,
as de ned by the state.
Someone being incapacitated because of drugs
and/or alcohol.
Pressuring someone into sexual activity by using
fear or intimidation.
Assuming you have permission to engage in a
sexual act because you’ve done it in the past.

CONSENT is an agreement between participants to engage
in sexual activity. Consent should be af rmative, meaning
there must be the presence of a voluntary, enthusiastic
“Yes,” not merely the absence of “No.” Consent
cannot be implied on the basis of silence, previous
sexual history, or what the person is wearing.
Sexual activity without consent is rape,
not sex.

COMMON MYTHS

1 MYTH:
Most sexual violence is perpetrated by strangers --
scary, unknown men who jump out from behind the
bushes and rape women at night.
FACT:
The vast majority of sexual assaults are perpetrated
by individuals known to their victims. The U.S. Justice
Department reports that 93% of the victims/survivors
who used advocacy services were assaulted by
someone known to them, such as a friend, family
member, co-worker, date, or neighbor.
(Friend to Friend, 2013). Nationally, more than 50%
of all rape/sexual assaults incidents occurred within
one mile of or at the perpetrator’s home
(RAINN, 2009).
The familiarity with the abuser actually makes victims
of assault more vulnerable -- they may feel less of a
need to be on guard or to expect anything bad to
happen because of the relationship that exists prior
to the assault. Victims also may be less likely to
report the assault because they know the
perpetrator.

2MYTH:
What clothing you wear puts you at a higher risk for
being assaulted. In particular, women who are wear-
ing less clothes or ‘sexy’ clothes should expect to be
harassed or assaulted because of their appearance.

FACT:

Perpetrators select victims based on their accessibility and
vulnerability, not by their physical appearance. Studies
demonstrate that 75% of sexual assaults are planned in
advance (Eastern New Mexico University, 2012). The myth
that the victim should have done something different, such
as wear less revealing clothing, puts undue blame and
responsibility on the victim and erroneously accredits them
with the power of making others commit crimes. In reality,
a perpetrator intends to sexually assault someone or a
speci c person. He or she often takes advantage of a
person who is in a vulnerable situation.

3MYTH:
Perpetrators are often armed during sexual assaults,
holding a victim at gun- or knife-point.
FACT:
Most perpetrators use only physical, bodily force during
sexual assaults. In about 80% of sexual assaults, no
weapon is used other than physical force (PCAR, 2014).
The major motive of sexual assault is to have power and
control over another person. Although this can be done
with a weapon, most often perpetrators use physical force,
threats, and coercion.

4MYTH:
If the victim didn’t ght back during the sexual assault,
they must have wanted it.
FACT:
Victims often don’t ght back because the brain triggers a
shut down or freeze response as a way to keep them safe
during the assault. They may also not ght back for fear of
even more physical assault and backlash than they are
already surviving. This does not mean the victim is
consenting. The freeze response or reaction of not ghting
back can be a factor in the choice of a victim/survivor to
not report the crime.

5MYTH :
Sexual assault and rape occur mostly because men have
out-of-control sexual desires and can’t help themselves. Rape is
“hard-wired” into men.
FACT:
Sexual assault is a crime of violence, not a perpetrator’s need
to have sex. Actually, 3 out of 5 perpetrators are in consenting
sexual relationships (Arizona Department of Public Safety,
2014).
Sexual assault is sexualized violence, not violent sex. It is meant
to degrade, humiliate and control. It is a product of patriarchy,
patriarchal violence and rape culture. Perpetrators often plan a
sexual assault and feel entitled to assault another person
because they feel they can get away with it.
The myth that sexual assault is about uncontrollable urges
allows us to blame the victim/survivor instead of the
perpetrator. Sexual activity can be stopped at any time, for any
reason. It is insulting to claim that a person is helpless to
control his or her actions.

6MYTH:
Women who “cry rape” or who report sexual assault should be
regarded with suspicion. Women like to produce false reports
of rape in order to ruin the lives, careers, and/or marriages of
men they don’t like.
FACT:
False reports of sexual assault are extremely rare. The FBI has
found that people falsely reported being sexually assaulted at
the same rate as other comparable crimes, which is 3% of the
time (Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape [PCAR], 2014).

COMMON MYTHS

CONTINUED...

In fact, it is much more common that sexual assault goes
unreported. Roughly two-thirds of sexual assaults are never
reported. It is estimated that only 20% of female college
students report their sexual assault (RAINN, 2016).
The reality is that, given the invasiveness, length and dif culty
of both the forensic rape exam and a criminal trial, it is a
process that very few actual victims choose to go through, and
even fewer people would elect to endure for frivolous claims.

7MYTH:
You can’t be raped by someone that you’re in a relationship
with.

FACT:

Someone in a relationship can be sexually assaulted by his or
her partner. More than half (51.1%) of female victims of rape
reported being raped by an intimate partner (Black, et al.,
2011).

Sexual assault can occur in various ways within a relationship,
including manipulation, coercion, and pressuring the other
person to have sex or perform sexual activities when that
person does not want to. Each person has the right to decide
if, when, with whom, and to what extent he or she wishes to be
sexual. If each party involved does not have the autonomy to
freely choose to engage in the sexual activity, then it is not only
abusive but also illegal, regardless of whether the individuals
are married, partnered, have had sex previously, or have been
dating a long time, or if one has spent a lot of money on the
other.

8MYTH:
Sexual assault only happens in big cities or urban areas where
there is a higher rate of crime.

FACT:

Sexual assault occurs in both urban and rural areas. Victims in
rural areas may report at even lower rates because of
con dentiality and familiarity concerns due to living in a
smaller, close-knit community.

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After a sexual
assault, it is important
to remember that you
have choices about how to
take care of yourself. There is
no one right way to practice self-care. Everyone responds to
traumatic events like sexual assault differently. Regardless of the
degree of sexual assault, a survivor's individual experience and
feelings must be supported and respected.

If you have experienced sexual assault, these are
some steps you may take:
Make use of on-campus resources. Colleges often
provide a host of services to students for free,
including security escorts, health centers,
psychological services, and sexual assault services.

IMPORTANT

Campus Resources are school speci c.
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
National Sexual Assault Hotline -
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

Milwaukee/Madison/Wisconsin ( nd list)
WCASA, YWCA, DAIS

CYBERSTALKING Cyberstalkers target their victims through
chat rooms, message boards, discussion
forums, social networking sites, and
e-mail. Cyberstalking takes many forms
such as: threatening or obscene e-mail;
spamming (in which a stalker sends a
victim a multitude of junk e-mail); live chat
harassment or aming (online verbal
abuse); leaving improper messages on
message boards or in guest books;
sending electronic viruses; sending
unsolicited e-mail; tracing another
person's computer and Internet activity,
and electronic identity theft.

Similar to stalking off-line, online stalking
can be a terrifying experience for victims,
placing them at risk of psychological trauma
and possible physical harm. Many cyberstalking
situations do evolve into off-line stalking, and a
victim may experience abusive and excessive phone

calls, vandalism, threatening or obscene mail,
trespassing, and physical assault.

YOU’VE BEENWHAT IF YOU THINK OR KNOW
DRUGGED?

Alcohol is the most
commonly used drug
perpetrators use to facilitate
sexual assault.

Aside from alcohol, most
"date rape drugs" leave the
body within 24 to 72 hours,
so it is important to get a
drug test as soon as possible
after the assault has
occurred. If you aren’t able
to get tested in time, you
can still le sexual assault
charges if you wish. There
may be other evidence that
indicates you were sexually
assaulted, regardless of
whether you can prove you
were drugged at the time.

SOME SIGNS THAT YOU MIGHT
HAVE BEEN DRUGGED:

You feel drunker than you should given the amount of alcohol
you’ve consumed.
You wake up not being able to remember all or part
of last night
You remember having a drink, but can’t remember
what happened after you nished it.
You feel like you’ve had sex, but you don’t
fully remember the encounter

If you are at a party, club, bar, or some other place where you
might be put at risk, and you start to feel out of control, there
are a few things you can do right away:

Don’t leave your drink unattended.
Look for a friend or someone else you can trust. If
possible, tell her or him to take you to a hospital or
call 911. If you can’t talk, try to show your friend that
you feel sick. If you have to, throw up. Your friend
will get the message.
If you can get to a phone, call 911. The police
should be able to register your location even if you
can't talk. If possible, nd a friend to go with you.
If you think you’ve been drugged, do not leave by
yourself. You need to have other people around in
case you lose consciousness.

YOUR RIGHTS

AS A VICTIM OF

SEXUAL
VIOLENCE

The right to be treated with fairness, dignity,
and respect
The right to be informed
The right to be heard and participate in the
criminal justice process
The right to timely disposition of the case
The right to notice about the status of the
case
The right to apply for compensation.

Crime victims in the state of Wisconsin have the
right to apply for Crime Victim Compensation,
which helps pay for unreimbursed expenses that
are the result of crimes causing personal injury or
death, including lost wages, counseling, medical
costs, and replacement of property held as
evidence.

IMPORTANT

RESOURCES

Campus Resources are school speci c.

National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

National Sexual Assault
Hotline1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

Milwaukee/Madison/Wisconsin ( nd list)
WCASA, YWCA, DAIS