Domestic Violence
What is the definition of domestic violence?
Violent or aggressive behavior within a spouse or partner
What is the definition of sexual assault?
An act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent
1 in ___ women experience intimate partner violence
1 in 4
1 in ___ women in college experience sexual assault
1 in 5, for a university with high student populations the total number of women who experience sexual assault can reach into the thousands
Who is responsible for overseeing the investigation of Title IX related complaints?
Title IX coordinator
What are the types of domestic violence? (Must name at least 3 types)
Physical, emotional/mental, verbal, sexual, economic/financial, and cultural/spiritual
What is consent?
An agreement between participants to engage in sexual activity
1 in ___ men experience intimate partner violence
1 in 9
From NCES, there are statistically (MORE OR LESS) women who will be assaulted at UMass during their college years than the total undergraduate enrollment of Amherst College in 2019
More
What can the Center for Women & Community offer?
Provide free confidential services, counseling and support groups, peer counseling, and assistance with connecting with campus offices such as Dean of Students Office
How should you respond to someone who confides in you about being abused?
Let them know they are not alone, explain to the victim that their abuser cannot change, emphasize that they should be valued, and encourage them to call a hotline or talk to a counselor when they are ready
1 in ___ women in the U.S. has been raped in their lifetime
1 in 5
How many people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the U.S.?
20, which is equivalent to 10 million men and women a year
In 2019, UMass Police Department received ___ reports of rape
38
What can UMPD offer?
Resources to report, criminal investigations, and classes on self defense of rape and sexual assault
Intimate partner violence accounts for ___% of all violent crime
15%
1 in ___ men in the U.S. has been raped in their lifetime
1 in 71
___% of women who are sexually assaulted in college will never report it
20%
In 2019, UMass enrolled 24,209 undergraduates. About 49.9% of those students enrolled are women. Roughly ___ of those women are predicted to experience assault at some point in college
2,400, if all those women sat in the Mullins Center at the same time they would fill 1/4 of the entire stadium
What can the Dean of Students Office offer?
Support and investigate students filing or responding to sexual misconduct complaints, as well as refer and connect victims/survivors to counseling and other supporting resources
What is the cycle of domestic violence?
Honeymoon phase, tension building, violence
___ out of 10 sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim
8 out of 10
On a typical day, there are more than ___ phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide (+/- 500)
20,000
There are about 11 million women enrolled in college in the U.S., roughly ___ million women enrolled in college in the U.S. will be sexually assaulted
2.2 million, this is equivalent to 3x the population of Boston and roughly 1/4 of the entire Massachusetts population
What is a civilian advocate?
Someone who is not a police officer but is an employee of Center for Women and Community and works on-site at the UMass and Amherst Police Departments to provide services to the community relating to domestic violence and sexual assault