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stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 05:53 PM Jan 2013

From Washington Post, very sad graphic on rape and rape prosecution

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/01/07/the-saddest-graph-youll-see-today/



The above graphic, passed along by the Huffington Post‘s Laura Bassett, was put together by the Enliven Project using data from Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimization Survey and FBI reports. It drives home extremely well the fact that false rape accusations are exceedingly rare, despite what media reports might suggest. Almost as rare are cases when rapists actually go to jail.

Edited to add: The link to the original post at the enliven project: http://theenlivenproject.com/the-truth-about-false-accusation/
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From Washington Post, very sad graphic on rape and rape prosecution (Original Post) stevenleser Jan 2013 OP
but we don't have a rape culture, do we? niyad Jan 2013 #1
the land of the free... Whisp Jan 2013 #2
My god! What's the matter with men? Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #3
I only count 100 men there. Also, they're all rapists. Sirveri Jan 2013 #9
But women are the ascendent gender! I read it on DU so it must be true. Starry Messenger Jan 2013 #4
Sad and enraged k & r. historylovr Jan 2013 #5
I am just asking iandhr Jan 2013 #6
I provided the links so you could check it out stevenleser Jan 2013 #7
There are several ways to do that. Gormy Cuss Jan 2013 #8
Sure that makes sense. iandhr Jan 2013 #10
Angry and saddened beyond words. smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #11
 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
2. the land of the free...
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 06:08 PM
Jan 2013

*horks and spits

The more we study the more we realize how huge some lies are about how great we all are.

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)
3. My god! What's the matter with men?
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 06:27 PM
Jan 2013

Talk about lack of self control! And this is the sex that controls most the world and most corporations, businesses and LAWS. They can't even control themselves!!!!! We need a national discussion on evils of rape...maybe mandatory courses in sex education in high school. We have classes for drunk drivers that show the horrors of car accidents. We need courses like that where women tell men how they've been horribly scared by rape and it's consequences. I don't think men actually realize how harmful it is to women to be raped. Men need to be thoroughly enlightened!

Sirveri

(4,517 posts)
9. I only count 100 men there. Also, they're all rapists.
Tue Jan 8, 2013, 10:37 AM
Jan 2013

So that means this chart isn't based on total population, but instead illustrates prosecution rates for rape.

iandhr

(6,852 posts)
6. I am just asking
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 08:53 PM
Jan 2013

I am aware the many crimes against women go reported an something needs to been done about the violence against women.


But for the purposes of a study how to you count a unreported rape.

Gormy Cuss

(30,884 posts)
8. There are several ways to do that.
Mon Jan 7, 2013, 11:52 PM
Jan 2013

The usual way involves estimating based on self-reporting in surveys as opposed to official reports to authorities.
Does that answer your question?

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