ABOUT WOMEN
- 15 - 44% of college women become victims of acquaintance rape
- 96% report a sexually coercive experience during their undergraduate years
- Acquaintance rape is the "Hidden Crime."
ABOUT MEN
- "Hidden" or "undetected" offenders
- 25 - 60% of men admit to some form of sexually coercive behavior
- In 1984 (Rappaport & Burkhart Studey) 39% denied coercive involvement
- 28% admitted having used coercion at least once
- 15% admitted to forcing a woman to have intercourse at least once
- In another study - with a national sample - 25% of male respondents had committed some form of sexual assault since the age of 14
- 2/3 of college men engage in unwanted intercourse due to peer pressure or wanting to be popular
All information from Men and Rape: Theory, Research, and Prevention Programs in Higher
Education, by Alan Berkowitz