Date Rape Rape is defined as forcibly having sexual intercourse with someone, most likely a woman. “It is one of the most loathed, misunderstood, and frightening crimes.” (Siegel 326). A lot of people don’t understand the logistics of rape. There are different kinds of rape and rapists. This paper will address 2 different types of rape and two different kinds of rapists. It will also discuss what to do if you or someone you know is …showed first 75 words of 676 total…

…showed last 75 words of 676 total…refuse to go to the police, rapists have a good chance of getting away with it” (The Economist). Since 1985, convictions for rapes reported to the police have fallen from 24% to 9%. Part of the problem is that acquaintance rape has doubled in the last ten years. In more than three-quarters of rape cases, the victim knows her rapist. As a result, juries are often unwilling to convict date rapist because the woman went with him willingly.