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Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

How does sexual assault impact minorities?

How does sexual assault impact minorities?

Isaac Rounseville April 17, 2018

Nationwide studies of sexual assault indicate that racial minorities, transgender people and people with disabilities are targets of sexual violence at greater rates than the general population. The...

SOURCE: https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv16_sum.pdf

The exceptional difficulty of prosecuting rape

Isaac Rounseville April 17, 2018

  Sexual assault remains the most underreported and underprosecuted violent crime in the United States. Of the small fraction of incidents that are reported, even fewer incidents actually result...

Teresa Graham Brett, the associate dean of students for inclusion and multicultural engagement, is working with a team to develop the victim advocacy program at UA. (Photo by Aurora Begay / Arizona Sonora News)

Advocacy for sexual assault survivors coming to University of Arizona

Aurora Begay April 11, 2018

The University of Arizona is working on establishing a victim advocacy programduring the Fall 2018 semester. Victim advocates support sexual assault survivors by providing information and helping them...

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