Sexual Assault assignment

1. Go to: 
1. http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/table-5
2. Report the population and the incidents reported for rape in your state.
       The population of Alaska is 722, 718. The incidence of rape reported in Alaska is 420.
   
2. Go to:

1. http://www.rainn.org/public-policy/laws-in-your-state
2. Report what your state says about statute of limitations. (If it is not listed here, do a Google search.)
         In Alaska, there is no time limit for the prosecution of cases involving sexual assault of a minor, which includes felony sexual abuse, sexual assault in the 3rd or 4th degree, or incest. There is a time limit of 10 years in cases where the victim was mentally incapable, incapacitated, or unaware that a sex act was being committed. For any other offense, the statute of limitations is 5 years.
   
2. Go to:

1. Find your state’s laws regarding rape. (A Google search should suffice.)
2. Summarize it like you did for IPV
1. Make sure you find the definition
1. What terminology is used (sexual assault/rape/aggravated….)
2. What it includes (age, type, etc.)
3. Different types
4. What constitutes rape
        Alaska's main rape statute includes several sections: four degrees of Sexual Assault, 3 of which are felony charges, and three degrees of Sexual Abuse of a minor, which are all felony charges (http://www.arte-sana.com/articles/rape_statutes.pdf). Sexual assault is defined as the act or attempt of sexual penetration without a person's consent.
   
3. I would like you to find at least one article/news story from your state. (You can find your state by logging on to webcourses.) Give an overview of this case (including outcomes/convictions) and information regarding the victim and offender.
        In a recent story, the passage of a new law offers protections for Native American womenwho are victims of sexual assault. The article estimates that 34 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women will be raped in their lifetimes, and the new law will allow these women a better chance of justice against their assailants, who usually are from outside the Native communities. (http://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/event/article/id/36078/group/Opinion/)
   
4. Media aspect

1. A lot of Public Service Announcements, songs, movies, documents, books, etc. have been created concerning sexual assault.

1. find two media documentations (this does not need to come from your state) and should not include manuals.
1. Tell us what they are (including links)…this means give some information about it, not just the links.
        Annie's Baby is a book about a teenager who is raped by her older boyfriend and becomes pregnant. The book is in the form of a journal that follows her life all the way through her eventual choice to give her child up for adoption. It offers an inside view of the psychological victimization that was occurring to Annie by her rapist boyfriend. (http://books.google.com/books/about/Annie_s_Baby.html?id=5voZvti9bd0C).
   
        It Happened To Nancy is a very similar book to Annie's Baby since they are both journal compilations by the same editor. However, Nancy's story is about her rape by an older man and subsequent infection with HIV. Nancy's story is heartbreaking because it shows how sexual assault can occur at the hands of a loved and trusted partner, and how the support of family and friends can make all the difference in the world. (http://www.amazon.com/Happened-Nancy-Teenager-Story-Diary/dp/0380773155)
   
2. Are they accurate? Is the representation of rape and/or sexual assault correct?
        Both of these books have come under controversy for the possibility that they were written by the editor and not actual journals by girls. However, the stories are still valid and offer insight into a terrible situation that many would never know about.

Hate Crime assignment

This is the second week you have a blog assignment. The blog assignment is hate crimes. Answer the following:

1. Go to: 
1. http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2011/tables/table-12
2. Report the population and the incidents reportedMy state, Alaska, has a population of 304,924. The incidents reported were 8.
2. Go to:
1. http://archive.adl.org/learn/hate_crimes_laws/map_frameset.html
2. Report what your state covers and what it does not.Alaska covers Bias-Motivated Violence and Intimidation and Civil Action based on Race, Religion, Ethnicity, Gender, and Disability.
   Alaska does not cover Civil Action based on Sexual Orientation or "Other", Institutional Vandalism, Data Collection, or Training for Law Enforcement Personnel.
3. Go to:
1. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33099.pdf
2. Find your state
3. Summarize it like you did for IPV
1. Pay attention to aggravating circumstances and what all is covered (property damage/damage to persons/etc.)
2. Make sure you find the definition (this will probably come from both websites)According to the document in the aforementioned link, Alaska has two statutes in the category of 'Crime Penalty Enhancement.' These statutes direct that "The following factors shall be considered by the sentencing court if proven in accordance with this section, and may allow imposition of a sentence above the presumptive range set out in AS 12.55.125: the defendant knowingly directed the conduct constituting the offense at a victim because of that person’s race, sex, color, creed, physical or mental disability, ancestry, or national origin," and "A person commits the crime of interference with constitutional rights if the person injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates another person with intent to deprive that person of a right, privilege, or immunity in fact granted by the constitution or laws of this state." Basically, what these statutes are saying is that if a crime is determined to have been committed for a discriminatory reason, like because of a person's race, sex, color, creed, etc., then that crime falls under these statutes for which the offender can also be penalized. These statutes were clearly created to defend American citizens from persecution based on particular personal traits or subcultures.
   
4. If you can’t find your state, you will need to find it through a google search. Typing in something similar to: Hate crime legislation in Florida should work.
5. I would like you to find at least one article/news story from your state that was assigned to you. (You can find your state by logging on to webcourses.) Give an overview of this case (including outcomes/convictions) and information regarding the victim and offender.I spent about 30 minutes on Google searching for news articles on hate crimes based in Alaska and wasn't able to find anything. I sincerely doubt that the entire state lacks hate crimes, however, none of them seem to have been noteworthy enough to be found by searching online. I included both Anchorage and Juneau, two major Alaskan cities, in my searches, but this still yielded no results.
   
6. Media aspect
1. A lot of Public Service Announcements, songs, movies, documents, books, etc. have been created concerning Hate Crimes.
1. find two media documentations (this does not need to come from your state) and should not include manuals
1. Tell us what they are (including links)…this means give some information about it, not just the links."Not In Our Town" is a documentary series about groups of people all over the country who come together to unify their town after experiencing devastating hate crimes in their towns. (http://www.pbs.org/programs/not-in-our-town/)
   "Two Spirits" is a documentary about a young Native American boy who was murdered for being transsexual. The documentary is quite poignant and interviews many of the victim's friends and family members about the crime. (http://twospirits.org/)