Assignment:
1. What are the definitions of rape and sexual assault? Research rape and sexual assault laws and the mandatory arrest policies of your state (or the country where you are now) and to identify parts of the law that you find problematic, if any.
2. In general, women commit much less crime than do men. However, women's participating in some crimes has increased in recent years. Explain the causes of women's crime.
3. How are the rates of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment victimization connected to women's status in society?
4. Explain the main reasons of why domestic violence occurs. Why do many women choose to stay with the men who abuse them? When men are the victims of abuse, what issues do you think they have to deal with that are different from women victims?