Beyond the Assault: Sexual Violence, Victim Support, and the State

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dc.contributorSmith, Preston
dc.contributorFernandez-Anderson, Cora
dc.contributor.advisorMarkovits, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorWalters, Emma Cesia
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-26T20:21:11Z
dc.date.available2015-06-26T20:21:11Z
dc.date.gradyear2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-06-26
dc.description.abstractThis study was created to critically examine how post-assault services for victims of sexual violence work with each other. By examining services - including public health programs, the criminal justice system, rape crisis centers, and legislative organizations - not only in their own specificity but also through their interactions, this paper hypothesizes that post-assault services are fragmented through divergent goals, policies, and practices because of a lack of awareness towards intersectionality. Furthermore, the coupling of progress narratives with growing anti-institutional sentiment has stifled demands for further improvement. This project calls for increased state-driven and state-funded intervention in cases of sexual violence. Beginning with a study of sexual assault resources in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the project was expanded to Massachusetts, with a specific focus on the Western Region. This analysis takes its provocation from feminist theory, and then examines the real life application of concepts through interviews with professionals and critical policy analysis. While feminist calls to action have instigated significant and crucial progress, I argue that there remains essential work to be done to bring disparate services together and create a more comprehensive experience for all victims of sexual violence.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPoliticsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/3663
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedpublicen_US
dc.subjectsexual violenceen_US
dc.subjectfeminist theoryen_US
dc.subjectMassachusettsen_US
dc.subjectpost-assault servicesen_US
dc.subjectpolitical theoryen_US
dc.subjectstate/governmental servicesen_US
dc.subjectcriminal justice systemen_US
dc.subjecthealth careen_US
dc.subjectArgentinaen_US
dc.subjectwomenen_US
dc.titleBeyond the Assault: Sexual Violence, Victim Support, and the Stateen_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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