,,iv #aad? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #ahf ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,m>* #bf1 #bjae ,mr4 ,re$ 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,c(fman1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 & ,ms4 ,spei]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ,,resolution ,support+ ! goals & ideals ( ,sexual ,assault ,aw>5ess & ,prev5tion ,mon?4 ,:]eas on av]age1 a p]son is sexually assault$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates e #b m9utes2 ,:]eas1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice reports t m ?an #bjj1jjj p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are sexually assault$ ea* ye>2 ,:]eas *ildr5 & "y adults are mo/ at risk ( sexual assault1 z #dd p]c5t ( victims ( sexual assault are "u ! age ( #ah1 & #hj p]c5t are "u ! age ( #cj2 ,:]eas sexual assault affects wom51 m51 & *ildr5 ( all racial1 social1 & religi\s1 age1 e?nic1 ability1 sexual ori5tation1 & economic gr\ps 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 all #ah- to #bd-ye> olds are at significant risk ( sexual assault1 :e!r !y are 9 college or n2 ,:]eas female college /ud5ts 9 t age range are ab\t #e times m likely to be sexually assault$ ?an ! population at l>ge1 :ile non-/ud5ts are ab\t #f times m likely2 ,:]eas = males #ah-bd1 ! risk is high] among college /ud5ts3 m5 make up #ag p]c5t ( all college /ud5t victims1 & ab\t #d p]c5t ( non-/ud5t victims2 ,:]eas ! ,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation 7,,fbi71 9 its ,uni=m ,crime ,reports1 exp&$ its def9ition ( rape to include sexual assault aga9/ males1 :i* assi/s 9 mak+ report+ ( ?is deva/at+ crime m accurate2 ,:]eas 9 addition to ! imm$iate physical & emotional co/s1 sexual assault has associat$ consequ5ces t may include po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 sub/ance abuse1 depression1 homelessness1 eat+ disord]s1 & suicide2 ,:]eas all =ms ( sexual viol5ce are unacceptable1 :e!r committ$ by a /rang]1 family memb]1 or acqua9tance ( ! victim2 ,:]eas less ?an half ( victims ( sexual assault pursue prosecution by report+ _! attack to law en=cem5t2 ,:]eas by fully assess+ ! scope ( ! backlog ( unte/$ evid5ce 9 ! possession ( law en=cem5t & crime labs & by us+ ,,dna te*nology to elim9ate ! backlog1 we h ! pot5tial to id5tify & prosecute rapi/s 9 t5s ( ?\s&s ( unsolv$ cases2 ,:]eas aggressive prosecution c lead to ! inc>c]ation ( rapi/s1 :o t5d to be s]ial crim9als :o me?odically select _! victims & plan _! crimes1 !reby prev5t+ !m f committ+ additional crimes2 ,:]eas national1 ,/ate1 t]ritory1 & tribal coalitions1 community-bas$ sexual assault s]vice provid]s1 law en=cem5t ag5cies & o!r organizations across ! ,unit$ ,/ates are committ$ to increas+ public aw>5ess ( sexual viol5ce & its preval5ce1 & to elim9at+ x ?r\gh improvem5ts to ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em & programs to prev5t crime & educate ! public2 ,:]eas important p>tn]%ips h =m$ among crim9al ju/ice & juv5ile ju/ice ag5cies1 heal? pr(essionals1 public heal? work]s1 educators1 fir/ respond]s1 & victim s]vice provid]s2 ,:]eas accord+ to a #bjad survey ( rape crisis c5t]s by ! ,national ,alliance to ,end ,sexual ,viol5ce1 m ?an "o-?ird ( rape crisis c5t]s h a wait+ li/ = s]vices1 ov] #dj p]c5t ( rape crisis c5t]s 7 =c$ to r$uce /aff+ because ( fund+ levels1 m ?an "o-f\r? 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"w 9 promot+ aw>5ess ab\t sexual assault1 provid+ in=mation & treatm5t to its survivors1 & increas+ ! numb] ( successful prosecutions ( its p]petrators2 & 7,d7 public safety1 law en=cem5t1 & heal? pr(essionals %\ld be recogniz$ & applaud$ = _! h>d "w & innovative /rategies to increase ! p]c5tage ( sexual assault cases t result 9 ! prosecution & inc>c]ation ( its p]petrators2 7#b7 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7,a7 /rongly recomm5ds national & community-bas$ organizations1 bus9esses 9 ! private sector1 colleges & univ]sities1 & ! m$ia promote1 ?r\gh ,national ,sexual ,assault ,aw>5ess & ,prev5tion ,mon?1 aw>5ess ( sexual viol5ce1 res\rces = its survivors & _! fri5ds & family memb]s1 & /rategies to decrease ! incid5ce ( sexual assault2 & 7,b7 supports ! goals & ideals ( ,national ,sexual ,assault ,aw>5ess & ,prev5tion ,mon?4