Alarming Facts

• One of three women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime
• A women is raped every six minutes
• Rape is the second fastest growing crime in America
• One of six women students will be sexually assaulted on campus
• 60% of rape victims knew their attacker
• Only 1% of rapes are reported

Mr. Alexander is available to instruct a rape prevention course for women ages 13 and up. The four-hour course is designed to prepare women to prevent themselves from becoming victims and, if attacked, to defend themselves.
 
Students will be armed with knowledge about the crime of rape so they may make wise choices in a self-defense situation. They will develop an understanding of rapists by learning the relationships between rapists and their victims, and the different tactics used by rapists. Students will learn how to take precautions, to recognize threats to their safety, and to plan and execute escapes. Students will practice mental preparation and physical resistance techniques so that, if attacked, they may respond with the determination and skills needed to escape.