99% of sexual abusers in college get away with it, for many reasons, but the main issue is: most survivors won't report, many times because shame or fear of not being believed. Callisto, a new online platform created by an NGO, attempts to solve, or all least minimize, this issue. Many times the reason why victims don't report is the fear of actually going to the authorities, so they can simply register their experience online privately and send them electronically. Or, they can select 'matching' where their report is sent only when a second victim identifies the same perpetrator. Then, both reports are sent, which makes it many times more likely that the authorities will take them seriously. Callisto manages to tackle many problems at once:
- If sexual assault is recognised more often, perpetrators will do it less often, afraid to get caught.
- Victims will report more often and earlier, as they know they will be believed and taken seriously
- Perpetrators will be caught more often
Here are the links to Jessica Ladd's TED Talk about Callisto and the link to their website:
TED Talk
Callisto
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ReplyDeleteWow, it's shocking to know that 1 in 5 women and 1 in 13 men will be sexually assaulted at some point during their college career in the United States.
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