In january 2014, the sexual assault prevention and response office sapro selected the rand corporation to updatethe departments survey approach for sexual assault. Man charged with assaulting kentucky republican senator rand. Authorities on monday were considering raising the charge to a felony, given the severity of mr. Rand paul was slapped with a federal assault charge for tackling the kentucky republican after a longsimmering. Us senator rand paul assaulted in his home rt usa news. The resulting study, the rand military workplace study rmws, invited close to 560,000 active and reservecomponent service members to participate in a survey fielded in august. Dod contracted the rand corporation rand to administer the rand military workplace study rmws to determine the prevalence of sexual assault in fy 2014. Rand paul says neighbor told him he was unhappy after assault. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the assault on the rand. In addition to validating the initial findings from the rand military workplace study published in december 2014, the final results reveal unprecedented detail about the frequency of criminal sexual assault against service members, the nature and context of those assaults, and how they differ for men and women in each branch of service.
Bjs statisticians persons age 12 or older with disabilities experienced approximately 716,000 nonfatal violent crimes and 2. This ongoing survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders uses a national probability sample. Neighbor charged with assault after altercation with rand paul. Rand paul last month has yet to be charged with a federal crime, according to a federal court spokesman. Cnn devoted seven news briefs on tuesday to an assault on a employee by rand paul supporters caught on camera outside the kentucky senate debate on monday evening, but failed to mention a second assault on rand paul supporter by a booster of pauls opponent, jack conway. As a result of his intervention, a rand commission was set up by president mbeki to investigate his claims, and the rands collapse was arrested and reversed. Warren county regional jail via ap after paul reported the assault, the warren county attorneys office issued an arrest warrant and a. Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault takes a fresh look at the problem of measuring incidents of rape and sexual assault from the criminal justice perspective. Protect our defenders is a 501c3 notforprofit human rights organization.
In the summer of 2014, rand fielded the survey as part of the rand military workplace study. He also explores more recent banking scandals around the world, giving a hardhitting expose of greed, collusion and manipulation in the markets. This brief describes work done in the rand national defense research institute and documented in sexual assault and sexual harassment in the u. Paul spoke about the assault with the fox news channel, which put a portion of the interview on its website tuesday and aired some on its 6 p. Wakeford predicted that the rand was on its way to 20, 30, 40 and possibly 50 to the dollar, which would have thrown the sevenyearold democracy into economic and political turmoil. New video shows moveon activist attempted to assault rand paul. Rand paul outside his kentucky residence pleaded not guilty thursday to misdemeanor assault in the fourth degree at his arraignment in bowling green. Oct 28, 2010 as the panel in the video below concludes, the second man can reasonably claim to have been attempting to protect a third party rand paul from assault. Rand paul has five rib fractures, including three displaced fractures and bruised lungs, after an assault in his home in bowling green, kentucky, a senior adviser told cnn. Initially, boucher was charged with fourthdegree assault, indicating only a minor injury. This can help dispel any myths regarding how to identify a potential perpetrator. Class racism and the 1922 rand revolt, south african historical.
Rand pauls injuries from assault more severe than initially. Rand paul outside his kentucky residence pleaded not guilty thursday to misdemeanor assault in the. Mar 15, 2014 wakeford predicted that the rand was on its way to 20, 30, 40 and possibly 50 to the dollar, which would have thrown the sevenyearold democracy into economic and political turmoil. The 2014 rand military workplace study rmws was implemented as a confidential, webbased survey of activeduty, guard, and reserve service members. By the time they do report a suspected assault,c o nclusi ve f r ensic e id may ha ve b n lost. Rands publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and. Highlights from the 2014 rand military workplace study. The assault on the rand penguin random house south africa. If it was rape, it was rape by engraved invitation. Cnn highlights assault on moveon worker, omits assault on. Statement of kristen rand, legislative director, violence policy center before the senate judiciary committee hearing on the assault weapons ban of 20 february 27, 20 the violence policy center vpc is a national nonprofit organization that conducts research. Volume 2 of the report features the results of the survey for active and reserve component members in the.
Rand is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. Rand military workplace study estimates for installation and commandlevel risk of sexual assault and sexual harassment. In the assault on the rand, barry sergeant tells the explosive story of the rands collapse and the events that followed. A compendium of sexual assault research rand corporation. Estimates for installation and commandlevel risk of sexual assault and sexual harassment from the 2014 rand military workplace study c o r p o r at i o n andrew r. Rand paul finally breaks his silence on his assault, telling fox news he knows why his neighbor was upset. Since 2008, we have issued multiple products and made numerous recommendations related to dods efforts to prevent and respond to. We honor, support and give voice to the brave women and men in uniform who have been raped or sexually assaulted by fellow service members. She did not elaborate on the details of the assault or the extent of pauls injuries, only saying that he was fine. Read estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault. As such, dod asked the rand research team to redesign the approach used in.
Evidence for the effect of assault weapon bans on total homicides and firearm homicides is inconclusive. Schell, matthew cefalu, jessica hwang, andrew gelman. Barry sergeant assault on the rand kevin wakeford and the. Military sexual assault fact sheet protect our defenders. Rand paul was blindsided by the attacker, his spokeswoman kelsey cooper said in a statement. Sexual assault prevention and response recommended reading list. Rand pauls injuries worse than initially reported after assault sen. Rand paul says alleged attacker spoke to him after assault.
See below on cnns additional coverage of the assault. Rand paul says his neighbor told him why he was unhappy after alleged attack. In the spring of 2014, rand was asked by the sexual assault prevention and response office sapro in the office of the secretary of defense osd to conduct the 2014 workplace and gender relations survey of active duty members wgra and the workplace and gender relations survey of reserve component members wgrr, biennial surveys of the state of gender relations in the military required by. But for young people with no practical experience with sex, rand doesnt provide any. Rand paul fbi and local authorities are investigating the potential federal crime. Rand pauls neighbor appeared in a kentucky state court thursday and pleaded not guilty to a charge of fourthdegree misdemeanor assault retired physician rene.
As such, dod asked the rand research team to redesign the approach used. Nov 07, 2017 rand paul assault police say the man accused of attacking sen. Crime rates for simple assaultthe least serious but most prevalent violent crimeand robbery declined in the early part of the 10year period and remained generally unchanged in the latter part. Looking for the missing pieces 10 description of data sources monitoring the future mtf. Recent studies by the department of defense dod and the rand corporation suggest that unwanted sexual behaviors do not exist in isolation but are part of a continuum of harm.
Violent crime control and law enforcement act of 1994. Rand paul assaulted at kentucky home by acquaintance. The sexual assault prevention and response office within the office of the secretary of defense selected the rand corporation to provide a new and independent evaluation of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination across the military. Dec 18, 2017 the man who is accused of assaulting u. More than half a mil lion members were invited to participate in the rand military workplace study rmws, and more than 170,000 completed the survey.
Rand paul neighbor pleads not guilty to assault on senator. Getting rid of labour anarchy, rand daily mail, johannesburg, november 2. Of those, only about 10% of these 329 sexual assault suspects were convicted of a sexual assault crime, and 5% were convicted of a nonsexual assault crime. While the enron and worldcom scandals in the united states triggered comprehensive corporate reform, it seemed that south african authorities were determined to cover up any wrongdoing. A new report from gq goes deeper into the possible tensions between sen. Officer transfers and discharges army regulation 600824 effective 12 may 2006 history. But still rand paul has been assaulted at his home. Rand pauls attacker charged with felony assault over. Assault prevention and response that it took to improve the prevention of sexual assault in the military since 20, see appendix i. Rand paul was slapped with a federal assault charge for tackling the kentucky republican after a longsimmering beef about landscaping, authorities said friday. Nov 06, 2017 the rand paul assault story just keeps getting weirder. The rand paul assault story just keeps getting weirder. Rand paul last month has yet to be charged with a federal crime, according to a federal court.
Of those actually convicted of a sexual assault crime, 52% included a confession or guilty plea from the accused. Barry sergeant assault on the rand kevin wakeford and the battle to save a currency world of digitals skip to content. Effects of bans on the sale of assault weapons and high. Is landscaping drama at the root of rand pauls assault. Born february 2, 1905, ayn rand published her first novel, we the living, in 1936. Sexual assault statistics national sexual violence.
Rand pauls neighbor, a 59yearold retired doctor who is accused of attacking the politician last week and breaking six of his ribs, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, andrew morral and others published sexual. Boucher was charged with fourthdegree assault, a misdemeanor, and taken to the warren county regional jail. Rates of aggravated assault declined from 1999 through 2002 and remained stable until 2005.
Statement of kristen rand, legislative director, violence. Suspect in rand paul assault pleads not guilty cnn. Senator rand paul assaulted at his home in kentucky, police say. Nov 28, 2017 paul spoke about the assault with the fox news channel, which put a portion of the interview on its website tuesday and aired some on its 6 p. The kentucky senator was mowing his lawn and got five broken ribs for his trouble. Nov 09, 2017 the man who allegedly assaulted gop sen. Rape and sexual assault in the legal system presented to the national research council of the national academies panel on measuring rape and sexual assault in the bureau of justice statistics household surveys committee on national statistics june 5, 2012 by carol e. The survey was designed to meet the overarching project objectives of estimating the percentage of service members who experienced sexual assault and sexual harassment, as well as describing those. In early 2014, the department of defense dod asked the rand national defense research institute to conduct an independent assessment of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination in the militaryan assessment last conducted in 2012 by the department itself through the workplace and gender relations survey of active duty personnel wgra. Men and women in the air force face the greatest risk of sexual assault at air education and training command bases, according to a new report from rand corp. The department of defense sexual assault prevention and response office asked the rand corporation to conduct an independent assessment of the rates of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination in the u. Nov 05, 2017 a man was arrested and charged with assaulting and injuring rand paul, the republican senator from kentucky, at his home on friday afternoon kentucky state police said in a news release on.
This report examines issues such as the legal definitions in use by the states for these crimes, best methods for representing the definitions in survey instruments so. Rand paul assault police say the man accused of attacking sen. Rand paul and the neighbor who attacked him earlier this month the latest development in a strange saga that began when. But on thursday, the assailant, a retired anesthesiologist, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges and otherwise remained, well, mum. In early 2014, the department of defense dod asked the rand national defense research institute to conduct an independent assessment of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination in the military. Kevin wakeford and the battle to save a currency kindle edition by sergeant, barry. Nonfatal violent crimes include rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated.
Sexual assault prevention training in the air force should ensure that scenarios illustrate the heterogeneity of sexual assault perpetrators and include descriptions of the various known motivations, types, and offending patterns among perpetrators. Rand research gun policy in america analysis the effects of bans on the sale of assault weapons and highcapacity magazines effects of bans on the sale of assault weapons and highcapacity magazines on violent crime summary. Senator paul is fine, the senators spokeswoman said. A d v e r t i s e m e n t while the reaction from the thug who stomped on valle was completely over the top, its disingenuous to claim that valle had done nothing to provoke a confrontation. In the summer of 2014, rand conducted a large survey of the sexual assault and sexual harassment experiences of members of the u. In the military context, when an assault occurs it impairs the units ability to work effectively. Rand paul neighbor pleads not guilty to assault on senator, paul disputes trivial claims. Investigations of potential bias in estimates from the 2014 rand military workplace study, andrew r.
Several studies have found that mens endorsement of rape myths, hostility toward women. The assault on the rand by barry sergeant overdrive. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The rand military workplace study rmws is an independent study of sexual assault and military equal employment opportunity meo violations in the active duty and reserve components of the u.
In the military context, when an assault occurs it impairs the units ability to. An arrest warrant reportedly seen by politico stated that the altercation, which took place on friday, left paul with difficulty breathing as a result of a possible rib injury. Mystery over bizarre brawl with neighbor deepens nov. Rand paul rkentucky was assaulted in his warren county home. The portions affected by t h i s r a r a r e l i s t e d i n t h e s u m m a r y o f change. Rand paul could be charged with a felony because of the senators condition.