被禁止的性行為與性暴力

性暴力: 強姦: 小結 2

無論強姦被定義得如何的寬泛或狹義，無論強姦的統計資料如何地可靠或不可靠，大家都有一個普遍一致的看法：減少這類性暴力的最好方法就是預防。

顯而易見，在中學和大學裏普及性教育，對醫師、護士、社會工作者、心理學家、婚姻與家庭諮詢師和神職人員的性學培訓，甚至對警察的性學培訓，是能夠極大地為預防強姦做出貢獻的。那些懂得自己的性（sexuality）及其所具有的含義的個人可能更容易識別危險的處境，並因而會避免受到人身侵害。無論如何，那些主動上門幫助受害人的人員需要懂得性暴力的發生原因和方式。他們必須要考慮到每一個傷害案件的心理原因或動機，並且必須知道每一個傷害案例對所涉及的當事人的性健康可能意味著什麼。

出於這種見識的考慮，許多機構現在不僅正在向各個領域的專業人員，而且也正在向普通大眾提供大量的相關資訊。雖然這些資訊不可能幫助單個的受害人，但是它們確實能讓人在互聯網上鏈結到其它有用的機構網址，並因而對預防強姦和其它性暴力做出重要的貢獻。

美國兩個互聯網資源網站

這兩個互聯網中心網站既為專業人員也為普通大眾提供許多性暴力方面的有用資訊。(請點擊圖標)

Two American Internet Resources
These centers offer useful information on many aspects of sexual violence
for both professionals and the general public. (Click on logos)

Prohibited Sexual Behavior and Sexual Violence

Sexual Violence: Rape: Summary 2

No matter how widely or narrowly a rape may be defined, no matter how reliable or unreliable the rapes statistics may be, there is general agreement that the best way of reducing this kind of sexual violence is prevention.
Obviously, general sex education in schools and colleges and the sexological training of physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, marriage and family counselors, clergy, and, indeed, the police, can greatly contribute to rape prevention. Individuals who understand their own sexuality and that of others may more easily recognize a dangerous situation and thus avoid an assault. In any event, those who are called upon to help rape victims need to understand the causes and forms of sexual violence. They have to consider the psychosocial context of each case and must know what it may mean to the individual’s sexual health.
Acting on this insight, a number of organizations are now offering a great deal of relevant information not only to professionals in various fields, but also to the general public. While they cannot help individual victims, they do provide links to other useful addresses and thus make an important contribution to the prevention of rape and other forms of sexual violence.