1. Defining sexual violence
The Counseling Center
Purdue University Northwest

2. Sexual violence: defined
Sexual Violence (SV) is any sexual act that is perpetrated against someone’s will.
SV is divided into four types of sex acts:
A completed nonconsensual sex act
An attempted nonconsensual sex act
Abusive sexual contact
Non-contact sexual abuse

3. Sexual violence: types of sex acts
A completed nonconsensual sex act is defined as contact between the penis and the vulva or the penis and the anus involving penetration. This act also includes contact between the mouth and penis, vulva, or anus; or penetration of the anal or genital opening of another person by a hand, finger, or other object.
An attempted (non-completed) sex act (described above) occurs when the act is against the victim’s consent, or involves a victim who is unable to consent or refuse.

4. types of sex acts continued
Abusive sexual contact is defined as intentional touching without the victim’s consent, either direct or through the victim’s clothing, of the genitalia, anus, groin, breast, inner thigh, or buttocks.
Non-contact sexual abuse does not involve physical sexual contact. Non-contact sexual abuse includes acts such as voyeurism, intentional exposure of an individual to exhibitionism, unwanted exposure to pornography, verbal or behavioral sexual harassment, threats of sexual violence to accomplish some other end, or taking nude photographs of a sexual nature of another person without his or her consent or knowledge, or of a person who is unable to consent or refuse.

5. PNW counseling Center contact info
Hammond Campus
th Street
Gyte 005
Hammond, Indiana 46323
Westville Campus
1401 S. U.S. Hwy. 421
TECH 101
Westville, Indiana 46391

6. references
Basile KC, Saltzman LE. Sexual violence surveillance: Uniform definitions and recommended data elements. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Retrieved from cdc.gov
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