An ecological working framework as a new model for understanding and preventing the victimization of women by drug-facilitated sexual assault

• Published in: Forensic science international Vol. 315; p. 110438
• Main Authors: Prego-Meleiro, Pablo, Montalvo, Gemma, Quintela-Jorge, Óscar, García-Ruiz, Carmen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.10.2020; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aggression; Alcoholic Intoxication; Assaults; Cognition - drug effects; Crime Victims; Culture; Date rape; Domestic violence; Drug abuse; Drug Misuse - adverse effects; Drug use; Drug-facilitated sexual assault; Ecological effects; Ecological models; Female; Forensic sciences; Gender aspects; Gender equity; Human rights; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Models, Theoretical; Motivation; Multidisciplinary research; Peer Group; Psychotropic Drugs - adverse effects; Public health; Sex crimes; Sex Factors; Sex Offenses - prevention & control; Sexual assault; Sexual victimization; Sexual violence; Social Environment; Sustainable development; Victimization; Violence; Violence against women; Vulnerable Populations; Womens health; Young women; Date rape; Violence against women; Sexual violence; Sexual victimization; Young women; Drug-facilitated sexual assault
• ISSN: 0379-0738; 1872-6283
• DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110438

•An ecological model of the victimization of women by drug-facilitated sexual assault.•A working framework for improving understanding of DFSA and preventive actions.•Promotion of direct, institutional, and cultural support against sexual violence.•Gender mainstreaming and intersectionality on disability-related drug use.•Achieve the 2030 Agenda’s global challenge of “no one will be left behind”. An innovative approach towards the holistic and multidisciplinary study of the victimization of women by drug-facilitated sexual assault has been developed. This phenomenon constitutes a significant problem given the narrowing of the gender gap in drug use over the last few decades and the widespread presence of psychoactive substances worldwide. As violence against women and drug misuse intersect in this phenomenon, this intersectional nature emphasizes the need for a novel approach that enables us to go beyond the studies carried out to date. Consequently, a multidimensional strategy incorporating a gender-sensitive approach has been implemented. The study was aligned with approaches recommended by international authorities concerning sustainable development, thus meeting current global challenges. Furthermore, the study was structured based on an ecological model divided into multiple influence levels and integrating the triangular theory of violence. As a result, a new ecological working framework was built as a multilevel platform useful for understanding and preventing the victimization of women by drug-facilitated sexual assault.