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Information Advocacy Support
Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions
If I obtain the assistance of a victim advocate, is the information released to my parents,
     professors, police or UCF administration?
How can I contact a victim advocate?
Do I have to pay a fee?
Who qualifies for Victim Advocate assistance?
Do I have to file a police report to obtain assistance from a victim advocate?
How can a victim advocate help me?
How much information do I have to give?
Can I see a victim advocate on behalf of a friend or family member?
I have been the victim of a crime, how do I find out what my rights are?
How can I become a victim advocate?
Does Victims Services work with students who are victimized prior to coming to the university?

Relationship Abuse
How can a restraining order help me and how can I obtain one?
How can I keep safe if I am in an abusive relationship?
What are the signs that someone is being abused?
What can I do if I know someone who is being abused?
What kind of financial assistance is available to me if I am trying to leave an abusive situation?
How common is domestic violence?
Can men be victims of relationship violence?
What should I do if I am afraid of my partner?
What happens if my partner and I get in a fight and I hit back?
Where can my partner go to get help if they are abusive?
How can I recognize a potential batterer?
Common Beliefs of Batterers

Sexual Violence
How can you help someone that has been sexual assaulted but is afraid of reporting
     to authorities because they fear that the aggressor might come after them?
What are the UCF rules regarding sexual consent when drunk and do they apply to men?
If a student calls 911 after being sexual assaulted, will they have to call 823-5555 for a victim
     advocate, or will the dispatcher take care of that?
If both parties are drunk, and consent has been given prior to this instance, can rape still be
     charged if consent is given while intoxicated?
If someone that you know very well touches you inappropriately or says something sexually
     offensive to you and you are too shy to say something, what do you do?
How common is male rape?
If a minor consents to sex with an adult, can they press charges later for rape?
What can someone do about false sexual battery accusations?

Identity Theft
Can ID theft affect my credit?
I let my friends and/or family members use my Debit card to withdraw cash from my account to
     save me a trip. Is this ok?

How can I protect myself from ID theft via the internet?
I am a student at UCF; can ID theft affect my chances of employment after I graduate?
I share an apartment with several of my friends, how can I prevent them, or their friends,
     gaining access to my personal information?

Stalking
How do I know I am being stalked?
What steps should I take to make a stalker leave me alone?
Will I ever feel safe again?



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