24 2022 ARC3 SURVEY FINDINGS Consent Using the scale provided, please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statements: Participants were asked about their agreement with questions regarding consent. The understanding of consent is apparent by the answers given. Participants indicated that consent needs to be given during each step of a sexual encounter as well as indicated that consent can be withdrawn during an encounter. Both of these questions had an over 90% agreement by participants. Additionally, questions were asked about how to obtain consent both verbally, non-verbally, and incapable of consenting. The majority of participants agreed that consent cannot be given or implied in certain circumstances. South Dakota Board of Regents Policy 1:17:1 defines consent as mentioned previously in this report; however, the State of South Dakota defines consent in House Bill 1287 as “a person’s positive cooperation in act or attitude pursuant to the person’s exercise of free will.” Consent must be given at each step in a sexual encounter. If a person initiates sex, but during foreplay says they no longer want to, the person has not given consent to continue. If a person doesn’t physically resist sex, they have given consent. Consent for sex one time is consent for future sex. If you and your sexual partner are both drunk, you don’t have to worry about consent. Mixed signals can sometimes mean consent. If someone invites you to their place, they are giving consent for sex. % Disagree or Strongly disagree %Agree or Strongly agree 2% 93% 3% 96% 92% 2% 97% 2% 95% 0% 96% 0% 98% 0%
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