"84 identified as \"at risk\" becomes a perpetrator of violence. A combination of individual, rel ational, community, and societal factors contribute to the risk of becoming a perpetrator of SV. Understanding these multilevel factors can help identify various opportunities for prevention. Risk Factors for Perpetration Individual Risk Factors • Alcohol and drug use • Coercive sexual fantasies • Impulsive and antisocial tendencies • Preference for impersonal sex • Hostility towards women • Hypermasculinity • Childhood history of sexual and physical abuse • Witnessed family violence as a child Relationship Factors • Assoc iation with sexually aggressive and delinquent peers • Family environment characterized by physical violence and few resources • Strong patriarchal relationship or familial environment • Emotionally unsupportive familial environment Community Factors • Lack of emp loyment opportunities • Lack of institutional support from police and judicial system • General tolerance of sexual violence within the community • Weak community sanctions against sexual violence perpetrators Societal Factors • Poverty • Societal norms that support sexual violence • Societal norms that support male superiority and sexual entitlement • Societal norms that maintain women's inferiority and sexual submissiveness • Weak laws and policies related to gender equity • High tolerance levels of crime and other forms of violence Sexual Violence: Prevention Strategies Sexual violence is a serious problem that can have lasting, harmful effects on victims and their family, friends, and communities. The goal of sexual violence prevention is simple - to stop it from happeni ng in the first place. However, the solutions are just as complex as the problem. Prevention efforts should ultimately decrease the number of individuals who perpetrate sexual violence and the number of individuals who are sexual violence victims. Many pre vention approaches aim to reduce risk factors and promote protective factors for sexual violence. In addition, comprehensive prevention strategies should address factors at each of the levels that influence sexual violence - the individual, relationship, co mmunity, and society."