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Beck, Allen J.; Harrison, Paige M.; Guerino, Paul – US Department of Justice (NJ1), 2010
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-79) (PREA) requires the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to carry out a comprehensive statistical review and analysis of the incidents and effects of prison rape for each calendar year. This report fulfills the requirement under Sec. 4(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act to provide a list of juvenile…
Descriptors: Rape, Correctional Institutions, Juvenile Justice, Victims of Crime
Smith, J. David – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The meaning of the category and concept of mental retardation is explored through the words of a fictional character, and the accounts of real people who have been injured and stigmatized by the label. Examples of the extremes to which people have gone to avoid or escape the term mental retardation are provided. The classification of retardation…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Self Determination, Classification, Vocabulary
Flack, William F., Jr.; Daubman, Kimberly A.; Caron, Marcia L.; Asadorian, Jenica A.; D'Aureli, Nicole R.; Gigliotti, Shannon N.; Hall, Anna T.; Kiser, Sarah; Stine, Erin R. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This is the first study of unwanted sexual experiences in the collegiate "hooking-up" culture. In a representative sample of 178 students at a small liberal arts university. Twenty-three percent of women and 7% of men surveyed reported one or more experiences of unwanted sexual intercourse. Seventy-eight percent of unwanted vaginal, anal, and oral…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Sexuality, College Students, Alcohol Abuse
Messman-Moore, Terri L.; Ward, Rose Marie; Brown, Amy L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
The present study utilized a mixed retrospective and prospective design with an 8-month follow-up period to test a model of revictimization that included multiple childhood (i.e., child sexual, physical, and emotional abuse) and situational variables (i.e., substance use, sexual behavior) for predicting rape among 276 college women. It was of…
Descriptors: Rape, Antisocial Behavior, Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Iconis, Rosemary – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2008
Sexual violence is a common phenomenon in the United States. College women appear to be at an even higher risk than those in the general population. Though there is much we still do not know about the causes of sexual violence, the acceptance of rape myths has been associated with the perpetration of sexual assaults.
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Misconceptions, Rape, Sexual Abuse
Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention, 2008
The "culture of drinking" on U.S. college campuses has recently gained widespread national attention. A report by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) notes the disturbing consequences of drinking on campus each year: 1,700 college student deaths from alcohol-related causes; more than 500,000 unintentional injuries; more…
Descriptors: Drinking, Prevention, Sororities, Fraternities
Huber-Warring, Tonya – Multicultural Education, 2007
South Africa, a country with the highest incidence of rape and child rape in the world, has the fifth highest prevalence of HIV in the world, with 1.1 million AIDS orphans. The UNAIDS Global Report reveals 370,000 AIDS-related deaths in South Africa in 2003. Given the numbers of people infected and dying, South Africa is regarded as having the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Incidence, Rape, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Munge, Bethany A.; Pomerantz, Andrew M.; Pettibone, Jonathan C.; Falconer, Jameca W. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
To what extent does the length of the marriage or the wife's faithfulness to the husband influence the perception of responsibility or trauma in marital rape? In the current study, each participant was presented with one of four marital rape vignettes. The vignettes varied only in the length of the marriage (3 years or 15 years) and the fidelity…
Descriptors: Spouses, Marriage, Rape, Family Violence
Ahrens, Courtney E.; Campbell, Rebecca; Ternier-Thames, N. Karen; Wasco, Sharon M.; Sefl, Tracy – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2007
In this study, 102 female rape survivors were interviewed regarding their first post-assault disclosure. Qualitative analysis revealed that nearly 75% of first disclosures were to informal support providers and over one third of the disclosures were not initiated by the survivors themselves. Over half of the survivors received positive reactions…
Descriptors: Rape, Victims of Crime, Interviews, Disclosure
Kimble, Matthew; Neacsiu, Andrada D.; Flack, William F., Jr.; Horner, Jessica – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: University and college health and counseling centers frequently warn female students about the "red zone"--a period early in a student's first year at college during which she may be at higher risk for unwanted sexual experiences (UWS). The authors designed this study to assess temporal risk for UWS in 1st- and 2nd-year college women.…
Descriptors: Females, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, Sexual Abuse
Collings, Steven J.; Bugwandeen, Shikaar R.; Wiles, Wendy A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objective: Our objective was to audit the provision and utilization of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to child rape survivors in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Methods: A prospective design was used to collect data from a convenience sample of 200 consecutive cases of child rape referred for medico-legal assessment to a state…
Descriptors: Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Foreign Countries, Therapy
Bradley, April R.; Yeater, Elizabeth A.; O'Donohue, William – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2009
This study evaluated the short-term effectiveness of a mixed-gender sexual assault prevention program developed for college students. Program participants (n = 177) were compared to non-program participants (n = 132) prior to the program and during a 2-week follow-up period on measures of rape myths, victim empathy, perceived negative consequences…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Rape, Prevention, Victims of Crime
Breitenbecher, Kimberly Hanson – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2008
The primary purpose of this investigation was to assess the convergent validities of two measures of dating behaviors related to risk for sexual victimization, the Dating Self-Protection Against Rape Scale (DSPARS) and the Dating Behavior Survey (DBS). Three hundred seventy-seven women responded to measures assessing self-protective dating…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime, At Risk Persons, Dating (Social)
Foubert, John D.; Newberry, Johnathan T.; Tatum, Jerry – NASPA Journal, 2008
First-year men at a midsized public university either saw a rape prevention program or were in a control group and were asked to complete attitude and behavior surveys at the beginning and end of an academic year. Participants were also asked whether they joined fraternities during that year. With 90% of first-year men participating throughout the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior
Crawford, Emily; Wright, Margaret O'Dougherty; Birchmeier, Zachary – Journal of American College Health, 2008
Objective: The authors investigated relationships among prior victimization, risk perceptions, and behavioral choices in responding to drug-facilitated sexual assault in a college party where alcohol is available. Participants and Methods: From fall 2003 to spring 2004, over 400 female undergraduates rated risk perception following an acquaintance…
Descriptors: Rape, Sexual Abuse, Drug Abuse, Females