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James Earl Lyons II – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Investigating crimes on college campuses is a prevalent phenomenon that often requires student cooperation with campus police. Using the procedural justice theory's process-based approach, this applied research examined the likelihood of students reporting campus crime based on their perceived legitimacy of campus police and whether the student's…
Descriptors: College Students, College Environment, Campuses, Crime
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Wiersma, Beth A.; Siedschlaw, Kurt D. – College Student Journal, 2016
Beginning with the passage of The Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act in 1994 and Megan's Law in 1996, the federal government and states have passed numerous pieces of legislation to control and restrict those convicted of sex offenses. This study surveyed the attitudes of undergraduate students…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Crime Prevention
Universities UK, 2011
Big ideas for the future is a joint report by Universities UK and Research Councils UK, published as part of the second annual Universities Week campaign. This new report explores the excellent research taking place in UK higher education today and what it will mean for us in 20 years' time. It demonstrates the value of public investment in higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Investment, Economic Progress
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Carr, Joetta L. – Journal of American College Health, 2007
In 1999, the American College Health Association (ACHA) Executive Committee issued a position statement for the Association that addresses acts of violence, bias, and other violations of human rights that have been occurring all too often within or adjacent to college communities. The statement called for all campus health professionals to become…
Descriptors: Crime, Violence, Colleges, Social Bias