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Stader, David L.; Williams-Cunningham, Jodi L. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2017
The problem of campus sexual assault is viewed through the theoretical construct of institutional betrayal and the legal construct of Title IX.
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Gender Discrimination, Sex Fairness
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Lucken, Karol; Bales, William – Crime & Delinquency, 2008
Sex offender civil commitment (SOCC) has been enacted in 16 states amid widespread controversy. A critical component of civil commitment is the risk assessment process that determines recommendations for civil confinement once a prison term has expired. This study analyzes the first stage of a two-stage risk assessment process that determines…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Correctional Institutions, Program Effectiveness, Criminals
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Zugazaga, Carole – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
This article describes stressful life events experienced by a multi-shelter sample of 162 homeless adults in the Central Florida area. Participants included homeless single men (n = 54), homeless single women (n = 54), and homeless women with children (n = 54). Subjects were interviewed with a modified version of the List of Threatening…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Homeless People, Mothers, Males