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Y. Joon Choi; Abha Rai; Sung Hyun Yun; Jungeun Olivia Lee; Seunghye Hong; Hyunkag Cho; Soonok An – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Intimate partner violence (IPV) among college students is a significant problem that negatively affects their physical and emotional health. This study aimed at examining risk factors, especially childhood adversities at the individual, relationship, and community levels, of IPV perpetration among college students. Methods: The sample from seven…
Descriptors: Violence, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship, College Students
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Plachkinova, Miloslava; Vo, Ace – Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, 2022
The current study proposes a taxonomy to organize existing knowledge on cybercrimes against critical infrastructure such as power plants, water treatment facilities, dams, and nuclear facilities. Routine Activity Theory is used to inform a three-dimensional taxonomy with the following dimensions: hacker motivation (likely offender), cyber,…
Descriptors: Crime, Computer Security, Facilities, Nuclear Energy
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Allen, Ryan M.; Bista, Krishna – Journal of International Students, 2022
The attacks of September 11, 2001, put terrorism at the forefront of the American political landscape. Donald Trump played into these fears of terrorism through his political rhetoric during his presidency, particularly targeting international students as "threats" to the nation. However, we argue that the labeling of international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Progress Monitoring, Crime Prevention, School Security
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Blackman, Michael – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
Sexual violence prevention initiatives often do not address the unique experiences of international students. This study examined the experiences of eight East Asian international students navigating sex, relationships, and sexual violence in the United States. Four themes emerged: navigating a more open society without preparation, feeling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Foreign Students, School Violence
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Ispa-Landa, Simone; Thomas, Sara E. – Sociology of Education, 2023
Landmark research from before the 2010s shows that college women rarely held institutions responsible for allowing rape-prone party contexts to persist and failing to support survivors. Yet the college landscape has changed profoundly since these studies were published, with prominent anti-rape campaigns and new guidelines to Title IX policy. To…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Institutional Characteristics, Reputation
Bell, Brian; Costa, Rui; Machin, Stephen – Centre for Economic Performance, 2018
Prior research shows reduced criminality to be a beneficial consequence of education policies that raise the school leaving age. This paper studies how crime reductions occurred in a sequence of state-level dropout age reforms enacted between 1980 and 2010 in the United States. These reforms changed the shape of crime-age profiles, reflecting both…
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
McNeil, Michele – Education Week, 2013
As U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan works with other Obama administration officials on policy responses to the shootings at a Connecticut elementary school, he brings a personal and professional history that has acquainted him with the impact of gun violence. As schools chief in Chicago from 2001 to 2008, he was affected by the gun deaths…
Descriptors: Weapons, Gun Control, Advocacy, Violence
Wixom, Micah Ann – Education Commission of the States, 2014
School safety policies are constantly evolving, often in response to fatal events. After several high-profile and tragic shootings over the past 15 years, school safety has become a major focus for parents, school officials, policymakers and the public nationwide. ECS [Education Commission of the States] conducted a scan of school safety-related…
Descriptors: School Safety, State Legislation, State Policy, Violence
DeBaun, Bill; Roc, Martens – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2013
The nation could save as much as $18.5 billion in annual crime costs if the high school male graduation rate increased by only 5 percentage points, a new report from the Alliance for Excellent Education finds. This report examines and builds upon research that links lower levels of educational attainment with higher rates of arrests and…
Descriptors: Role of Education, Crime Prevention, Salary Wage Differentials, Graduation Rate
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Petrosino, Anthony; Guckenburg, Sarah; Fronius, Trevor – Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2012
Background: Schools experience a wide range of crime and disorder, victimizing students and staff, and undermining attempts to create a safe and orderly environment for student learning. Police have long established programs with schools, but there has been no systematic review of evaluations of these programs, outside of police-led prevention…
Descriptors: Evidence, Quasiexperimental Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Larence, Eileen R. – US Government Accountability Office, 2010
Thousands of gang members in the United States belong to gangs such as MS-13 and 18th Street that are also active in Central American countries. Federal entities with responsibilities for addressing Central American gangs include the National Security Council (NSC); the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice (DOJ), and State; and the U.S.…
Descriptors: Criminals, Juvenile Gangs, Public Agencies, Federal Government
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
The national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. The national YRBS is conducted every two years during the spring semester and provides data representative of 9th through 12th grade…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Private Schools, School Security, Incidence
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Sutherland-Smith, Wendy – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2010
Universities face constant scrutiny about their plagiarism management strategies, policies and procedures. A resounding theme, usually media inspired, is that plagiarism is rife, unstoppable and university processes are ineffectual in its wake. This has been referred to as a "moral panic" approach (Carroll & Sutherland-Smith,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Plagiarism, Integrity, Higher Education
Pollack, William S.; Modzeleski, William; Rooney, Georgeann – US Department of Education, 2008
In the wake of several high-profile shootings at schools in the United States, most notably the shootings that occurred at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, the United States Secret Service (Secret Service) and the United States Department of Education (ED) embarked on a collaborative endeavor to study incidents of planned (or…
Descriptors: Violence, Prior Learning, Case Studies, Audiences
Davis, Robert; Rabinovich, Lila; Rubin, Jennifer; Kilmer, Beau; Heaton, Paul – RAND Corporation, 2008
The U.K. National Audit Office (NAO) commissioned RAND Europe to conduct this review to identify and synthesize international research about the effectiveness of community orders in reducing re-offending. In this report, we review research on ten of the common requirements contained in community orders. Through examining reviews, systematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Community Programs, Criminals
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