ERIC Number: ED303060
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 246
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-02-929440-1
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Coping with Crime on Campus.
Smith, Michael Clay
A compilation, analysis and interpretation are provided of the court cases, involving crime or criminal-like behavior on college campuses, that have reached the appellate courts. The book is designed for the non-lawyer administrator. In addition, suggestions for successful administrative strategies are offered, together with checklists for evaluation of the responses of individual campuses. This material is presented in 12 chapters: "The Campus--a Sanctuary?"; "The Complexion of Campus Crime Today"; "The Concept of Crime and the Shape of Criminal Law"; "Crime and Today's Campus Decision-Maker"; "Security: Campus Cops Come of Age"; "Human Sexuality and Crime in Campus Life"; "Searching, Seizing, Confessing"; "Fraud, Thefts, Payoffs, and Other Campus Mischief"; "Alcohol and Drugs as Campus Crime"; "Firing the Miscreant Employee"; "Victims"; and "Conclusion" (including administrative overseer and crime response checklists). A 1985 statement by the American Council on Education Advisory Committee on Self-Regulation Initiatives on campus security is appended. A subject index is provided. (KM)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Problems, College Administration, College Role, Court Litigation, Crime, Crime Prevention, Criminal Law, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Higher Education, Legal Problems, Legal Responsibility, Position Papers, Rape, School Safety, School Security, Sexual Harassment, Stealing, Vandalism, Victims of Crime
Macmillan Publishing Company, 866 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022 ($24.95).
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Books
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: American Council on Education, Washington, DC.
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