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Wishon, Phillip M. – 1979
Each year in the United States, thousands of school-aged children become involved in sexual activities arranged by adults for purposes of pleasure and profit. Nationwide, annual profits from the child pornography industry and from female and male child prostitution are in the tens of millions of dollars. Heretofore, the majority of…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Children, Counselor Role
Webb, Carol – 1980
Few counseling services are available to or utilized by rape victims, which implies that many women turn, instead, to their social networks for support. Research literature suggests that anxiety is reduced and coping skills are enhanced when a victim uses her interpersonal social network for support. Unfortunately, many women have the same…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Coping, Counseling Services, Counselor Client Relationship
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Berkowitz, Alan D.; And Others – New Directions for Student Services, 1994
A discussion of recent studies on college men as sexual assault and rape perpetrators accompanies recommendations and an integrative theoretical model to be used in rape prevention programs designed for college men. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, College Students, Crime, Higher Education
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Capraro, Rocco L. – New Directions for Student Services, 1994
Discusses rape prevention in the context of a problematic masculinity. Reviews conservative, mythopoetic, and feminist perspectives on masculinity. Proposes a feminist foundation for rape prevention programs for college males. (Author/KW)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, College Students, Crime
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Simon, Adam K.; And Others – New Directions for Student Services, 1994
Presents the experiences of three student facilitators in the Hobart College Rape Prevention Program. The students' perspectives offer insights into the workshop's methodology and its effect on participants. The students discuss their personal experiences with sexual assault, their motivations for joining the model program, and the impact it has…
Descriptors: College Students, Crime, Demonstration Programs, Higher Education
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Pollard, Jeffrey W. – New Directions for Student Services, 1994
Proposes a treatment protocol for rape and other violence perpetrators. Examines philosophy, assessment, and a curriculum, along with resistance to such treatment programs. Provides suggestions for treatments within campus settings. (Author/KW)
Descriptors: Aggression, Battered Women, College Students, Crime
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Resick, Patricia A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1993
Reviews the literature on the psychological impact of rape on adult female victims, and explores typical patterns of recovery, types of symptoms, and variables affecting recovery. Explores moderating and preassault variables, within-assault variables such as acquaintance status and level of violence, and postassault variables such as social…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
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Benson, Dennis; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1992
Examines issues related to acquaintance rape: cultural context, legal issues, adolescent attitudes and development, alcohol and sexual assault, the assailants, the victims, and the institutional response, and makes recommendations for a system that all colleges should have in place. (SM)
Descriptors: College Students, Crime Prevention, Criminal Law, Higher Education
Bastian, Lisa D. – 1990
This report provides detailed information about crimes committed against Hispanics from 1979 to 1986 based on the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Crime Survey (NCS). The rate of violent crime committed against Hispanics each year surveyed is examined and compared to that for non-Hispanics. The demographic characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Characteristics, Crime, Criminals
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Koss, Mary – Planning for Higher Education, 1992
Literature on rape on college campuses is reviewed, beginning with definitions of rape and controversy over date or rape, analysis of the risk of rape on campus, and the actions college administrators can take to reduce the risk of sexual assault. Prevention, legal issues, and campus security safeguards are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Campuses, College Administration, College Environment
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Biklen, Douglas; Schein, Philip Lambert – Mental Retardation, 2001
This article discusses a court case of an adolescent labeled retarded who was sexually assaulted. It examines implications of being spoken about and of others speaking for the labeled person. It then considers how a disability rights/People First framework could shift public and professional understandings and responses to human abuse. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Court Litigation, Empowerment
von Feilitzen, Cecilia, Ed. – News from ICCVOS, 2001
This document represents the only issue of UNESCO International Clearinghouse on Children and Violence on the Screen's newsletter published in 2001. The report describes research findings concerning children and media violence, children's media use, and activities aimed at limiting gratuitous media violence. One article summarizes three workshops…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advertising, Children, Childrens Rights
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Berkowitz, Alan D. – New Directions for Student Services, 1994
Describes the underlying philosophy, content and evaluation issues, and selection and training of facilitators for a model acquaintance rape prevention program for male students conducted at Hobart College. Provides guidelines to help other colleges and universities implement a model rape prevention program for men that uses small-group discussion…
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Disorders, College Students, Crime
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Koss, Mary P. – American Psychologist, 1990
Discusses the following topics concerning violence against women: (1) its scope; (2) its impact on women; (3) the community services provided in response to the violence; (4) clinical treatment of victims; and (5) violence prevention. Presents a research agenda that addresses the gaps in existing literature. (JS)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Community Health Services, Family Violence, Females
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Pagelow, Mildred Daley – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
Reviews the past decade's literature on woman battering so as to summarize selected works that may offer the greatest assistance to activists, practitioners, and researchers. Covers theoretical viewpoints, battered women and the medical field, law enforcement, the legal system, homicide, marital rape, child custody, popular myths, and stereotypes.…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Custody, Family Problems, Family Violence
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