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Armato, Michael; Fuller, Laurie; Matthews, Nancy A.; Meiners, Erica R. – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2013
According to the authors, in 2008 and 2009 a coalition of faculty, anchored by Women's Studies, challenged a proposal to bring United States Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) courses onto their urban public university campus. This proposal, initially approved by the faculty governance advisory committee on academic affairs, was…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Feminism, Resistance (Psychology), Activism
Ridgard, Tamique J.; Laracy, Seth D.; DuPaul, George J.; Shapiro, Edward S.; Power, Thomas J. – Communique, 2015
The mental health field has long recognized the negative consequences associated with a range of traumatic events, including physical assault, sexual assault, natural or man-made disasters, accidents, and medical incidents (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). The shockingly high prevalence of exposure to violence among America's…
Descriptors: Trauma, Social Justice, Rape, Violence
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McMahon, Sarah; Postmus, Judy L.; Koenick, Ruth Anne – Journal of College Student Development, 2011
Bystander intervention offers promise as a sexual violence prevention tool for student affairs administrators on college campuses, but the conceptualization and definition of the approach is in its infancy and needs further development. In an effort to emphasize the potential role of bystanders in the primary prevention of sexual violence, we put…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Campuses, Violence, Sexual Harassment
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Burke, Jessica – Hispania, 2010
Elena Garro's one-act play "Los perros" (1958) confronts the difficult issue of sexual violence in rural Mexico, a problem that persists today. The characters struggle with the social reality of rape, alluding to the threat of sexual violence while avoiding addressing it directly. While words are granted an almost magical power in…
Descriptors: Drama, Rape, Foreign Countries, Language Usage
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Adebanjo, Margaret Adewunmi – African Higher Education Review, 2014
This paper examines crime and its management in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Tertiary institutions today have become arenas for crime activities such as rape, cultism, murder, theft, internet fraud, drug abuse, and examination malpractices. This paper delves into what crime is, and its causes; and the positions of the law on crime management.…
Descriptors: Crime, Political Influences, Foreign Countries, Drug Abuse
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Christensen, M. Candace – NASPA Journal About Women in Higher Education, 2015
This study explores the experiences of male college students who participated in a theatre-based, peer-education, sexual assault prevention presentation. The program was established through the use of Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Theatre of the Oppressed, as well as multicultural feminist theory and approaches. These models emphasize subverting…
Descriptors: Males, College Students, Violence, Prevention
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Jennings, Jerry L.; Deming, Adam – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2013
Although cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is touted as the predominant approach in sex offender-specific group treatment, a review of the field shows that the "behavioral" part of CBT has become minimal in relation to that which is cognitive. The authors show how a revitalized "behavioral sensibility" may help to enhance…
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Sexual Abuse, Cognitive Restructuring, Rape
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Lauridsen, Erica I.; Everall, Robin D. – Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2013
A non-normative gender identity raises questions concerning widely accepted theories of gender that prevail in Western society. These theories are founded upon dichotomous models of gender identity that are posited as having a direct relationship to binary biological sex. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how individuals who…
Descriptors: Physiology, Sexual Identity, Males, Sexual Abuse
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Norris, Jeanette – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2011
When the author started graduate school in the late 1970s, she was drawn to studying sexual assault. She had been a declared feminist since high school as the Women's Movement even reached the coal region of eastern Pennsylvania! Attending college in New York City, with its myriad opportunities for more exposure to what feminists were up to, made…
Descriptors: Feminism, Violence, Sexual Abuse, Females
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Snyder, Jamie A.; Fisher, Bonnie S.; Scherer, Heidi L.; Daigle, Leah E. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Few studies have examined sexual victimization among cadets and midshipmen at the three U.S. Military Academies. Self-report data from the 2005 Service Academy Sexual Assault Survey of Cadets and Midshipmen (n = 5,220) were used to examine the extent of unwanted sexual attention, sexual harassment, unwanted sexual contact, sexual coercion, and…
Descriptors: Leadership, Victims, Military Personnel, Sexual Abuse
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Potter, Sharyn J.; Stapleton, Jane G. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
One population that shares both similar and different characteristics with traditional college-age students is the U.S. Military. Similarities include a high concentration of 18- to 26-year-olds dealing with new found independence, peer pressure, and the presence of social norms that support violence and hypermasculinity. Sexual violence is a…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Public Health, Familiarity
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Fehler-Cabral, Giannina; Campbell, Rebecca; Patterson, Debra – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Sexual assault survivors often feel traumatized by the care received in traditional hospital emergency departments. To address these problems, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs were created to provide comprehensive medical care, crisis intervention, and forensic services. However, there is limited research on the actual experiences and…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Crisis Intervention, Rape, Sexual Abuse
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Morgan, Louise; Brittain, Bernadette; Welch, Jan – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Research that attempts to identify characteristic features of multiple perpetrator sexual assault (MPSA) is limited. This study compared demographic and assault related characteristics of 135 cases of MPSA with 139 cases of single perpetrator sexual assault (SPSA) reported to the Haven sexual assault referral centre, Camberwell, London, over a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Victims, Sexual Abuse, Place of Residence
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Sahl, Daniel; Keene, Jennifer Reid – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Using a sample of 2,838 students from a Southwestern university in the United States, the authors examine the effect of respondent's gender, the adult's gender, the age gap between the adult and teen, and the adult's authority, on students' perceptions of vignettes describing adult-teen sexual relationships. Specifically, the authors investigate…
Descriptors: Rape, Student Attitudes, Vignettes, Age Differences
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Maier, Shana L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
While Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner programs have improved the treatment of rape victims by offering more compassionate and thorough treatment, SANEs believe victims continue to face revictimization by the medical, criminal justice and legal systems. The purpose of this research is to explore SANEs' perceptions of the revictimization of rape…
Descriptors: Investigations, Rape, Nurses, Criminals
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