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Carr, Joetta L. – Journal of American College Health, 2007
In 1999, the American College Health Association (ACHA) Executive Committee issued a position statement for the Association that addresses acts of violence, bias, and other violations of human rights that have been occurring all too often within or adjacent to college communities. The statement called for all campus health professionals to become…
Descriptors: Crime, Violence, Colleges, Social Bias

Marie, Gillian – Studies in Continuing Education, 1989
Describes an educational program that enables women to explore, in a safe environment, male violence and its impact on their lives. Topics include battered women, rape, incest, pornography, nonphysical violence, and sexual harassment. The course helps women realize that violence is a societal, not individual, problem and empowers them to take…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Change, Battered Women, Foreign Countries

Mazur, F. E. – CD-ROM Professional, 1993
Describes the efforts taken by the Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble to provide interactive human relations training on date rape using live dramatizations, video with facilitated audience participation, and an electronic multimedia format with decision trees for interactive involvement. (EA)
Descriptors: Audience Participation, Business, Decision Making, Higher Education
Gill, Wanda E. – 1987
The term gender bias was coined by the National Judicial Education Program to Promote Equality for Women and Men in the Courts and is defined as the predisposition or tendency to think about and behave toward people primarily on the basis of their sex rather than their status, professional accomplishments, or aspirations. An effective method for…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Court Judges, Courts, Displaced Homemakers
Guernsey, Lisa – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
An Earlham College (Indiana) student's lawsuit charging the college with responsibility for her rape during a Japanese study-abroad program tests the legality of the waiver students sign before leaving. The student claims the waiver is not the issue, but the need for colleges to protect students facing sexual harassment. She says the college…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Higher Education, In Loco Parentis, International Educational Exchange

Pava, W. S.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
This article describes the development and pilot testing of a curriculum to teach rape prevention and self-defense skills to visually impaired women. As a result of the course, five visually impaired women improved their physical self-defense skills, self-confidence, and problem-solving ability in hypothetically dangerous situations. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Crime Prevention, Curriculum, Females
Bullette, Barbara; And Others – 1981
This booklet describes the development of a program in Boston designed to address the needs of minority rape victims. A history of the program is given which includes the community need for this service, community attitudes toward rape victims and racial minorities, staff training, and the development of the program as a consultation and community…
Descriptors: Aggression, Community Information Services, Community Programs, Ethnic Groups
White, Mary; Nichols, Donald D. – 1981
In response to growing concern about assaults and rapes on campus and in the surrounding community, the staff of the Womencenter at Oakland Community College (OCC) initiated a program of rape/assault prevention and assistance to victims. After collecting data on violence in the community and on campus, Womencenter representatives obtained support…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Crime, Crisis Intervention, Information Dissemination
Whitcomb, Debra; And Others – 1979
An exemplary project, the Stop Rape Crisis Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which was initially funded by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA), is described. Issues addressed include the following: (1) initlal start-up and continuing program assessment; (2) staffing and the use of volunteers; (3) coordination with law enforcement…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Counseling Services, Crime

Waldner-Haugrud, Lisa – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Contends that sexual coercion while dating falls under the umbrella of school-related violence. Discusses acquaintance and date rape, a sexual coercion continuum, and coercion victims. Concludes with a discussion of six techniques to reduce risk of sexual coercion. (CFR)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Dating (Social), Educational Environment, Females
MacDougall, Jyl – 1993
This publication offers some insight into the problem of violence in Canadian schools and provides examples of ways to reduce it. The forms of violent activities examined include youth/youth-gang violence, violence against teachers, bullying, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. Each chapter presents research findings and examples of programs…
Descriptors: Aggression, Bullying, Child Abuse, Conflict Resolution
Steele, Stephen F. – 1980
The data collection procedures described in this report were designed to monitor and evaluate the performance of the Sexual Offenses Crisis Center in Annapolis, Maryland, for local, state, and federal agencies. After introductory material summarizing program evaluation criteria established by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Counseling Services, Crisis Intervention, Data Collection

Becky, Debra; Farren, Peggy M. – School Counselor, 1997
Describes a psychoeducational group model for teenage girls. Group goals include helping students define and avoid abusive relationships and the consequences of abuse. Outlines group composition and formation, program content, the context for abuse, warning signs, date rape, date rape prevention, conflict management, and building communication…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Aggression, Counseling Techniques
Baker, Beryle I.; Meadows, Mark – 1997
In 1990, Georgia's DeKalb College initiated a program of date rape prevention (DRP) workshops in response to statistics that show: (1) over 50% of all entering freshmen and 55% of all women are enrolled in community, technical, and junior colleges; and (2) 50% of rape victims will know the perpetrator. The workshop initiative sought to raise…
Descriptors: Acquaintance Rape, Attitude Change, Community Colleges, Community Resources

Shrum, Rebecca A.; Halgin, Richard P. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A senior psychology seminar that dealt with recent psychological, sociological, and feminist literature on sexual victimization is described. Major topics addressed were rape, childhood sexual abuse, and incest. The topics of pornography, sexual harassment, and sexual exploitation in the media were also covered. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives