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Natalie Foreman-Wynn – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Sexual assault on college campuses was the public health and safety problem addressed in this study which sought to determine if intervention and prevention program type affected rates of sexual assault on Tier I and Tier II universities in Texas. Female students, educated on the dangers of being victim to the criminality of sexual assault, were…
Descriptors: Rape, Sexual Abuse, Colleges, Prevention
Lei Raiza A. Zervoulakos – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Sexual assault has significant physical and psychological impacts on victims but remains underreported, especially in higher learning institutions. The primary aim of this study was to examine college and university students' knowledge and attitudes towards sexual assault disclosure protocols and procedures in the institutions. Students' knowledge…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Rape, Crime, College Students
Pemberton, Gregory Ashton – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Sexual violence is an issue every college in America must work to prevent. Critical race scholars such as Derrick Bell may argue sexual violence can be viewed through a lens of race because racism is ordinary and not aberrational (Crewe, 2021). Historical context can affect the perceptions racialized groups or populations have when discussing…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Rape, Violence, African American Students
Matthew Tozzi – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Sexual assault among college students is a prevalent occurrence. Researchers found sexual assault on college campuses have been present for decades. Six percent of males have been found to experience a sexual assault during college enrollment while the incidence increases to 19%-26% for females. Studies continue to report sexual assault is a…
Descriptors: Crime, Rape, Sexual Abuse, College Students
Glogolich, Heather – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Harassment and Sexual Assault are both offenses and crimes that can be classified as domestic violence as well. The responses within a university to allegations of domestic violence are different from investigations by sworn law enforcement. There is an obligation to investigate and charge by law enforcement when certain incidents of domestic…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, Police School Relationship, Family Violence, Universities
Litam, Stacey Diane A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine whether scores of attitudes based on labels as measured by the Attitudes Toward Prostitutes and Prostitutions Scale (APPS) and the Attitudes Toward Trafficked Women and Sex Trafficking Scale (ATTS) and counselor attributes predicted scores of empathy on the Empathy Assessment Index (EAI) and scores of rape…
Descriptors: Labeling (of Persons), Social Attitudes, Sexuality, Crime
Barnum, Timothy C. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
While studies have shown a consistent association between athlete status and risk-taking behavior (RTB), comparatively little is known about the mechanisms that potentially account for the influence of athletic participation on RTBs. The current study tests a theoretical model linking sensation seeking to RTBs through the perception of risk and…
Descriptors: Risk, Athletes, Rewards, College Athletics
Gore, Robin A. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Underreporting of college sexual assaults remains a problem in the United States. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate which factors, that are commonly identified with the feelings of shame, are associated with college sexual assault reporting. Accordingly, this research aimed to answer the following questions: (1) Which shame…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Rape, Crime, Violence
Howard, Jimmy Lee, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The United States' evolving federal regulations and laws are doing little to disrupt systemic sexual violence, and more narrowly, are doing very little to protect Black women (Dunn, 2014; Harris, 2017; Harris & Linder, 2017; Konradi, 2016; O'Toole et al., 2015; Yung, 2015). Further, Black women are underrepresented in college sexual assault…
Descriptors: Females, African Americans, Sexual Abuse, Crime
Swinson, Karyn Crystal – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Many studies in the sexual assault literature have found a significant relationship between sexual assault severity and psychological distress, specifically PTSD and suicidality. However, in the current literature, there is an inconsistent and incomplete definition of the construct of assault severity. The present study aims to create a…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Crime, Victims, Rape
Schiffman, Jessica – ProQuest LLC, 2010
It is incumbent on colleges and universities to evaluate the conditions that lead to sexual assault on their campuses and to address those that may support a climate that encourages or tolerates rape. Though various policies and educational programs attempt to mitigate the problem, still it persists. The University of Delaware has not engaged in a…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Rape, School Safety, School Policy
James, Jennifer Veronica – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The present study attempted to accurately measure crimes that occur on a college campus and whether students' perceptions of police influenced their decisions to report their victimization. A specific emphasis was placed on sexual assaults. Previous research has examined the reporting of sexual assault (Bachman, 1998; Sampson, 2002), sexual…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Abuse, Student Attitudes, Crime