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Caitlyn J. Zang – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Sexual violence on college and university campuses is a significant public health concern for educators in the context of postsecondary institutions across the United States. One of the populations on college campuses most at-risk of being victimized by sexual assault is women within a sorority (Mohler-Kuo et al., 2004). Partly in response to…
Descriptors: Sororities, Females, Higher Education, Crime Prevention
Stevenson, Gregory V. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Rationale: Former President Barack Obama's $3.9 trillion for the 2015 fiscal year budget request included a $2.9 billion investment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. Research then showed that the national spending for cybersecurity has exceeded $10.7 billion in the 2015 fiscal year. Nonetheless, the number of…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, STEM Education
Baum, Haley – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this explanatory sequential mixed methods study was to explore college students' use of social networking services (SNS); examining how and why they communicate about campus safety information. This study took place at Stockton University, a regional state institution in NJ. Undergraduate students took part in an online quantitative…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Social Networks, Moral Development, Crime
Appelt, Lianne C. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The following qualitative study examines the usability of a custom-designed Internet safety tutorial, targeted at elderly individuals who use the Internet regularly, for effectively conveying critical information regarding online fraud, scams, and other cyber security. The elderly population is especially at risk when it comes to fraudulent…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Usability, Internet, Safety
Womer, Denise R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
People in the United States live in an era of heightened fear of sexual offenders. The general public, especially women, fear sexual assault and for the safety of their children. Federal and state legislation has established stringent sexual offender notification and registration, and residency restriction laws to protect citizens in communities.…
Descriptors: Criminals, Fear, Sexual Abuse, Violence
Pentasuglia-Filipek, Kristal Gayle – ProQuest LLC, 2009
While there is no absolute deterrent of school violence, West Virginia has taken definitive steps to try to ensure safety in our public schools. Since the launch of the Safe School initiative in 1995, training for principals, teachers and school personnel on crisis intervention and management plans have been ongoing. Students have undergone…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Elementary Schools, Violence, Bullying