Three hundred and twenty-seven senior student affairs officers (SSAOs) responded to a questionnaire about the effectiveness of the Clery Act and their views of campus safety. As a group, SSAO responses were very homogenous, resulting in few significant differences when institutional type (public v. private) and status (2-year v. 4-year) were…

In 1999, the American College Health Association (ACHA) adopted 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 purpose of this ACHA White Paper is to confront this serious college health issue…

Provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how college students use crime information. Describes and reports results of a test of the Safety Belief Model on undergraduate students (n=645) that predicts the likelihood of students following certain relatively simple and common safety precautions. Includes recommendations for safety…