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Campus Crime: Legal, Social, and Policy Perspective. 4th Edition
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Fisher, Bonnie S., Ed.; Sloan, John J., III, Ed. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2022
This new edition of "Campus Crime" shares with readers the advancements that have been made in understanding campus crime. Across the three sections of the book, chapters review changes while also addressing current -- and even future -- crime and security issues confronting institutions of higher education. Some of these chapters…
Descriptors: Crime, Higher Education, Victims of Crime, Sexual Abuse
What's under the Regalia? An Examination of Campus Concealed Weapon Carrying Behavior and Attitudes toward Policies
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Hayes, Brittany E.; Powers, Ráchael A.; O'Neal, Eryn Nicole – Journal of School Violence, 2021
The current study aims to examine and compare predictors of attitudinal support for campus carry and concealed carrying behaviors on a campus where faculty, staff, and students can legally carry a weapon. This explores the relationship between attitudes and behaviors as it relates to concealed weapons on campuses. Whereas attitudinal correlates…
Descriptors: Weapons, College Students, Behavior, Correlation
Theory of College Student Development: Integrations of Knowledge, Skills and Application
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Zhang, Naijian, Ed.; McCluskey-Titus, Phyllis, Ed.; Cawthon, Tony W., Ed. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2022
The purpose of "Theory of College Student Development" is to provide readers with new theoretical knowledge or a reminder of the foundational and evolving theories that professionals can utilize for understanding and making sense of students' behavior. Its primary focus is on the integration of knowledge, skills, and application of such…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Learning Theories, College Students, Student Development
Post-Traumatic Stress and Alcohol-Related Problems Following a College Shooting: Effect of Help-Seeking
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Siebert, Erin C.; Stewart, David G.; Hu, Emily M.; Estoup, Ashley C.; Underbrink, Erin G.; Moore, Lindsay S. – Journal of School Violence, 2018
Our aim was to test the hypothesized relationships between trauma exposure and alcohol-related problems, mediated by PTS symptoms, moderated by prior trauma exposure and help-seeking. Participants were 244 members of a private university who were enrolled or employed at the school on the date of a campus shooting. Online measures were distributed…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Correlation, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse
Students and Risk: Eight Critical Areas
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Abraham, Janice M. – Trusteeship, 2010
Colleges must manage all types of risks on their campuses every day, and none should be of greater concern than those involving students. With students at the core of their mission, higher-education institutions should minimize any risks related to student safety and satisfaction, and governing boards should establish effective policies to support…
Descriptors: College Planning, International Programs, Drinking, Risk
Monitoring of Student Right To Know and Campus Security Act of 1990. Report To Accompany H. Res. 470. House of Representatives, 104th Congress, 2d Session.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. – 1996
This report to accompany House Resolution 470 expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Education should play a more active role in the monitoring of and enforcing compliance with the Higher Education Act of 1965 related to campus crime. The report makes reference to the Campus Crime and Security Awareness Act, enacted as part of the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Compliance (Legal), Cost Estimates