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Gavin, Joanne H.; Quick, James Campbell; Gavin, David J. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021
In a world where one in five women on campus experience some form of sexual assault, what would it take to create a campus culture that was free of violence against women? From a public health perspective, sexual assault is an epidemic on campuses, but why? What is it about a campus community culture that permits or encourages this, at a time when…
Descriptors: Violence, Rape, Sexual Abuse, College Environment
Dick, Kirby; Ziering, Amy – Online Submission, 2016
The debate over sexual violence on campus is reaching fever pitch, from headlines about out--of-control fraternities, to the "mattress protests" by female students at Columbia University and other colleges. "The Hunting Ground," the new documentary by award-winning filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, has taken this debate to…
Descriptors: Violence, Sexual Abuse, Documentaries, College Environment
Hoge, Robert D., Ed.; Guerra, Nancy G., Ed.; Boxer, Paul, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
This authoritative, highly readable reference and text is grounded in the latest knowledge on how antisocial and criminal behavior develops in youth and how it can effectively be treated. Contributors describe proven ways to reduce juvenile delinquency by targeting specific risk factors and strengthening young people's personal, family, and…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Substance Abuse, Intervention, Delinquency
Ayers, Lauren – Online Submission, 2007
When one mother was asked how often she worried about her child's safety, she replied, "Every time she goes out the door." Many parents rely on school abuse prevention programs to teach kids how to stay safe. But what if these programs actually increase the risk of sex crimes that target kids? What happens if parental efforts to safeguard kids…
Descriptors: Clergy, Substance Abuse, Rape, Crime
Schwartz, Martin D.; DeKeseredy, Walter S. – 1997
This book links research on two topics--sexual assault on North American college and university campuses and the role played by male peer support in such assaults. Disputing the notion that college campuses are safe havens from crime, the first chapter defines sexual assault, notes the incidence and prevalence of campus sexual assault, and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Athletics, Behavior Standards, Colleges