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Preventing Dating Violence, Sexual Violence, and Stalking in High Schools to Support the "Whole Child"
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Ozaki, Reiko – Leadership and Research in Education, 2020
Dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking are personal, pervasive, and common among high school students. These types of violence are often peer-perpetrated and occur at school. Dating violence includes psychological and physical attacks one utilizes against his or her date. Sexual violence includes harassment and more serious assault such as…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Violence, Sexual Abuse, Antisocial Behavior
Dealing with Child Sexual Assault and Abuse: A Resource and Planning Guide. Revised. Bulletin No. 6509.
Davis, I. Lorraine; And Others – 1986
Sexual abuse of children in the United States is far more pervasive than most educators realize, with studies estimating up to 500,000 annual occurrences. This revised resource and planning guide for Wisconsin schools should help districts deal with sexual abuse on school premises and suspicion of this behavior off campus. While the guide cannot…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Information Networks
Child Sexual Abuse in Shelby County, Tennessee: A New Epidemic?
Muram, David; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1991
This study evaluated child sexual abuse statistics since introduction of a child sexual abuse program in 1985 in Shelby County, Tennessee. Findings suggest a highly fluctuating validation rate, higher validation rates for girls than boys, possible underreporting of male victims, and 78 percent of the perpetrators being known to their victims.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Criminals, Epidemiology, Program Effectiveness
Sexual Harassment in Education.
Campbell, D'Ann – Notes on Teaching and Learning, 1986
In a recent BEST (Bureau of Evaluative Studies and Testing, Indiana University, Bloomington) survey, 10 percent of Indiana University women who responded had experienced some form of sexual harassment. Sexual harassment in education is any attention of a sexual nature from an instructor or professor which makes a student uncomfortable in class or…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Females, Higher Education
Date Rape: Hidden Epidemic Makes Campuses Unsafe for Women.
O'Brien, Eileen M. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1989
Date and acquaintance rape may be more prevalent on college campuses than in other environments, and colleges are struggling to confront the issue. Sexism and racism contribute to underreporting of and misconceptions about sexual abuse in college settings. Policies, programs, and procedures for combating sexual assaults on campus are recommended.…
Descriptors: Black Stereotypes, College Environment, Colleges, Females
Sexual Assault on the College Campus: The Role of Male Peer Support.
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
Crime on Campus. Policy Guidelines for Boards. Campus Life Policy Series.
Burling, Philip – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1993
The guide is designed to inform college and university administration and governing boards about facts and issues concerning crime on campus so that they may develop policies and procedures for addressing it. After an introductory section that defines the trustees' role in managing institutional response to campus crime, Chapter 2 outlines…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agency Role, Campus Planning, College Administration