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Alaska State Dept. of Health and Social Services, Juneau. Div. of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. – 1983
This manual introduces some of the essential principles of counseling. It is geared toward the training and education of those who have not had significant prior counseling experiences and is not comprehensive. These topics are discussed, focusing on basic, introductory material: (1) general principles of human behavior and motivation including…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories
Bastian, Lisa D. – 1990
This report provides detailed information about crimes committed against Hispanics from 1979 to 1986 based on the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' National Crime Survey (NCS). The rate of violent crime committed against Hispanics each year surveyed is examined and compared to that for non-Hispanics. The demographic characteristics of the…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Characteristics, Crime, Criminals
Kalas, John W., Ed.; Lott, Catherine J., Ed. – 1986
Issues that affect personal safety on college campuses are discussed in these proceedings of a 1986 symposium on personal safety organized by the State University of New York (SUNY) and the Research Foundation of SUNY. Conference papers and authors are as follows: "Interpersonal Violence: Addressing the Problem on a College Campus"…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Campuses, Crime Prevention, Higher Education
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Wittet, Scott; Wong, Debbie – 1987
This illustrated booklet on child sexual abuse was designed especially for Southeast Asian refugees to the United States. The text is provided in English, Cambodian, and Lao. Three short stories illustrating sexual assault cases are provided. The following topics are discussed: (1) what sexual assault is; (2) how it happens; (3) who commits it;…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cambodian, Child Abuse, Lao
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Wittet, Scott; Wong, Debbie – 1987
This illustrated booklet on child sexual abuse was designed especially for Southeast Asian refugees to the United States. The text is provided in English, Chinese and Vietnamese. Three short stories illustrating sexual assault cases are provided. The following topics are discussed: (1) what sexual assault is; (2) how it happens; (3) who commits…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Child Abuse, Chinese, Multilingual Materials
Drucker, Susan J.; Hunold, Janice Platt – 1987
Coverage of the New Bedford Massachusetts "Big Dan's Tavern Rape Trial" by Cable News Network (CNN) television cameras was ostensibly for educational purposes, to examine how rape victims are treated in court and how the judicial process works in general. However, the sensational nature of the trial strongly suggests that it was…
Descriptors: Audiences, Court Litigation, Criminal Law, Mass Media Effects
Baladerian, Nora J.; And Others – 1986
This is the first in a series of booklets written for developmentally disabled people who have been sexually assaulted. This initial booklet is designed for people who understand best with few words and who will read the booklet with a care-provider. Using large print, simple words, and numerous illustrations, the guide illustrates and names…
Descriptors: Coping, Counseling, Crisis Intervention, Daily Living Skills
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Shrum, Rebecca A.; Halgin, Richard P. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A senior psychology seminar that dealt with recent psychological, sociological, and feminist literature on sexual victimization is described. Major topics addressed were rape, childhood sexual abuse, and incest. The topics of pornography, sexual harassment, and sexual exploitation in the media were also covered. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives
Leach, Fiona; Machakanja, Pamela – 2000
This study found that the abuse of girls in the coeducational schools where the research took place was widespread and took the form of aggressive sexual behavior, intimidation and physical assault by older boys, sexual advances by male teachers, and corporal punishment and verbal abuse by both female and male teachers (on boys as well as girls).…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues
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Koss, Mary – Planning for Higher Education, 1992
Literature on rape on college campuses is reviewed, beginning with definitions of rape and controversy over date or rape, analysis of the risk of rape on campus, and the actions college administrators can take to reduce the risk of sexual assault. Prevention, legal issues, and campus security safeguards are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Campuses, College Administration, College Environment
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Feltey, Kathryn M.; And Others – Youth and Society, 1991
Attitudes of adolescents about the justifiability of sexual coercion under certain circumstances are examined for 118 suburban high school students (65 percent females) who heard a date rape lecture and completed pretest and posttest surveys. Gender is the most salient variable explaining attitude about sexual coercion and rape. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences, Aggression
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Biklen, Douglas; Schein, Philip Lambert – Mental Retardation, 2001
This article discusses a court case of an adolescent labeled retarded who was sexually assaulted. It examines implications of being spoken about and of others speaking for the labeled person. It then considers how a disability rights/People First framework could shift public and professional understandings and responses to human abuse. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Court Litigation, Empowerment
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Abbey, Antonia; Clinton, A. Monique; McAuslan, Pam; Zawacki, Tina; Buck, Philip O. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2002
Alcohol's psychological, cognitive, and motor effects contribute to rape. Based on theory and past research, we hypothesized that there would be a curvilinear relationship between the quantity of alcohol consumed by perpetrators and how aggressively they behaved. Moderate levels of intoxication encourage aggressiveness; however, extreme levels…
Descriptors: Rape, Drinking, Violence, Psychological Patterns
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Gurko, T.A. – Russian Education and Society, 2004
In this article, the author discusses the social issues that concern the young adolescents in Russia and their early onset to sexual activity. The early onset of sexual activity among adolescents in Russia is taking place under conditions that are quite specific. These conditions include: a low level of contraceptive awareness, a very small number…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Early Parenthood, Foreign Countries, Early Adolescents
Quarles, Chester L. – 1989
The community school is no longer a haven of security; violence has become a serious threat to education. The first steps in school crime prevention management are to acknowledge the problem's existence and to report a crime when it occurs. This document, written by a criminologist, contains five sections that address personal crisis management…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Crime, Crime Prevention
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