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Watts, Deborah L. – 1978
The psychological treatment of rape victims is complicated due to the nature of the crime; the trauma which may occur in four main areas of the victim's life (social, emotional, physical and sexual); community agency involvement and treatment, if any; and the societal attitude that places the blame on the victim. Therapists, in treating rape…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Counseling Objectives, Counselor Attitudes, Crisis Intervention
Steele, Stephen F. – 1980
The data collection procedures described in this report were designed to monitor and evaluate the performance of the Sexual Offenses Crisis Center in Annapolis, Maryland, for local, state, and federal agencies. After introductory material summarizing program evaluation criteria established by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Counseling Services, Crisis Intervention, Data Collection
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Sanday, Peggy Reeves – Journal of Social Issues, 1981
Data from a cross-cultural sample of tribal societies suggest that rape is part of a cultural configuration which includes interpersonal violence, male dominance, and sexual separation. Rape is interpreted as the sexual expression of these forces in society where harmony between men and their environment has been severely disrupted. (Author/MJL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Cultural Influences, Environmental Influences
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Becky, Debra; Farren, Peggy M. – School Counselor, 1997
Describes a psychoeducational group model for teenage girls. Group goals include helping students define and avoid abusive relationships and the consequences of abuse. Outlines group composition and formation, program content, the context for abuse, warning signs, date rape, date rape prevention, conflict management, and building communication…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Aggression, Counseling Techniques
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Simon, Adam K.; And Others – New Directions for Student Services, 1994
Presents the experiences of three student facilitators in the Hobart College Rape Prevention Program. The students' perspectives offer insights into the workshop's methodology and its effect on participants. The students discuss their personal experiences with sexual assault, their motivations for joining the model program, and the impact it has…
Descriptors: College Students, Crime, Demonstration Programs, Higher Education
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Pollard, Jeffrey W. – New Directions for Student Services, 1994
Proposes a treatment protocol for rape and other violence perpetrators. Examines philosophy, assessment, and a curriculum, along with resistance to such treatment programs. Provides suggestions for treatments within campus settings. (Author/KW)
Descriptors: Aggression, Battered Women, College Students, Crime
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
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Gilbert, Neil – Public Interest, 1988
Criticizes sexual abuse prevention training for preschool children, and analyzes the content of five curricula currently in use in California, North Dakota, and Washington. Recommends greater vigilance by adult caretakers and less reliance on children to identify molestation. (FMW)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Curriculum Evaluation, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Children
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Resick, Patricia A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1993
Reviews the literature on the psychological impact of rape on adult female victims, and explores typical patterns of recovery, types of symptoms, and variables affecting recovery. Explores moderating and preassault variables, within-assault variables such as acquaintance status and level of violence, and postassault variables such as social…
Descriptors: Adults, Anxiety, Coping, Depression (Psychology)
Barron, Daniel D. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1991
Discusses the role of the school library media specialist in developing and providing programs of prevention and intervention for students experiencing problems with drugs, rape, divorce, suicide, neglect, and other crises. Resources from the ERIC database are listed, and the Child Abuse and Neglect database is described. (LRW)
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Crisis Intervention, Databases, Divorce
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Benson, Dennis; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1992
Examines issues related to acquaintance rape: cultural context, legal issues, adolescent attitudes and development, alcohol and sexual assault, the assailants, the victims, and the institutional response, and makes recommendations for a system that all colleges should have in place. (SM)
Descriptors: College Students, Crime Prevention, Criminal Law, Higher Education
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Holcomb, Derek R.; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1993
Compared date rape attitudes in college students who did and did not complete a mixed-gender date rape workshop. Survey results indicated men were more tolerant of date rape than women; control group students were more tolerant than treatment group students; and men exhibited a greater program effect than women. (SM)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitude Measures, College Students, Dating (Social)
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Tennfjord, Oddfrid Skorpe – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2006
The aim of the current study was to reveal attitudes towards child sexual abuse and investigate predictors of such attitudes. A random sample of the Norwegian adult population (n = 296), active Christians (n = 125) and prisoners convicted of child sexual abuse (n = 36) were included in the study. The results show that women were more negative…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females, Prevention
Abrams, Julie M.; And Others – 1996
This publication is a collection of 20 supporting documents for a conference program, "Working Together To Change the Rape and Violence Culture." Contents include: (1) "Presenter Contact Information"; (2) "Characteristics of Rape-Prone versus Rape-Free Cultures"; (3) "Dater's Bill of Rights"; (4)…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, College Environment, College Students, Cooperation
Baker, Beryle I.; Meadows, Mark – 1997
In 1990, Georgia's DeKalb College initiated a program of date rape prevention (DRP) workshops in response to statistics that show: (1) over 50% of all entering freshmen and 55% of all women are enrolled in community, technical, and junior colleges; and (2) 50% of rape victims will know the perpetrator. The workshop initiative sought to raise…
Descriptors: Acquaintance Rape, Attitude Change, Community Colleges, Community Resources
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