ERIC Number: ED575733
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec
Pages: 21
Abstractor: ERIC
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Sexual Assault On Campus: What Colleges And Universities Are Doing About It. Research for Practice
National Institute of Justice
Schools are not the safe havens they once appeared to be; college women are at higher risk for sexual assault than their non-college-bound peers. Congress has enacted several laws requiring schools to disclose their security procedures, report crime data, and ensure victims' rights. In 1999, Congress asked the National Institute of Justice to study school compliance with Federal law. The resulting research report provides a comprehensive benchmark of sexual assault policy on the Nation's campuses. This Research for Practice presents key findings from the report. These findings show that schools need guidance. The researchers identify promising practices, recommend development of model policies and guidelines, and suggest areas for more research. [This Research for Practice is based on the authors' Congressionally mandated report, "Campus Sexual Assault: How America's Institutions of Higher Education Respond," submitted to the National Institute of Justice, October 2002.]
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Compliance (Legal), Federal Legislation, School Security, Crime, School Policy, Crime Prevention, Barriers, Punishment, Investigations, Two Year Colleges, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Victims of Crime
National Institute of Justice. 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC 20531. Tel: 202-307-2942; e-mail: ojp.ocom@usdoj.gov; Web site: http://www.nij.gov
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Institute of Justice (NIJ) (DOJ)
Grant or Contract Numbers: 99WAVX0008