ERIC Number: EJ1476943
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Campus Sexual Misconduct: Prevention Education, Training, and Coordinated Response Teams
Elizabeth A. Mumford1; Katelin Alfaro Hudak1; Meghan O'Leary1; Lesley Watson1
Journal of American College Health, v73 n5 p2138-2148 2025
Objective: To investigate patterns of campus sexual misconduct prevention education and response coordination. Participants: Administrative staff from the campus health and wellness and the campus safety and security sectors were recruited from 830 institutions of higher education (IHEs). Methods: Each sector received a separate web-based survey module. Recipients were encouraged to consult with colleagues within their sector to provide responses. Latent class analyses of eight indicators of campus policies and protocols, as reported by the surveyed administrative staff, were conducted. Results: Analyses revealed a three-class model describing IHEs with Cross-Cutting Policies (inclusive of education and training, supported by SART/Taskforces; 63%), Prevention Education and Training Policies only (34%), or SART/Taskforces only (3%). Administrative staff from both sectors provided consistent information about protocols related to sexual misconduct prevention and response on a given campus. A majority of IHEs reported at least some prevention education as well as staff participation in coordinated response teams. Conclusion: Sexual misconduct prevention education and response coordination is reasonably widespread, and about half of IHEs reported coordination among response teams. Because sexual misconduct remains a significant problem, these structural protocols would appear to require refinement within a broader ecological approach.
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Prevention, Wellness, College Environment, School Safety, School Policy, Training, School Personnel, Role, Emergency Programs, Committees, College Students, Health Education, Risk Management, Safety Education, Trauma Informed Approach, Institutional Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 2019VACXK001
Author Affiliations: 1National Opinion Research Center – DC Metro, Bethesda, Maryland, USA