This new edition of "Campus Crime" shares with readers the advancements that have been made in understanding campus crime. Across the three sections of the book, chapters review changes while also addressing current -- and even future -- crime and security issues confronting institutions of higher education. Some of these chapters…

A growing body of empirical research strongly suggests that adolescents and young adults are increasingly becoming both victims and perpetrators of crime and abuse enabled by information technology. The US federal government has stressed technological, legislative, and law-enforcement solutions to these problems. Efforts to protect children have…

Discusses ways in which community colleges are lending their expertise and experience to help make the nation safer after the September 11th attacks. Reports that community colleges are instituting public safety and cybersecurity measures on their campuses and teaching others to do the same. Adds that community colleges are also training public…