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Potter, Sharyn J.; Fox, Nicole; Smith, Delilah; Draper, Nora; Moschella, Elizabeth A.; Moynihan, Mary M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
Recently, much research has been dedicated to understanding how to prevent and address the aftermath of sexual assault (SA) on traditional 4-year college and university campuses in the United States. However, less scholarly attention has been paid to 2-year institutions, commonly known as community colleges. This review illuminates the different…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Community Colleges, College Students, Institutional Characteristics
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Doss, Daniel; Lackey, Hilliard; McElreath, David; Gokaraju, Balakrishna; Tesiero, Raymond; Jones, Don; Lusk, Glenna – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study uses multiple regressions to examine campus safety and campus security from the perspective of societal crime that occurs external to an institution of higher education versus institutional enrollment. The findings herein showed one statistically significant outcome involving the crime of aggravated assault. Student affairs and other…
Descriptors: Crime, Enrollment, Campuses, School Safety
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Kerner, Laura Lynn; Kerner, Jim; Herring, Susan D. – Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 2017
Recent sexual assault scandals have brought public attention to the fact that there is a need for colleges to aggressively address the issues surrounding sexual assaults on their campuses. Studies indicate that one in four women are being sexually assaulted each year, but few women report this. Women suffer major psychological issues when…
Descriptors: Rape, Sexual Abuse, Crime, Victims
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Gehring, Donald D.; Callaway, Robert L. – College and University, 1997
A study investigated college and university compliance with the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990, measured by provision of a summary security report with admissions information. Of 149 institutions contacted, the percentage providing any information about the law was low. Only 4 of the 16 institutions providing any information…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Environment, Compliance (Legal), Crime
Dodge, Susan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Although security officials argue a campus is not more dangerous than other places in the community, many say increased and sometimes exaggerated press coverage of campus crimes has caused them to take more time to calm parents. The federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act requires disclosure of crime statistics. (MSE)
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Disclosure, Federal Legislation
Shepard, Ira Michael; Schwartz, Allen D. – 1992
The Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act (CACSA) of 1990 requires higher education institutions to prepare, publish, and distribute to all students and employees an annual security report disclosing campus security policies and measures, and statistical data on criminal offenses and arrests, by September 1, 1992. This report was developed to…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Crime Prevention