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Geller, Sheldon H. – 1977
The Toronto Transit Commission employees were on strike for 23 days, producing a total shut-down of all public transportation and a resulting increase in the number of hitch-hiking females. The strike provided a novel and unique opportunity to empirically examine two theories of sexual assault and to evaluate the effects of hitch-hiking upon…
Descriptors: Aggression, Crime, Females, Prevention
Download full textHerman, Michele Harway; Sedlacek, William E. – 1973
Female university student and staff perceptions of rape at the University of Maryland were examined with the aid of an anonymous questionnaire on attitudes and perceptions of rape. A randomly selected sample group included 100 female students and 25 female classified employees. Results showed a 64% return rate was achieved despite many follow-up…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, College Students, Crime
Feinman, Saul – 1976
An experimental design, the impact of the marital status, physical attractiveness, amount of victim resistance, and immediate reaction of the victim as well as sex of observer on attributions of fault to hypothetical rape victims were investigated. Participants were 440 undergraduate students at the University of Wyoming. Each participant was…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Females, Justice, Rape
Peer reviewedHerman, Michele H.; Sedlacek, William E. – Journel of the NAWDAC, 1974
This study explores the fears of potential rape victims and the amount of information about rape and self-defense that such women possess. Many dimensions were found to explain the variability of responses among female members of the campus community. Suggestions for programs were offered. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: College Students, Crime, Females, Information Needs
Brodsky, Stanley L.; Klemmack, Susan H. – 1976
This paper begins by describing an organizational model for the disciplinary study of rape--the University of Alabama's Rape Research Group. It outlines the structure, function, and some techniques of the study group, including the use of simulations and prototypical situations. In one study, verbal responses of rape victims were classified into…
Descriptors: Classification, Females, Organization, Psychological Characteristics
Mechau, Dorik – 1978
The shelter for battered women described in this report was established for three purposes: (1) to provide assaulted and battered women and their children refuge from domestic violence; (2) to enable women to identify viable alternatives to life-threatening situations and encourage self-reliance; and (3) to act as an advocate for change within the…
Descriptors: Administration, Battered Women, Family Violence Shelters, Females
