NCJ Number
123634
Editor(s)
J M Sherrill,
D G Siegel
Date Published
1989
Length
112 pages
Annotation
These eight papers examine the history and nature of violence on college and university campuses and suggest ways to prevent and address campus violence.
Abstract
Individual articles explain the sources of the myth that campuses are safe and describe the violence in residence halls as a form of domestic violence. Further papers describe methods of addressing sexual violence on campus and of educating for prevention, compare approaches to counseling victims and perpetrators in different college communities, explore the rule of campus police and other security personnel, and analyze issues related to the rights and liabilities of campus administrators. A concluding chapter analyzes responses ranging from the use of local civil authority to on-campus disciplinary proceedings and lists factors that influence the institution's response. Index and lists of organizations and printed and audiovisual materials are included.