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NCJ 195868
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Title:
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Acquaintance Rape of College Students
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Author(s):
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Rana Sampson
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Date Published:
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2002 |
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Page Count:
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61 |
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Sponsoring Agency:
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Grant Number:
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99-CK-WX-K004 |
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Sale Source:
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NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
US Dept of Justice
Two Constitutional Square
145 N Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20530
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Text PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Instructional materials |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This booklet describes the problem of acquaintance rape of
college students, addressing its scope, causes, and contributing
factors; methods for analyzing it on a particular campus; tested
responses; and measures for assessing response effectiveness. |
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Abstract:
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In discussing the scope of the problem, this guide notes that
college women are more at risk for rape and other forms of sexual
assault than women the same age but not in college. It is
estimated that almost 25 percent of college women have been
victims of rape or attempted rape since the age of 14. Stranger
rape of college students is less common than acquaintance rape;
90 percent of college women who are victims of rape or attempted
rape know their assailant. Most acquaintance rapes do not occur
on dates; rather, they occur when two people are otherwise in the
same place, e.g., at a party or studying together in a dorm room.
This guide discusses victim underreporting of acquaintance rape,
types of acquaintance rape, temporal and geographic patterns,
victim injuries and resistance, fear of rape, psychological harm
to victims, and societal attitudes about acquaintance rape. Other
topics discussed in an overview of the problem are risk factors
associated with acquaintance rape, repeat victimization, repeat
offending, why some college men rape, alcohol's role in
acquaintance rape, the influence of athletic teams and
fraternities in acquaintance rape, and legal obligations of
colleges. In analyzing the problem of acquaintance rape on a
given campus, suggestions are given for asking the right
questions regarding victims, locations/times, offenders, and
current responses. Process measures and impact measures are
suggested for measuring the effectiveness of prevention programs
for acquaintance rape. The guide concludes with an overview of
various responses to the problem of acquaintance rape of college
students. Among the responses assessed are prevention programs
for college men in general, risk-reduction programs for college
women, the prevention of repeat victimization, police training
about the problem, prevention programs for college staff, and
programs that target campus athletes and fraternity members.
Appended summary of responses to acquaintance rape of college
students, 71 notes, 36 references, and 15 annotated recommended
readings |
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Main Term(s):
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Community policing |
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Index Term(s):
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Campus security ; Crime specific countermeasures ; Campus police ; Campus crime ; Acquaintance rape ; Problem oriented policing |
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Note:
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Problem-Oriented Guides for Police Series, No. 17. |
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