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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162838303321

Titolo

Campus sexual violence / / Elizabeth Schmermund, book editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Greenhaven Publishing, , 2017

ISBN

1-5345-0010-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 pages)

Collana

At issue

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

371.782

Soggetti

Rape in universities and colleges

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. It's faulty institutional policies, not rape culture, that endangers students to sexual violence / B. Richardson and J. Shields -- 2. Rape culture is prevalent both on and off campus / Kristen N. Jozkowski -- 3. The consequence of sexual assault needs to be severe enough to be preventative / Emily Doe -- 4. Yes means yes / Jordan L. Metsky -- 5. Even the lowest estimates of campus sexual assault are far too high / Elizabeth Armstrong and Jamie Budnick -- 6. The accused are denied due process in campus sexual assaults / Cathy Young -- 7. The myth of a rape epidemic on campus / Sean Collins -- 8. Statistics about rape and sexual assault on campus are questionable / Jake New -- 9. Sexual assaults on campuses are underreported or not reported at all / Kristen Lombardi -- 10. Students must fight back against sexual violence on campus / Gaylynn Burroughs and Debra S. Katz -- 11. The college judicial system leaves rape victims feeling victimized again / Kristen Lombardi -- 12. Not alone : report from the white house task force to protect students from sexual assault / The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault -- 13. Obama's campus sexual assault guidelines are problematic / Wendy Kaminer -- 14. Bystanders can help prevent campus sexual violence / Leyna Johnson.

Sommario/riassunto

This book covers the crime of sexual assaults on the campuses of universities and private schools. Through balanced viewpoints, this anthology addresses the complexities of an issue that has important social repercussions.