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9781412954778

Unsafe in the Ivory Tower : The Sexual Victimization of College Women

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    9781412954778

  • ISBN10:

    1412954770

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-11-24
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

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Summary

This text presents two interrelated perspectives of sexual victimization on college campuses. First, it discusses the nature and dimensions of a salient social problem: the sexual victimization of college women. Second, it discusses how scholars have participated in this movement to understand the origins, nature, extent, and ways to prevent the sexual victimization, especially on college campuses. Essentially, the aim of this text is to be a conduit through which students will learn much about the nature of victimization and much about the way in which criminologists, victimologists, and social scientists conduct research that informs theory and policy debates.Features:Presents two stories of sexual victimization on college campuses: the nature and dimensions of the social problem and the research of scholars who hope to prevent sexual assault on campusesOffers students the opportunity to learn detailed information about the important issue of sexual vicitimization, and broad lessons about ideology and science, methodology and theory, and basic knowledge and policyIntegrates rich, up-to-date data and current research and theory

Table of Contents

The Discovery of Sexual Victimization
Beyond Real Rape
Sexual Victimization in Context
The Hidden Figure of Rape
Specially Designed Victimization Surveys
Koss's Sexual Experiences Survey
One in Four: Publicizing the Rape Epidemic
Two Critiques
What's Ahead
Beyond the Culture Wars: The Measurement of Sexual Victimization
The National Crime Victimization Survey
How the NCVS Measures Victimization
The First Step in Measuring Sexual Victimization: The NCVS Screen Questions
The Second Step in Measuring Sexual Victimization: The NCVS Incident Report
Measuring Sexual Victimization: The Next Generation
The National Women's Study
The National Violence Against Women Survey
The National College Women's Sexual Victimization Study
Revisiting the Koss-Gilbert Debate
Comparing Two Studies
Conclusion
The Risk of Rape: Unsafe in the Ivory Tower?
Coming to College as a Rape Victim
Rape During the College Years: Koss Revisited
The National College Women's Sexual Victimization Study
Is College a Risk Factor?
Forms of Rape
The Role of Drugs and Alcohol
Conclusion
Beyond Rape: The Pervasiveness of Sexual Victimization
Moving Beyond the Study of Rape
Categorizing Sexual Victimization
Sexual Coercion
Unwanted Sexual Contact
Non-Contact Sexual Abuse
Conclusion
It Happened Again: Sexual Revictimization
Crime Revictimization
Sexual Revictimization
Sexual Revictimization Among College Women: The NCWSV Study
Why Does Sexual Revictimization Occur?
Findings from the NCWSV Study
Conclusion
Victim Secrets: Acknowledging and Reporting Sexual Victimization
Acknowledging Victimization
What Do Unacknowledged Victims Call It?
Consequences of Acknowledgement
Factors Related to Acknowledgement
Reporting Sexual Victimization to the Police
The Importance of Reporting
Why Don't College Women Report Sexual Victimization?
Factors That Influence Reporting
Reporting to Other People: Telling Friends
Conclusion
Being Pursued: The Stalking of Female Students
Opportunities for Stalking
Research on the Extent of Stalking
Measuring Stalking in the NCWSV Study
The Extent of Stalking
The Nature of Stalking
Who Is At Risk of Being Stalked?
How Do Victims React?
Conclusion
Creating Safe Havens: Preventing Sexual Victimization
Two Themes
Three Approaches for Preventing Victimization
Opportunity-Reduction Approach: Situational Crime Prevention
Preventing Stalking
Conclusion
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