Maxwell Gwynn wrote: > I'd be interested in finding out the basis for your statement that > "campuses are know[n] for a high potential for violence." >
Here are a few references you might be interested in examining: Chapin, J. (2001). Optimistic bias regarding campus violence. Current Research in Social Psychology. Vol 6(16), Sep (2001). Bowman, R. L, & Morgan, H. M. (1998). A comparison of rates of verbal and physical abuse on campus by gender and sexual orientation. College Student Journal, 32, 43-52. Downey, J. P., & Stage, F. K. (1999). Hate crimes and violence on college and university campuses. Journal of College Student Development, 40, 3-9. Hoffman, A. M., Schuh, J. H., & Fenske, R. H. (Eds.) (1998). Violence on campus: Defining the problems, strategies for action. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen. Koss, M. P. (1998). Hidden rape: Sexual aggression and victimization in a national sample of students in higher education. In M. E. Odem & J. Clay-Warner (Eds.), Confronting rape and sexual assault. Worlds of women, No. 3. (pp. 51-69). Wilmington, DE: SR Books/Scholarly Resources. LaVant, B. (2001). Understanding violence on the college campuses and strategies for prevention. Sandhu, Daya Singh (Ed). (2001). In D. S. Sandhu (Ed.), Faces of violence: Psychological correlates, concepts, and intervention strategies (pp. 73-86). Huntington, NY: Nova Science. Nicholson, M. E., Maney, D. W., Blair, K., Wamboldt, P. M. Mahoney, B. S., & Yuan, J. (1998). Trends in alcohol-related campus violence: Implications for prevention. Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education, 43, 34-52. Schuett, F. (2000). Campus violence/campus activism today. Michigan Community College Journal: Research & Practice, 6, 9-38. Sloan, J. J., Fisher, B. S., & Cullen, F. T. (1997). Assessing the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990: An analysis of the victim reporting practices of college and university students. Crime & Delinquency, 43, 148-168. Syre, T. R., Pesa, J. A., & Cockley, D. (1999). Alcohol problems on college campuses escalate in 1997-1998: Time for action. College Student Journal, 33, 82-86. Warm regards, Linda ************** Linda M. Woolf, Ph.D. Book Review Editor, H-Genocide Associate Professor - Psychology Coordinator - Holocaust & Genocide Studies, Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights Webster University 470 East Lockwood St. Louis, MO 63119 Main Webpage: http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
