>> I'd be interested in finding out the basis for your statement that >> "campuses are know[n] for a high potential for violence."
Do any of these sources directly compare the rate of violence (according to the same definition) on and off campus, and show that the rate (for the same age group) is higher on campus? >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. * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * * http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/psych/welcome.html * --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
