Research Catalog

Title

Sexual assault on campus : the problem and the solution / Carol Bohmer and Andrea Parrot.

Author

Bohmer, Carol

Publication

New York : Lexington Books ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1993.

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Additional Authors

Parrot, Andrea

Description

viii, 280 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Summary

Recent statistics indicate that 25 percent of all female college students will experience some form of sexual assault by the time they graduate. Even that figure is probably an underestimate, since many women who are assaulted drop out of school. Very few of these incidents are reported, and when they are, campus authorities often mishandle the case, causing further trauma to the victim. Of the small number of cases pursued through campus judicial procedures or reported to the police, only a fraction result in conviction. Why does no one seem to know what to do about the problem of sexual assault on campus? Why do so few women report their assault? Why are so many cases mishandled? Why do some college administrators so fear being sued that their fear becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy? Why are some institutions better equipped to handle the problem, and what is the best way to handle sexual assault on campus? Carol Bohmer and Andrea Parrot, both recognized experts on the problem of rape, particularly acquaintance rape, examine these and other questions in this landmark book. Sexual Assault on Campus combines social science evidence, analysis of legal doctrine and cases, and interviews with victims, their parents, campus security officers, and college administrators. Based on the results of their own qualitative study on the responses to complaints of sexual assault on campus, the authors offer important new guidance to all involved in the problem, particularly administrators, lawyers, and service providers working with students - from rape crisis centers and social workers to residence hall directors. Further, Sexual Assault on Campus includes case studies, making it important reading for students of social work, criminology, and law and society programs. And certainly victims of campus rape, their families, and friends will want to read this book - the first ever to deal effectively with the aftermath of sexual assault on campus.

Subject

• Rape > United States
• Women college students > Crimes against > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / Jim Ramstad -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Scope of the Problem -- 3. After the Assault -- 4. From Victim to Crusader: How Sexual Assault Victims End Up in Court -- 5. The Disciplinary Hearing: Codes, Law, and Practice -- 6. Campus and Cops -- 7. Institutional Responses -- 8. Civil Suits -- 9. Legislation -- 10. Solutions to the Problems of Campus Rape -- Appendix A: Ramstad Amendment to the Higher Education Act -- Appendix B: Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act -- Appendix C: Association for Student Judicial Affairs Policy Recommendations -- Appendix D: Grants for Sexual Offenses Education -- Appendix E: Campus Sexual Assault: A Guide for Administrators -- Appendix F: Should You Take Legal Action After an Assault? -- Appendix G: Helping a Friend Who Has Been Raped or Sexually Assaulted.

ISBN

0029037158 :

LCCN

^^^93022067^

OCLC

27677839

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library