Preventing Violence and Promoting Safety in Higher Education Settings: Overview of a Comprehensive Approach

Autor/in	Langford, Linda
Institution	Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention (ED)
Titel	Preventing Violence and Promoting Safety in Higher Education Settings: Overview of a Comprehensive Approach
Quelle	(2004), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Violence; Prevention; Safety; Rape; Hazing; Crime; Social Bias; Influences; Higher Education; College Administration; Intervention; Program Development; Colorado; New York; West Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Sicherheit; Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexuelle Gewalt; Vergewaltigung; Student unions; Student organizations; Initiation rite; Studentenorganisation; Studentenvereinigung; Initiation; Initiationsritus; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Programmplanung
Abstract	Institutions of higher education (IHEs) are often regarded as sanctuaries, protected environments where young people explore great ideas in a collegial atmosphere and make lifelong friendships. Consequently, incidents of violence on campus are particularly shocking for the extended campus community, evoking questions about whether there is any safe haven. An abundance of evidence indicates that in fact campuses are not immune from such incidents. There are many types of campus violence--including rape, assault, fighting, hazing, dating violence, sexual harassment, hate and bias-related violence, stalking, rioting, disorderly conduct, property crime, and even self-harm and suicide. While grappling with these complex problems is challenging, lessons learned from community-based prevention research point to a set of best practices to guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions to improve campus health and safety. This publication was developed to help campuses prevent violence and promote safety. It reviews the scope of campus violence problems, describes the wide array of factors that cause and contribute to violence, outlines a comprehensive approach to reducing violence and promoting safety on campus, and lists specific recommendations that administrators, students, faculty, staff, and community members can follow to review and improve their policies and strengthen their programs and services. (Contains 9 resources and 7 online resources.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention. EDC, Inc. 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453. Tel: 800-676-1730; Fax: 617-928-1537; e-mail: HigherEdCtr@edc.org; Web site: http://www.edc.org/projects/higher_education_center_alcohol_drug_abuse_and_violence_prevention
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10