ABSTRACT

Although awareness of campus sexual assault is at a historic high, institutional responses to incidents of sexual violence remain widely varied. In this volume, a diverse mix of expert contributors provide a critical, nuanced, and timely examination of some of the factors that inhibit effective prevention and response in higher education. Chapter authors take on one of the most troubling aspects of higher education today, bridging theory and practice to offer programmatic interventions and solutions to help institutions address their own competing interests and institutional culture to improve their practices and policies with regard to sexual violence. The Crisis of Campus Sexual Violence provides higher education scholars, administrators, and practitioners with a necessary and more holistic understanding of the challenges that colleges and universities face in implementing adequate and effective sexual assault prevention and response practices.

 

chapter 1|11 pages

Introduction

part I|39 pages

Constructions of Sexual Violence in Higher Education

chapter 3|19 pages

Heterosexist Discourses

How Feminist Theory Shaped Campus Sexual Violence Policy

part II|39 pages

Power and Reputation in Institutional Decision Making

part III|54 pages

Federal Policy and Institutional Compliance

chapter 6|18 pages

Looking Beyond the Numbers

Understanding the Jeanne Clery Act and Sexual Violence

chapter 8|22 pages

Title IX's Civil Rights Approach and the Criminal Justice System

Enabling Separate but Coordinated Parallel Proceedings

part IV|37 pages

The Possibilities of Programmatic Solutions

chapter 10|15 pages

Mandatory Bystander Intervention Training

Is the SaVE Act Requirement the “Right” Program to Reduce Violence Among College Students?