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1 - The Problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2022

Tamara Rice Lave
Tamara Rice Lave
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University of Miami
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Summary

Chapter 1 examines the problem of campus sexual assault in the United States. It critically discusses major recent studies that measure the incidence and prevalence of campus rape and sexual assault including the 2007 National Institute of Justice Study, the 2014 Bureau of Justice Statistics Study, the 2015 AAU Campus Climate Survey, the 2016 Campus Climate Validation Study, and the most recent 2019 Association of American Universities Study. The chapter then explains why, for a long time, the criminal justice system could not respond to what was happening on campus because it wasn’t a crime. It closes by discussing attempts at reform and explains why those have been largely unsuccessful at addressing campus rape.

Keywords

Uniform Crime ReportsNational Crime Victimization SurveyMale Sex Aggression on a University CampusSexual Aggression: A Second Look at the Offended Female1 in 41 in 5Violence against Women Act of 1994National College Women Sexual Victimization Survey StudyCampus Sexual Assault SurveyAssociation of American Universities Campus Climate Surveyprompt reportingfalse accusationsunfoundingcorroborating evidenceintoxicationstranger rapeMary Koss
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Sexual Assault on Campus
Defending Due Process
 , pp. 9 - 45
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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  • The Problem
  • Tamara Rice Lave, University of Miami
  • Book: Sexual Assault on Campus
  • Online publication: 23 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108919180.002
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  • The Problem
  • Tamara Rice Lave, University of Miami
  • Book: Sexual Assault on Campus
  • Online publication: 23 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108919180.002
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  • The Problem
  • Tamara Rice Lave, University of Miami
  • Book: Sexual Assault on Campus
  • Online publication: 23 June 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108919180.002
Available formats
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