A Big Deal: Examining Routine Activities Variables Related to Sexual Victimization on the College Campus

A Big Deal: Examining Routine Activities Variables Related to Sexual Victimization on the College Campus

The sexual assault and sexual coercion of women on college campuses is a pervasive and ongoing problem. It is estimated that over 15% of women attending college experience some type of sexual assault or coercion each year (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000). While sexual victimization ranging from...

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Main Author: Wood, McKenzie Ann
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Published: North Dakota State University 2018
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27609
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spelling ndltd-ndsu.edu-oai-library.ndsu.edu-10365-276092021-09-28T17:11:13Z A Big Deal: Examining Routine Activities Variables Related to Sexual Victimization on the College Campus Wood, McKenzie Ann The sexual assault and sexual coercion of women on college campuses is a pervasive and ongoing problem. It is estimated that over 15% of women attending college experience some type of sexual assault or coercion each year (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000). While sexual victimization ranging from mild, verbal, sexual coercion, to rape has been studied, more recently a newer form of sexual victimization has been researched: Stalking. The current study uses results from 873 surveys at a Midwestern university to examine the prevalence of sexual victimization and stalking on a college campus. Cohen and Felson’s (1979) routine activities theory is used to explain why sexual victimization and stalking are common on university campuses, and what variables might contribute to their occurrence. 2018-02-26T18:08:40Z 2018-02-26T18:08:40Z 2015 text/dissertation https://hdl.handle.net/10365/27609 NDSU Policy 190.6.2 https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf application/pdf North Dakota State University
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description The sexual assault and sexual coercion of women on college campuses is a pervasive and ongoing problem. It is estimated that over 15% of women attending college experience some type of sexual assault or coercion each year (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000). While sexual victimization ranging from mild, verbal, sexual coercion, to rape has been studied, more recently a newer form of sexual victimization has been researched: Stalking. The current study uses results from 873 surveys at a Midwestern university to examine the prevalence of sexual victimization and stalking on a college campus. Cohen and Felson’s (1979) routine activities theory is used to explain why sexual victimization and stalking are common on university campuses, and what variables might contribute to their occurrence.
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