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What Is The Role Of College Faculty In Stopping Sexual Violence?, Alison C. Cares
What Is The Role Of College Faculty In Stopping Sexual Violence?, Alison C. Cares
Sociology and Criminology Department Faculty Works
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Teaching About Victimization, Alison C. Cares, Linda M. Williams, David Hirschel
Teaching About Victimization, Alison C. Cares, Linda M. Williams, David Hirschel
Sociology and Criminology Department Faculty Works
Given the prevalence of victimization, especially among college-age populations, we all have students who have experienced their own victimization or the victimization of someone close to them. Violent victimization rates are highest among those age 18 to 24, an estimated one in four to five women experience an attempted or completed sexual assault during their college career, and most victims of rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner were first victimized before the age of 25. Some victims may be visible, in that they choose to share their experiences with you or the class, or their experience is …