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College Students' Concerns Regarding Prison Rape, Laura A. Rapp Apr 2007

College Students' Concerns Regarding Prison Rape, Laura A. Rapp

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The Effects Of Education And Exposure On College Students' Perceptions Of Dating Violence, Kristian Moore Jul 2000

The Effects Of Education And Exposure On College Students' Perceptions Of Dating Violence, Kristian Moore

Sociology & Criminal Justice Theses & Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between previous exposure to violent situation and an individual's tolerance level of dating violence. In addition, the effect that intervention, in this case a film, can have on one's perception is also examined. This research is quasi-experimental in design and uses a pre-test/post-test design. A baseline sample of 137 Old Dominion University undergraduate students was surveyed at time one at which previous exposure to conflict situations as well as tolerance levels to dating violence were assessed. The film was presented between times one and two. The post-test was given …