Cabrillo College Safety Evaluated

When it comes to choosing a college, there are many factors in this major life decision: price, location, type of education, and finally, safety. Young women in college campuses across the country, although no campus is immune from these heinous acts, safety is still a main concern. “If you knew your son had a 20% chance of being held up at gunpoint, you’d think twice before dropping your kid off,” says Vice President Joe Biden. “Well, my God, you drop a daughter off, it’s 1 in 5 she could be raped or physically abused? It is just outrageous.” (TIME magazine). Twenty percent of young woman will be sexually assaulted during their college career. Why is sexual assault prevalent on college campuses now more than ever?

Date rapes, hate crimes and theft have become an apparent concern on college campuses. The most disturbing crime on a college campus is a school shooting. Being a victim of any crime is the last thing any student or parent thinks of when choosing a college or university. The possibilities of danger on a college campus have been increasing over the years due to the reported crimes ranging from theft to murder. Because of the recent years of college campus reported shootings, both student and parent have become alarmingly concerned about

It would be wrong to say violence ends when you turn the television off or act as if injustice didn’t exist anymore, but if you reflect back on 2016 so far, one of the biggest topics that often dominates the news and blogosphere concerned the high frequency of assaults on college campuses around the country. In the place where many young adults begin to learn who they are and who they want to be while enjoying a comfortable freedom and safety among their peers discovered freedom and safety could not always be guaranteed.

Problems arise when colleges do not supply their students with adequate support, and allowing repeat offenders to remain in the college. The college can prevent possible obstacles by creating an environment to encourage reporting and discourage sexual assault. Also, the elimination of repeat offenders will prevent future sexual assault on campus. Interactive workshops and early education provide essential knowledge about sexual assault and general safety to students entering college. A single prevention effort will not end sexual assault, but through collaboration with education and preventative actions could lead to a safer environment for college

Since the establishment of public education in the United States, schools have provided a sense of security and belonging to their students. Although sitting through lectures and doing homework may not be the most exciting thing in the world, students will always have a lunch to eat, a roof over their head, and a supportive teacher or counselor that they can talk to. Despite the “safe” environment and presence of authoritative figures on school campuses, trouble always finds a way to break out. Simple misbehaving and occasional fights are a common occurrence on most school campuses, however a new breed of troublesome and violent students has hatched. The

Western Oregon’s retention rate for part-time students is 36%, while their rate for full-time students is 72%. This statistic speaks loudly for the good environment, social community, and classroom environment! The safe environment of this small liberal arts college brings many students in to the college. The serious crime rate (per 1000 students per year) is 0.96, the drug or weapon incidents is 5.59, and as you could guess the highest rate is alcohol encounters at 13.12. Though these statistics might seem high they are actually very low compared to other colleges. The graduation rate for males is 33%, while the rate for females is 43%. The rate of getting a bachelor’s degree within four years is 16%, but the percentage goes all the way up to 34% after five years of studies.

The article “The National Conversation in the Wake of Littleton is Missing the Mark" By Jackson Kats and Sut Jhally is about finding the cause of violence and relating it to students who dispense harm to society, as well as other students. There is a focus on masculinity, along with behavior and how that behavior is being influenced by the environment. The article focuses on factors such as peer exclusion, the prevalence of violence in the media and most importantly, violence in relation to gender. .

A typical teen, fresh into adulthood has just graduated high school. At this point in their life, they must choose how they want to proceed forward, their life is no longer necessarily decided upon by their parents. A majority of recent high school graduates typically decide to further their education, whether this may be to achieve the career goal they most desire, or if maybe they just want to be able to say that recieved a degree. These next four or more years they will experience all sorts of new things, they may make new friends, go out to parties, and most likely have lots of fun. However in today’s society, going off to a college campus could end up being their worst nightmare. According to the article “Campus Sexual Violence Statistics”, “Women ages 18-24 are at an elevated risk of sexual violence” (RAINN 1). By this statistic, college aged women are at a higher risk for some form of sexual violence. Campus sexual assault is so universal because the justice system does not treat sexual assault as seriously as they should, a large amount of sexual assaults are left unreported, and sexual assault cases are very difficult to prove.

“I come from a small town near Redding, so Sacramento is definitely a whole new environment for me. I just don’t feel as safe as I feel like I should be.” The third year, who insists on carrying a taser every day, also walks along the American River bike trail where a student was assaulted just two months ago. “Do you know how freaky it is knowing that girl could’ve been me? That attack happened in broad daylight.” Cowee, who has formed a self-defense group with her friends encourages more girls to be aware of their surroundings, “You have to realize that you’re on a big campus — so big that something terrible can happen in just the blink of an eye. You need to be careful.”

There have been 294 case of mass shootings out of 360 days recorded in 2015 (Ingraham). This proves how serious violence on campus has become in the United States, not just about guns violence but also acts of harassment, stalking, interpersonal violence, physical and sexual assaults. Schools and college campuses is a place where children and young adults has been assumed to be a safe places to spend their time learning. Yet, they still experience and have witnesses many acts of violence in their school which affect their emotional security and learning experience. There are several reasons that could encourage violence such as the norms within a cultural or social group, as well as video games. Mental health is also linked to these violent issues as students do not get enough treatment or does not seeks enough help for their problems. While stopping violence on campus is an intricate issue; however, it can be prevented as we delve into this paper.

Education has for some time been perceived as the colossal equalizer in America. The Chancellor at Pine-Level Community College, has elected George Hubert Lee the Dean of Education to address the recent situation regarding the on-campus assaults. We believe at Pine-Level Community College in giving all understudies an instructive situation free from aggressive behavior, this is critical for the continued growth of the college. The lewd behavior of understudies to commit the act of physical bodily harm, including viciousness, intrudes with understudies' entitlement to get an education free from violent behaviors. Dean Lee has been selected to address this matter due to his education in Health Awareness and training in Safety Awareness, which came from his service to our county. When Dean Lee was an Officer in the Army, he was the elected as the Victim Advocates (VA), that was established by The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO).

According to the FBI crime statistics ranking, the University of New Mexico is ranked 7th most dangerous campus in the United States. Property and violent crimes happen within the vicinity. Most importantly, it has an underwhelming graduation rate of only 13%. So not only are students’ lives endangered, also their

Every semester, as parents get their children ready for college, they are filled with mixed emotions and thoughts, such as, sadness because their children have now turned into adults who are getting ready to take on the world. Also, parents experience pride because their children was accepted into college. However, many parents and students assume that all colleges are equally safe because of the college’s police patrolling the area, there are professors and other administration, and services like counseling and crisis intervention programs that are available to mediate any problems that arises. Also, another reason as to why parents and students have this false security about college is because majority of the incidents that happens in college does not get reported to the administration and proper authority, outside police force and the news station because of fear of what an investigation might uncover, thus many students and college staff try to either hide any incidents or take care of it themselves.

College-age adults are known to be high risk for sexual violence and most studies show that one in three women have experiences some type of sexual assault whether it was through physical force or harassment. These statics are known by most women on college campuses to ensure that women know and understand that this could happen to them. The issue is more than ensuring that women are aware of how protect themselves and know how to avoid these situations because it shouldn’t even be happening. When women are taught that they should know how to defend themselves we are saying that this type of behavior is normal and inevitable. We should shift from this dynamic and start teaching both men and women that this behavior is completely unacceptable and that sexually assaulting or harassing someone is NOT normal. This paper will mostly focus on incidents of rape and sexual assault on college campuses and what the outcome and reactions of these incidents were.

Topic: School Violence General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform what needs to be done to stop school violence. Central Idea: To inform the effects, causes, and solutions of school violence. INTRODUCTION:      Since the April 20, 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado I have been looking deeper into the issue of school violence. The number of extremely violent crimes committed by students has been increasing in the last few years.