Campus Security Act

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

As an incoming EOF (Educational Opportunity Found) freshmen attending Rutgers University this fall, I had the mindset that if I did well academically, the transition from high school to college would go by smoothly. Unfortunately, college isn 't that simple. The transition to college is much more complex than people perceive it to be, in my case, it’s the most difficult obstacle I’ve ever encountered. Therefore, my aspiration is to conquer this transitional period as quickly and fluently as possible. When I had to changeover from middle school to high school, I was terrified. I didn 't know what awaited me and how much different things were going to be. It turned out high school was exactly the same, with the exception of the grades being ninth through Twelfth. There was nothing to be worried about. On the other hand, that wouldn 't be the case in college.

Summary: The article “Rhode Island Schools Report 18% Increase in Sexual Assaults” Arditi explains to us of the unfortunate rise in sexual assault at universities in the Rhode Island area. She gives us statistical evidence of reports by journals and newspapers. These statistics showed an increase of 65 sexual assaults by 11 schools near Providence and a 40 percent increase for 29 New England schools (Arditi). These sexual assaults are due to many conditions of the college, such as, its size, location, culture, and how well it deals with reports of the abuse. Colleges have a rising problem of victims failing to report crimes that were committed upon them. Along with problems with reports, sharing information between law enforcement and college student affairs was an increasing issue. Universities and colleges were not required to share data until a White House task force recommended that these institutions sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

These provisions have disproportionately affected low-income minority students. In the 2001-02 school year, 48,000 applicants were denied financial aid under the Higher Education Act provisions (Mauer, 2003). These new set of punishments has increased rates of criminal prosecutions and incarceration rates over the last 30 years. (Mauer, 2003) shows that these new set of provisions are heavily race and class biased. Meaning that the prohibitions on student loans for higher education are less likely to be a barrier for a convicted drug user from a middle-income family as oppose to a student in a working class community. Further barriers that bar ex-offender’s from acquiring employment is the lack of education. Research studies such as (Astbury, 2008 & Shewan, 2000) show that the majority of inmates lack the basic grade school

The Campus SaVE Act seeks to address the violence women face on campus: the highest rates of stalking, the highest risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence, and 20-25% of female students experiencing rape or attempted rape. This legislation will update the Jeanne Clery Act to

In 1986, Jeanne Clery was 19 years old living on the campus of Lehigh University. Clery was tortured, raped, and murdered in her dormitory. Both she and her parents thought she was safe, unbeknownst to them, Lehigh University had a high statistic for violent crimes. People believed the history of crime would be a known fact about the university, however, there were no standards for reporting of campus crime events. After the murder of their daughter, Connie and Howard Clery took to Capitol Hill to lobby for change. This paper will discuss the background of the Jeanne Clery Act, how the act came to be, the perception of the act and how well it was received, as well as the impact it had on higher education.

The transition from high school to college is a dynamic time in one’s life that parallels the change from childhood to adulthood. Both of these changes are dramatic and, as a result, feelings are difficult to put down into words. A messy combination of emotions fills the heart, surfacing in strange ways. Confident high school seniors go right back to the bottom of the chain when entering college as freshmen. These students start all over, just like entering grade school or high school for the first time. The move up from high school to college signals the switch from dependence to self-sufficiency. From a personal point of view, going through the experience of graduating high school and transferring to a residential college campus at STLCOP, made me realize I was no longer a kid and capable of making my own decisions.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or also known as the Clery Act was passed in 1990. In 1986, Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her dorm room at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Clery’s parents settled in an out of court settlement with the university for $2 million. Following the settlement, the Clery’s used the money to set up a non-profit corporation called Security on Campus. This was in hopes to make college campuses safer and to allow students and family members to have access to the crime rates on college campuses. The Clery’s first pushed to have the act passed in Pennsylvania but untimely in Congress in 1990. Congress passed the Act not only because of this tragedy,

Beginning with the fatalistic discourse utilized by my family, peers, and educators, I internalized such thoughts, and implicitly understood that, quite naturally, I would make the predestined transition to college from high school. Finding

That is to say, many movements talked about “violence against women” but the reality of it is that we are describing men’s violence against women. Here, the typical culture in the United States has created an environment that encourages, and in some cases requires, men’s violence against women. Sexual discrimination of college women has been prompted by the rising fear that college campuses have become hot spots for criminal activity. Researchers have shown that college campuses and their students are not free from the risk of criminal victimization. It is noteworthy that large concentrations of young women come into contact with young men in a variety of public and private settings at various times on college campuses. So it is vital that students need recognize these risks, the U.S. Congress passed the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of

Selecting the appropriate college can be a difficult task. Not only must one consider the cost of tuition and housing, but another consideration is the overall safety of the campus and the surrounding area. While colleges are a place of higher learning, they also have many of the similarities of the city in which the college is located. Considering the crime within the city may help determine the safety of the college. While cities must evaluate proper crime control techniques and preventions, college campuses must do their part in this same prevention. Colleges across America can takes steps to significantly reduce the incidences of sexual assaults on campus by providing education for preventing sexual assaults, increasing security

Campus crime has had an effect on people’s lives for a long time. Records of criminal activity on campuses go back as early as the 1850’s. Crimes on campus include acts of violence, drug possession, and distribution of drugs and alcohol. These crimes have a huge effect on the lives of the people involved and others around them. Criminal activity can be influenced by events that occur in a person’s life, like the death of a family member or a violent or traumatic experience. Criminal activity may be prevented in schools with clear enforcement of rules established to reduce threats and increase security measures.

Before exploring the process of constructing campus crime as a social issue, Sloan III and Fisher (2011) found it necessary to report on the history of campus crime in American universities as the majority of the public assumes that campus crime is a relatively new phenomenon when in fact, campus crimes has been a prominent (yet not very visible) issue since the founding of the

Do you remember as you sat in that Simi large class room filled with 28 other students the smell of paper in the air and the sound of your teachers saying “that this was just the stepping stone into your life, your career, and everything you wanted to be when you grew up?” Remember back to when you were in high school allowing your teachers voices to come back to you, remember how it once was; Remember they stressed the importance of grades and attendance, what is your drive for going to school every morning, how did you manage your time whilst on campus? Imagine yourself now an adult in your first year of college coping with the stress of daily life and school, reflecting upon all those