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Fantastic and uninviting behavior: psychopathy, alcohol, and violence
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research,Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 210-222, July 2018. Purpose Early clinical accounts of psychopathy suggest important relationships between alcohol use and psychopathic traits that lead to fantastic and uninviting behavior. In particular, alcohol was thought to facilitate antisocial behavior, including violence, among psychopathic individuals. The purpose of this paper is to report a review of studies that concurrently examine psychopathy and alcohol in relation to violent behavior. Design/methodology/approach The authors searched electronic databases (PsycInfo, PUBMED) for all ...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - December 18, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Fantastic and uninviting behavior: psychopathy, alcohol, and violence
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose Early clinical accounts of psychopathy suggest important relationships between alcohol use and psychopathic traits that lead to fantastic and uninviting behavior. In particular, alcohol was thought to facilitate antisocial behavior, including violence, among psychopathic individuals. The purpose of this paper is to report a review of studies that concurrently examine psychopathy and alcohol in relation to violent behavior. Design/methodology/approach The authors searched electronic databases (PsycInfo, PUBMED) for all published studies between Ja...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - December 18, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Multiple sexual violence prevention tools: doses and boosters
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose Sexual violence prevention programs on college campuses have proliferated in recent years. While research has also increased, a number of questions remain unanswered that could assist campus administrators in making evidence-based decisions about implementation of prevention efforts. To that end, the field of prevention science has highlighted the need to examine the utility of booster sessions for enhancing prevention education. The purpose of this paper is to examine how two methods of prevention delivery – small group educational workshops an...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - December 18, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Title IX sexual violence reporting requirements: knowledge and opinions of responsible employees and students
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how university employees ’ and students’ understandings of Title IX may affect both students’ disclosure of victimization and perpetration and employees’ reporting to Title IX coordinators. Design/methodology/approach Study 1 surveyed 114 university employees about their knowledge of Title IX and what it requires of them. Study 2 surveyed 845 students to determine their knowledge of and opinions about Title IX mandatory reporting requirements, their beliefs regarding rape myths and feminism, and the...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - November 27, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Developing and implementing a treatment intervention for college students found responsible for sexual misconduct
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to summarize the development of a treatment program for students found responsible of sexual misconduct. Design/methodology/approach This project, supported by the SMART (Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking) of the Department of Justice, was requested by The White House toward the end of President Obama ’s last term and was intended to identify the confluence of factors related to sexual misconduct on college campuses, and to design a treatment program to address tho...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - November 20, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Contesting sexual violence policies in higher education: the case of Rhodes University
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose In April 2016, students at Rhodes University brought the institution to a standstill as they protested the University ’s sexual violence policies and procedures, as well as the “rape culture” that pervades social structures. In response, a Sexual Violence Task Team (SVTT) was formed in an open, participatory, and transparent process. Members of the University community were invited to comment on drafts of the SVTT document. The purpose of this paper is to outline the contestations – arising from both the establishment of the task team and ...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - November 14, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Assessing online strategies aimed at enhancing campus safety
This study highlights the potential utility of the safety application as well as the limited effect of the online education program on RMA. (Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research)
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - November 14, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research