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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

Violence victimization and perpetration in relation to fearlessness about death in suicidal psychiatric inpatients
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research,Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 202-209, July 2018. Purpose The interpersonal theory of suicide proposes that fearlessness about death, one aspect of the capability for suicide, may explain men ’s greater risk for death by suicide. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether violence perpetration and victimization would mediate the relation of gender with fearlessness about death in suicidal psychiatric inpatients. Design/methodology/approach The current study used a cross-sectiona l survey design in a sample of 196 psychiatric inpatients admitted for suicide risk. Findi...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - November 2, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Violence victimization and perpetration in relation to fearlessness about death in suicidal psychiatric inpatients
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose The interpersonal theory of suicide proposes that fearlessness about death, one aspect of the capability for suicide, may explain men ’s greater risk for death by suicide. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether violence perpetration and victimization would mediate the relation of gender with fearlessness about death in suicidal psychiatric inpatients. Design/methodology/approach The current study used a cross-sectiona l survey design in a sample of 196 psychiatric inpatients admitted for suicide risk. Findings Men endorsed greater fea...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - November 2, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Campus sexual assault: examination of policy and research
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose Campus sexual assault has received a great deal of media attention in recent years, with much focus being placed on the factors unique to universities that enable these crimes to occur. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the circumstances under which these crimes take place and examine the policies of institutions across the USA and Canada to determine whether legislation from various governmental levels impacts the prevalence and incidence rates of sexual assault. Design/methodology/approach A review of the literature on sexual assault is c...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 27, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Contextualizing the 1990 campus security act and campus sexual assault in intersectional and historical terms
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose Residential college campuses remain dangerous – especially for women students who face a persistent threat of sexual violence, despite passage of the 1990 Campus Security Act and its multiple amendments. Campuses have developed new programming, yet recent research confirms one in five women will experience some form of sexual assault before g raduating. Research on campus crime legislation does not describe in detail the context in which it developed. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the effects of early rhetorical frames on the...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 19, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Introduction to the special issue on campus sexual violence
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research,Volume 9, Issue 4, Page 245-245, October 2017. (Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research)
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 16, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Gender representations of female perpetrators of intimate partner violence
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research,Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 170-180, July 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the constructions of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) among postgraduate (PG) students studying and preparing for a career in forensic psychology. A social constructionist methodological framework was adopted in order to explore students ’ dominant discourses surrounding gender and IPV. Of particular interest was how female perpetrators of IPV within heterosexual relationships were constructed and subsequently positioned by students in terms of social and ge...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 12, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

The untapped resources of faculty in campus sexual violence prevention: issues and recommendations
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use the authors ’ reflections and a review of literature to assess the ways that universities have yet to fully include faculty members in their sexual assault prevention initiatives. Recommendations for how faculty can assist are included. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a review of literature r egarding institutional factors related to sexual assault and the potential of faculty, followed by personal reflections by both authors, who together have more than four decades experience studying sexual ...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 12, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Gender representations of female perpetrators of intimate partner violence
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the constructions of female-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV) among postgraduate (PG) students studying and preparing for a career in forensic psychology. A social constructionist methodological framework was adopted in order to explore students ’ dominant discourses surrounding gender and IPV. Of particular interest was how female perpetrators of IPV within heterosexual relationships were constructed and subsequently positioned by students in terms of social and gender identity. Implications ...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 12, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research