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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

Design of the “Up2U” domestic abuse perpetrator programme
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research,Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 189-201, July 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the development, structure, and implementation of a new programme for domestic abuse (DA) perpetrators. Design/methodology/approach A needs-led DA perpetrator programme is proposed, named as “Up2U: Creating Healthy Relationships” (Up2U). The background to Up2U, its aims, configuration, and delivery methods are presented in this paper. To illustrate Up2U, the targets for change and referral population in the development site are discussed. Furthermore, the paper reflects on so...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 6, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Design of the “Up2U” domestic abuse perpetrator programme
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline the development, structure, and implementation of a new programme for domestic abuse (DA) perpetrators. Design/methodology/approach A needs-led DA perpetrator programme is proposed, named as “Up2U: Creating Healthy Relationships” (Up2U). The background to Up2U, its aims, configuration, and delivery methods are presented in this paper. To illustrate Up2U, the targets for change and referral population in the development site are discussed. Furthermore, the paper reflects on some of t he implementation de...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - October 6, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Male sexual assault survivors: lessons for UK services
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research,Volume 10, Issue 3, Page 181-188, July 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a concise, selective review of the current status of service provision for male survivors of sexual assault in the UK. Design/methodology/approach This paper explored to what extent services are equipped to support the specific and complex needs of the male survivor and highlighted key implications for research, policy and practice. Findings The review outlined the historical backdrop to how and why services for male survivors have been consistently lacking, the current status o...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - September 29, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Male sexual assault survivors: lessons for UK services
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a concise, selective review of the current status of service provision for male survivors of sexual assault in the UK. Design/methodology/approach This paper explored to what extent services are equipped to support the specific and complex needs of the male survivor and highlighted key implications for research, policy and practice. Findings The review outlined the historical backdrop to how and why services for male survivors have been consistently lacking, the current status of UK service provision is re...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - September 29, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Real men can't get raped: an examination of gendered rape myths and sexual assault among undergraduates
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose While awareness of sexual assaults on college campuses has increased, the majority of efforts to address it are focused on female victims. The relative neglect of male victims may be due in part to problematic rape myths that suggest men cannot be sexually assaulted, especially by women. The purpose of this paper is to compare rates of different types of sexual assault between male and female undergraduates, and explore the relationship between acceptance of traditional rape myths focused on female victims, and rape myths surrounding male victims....
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - September 29, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Factors associated with reporting of sexual assault among college and non-college women
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine factors impacting college and non-college women reporting sexual assault to police. The goal is to increase knowledge regarding differences in the rates of reporting and reasons for reporting across these two groups. Design/methodology/approach Participants were drawn from a national telephone survey of US women and a sample of US college women. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to determine factors influencing the reporting of sexual assault to police. Findings Non-college women were more...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - September 21, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research

Risky sex: testing moderated mediation among college students
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, Ahead of Print. Purpose Risky sexual behavior (RSB) on college campuses contributes to elevated rates of sexually transmitted infections and sexual assault. Research indicates a positive association between sexual victimization history (SVH) and RSB with alcohol use and sexual sensation seeking as mediators to this association. Hypermasculinity has also been shown to play a moderating role amongst these associations. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to test the associations between RSB, SVH, alcohol use, sexual sensation seeking, and hypermasculinity. Design/meth...
Source: Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research - September 21, 2017 Category: Criminology Source Type: research