Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 309 for “"sexual assault"”.
-
Prosecuting Sexual Assault in Chicago
… for those seeking help and justice after being sexually assaulted. However, the research thus far indicates that sexual assault (SA) cases that are reported to police are unlikely to be prosecuted and convicted and that such attrition does not happen at random. Indeed, there are patterns around …
-
Sexual assault at Rowan University
… of this study was to conduct a survey about sexual assault at Rowan University and to compare the survey results with reports from the Rowan University Crime Incidents Log. Data were collected anonymously from 531 male and female students from the Glassboro campus of Rowan University. …
-
Taking the Victim Out of Sexual Assault: The Effect of Self-Compassion on Sexual Assault Survivors
… would impact people’s responses to an imagined sexual assault scenario. Female undergraduates (N = 141) were randomly assigned to a self-compassion condition or a control. All participants imagined a vivid sexual assault scenario and rated how they anticipated they would feel following the …
-
Spiritual needs of sexual assault survivors
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-90).
-
Military Sexual Assault: A Comparative Case Study of Sexual Assault Policies in the United States, Israel, and Norway
<p>Military Sexual Trauma (MST), or the sexual assault or harassment of individuals serving in the military by others who are also serving, has recently been recognized as a significant problem in the United States, especially for women service members. Despite its recognized prevalence, current …
-
Males' Support Toward Females After Sexual Assault
… (N = 205). Males who have provided support to a sexual assault victim were compared to those who have not provided support to a sexual assault victim on several measures. Social reactions of those who have provided support to a sexual assault victim were compared to hypothetical reactions …
-
The Role of Resilience in Sexual Assault Revictimization
Prevalence rates for child sexual abuse (CSA), adolescent sexual assault, and adult sexual assault (ASA) range from 25-50%, and approximately 50% of CSA victim-survivors go on to experience ASA. Experiencing multiple sexual assaults has been linked with more severe outcomes, specifically …
-
Sexual assault: public debate and criminal law reform
… most recent amendments to the criminal law on sexual assault were developed in consultation with women's groups in response to the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that existing restrictions on the admission of evidence of the sexual pasts of complainants in sexual offences is …
-
Sexual Assault and Academic Achievement: Creating More Ideal College Campuses for Sexual Assault Survivors by Taking Into Account Intersectionality and Multiracial Feminism
… dissertation, the reader will learn about 28 sexual assault survivors' perceptions about educational and criminal justice responses to them after a sexual assault and how these sexual assault survivors perceived how race and ethnicity, income, and gender affect cases differently. Additionally, …
-
The impact of sexual assault on sexual risk-taking
1 PDF file (x, 139 pages)
-
College Sexual Assault: Student Risk of Victimization Off-Campus
… is a plethora of research focusing on college sexual assault victimization and risk factors respectively, few studies have specifically examined the location of these incidents as a risk factor. Among the few studies examining sexual assault location, the researchers determined college students …
-
Police training in sexual assault response: Comparison of approaches
… of negative police attitudes and behavior toward sexual assault victims, and a number of authors have responded with calls for improved training in this area. Unfortunately, very few such programs are described in the literature and almost none are systematically evaluated, so it remains difficult …
-
Technological interventions to detect, communicate and prevent sexual assault
… 98 seconds, a person in the United States is sexually abused. Every 16 hours, a woman in the United States is murdered by her romantic partner or ex-partner. Sexual abuse, assault, and harassment are regarded as some of the most common human rights violations in the world by the United …
-
The Implications of Sexual Assault Awareness on Sexual Overperception Bias
… investigating men’s overperceptions of women’s sexual receptivity, namely that such overperceptions are less robust than previously considered. Various social movements (e.g., #MeToo) could be a modern-day contextual factor that has reduced men’s tendency toward overperception. In this study, …
-
Going Viral: Youth and Sexual Assault in the Digital Age
… media technologies to capture and perpetuate sexual abuse. Focusing on instances of high-profile juvenile sexual assault, I use case studies, interviews, focus groups, and thematic media analysis to investigate (a) how crime, gender, status and technology intersect for young people growing up …
-
A Qualitative Study on Secondary Victimization in Sexual Assault Victims
"본 연구는 성폭력 피해자들이 성폭력 사건 후 의학적 및 사법적인 개입 과정에서 경험하는 이차 희생을 피해자들의 심리적 경험을 통해 알아보고, 이를 토대로 성폭력 피해자들의 이차 희생을 최소화할 수 있는 방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 연구 참여자는 성폭력 피해를 경험한 성인 피해자 5명과 피해 아동의 어머니 3명이었다. 자료수집은 성폭력 피해 후 경험한 과정에 대한 반구조적 질문지를 통한 심층면담을 진행하여 이루어졌다. 현상학적 방법에 따라 자료를 분석하여 참여자들이 기술한 경험을 특징짓는 주요 주제와 범주들을 추출하였다. 본 연구에 …
-
The process and context of help-seeking after sexual assault
Sexual assault is a common experience that has been associated with a number of problematic psychosocial outcomes. To cope with the trauma of sexual assault and mitigate these negative outcomes, survivors may reach out for services and support. However, the responses that they receive vary in their …
-
Sexual Assault and the Mens Rea Problem: The Empathic Approach
… and a form of a pseudo-consent I call Implicit Sexual Consent. Once a victim gives what the perpetrator takes to be a sign of compliance with this form of consent, she finds herself party to an irrevocable sexual contract. I maintain that the most effective means of combating the belief in this …
Page 1 of 16