Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Bourg, Kayla Ann
URN	etd-04132005-091652
Title	An Exploration of the Quantity and Quality of Campus Sexual Assault Policies
Degree	Master of Arts in Liberal Arts (M.A.L.A.)
Department	Liberal Arts (Interdepartmental Program)
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Laura Hensley Choate Committee Chair Becky Ropers-Huilman Committee Member Jennifer Jones Cavenaugh Committee Member
Keywords	college sexual assault campus
Date of Defense	2005-04-11
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Sexual assault disproportionately affects female college students, more so than any other group of women in the general population. Therefore, consideration for the safety needs of this particular group of women constitute a great concern for university administrators. Safety measures currently utilized at universities for decreasing sexual assault rates have been insufficient. Some researchers have turned their attention to the role of campus sexual assault policies as a means in which to alleviate this crisis. The present investigation analyzes the prevalence and quality of sexual assault policies at 102 public Doctoral/Research extensive universities in the United States. The majority of institutions in this study, or 55.9% did not have a sexual assault policy in place, indicating an overall lack in the existence of sexual assault policies. Of those 45.1% of schools that do have a policy in place, the majority of these institutions, (67.4%) met at least 60% of the criteria for determining a high-quality policy as defined by the researcher. Overall, the majority of sexual assault policies that are in place are of good quality.
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