The Matthew Shepard Tragedy: Management of a Crisis

Recounts how the students and faculty at the University of Wyoming responded to the murder of a gay student. Offers postcrisis critique about the elements of the Crisis Intervention Team's response that were identified as helpful: involvement of the college president, flexibility and responsive...

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Published in:About campus 1999-07, Vol.4 (3), p.5-11
Main Author: Hurst, James C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College Administration
College Environment
Cooperation
Crisis Intervention
Higher Education
Homophobia
Homosexuality
University of Wyoming
Violence
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Summary:Recounts how the students and faculty at the University of Wyoming responded to the murder of a gay student. Offers postcrisis critique about the elements of the Crisis Intervention Team's response that were identified as helpful: involvement of the college president, flexibility and responsiveness of the study activities staff, discussion forums by faculty, and involvement of other student organizations. (Author/JDM)
ISSN:1086-4822
1536-0687
DOI:10.1177/108648229900400303