Routine Activities and Sexual Assault: An Analysis of Individual- and School-Level Factors

The efficacy of routine activities theory is examined to explain sexual assault on the college campus. Although many research studies have utilized routine activities theory to predict sexual assault using individual-level factors, little is known about the effect of school-level factors on a studen...

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Published in:Violence and victims 2007, Vol.22 (3), p.350-366
Main Author: Cass, Amy I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavior modification
Behavioral Sciences
College campuses
College students
Counseling
Crime
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Drug Abuse
Drug use
Female
Females
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Learning
Linear Models
Male
Marital status
Marriage and Family Counselling
Motivation
Policy, Social Justice, and Human Rights
Psychology
Ratings & rankings
Risk Factors
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data
Sexual Assault
Social and Personality Psychology
Social Change
Social Environment
Social Work
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States - epidemiology
United States of America
Universities
Violence
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Summary:The efficacy of routine activities theory is examined to explain sexual assault on the college campus. Although many research studies have utilized routine activities theory to predict sexual assault using individual-level factors, little is known about the effect of school-level factors on a student's risk of sexual assault. Based on interviews from 3,036 randomly selected students and surveys from 11 randomly selected colleges in the United States, a hierarchical linear model was created to predict student victimizations by school characteristics. For the individual, results reveal that being female, drug use, and marital status are statistically significant for predicting the probability of a sexual assault. At the institutional level, however, none of the variables are significant in predicting sexual assault among college coeds. Policy implications for prevention measures on college campuses are discussed.
ISSN:0886-6708
1945-7073
DOI:10.1891/088667007780842810