Preventing sexual violence instead of just responding to it: Students' perceptions of sexual violence resources on campus

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 61-71

  Garcia, Carolyn M ^a   Lechner, Kate E ^b   Frerich, Ellen A ^a   Lust, Katherine A ^c   Eisenberg, Marla E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

College age; Go along; Interview; Prevention; Sexual violence; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SEXUAL CRIME; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SECURITY MEASURES; SEX OFFENSES; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSITIES; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861470719     PISSN: 15563693     EISSN: 19393938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2011.01130.x     Document Type: Article

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