Practice Profile: Sexual Assault Education Programs on College Campuses

Evidence Rating for Outcomes

Attitudes & Beliefs | Rape-related Attitudes

Attitudes & Beliefs | Rape Attitudes

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This practice comprises programs that are designed to reduce the prevalence of sexual assaults on college campuses by reducing the rape-supportive ideology for those who may potentially perpetrate a crime, while increasing potential victims’ knowledge and awareness of risky situations, and thereby their safety. The practice is rated Effective for reducing rape attitudes (such as acceptance of rape myths and victim blaming) and rape-related attitudes (such as sex-role stereotyping and adversarial

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Practice Snapshot

Age: 18 - 21

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic, American Indians/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Other

Setting (Delivery): Campus

Practice Type: Classroom Curricula, Community Awareness/Mobilization, Situational Crime Prevention, Specific deterrence, Victim Programs, Violence Prevention

Unit of Analysis: Persons