Campus Crime
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CrimeSolutions’ ratings are assigned from standardized reviews of rigorous evaluations and meta-analyses. While we encourage you to learn more about this process, you don’t need to in order to benefit from it. Our clear ratings and profiles can help you determine if a program or category of program is worth pursuing.
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Effective | Implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. |
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Promising | Implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s) | On average, there is some evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. |
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No Effects | Implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s) and may result in a negative outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will not achieve the intended outcome or may result in a negative outcome. |
Programs
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Topic: campus crime| Title | Evidence Rating | Topics | Summary | RCT | ||
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| Program Profile: Web-Based Sexual Assault Risk Reduction (SARR) for College Women |
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Situational crime prevention, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Victimization, Campus, Campus Crime, Schools, Substance abuse, Legal substances, Drugs | This was a program for college women who engaged in heavy episodic drinking to provide feedback on their risk perception and resistance to reduce sexual assault. The program is rated No Effects. Program participants did not statistically significantly differ from those in the control group on measures of incapacitated attempted/completed rape frequency, alcohol-related sexual assault incidents/severity, or use of sexual assault protective behavioral strategies at the 3-month follow-up. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: Prev@cib Program (Spain) |
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Bullying, School safety, Computers, Campus Crime, Children exposed to violence, School climate, Schools, Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare, Victimization, Victims of crime | This is an anti-bullying program for adolescents in Spain, which is designed to decrease bullying and cyberbullying perpetration and victimization both in the classroom and virtual environments. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant decrease in bullying and victimization and cyberbullying and cybervictimization for the treatment group, compared with the control group. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: TakeCARE |
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Dating violence, Campus Crime, School climate, Crime prevention, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Juvenile (under 18) | This is an online video program that seeks to promote and increase high school and college students’ efficacy in performing helpful bystander behavior in instances of relationship or sexual violence, to reduce sexual violence among young adults and adolescents. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group showed statistically significant increases in observed and self-reported bystander behavior and in efficacy to intervene, compared with the control group. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: Situational Theft Prevention on a University Campus |
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Larceny/theft, Situational crime prevention, Campus, Campus Crime, Schools | This program used a randomized experimental design to test the effects of a situational theft prevention strategy to reduce the theft of property (i.e., dry erase markers labeled with an anti-theft message) from classrooms at a university in Louisiana. The program is rated Promising. Treatment classrooms with labeled markers had a statistically significant lower likelihood of having the markers removed, compared with control classrooms that received markers without the message. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: SOURCE (Student Outreach for College Enrollment) Program |
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Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare, Campus Crime, Campus, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency | This was a mentoring program in which high school juniors had regularly scheduled one-on-one contacts with trained college advisors to increase college attendance rates. The program is rated No Effects. The program was shown to have small positive effects on enrollment rates and number of months enrolled in California State University and University of California campuses, but did not have statistically significant effects on 2-year, 4-year, or overall college enrollment or months of attendance. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act Sexual Assault Resistance Program (Canada) |
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Girls, Campus Crime, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention | This is an educational, skills-based workshop for first-year female college students. The program is designed to teach young women how to assess risk, overcome barriers in acknowledging danger, and engage in self-defense to reduce the risk of sexual assault. The program is rated Effective. The program showed a statistically significant reduction in the risk of completed and attempted rape, nonconsensual sexual acts, and attempted coercion. There was no impact on the risk of attempted coercion. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: Green Dot Intervention Program |
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Dating violence, Campus Crime, Drug-Related Victimization, School climate, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Victimization, Victims of crime, Juvenile (under 18) | This program is designed to increase active-bystander behaviors and reduce dating and sexual violence in college and high school students. The program is rated Promising. Students who participated in the program had a statistically significantly greater number of observed and self-reported active-bystander behaviors than students who did not participate. However, there was no statistically significant impact on sexual violence victimization or sexual harassment. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: The Women's Program |
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Girls, Alcohol-Related Offenses, Stalking, Assault, Underage drinking, Campus Crime, Coping, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Schools, Crisis response | This is a sexual assault risk-reduction program that is designed to teach college women bystanders about sexual assault, characteristics of men who perpetrate the crime, and how to intervene. The program is rated Promising. Experimental group participants demonstrated statistically significant increases in their ability and willingness to intervene, compared with control group participants. However, there was no statistically significant impact on rape myth acceptance. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Sexual Assault Risk Reduction Program |
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Assault, Dating violence, Campus Crime, Coping, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Victimization, Victims of crime | This is a rape prevention program for college students, designed to teach about the prevalence of sexual assault, distinguish between rape myths and facts, identify risky situations, and teach techniques to use in a risky situation. The program was rated No Effects. The program had a statistically significant effect on self-efficacy and self-protective dating behaviors, but did not impact sexual victimization, sexual aggression, attitudes toward women, rape empathy, or sexual communication. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial |
CrimeSolutions’ ratings are assigned from standardized reviews of rigorous evaluations and meta-analyses. While we encourage you to learn more about this process, you don’t need to in order to benefit from it. Our clear ratings and profiles can help you determine if a program or category of program is worth pursuing.
| Icon | Rating | Program Rating Description | Practice Rating Description |
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Effective | Implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. |
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Promising | Implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s) | On average, there is some evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome. |
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No Effects | Implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s) and may result in a negative outcome(s). | On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will not achieve the intended outcome or may result in a negative outcome. |
Programs
Showing Results For:
Topic: campus crime| Title | Evidence Rating | Topics | Summary | RCT | ||
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| Program Profile: Web-Based Sexual Assault Risk Reduction (SARR) for College Women |
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Situational crime prevention, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Victimization, Campus, Campus Crime, Schools, Substance abuse, Legal substances, Drugs | This was a program for college women who engaged in heavy episodic drinking to provide feedback on their risk perception and resistance to reduce sexual assault. The program is rated No Effects. Program participants did not statistically significantly differ from those in the control group on measures of incapacitated attempted/completed rape frequency, alcohol-related sexual assault incidents/severity, or use of sexual assault protective behavioral strategies at the 3-month follow-up. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: Prev@cib Program (Spain) |
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Bullying, School safety, Computers, Campus Crime, Children exposed to violence, School climate, Schools, Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare, Victimization, Victims of crime | This is an anti-bullying program for adolescents in Spain, which is designed to decrease bullying and cyberbullying perpetration and victimization both in the classroom and virtual environments. The program is rated Promising. There was a statistically significant decrease in bullying and victimization and cyberbullying and cybervictimization for the treatment group, compared with the control group. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: TakeCARE |
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Dating violence, Campus Crime, School climate, Crime prevention, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Juvenile (under 18) | This is an online video program that seeks to promote and increase high school and college students’ efficacy in performing helpful bystander behavior in instances of relationship or sexual violence, to reduce sexual violence among young adults and adolescents. The program is rated Promising. The treatment group showed statistically significant increases in observed and self-reported bystander behavior and in efficacy to intervene, compared with the control group. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: Situational Theft Prevention on a University Campus |
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Larceny/theft, Situational crime prevention, Campus, Campus Crime, Schools | This program used a randomized experimental design to test the effects of a situational theft prevention strategy to reduce the theft of property (i.e., dry erase markers labeled with an anti-theft message) from classrooms at a university in Louisiana. The program is rated Promising. Treatment classrooms with labeled markers had a statistically significant lower likelihood of having the markers removed, compared with control classrooms that received markers without the message. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: SOURCE (Student Outreach for College Enrollment) Program |
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Juvenile (under 18), Child health and welfare, Campus Crime, Campus, Crime prevention, Juvenile delinquency | This was a mentoring program in which high school juniors had regularly scheduled one-on-one contacts with trained college advisors to increase college attendance rates. The program is rated No Effects. The program was shown to have small positive effects on enrollment rates and number of months enrolled in California State University and University of California campuses, but did not have statistically significant effects on 2-year, 4-year, or overall college enrollment or months of attendance. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act Sexual Assault Resistance Program (Canada) |
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Girls, Campus Crime, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention | This is an educational, skills-based workshop for first-year female college students. The program is designed to teach young women how to assess risk, overcome barriers in acknowledging danger, and engage in self-defense to reduce the risk of sexual assault. The program is rated Effective. The program showed a statistically significant reduction in the risk of completed and attempted rape, nonconsensual sexual acts, and attempted coercion. There was no impact on the risk of attempted coercion. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: Green Dot Intervention Program |
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Dating violence, Campus Crime, Drug-Related Victimization, School climate, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Victimization, Victims of crime, Juvenile (under 18) | This program is designed to increase active-bystander behaviors and reduce dating and sexual violence in college and high school students. The program is rated Promising. Students who participated in the program had a statistically significantly greater number of observed and self-reported active-bystander behaviors than students who did not participate. However, there was no statistically significant impact on sexual violence victimization or sexual harassment. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial | ||
| Program Profile: The Women's Program |
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Girls, Alcohol-Related Offenses, Stalking, Assault, Underage drinking, Campus Crime, Coping, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Schools, Crisis response | This is a sexual assault risk-reduction program that is designed to teach college women bystanders about sexual assault, characteristics of men who perpetrate the crime, and how to intervene. The program is rated Promising. Experimental group participants demonstrated statistically significant increases in their ability and willingness to intervene, compared with control group participants. However, there was no statistically significant impact on rape myth acceptance. Date Posted: |
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| Program Profile: Sexual Assault Risk Reduction Program |
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Assault, Dating violence, Campus Crime, Coping, Rape and sexual assault, Violent crime, Crime prevention, Victimization, Victims of crime | This is a rape prevention program for college students, designed to teach about the prevalence of sexual assault, distinguish between rape myths and facts, identify risky situations, and teach techniques to use in a risky situation. The program was rated No Effects. The program had a statistically significant effect on self-efficacy and self-protective dating behaviors, but did not impact sexual victimization, sexual aggression, attitudes toward women, rape empathy, or sexual communication. Date Posted: |
Randomized Controlled Trial |