Understanding and Preventing Campus Violence

Subjects:

• Business » Business & Public Policy
• Education » Education (General)

Reviews:

• The recent episodes of campus violence in the US have received much media attention and have permanently etched in the minds of millions of Americans fear that campuses, once thought to be safe, are no longer havens from violence. In this timely volume, editor Paludi brings together a multidisciplinary group of contributors to codify and make orderly sense of the research on campus violence; demonstrate the importance of and methods to communicate with the campus community on this issue; and advise on dealing with and preventing campus violence. There is so much valuable information contained in these pages it is difficult to point to a single idea. Perhaps at the top of this reviewer's list would be the excellent discussion of institutional policy and policy implementation. The materials presented in the text are well documented, the arguments are thorough, and the editor's message is clear--campuses need to come to grips with violence of all sorts....Paludi's volume is practically required reading for higher education administrators, campus leadership across the board, and those seeking answers to violence in general. Highly recommended. All academic collections.
  —Choice 11/1/2008
• "I think that this book would appeal best and be most helpful to student affairs personnel charged with the general well-being and cocurricula development of students rather than to specialists in college mental health, law, or security. It might also be appropriate for graduate courses in student personnel administration and higher education administration, but I do not think it would be a useful text for undergraduate or graduate courses in psychology. In sum, I would recommend it for those new to the problem of violence on campus and to those with broad rather than specialized administrative responsibilities on campus."
  —PsycCRITIQUES 3/18/2009

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
  Acknowledgments
  Chapter One-Gendered Violence on Campus: Unpacking Bullying, Harassment, and Stalking-Jennifer L. Martin
  Chapter Two-Bullying and Hazing: A Form of Campus Harassment-
  Florence L. Denmark, Maria D. Klara, and Erika M.Baron
  Chapter Three-Shots Heard Round the World: Campus Violence
  and International Student Concerns-Presha E. Neidermeyer and Siri Terjesen
  Chapter Four-The Impact of Campus Violence on College Students-Bethany L. Waits and Paula Lundberg-Love
  Chapter Five-Anti-Violence Pedagogy: Strategies and Resources-
  Jennifer L. Martin
  Chapter Six-A Is for Activism: Classroom-Based Approaches to Preventing Campus Violence-Joan C. Chrisler and Mab Segrest
  Chapter Seven-Stalking as a Form of Campus Violence: Case Studies-Janet Sigal
  Chapter Eight-The Psychology of Women Course as a Catalyst
  for Change for Campus Violence-Michele Paludi, Florence L. Denmark, and Darlene C. DeFour
  Chapter Nine-Laws Affecting Postsecondary Institutions
  Efforts to Prevent, Respond to, and Recover from Acts of Violence on Campus-Linda Gordon Howard
  Chapter Ten-Sexual Harassment Education-Amy J. Ramson
  Chapter Eleven-Sample Policies and Procedures for Preventing
  and Dealing with Campus Violence-Michele Paludi, Carmen Paludi, Jr., and Maritza Santos
  Chapter Twelve-Security on Campus: Our Mission Is Safer-
  Campuses for Students-Jonathan M. Kassa
  Chapter Thirteen-College Campus Violence Prevention: How
  Background Investigations Can Have a Direct Impact-Mario Pecoraro, Jr.
  Chapter Fourteen-Responding to Sexually Victimized College
  Students-Connie Kirkland and Howard Kallem
  Appendices-Dealing with and Preventing Campus Violence: Resources for Administrators, Students, Employees and Faculty
  Appendix A-Advocacy Resources Dealing with Campus Violence-
  Michele Paludi and Christa White
  Appendix B-Campus Wide Educational Techniques-Betty Jean Uebrick, Gennette Hollander, Carrie Turco, Christa White, and Michele Paludi
  Appendix C-Campus Security Recommendations for Administrators to Help Prevent and Deal with Violence-Jesse Middelkoop, John Gilhooley, Nicholas Ruepp, Raymond Polikoski, and Michele Paludi
  Appendix D-Keeping Safe on College Campuses: Recommendations for Students-Michele Paludi
  Index
  About the Editor
  About the Contributors

PDF Catalogs:
Business Catalog 2008.pdf	Praeger Public Library Spring 2008.pdf