By R. Barri Flowers
Contemporary years have obvious a rise in recognition solid in the direction of on-campus crime. This e-book examines the breadth of great criminal activity and victimization happening on collage and college campuses around the usa, putting certain emphasis at the courting among drug and alcohol abuse and legal actions similar to sexual attack, courting violence, stalking, hate crime, and homicide. The ebook additionally presents numerous sufferer assets and a advisor to legislation suitable to the prevention and deterrence of on-campus crime.
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7 Because the NIBRS data is based in part on a limited number of law enforcement agencies reporting UCR statistics in the NIBRS system, actual figures for personal crimes at schools and colleges is likely higher. But the information does give us some perspective on the relative breakdown on such offenses in relationship to one another. 2 Weapons Used to Murder College Age Students, 2007 a Includes hands, fists, feet, and pushed. Includes poison, explosives, fire, narcotics, asphyxiation, drowning, and weapons not stated.
Only two negligent manslaughters were reported for the period with none in 2004. By comparison to these figures, there were 129,675 total simple assaults reported for the five years, 15,298 aggravated assaults, 489 sexual assaults with a weapon, and 35,715 incidents of intimidation among other crimes against persons. 7 Because the NIBRS data is based in part on a limited number of law enforcement agencies reporting UCR statistics in the NIBRS system, actual figures for personal crimes at schools and colleges is likely higher.
6 Number of School-Related Violent Deaths of Students, Staff, and Nonstudents, 1992–2006 Year 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 Homicides Totala 47 38 39 46 45 47 38 24 24 26 25 31 39 26 57 48 48 53 48 57 47 36 30 37 35 36 50 35 a Includes suicides, legal interventions, and unintentional deaths. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2007 (Washington, DC: Institute of Education Sciences, 2007), p.