CJ 141

VICTIMS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

QUESTIONS FOR READING(S) ON CAMPUS CRIME

REQUIRED READING (Sloane et al.)

What does the federal "Student Right-to-Know and Campus Secutiry Act of 1990" require? What modifications were made to this as a result of the Higher Education Amendments Act of 1998?

What does the "Campus Sexual Assault Victims Bill of Rights" require college campuses to do?

What are the normative functions of the act?

What are the assumptions behind the bill?

Are they correct? If not, why not? Can you refer to specific features of the data used here to illustrate?

What are the criticisms of the statistics produced by the act?

What do we know from the research about victim reporting practices?

What was the data source used here by the researchers?

What do you think the strengths or weaknesses of these data are?

From their own research what do the authors conclude? What are your reactions to their conclusion?

QUESTIONS FOR RECOMMENDED READINGS

Why is it important that victims of campus crimes report the event immediately?

What kinds of information are colleges required to compile and publish, who might be interested in having this information, and why?

Briefly describe the components of your proposed, ideal campus crime victim assistance system.

What were some of the campus crime reporting problems at West Virginia Wesleyan?

What are some of the problems with interpreting changes in campus crime stats?

According to the CHRONICLE article, what is the quality of campus crime reporting?

From victims' points of view, what are the flaws with univeristy judicial systems What is the "crucial weakness" of the tribunals?