School Safety Resources - Sexual Violence
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/safrica/
This Human Rights Publication is on the topic of “Sexual Violence Against Girls in South African Schools.” It is a comprehensive and in-depth look at the prevalent issue of rape in South Africa, the publication covers the affects on education, recommendations, background information to the issue, first-hand accounts of the offenses, consequences of gender violence for girls’ education and health, the school’s response, the criminal justice system, national and provincial government response, and South Africa’s obligations under international and national laws.
ID21 EDUCATION: COMMUNICATING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
http://www.id21.org/education/gender_violence/index.html
This is a link to a database of the latest gender violence research from around the world.
ID21 EDUCATION: COMMUNICATING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
http://www.id21.org/education/e2md1g2.html
This is a link to an article called, “Making the difference: how schools influence gender identity.” It is a “joint project by researchers at the University of Sussex in the UK, the University of Botswana and the University of Cape Coast in Ghana found that institutional practices and traditions can lead to a highly gendered school environment rarely challenged by students or teachers.”
ID21 EDUCATION: COMMUNICATING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
http://www.id21.org/insights/insights-ed03/index.html
This article covers the process to gender equality in education and highlights the plight of India, Uganda, Afghanistan, Africa, and Peru. The site also has a link to other websites that are working to improve gender equality.
ID21 EDUCATION: COMMUNICATING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
http://www.id21.org/education/e5jm1g1.html
This article covers the issue of tackling sexual violence in the education sector.
GENDER VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/documents/gvs_6_final_set2.pdf
“The aim of this newsletter is to share information about the nature and scale of gender violence in schools around the world, and to highlight effective strategies to tackle the problem. This issue is packed with interesting news about recent studies, innovative approaches, and new resources for our readers.”
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
http://www.aauw.org/research/girls_education/hostile.cfm
This site provides an outline and full copy of the report, “Hostile Hallways: Bullying, Teasing, and Sexual Harassment in School.” (2001) Also provided is an action guide to help students, parents, and educators stop sexual harassment in school.
SEX ROLES: A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2294/is_2003_March/ai_100630995
This article was written in 2003 by Greetie Timmerman. It is called, “Sexual Harassment of adolescents perpetrated by teachers and by peers: an exploration of the dynamics of power, culture, and gender in secondary schools.”
COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN
http://www.cfchildren.org/cfc/articlef/walls1f/
This is a link to an article called, “Bullying and Sexual Harassment in Schools.” The article was written by Lisa Wells in 2006 and covers the topics of what makes a bully, who the victims are, and intervention efforts.
COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN
http://www.cfchildren.org/cfc/articlef/wurtelef
This article called, “Partnering with Parents to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse,” was written by Sandy Wurtele, Ph.D. in 2006. The article covers the research, how to support CSA-Prevention Education, how to reinforce personal safety skills, how to detect and respond to abuse, and how to reduce risk factors.
COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN
http://www.cfchildren.org/cfc/articlef/plummerf/
This article called, “What’s Happening with Child Sexual Abuse Prevention?” is written by Carol Plummer, M.S.W., A.C.S.W. in 2006. It covers what kind of CSA Prevention Program works, Michigan study findings, community education and parent involvement, and future directions.
COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN
http://www.cfchildren.org/cfc/articlef/flynn
This article called, “What do I do now? Indicators of child sexual abuse and guidelines for mandated reports,” is by Tracey Flynn, M.ED.. It covers behavioral and physical indicators of child sexual abuse, family characteristics, and how to report a suspected abuse.
GENDER VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/documents/gvschools1.pdf
This newsletter discusses what gender violence in schools is and why it happens. It also covers the question of why it is so common and yet so little is done to fight it.
GENDER VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/documents/gvschools2.pdf
This newsletter discusses what can be done to fight gender violence in schools.
THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL’S STUDY ON VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
http://www.violencestudy.org/r25
This is a world report on violence against children, the study was launched in Geneva in 2006. The website contains links to sections of the study’s book that was published. Some of the sections include: violence against children and international human standards, in the home and family, in schools and educational settings, in care and justice institutions, in places of work, in the community, and the way forward.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/svprevention.htm
This site offers sexual violence prevention strategies for working with men/boys, parents, schools, for promoting mentoring and leadership programs for youth, for teaching respect and healthy relationship skills, and for building partnerships and coalitions.
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
http://www.health.state.mn.us/injury/pub/kit/index.cfm
This link provides links to the books called, “A Place to Start: A resource kit for preventing sexual violence.” One can choose to order he books or to download them from this site. Book one contains information and strategies for the prevention of sexual violence. Book two provides tools for the prevention of sexual violence.
SEXUAL HEALTH EXCHANGE 2003-2004
http://www.kit.nl/exchange/html/2003-4_sexual_violence_in_scho.asp
This article is called, “Sexual Violence in Schools: breaking the silence,” by Fiona Leach and Pamela Machakanja. It covers the topics of the forms that sexual violence takes in schools, why it exists in schools, and what can be done.
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/SVPrevention.pdf
This thirteen page document published by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention is titled, “Sexual Violence Prevention: Beginning the Dialogue.”
VAWNET
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This website provides, “school-based approaches and supporting materials addressing sexual violence prevention.
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“ ‘Averting The Campus Date Rape Drug Crisis: Seven Solutions For Colleges, Law Enforcement and Medical Professionals’ was written to help the state of Illinois respond to an increasing number of drug-facilitated sexual assaults against college age women. Known as "date rape drugs", drugs like GHB, Rohypnol, and Ketamine, were and are slipped into drinks to render the victim helpless and prevent memory of the rape. The book offers guidelines and checklists to use in implementing a proactive and comprehensive response to date rape crimes on college campuses.”
VAWNET
http://new.vawnet.org/category/Documents.php?docid=280&category_id=291
“The California Campus ‘Blueprint to Address Sexual Assault’ (April 2004) by the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) and California Campus Sexual Assault Task Force presents legislative recommendations to the Governor of California and the California Legislature regarding changes that should be made in existing laws and enactment of new laws to enhance the sexual assault-related polices and practices of colleges and universities - both public and private - throughout the state.”
VAWNET
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“ ‘Campus Sexual Assault Resource and Information Sharing Tool’ by the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (2002) is a compilation of resources and tools created by campus programs within Washington State.”
TEEN COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
http://www.nccasa.org/teen/GetTheFacts.html
This website is geared towards teens. It features 101 things that one can do to prevent sexual violence, an attitude quiz, a section devoted to the facts surrounding sexual violence, how to take action in preventing sexual violence, and what the general scoop is which is a section where many topics that may pertain to a teenager’s life are provided.
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