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“Violence At College” Project A.C.E.

“Violence At College” Project A.C.E. By Hal Haynes Senior Director for Student Life. Project A.C.E. What is Project A.C.E.? A collaborative effort that includes business people, government officials, law enforcement leaders, social service professionals, K-16 educators.

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“Violence At College” Project A.C.E.

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  1. “Violence At College”Project A.C.E. By Hal Haynes Senior Director for Student Life

  2. Project A.C.E. What is Project A.C.E.? • A collaborative effort that includes business people, government officials, law enforcement leaders, social service professionals, K-16 educators. • Using a community-based assets driven approach to change attitudes and behavior. • Seeking to encourage Action, foster Commitment, and offer Education for the purpose of helping young people in our region make healthier choices with regard to six challenging issues in their lives…

  3. Project A.C.E. – Six Topics • Methamphetamine & other drugs (Tobacco, Cocaine, Marijuana) • Suicide • Violence • Sexual Activity • Gambling • Alcohol

  4. Project A.C.E. – Why? • Because we care about young people in southwest North Dakota • We recognize the critically important role young people will play in the future successes and vitality of North Dakota.

  5. Project A.C.E. – Partners • Badlands Human Service Center • Bureau of Criminal Investigation • Chamber of Commerce • Clear Channel Radio – KCAD, KZRX, KLTC • Community Action Partnership • Department of Public Instruction • Dickinson Ministerial Association • Dickinson Police Department • Dickinson State University • Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Center • Elected Officials • KDIX Radio • KQCD-TV • KXMA-CBS2 • NDSU Extension • North Dakota Highway Patrol • Quality Quick Print • Region VIII School Systems • Rural Crime and Justice Center • Southwestern District Health Unit • Southwest District Juvenile Court • St. Joseph’s Hospital & Health Center • Stark County Sheriff’s Department • Stark County Social Services • The Dickinson Press • West Dakota Parent & Family Resource Center

  6. Campus Violence HistorySource: NASPA National Conference; NETWORK Presentation, 2005

  7. More HistorySource: NASPA Conference, NETWORK Presentation, 2005

  8. Alcohol and Violence • Criminal violence and homicide are associated with intoxication by the aggressor and victim in 60-70 % of documented cases (Campus Violence, 1999) • The Core Institute reported that almost half of all college students experience violence on campus and that alcohol is almost always involved. • Studies of sexual violence on college campuses estimate that 75 % of victims and perpetrators had been using alcohol at the time of the crime (Campus Violence, 1999). • A 1998 study published in the American Journal of Health Studies found that alcohol was involved in almost 60 % of non-sexual assaults perpetrated on college students. • One study indicated that 27 percent of women had experienced rape or attempted rape after being given alcohol or other drugs by the perpetrator (Campus Violence, 1999). • According to research reported by Alcohol Related Injuries and Violence Project 35 to 63% of all firearm victims had alcohol in their blood, with 18 to 65 % of suicide victims.

  9. Campus Violence Project A.C.E. • Rape/sexual assault was the only violent crime against student more likely to be committed by a person the victim knew. Non-strangers committed 79% of the rape/sexual assault against students. • Alcohol and other drugs were implicated in approximately 55-74% of sexual assaulted on campus (Lisak & Roth, 1990;Muehlenherd & Linton, 1987). • Non Hispanic whites were more likely than other race to be victims of overall violence or simple assault. Black Students were somewhat more likely than white students to suffer a simple assault. • Male college students were twice as likely to be victims of overall violence than female students. • White college students had somewhat higher rates of violent victimization than Blacks and higher rates than students of other races. • Source: American College Health Association, 2005.

  10. Campus Violence Project A.C.E. • Strangers committed 58% of all violent crimes of students. • Approximately 93% of crimes against students occurred off-campus. Approximately 15% of students reside on campus. • Only 35% of acts of violence against students were reported to the police in the 1995-2002 period. • In 41% of all violent crime experienced by college students, the offender was perceived to be under the influence of drugs and/ or alcohol • Firearms were present in 9% of al violent crimes , 8% of assaults, and 31% of robberies against college students. Weapons were present in 34% of all violent college student crimes. • Source: American College Health Association, 2005.

  11. Campus Violence Project A.C.E. • Nationwide, 8% of men and 1% of woman have working firearms at college. (Miller, Hemenway, & Wechsler, 2002). • More than one- third (36%) of lesbian , gay bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) undergraduate student have experience harassment within the past year (Rankin, 2003). • Twenty percent of faculty, staff, and students surveyed feared for their physical safety because of their sexual orientation or gender identity (Rankin, 2003) • Within the last school year,7% of students were in a physical fight and 4% were physically assaulted (ACHA,2002) • Nearly 19% of student who drank alcohol reported being physically injured ( ACHA, 2004) • Source: American College Health Association, 2005.

  12. Campus ViolenceProject A.C.E. • Approximately 15-20% of female college students have experienced forced intercourse (rape) (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000; Koss Gidycz & Wisnieski, 1987) • Approximately 5-15% of college men have acknowledge forced intercourse (Koss et al., 1987; Malamuth, Sockloskie,Koss,& Tanaka, 1991) • .Approximately one out of every 14 U.S. men have been physically assaulted or raped by an intimate partner (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). • Simple assault accounted for about two thirds of the college student violent crimes (63%), while raped/sexual assault accounted for around 6%. • Approximately 5% of complete and attempted rapes committed against students were reported to police (Fisher et al., 2000). • Source: American College Health Association, 2005.

  13. Campus Violence Project A.C.E. • An estimated 1,700 college students die each year from alcohol- related injuries (Hingson, Heeren, Zakocs, Kopstein, & Weschsler, 2002) • Most (72%) of the off-campus violence against student was between 6p.m. to 6a.m. • Most on campus violence (56%) against students occurred during the day, 6a.m. to 6 p.m. • About one-quarter of students were injured as a result of the violence, but only 60% of those injured were treated for their injuries. • Overall violent crime against student fell from 88 to 41 victimizations per 1,000 students, and a similar drop was observed in non- student of the same age. • Source: American College Health Association, 2005

  14. Dickinson State University #’s CRIMES COMMITTED ON CAMPUS OR OCCURRING ON THE PROPERTY OF UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS OR AFFECTING UNIVERSITY SANCTIONED EVENTS

  15. Dickinson State University #’s ARRESTS FOR THE FOLLOWING CRIMES OCCURRING ON CAMPUS, ON PROPERTY BELONGING TO UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS OR AFFECTING UNIVERSITY SANCTIONED EVENTS VIOLATIONS REFERRED FOR CAMPUS DISCIPLINARY ACTION

  16. What Next? • What do we as a community and region need to do to move forward from this point?

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