The dark side of the ivory tower : campus crime as a social problem / John J. Sloan III, Bonnie S. Fisher.

Author/creator Sloan, John J.
Other author Fisher, Bonnie, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Descriptionxiii, 211 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Violence, vice, and victimization on American college and university campuses: a brief history lesson; 2. Constructing campus crime as a new social problem; 3. Constructing unsafe and violent college campuses; 4. Constructing the sexual victimization of college women on campus; 5. Constructing postsecondary institutional liability for campus crime; 6. Constructing binge drinking on college campuses; 7. The legacy of claimsmakers: institutionalizing the dark side of the ivory tower.
Abstract "The Dark Side of the Ivory Tower chronicles how four groups of activists convinced the public and Congress that campus crime posed a new danger to college students and the Ivory Tower itself"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010006614
ISBN9780521195171 (hardback)
ISBN0521195179 (hardback)
ISBN9780521124058 (pbk.)
ISBN0521124050 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HV6250.4.S78 S55 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold