Summary
“Sexual violence in the post-secondary environment is a pressing social and public health problem. However, while policy-makers, academics, service providers, and activists agree that stopping sexual violence is an important task for colleges and universities, there is currently a lack of consensus on the best way forward. There is also considerable discussion about two current approaches to prevention (social norms/bystander-based approaches) and risk reduction (rape resistance approaches). This brief reviews evidence related to both of these approaches, and is intended to ground and foster evidence-informed discussion with policy makers and program designers.”—Page 3.