ABSTRACT

Recently, the federal government and colleges have sought new remedies to combat campus sexual assault (CSA). Additionally, there have been calls for shifts in college culture. For this reason, an understanding of attitudes about these policies and reforms is needed. To that end, the study examines three questions. First, to what extent does the public view diverse CSA policies at the institutional-level as effective? Second, does the public express confidence in proposed changes to sociocultural facets of the college lifestyle presumed to be related to sexual assault perpetration and/or victimization (e.g., alcohol avoidance, more modest clothing choices, greater respect for women, and fewer casual sexual relationship)? Finally, what factors predict beliefs about the efficacy of these responses and cultural reforms? Using national poll data (N = 1,124) collected at the height of this debate, 2015, we explore these public attitudes. Implications are discussed.

摘要

最近，联邦政府和大学已寻求新的补救方法来打击校园性侵犯（CSA）。此外，有人呼吁改变大学文化。因此，需要对这些政策和改革的态度有所了解。为此，该研究探讨了三个问题。首先，公众在多大程度上认为机构一级的多种CSA政策有效？第二，公众是否对拟议的大学生活方式的社会文化方面的改变表示信心，这些改变被认为与性侵犯和/或受害行为有关（例如，避免饮酒，衣着选择更谦虚，对女性的尊重程度更高以及休闲性关系减少） ）？最后，哪些因素可以预测人们对这些应对措施和文化改革的有效性的信念？我们使用在2015年这场辩论最激烈的时候收集的全国民意调查数据（N = 1,124）来探讨这些公众态度。讨论了含义。