Examining Today's US College Campus Shootings

Shootings in the US College Campuses Today

Shootings in the US College Campuses Today
Miranda Lowery
Senior Seminar
Claflin University

Table of Contents
Introduction……………………………………………………………...1
Statement of Problem…………………………………………………….1
Data Presentation and Analysis…………………………………………6,7
Conclusion……………………………………………………………....9
Recommendation……………………………………………………….9
Bibliography…………………………………………………………....10

INTRODUCTION
School shootings are becoming very popular within society throughout the years. For example, if you look into the news today you will see various schools which have been affected by violent crimes. In 2013, a least 27 shootings occurred near or on a college campus. The shootings that took place were believed to pose a threat to several

Baum and Klaus (2005) interviewed college students and non-students in the 18-24 years age group. As shown in the chart, they found a declining crime rate over the course of the study period 1995 to 2002. They also determined that college students experienced a lower victimization rate than non-students for every crime except rape/sexual assault. Moreover, approximately 93% of the crimes against students occurred off-campus. These results strongly indicate that college campuses are safe in comparison to the community as a whole.
Nevertheless, sexual assaults are a serious college concern. According to studies reviewed in the ACHA Campus Violence White Paper, approximately 15-20% of female college students report being the victim of forced intercourse (rape) and approximately 5-15% of college men admit forcing intercourse on a partner (Carr, 2005) . Most sexual assaults involved persons who knew each other. Less than one-quarter of rape/sexual assaults were committed by strangers. Furthermore, most of the sexual assaults involved use of alcohol or other