title: Administrators' perceptions of college campus protocols, response, and student prevention efforts for sexual assault.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Sexual assault disproportionately affects college students. Because most survivors do not report sexual assault, research has explored individual factors related to the reporting, with limited research exploring institutional-level factors related to victims' decisions to report their experiences.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this research was to describe three key areas: (a) campus assault adjudication, (b) protocols and campus responses to assault, and (c) provision of student prevention education regarding sexual violence.
  
  
  METHODS
  A nationally representative sample of 1,067 campus administrators responded to a survey regarding institutional sexual assault policies and procedures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest that although many institutions are responding adequately to sexual assault in these three areas, improvements are possible. Implications for improving campus responses and further research are discussed.
authors.forename: Angela F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Amar
authors.forename: Tania D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Strout
authors.forename: Somatra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cardiello
authors.forename: Sania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beckford
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult