How Many Terms Does It Take to Define Sexual Assault? Inconsistencies in U.S. Higher Education Sexual Misconduct Policies

Campus sexual misconduct policies (SMPs) outline prohibited conduct. We sought to document the range of terms used to refer to forms of nonconsensual sexual contact in SMPs and to analyze the content of definitions provided for the term “sexual assault.” We coded the 2016-2017 SMPs from a sample of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Violence against women 2024-12, Vol.30 (15-16), p.3970-3990
Hauptverfasser:	Papp, Leanna J., Levitsky, Sandra R., Armstrong, Elizabeth A., Porter, Kamaria B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Assaults Female Higher education Humans Male Misconduct Organizational Policy Policy Sex crimes Sex Offenses - legislation & jurisprudence Sex Offenses - statistics & numerical data Sexual behavior Students - psychology Students - statistics & numerical data Terminology as Topic United States Universities - organization & administration
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Zusammenfassung:	Campus sexual misconduct policies (SMPs) outline prohibited conduct. We sought to document the range of terms used to refer to forms of nonconsensual sexual contact in SMPs and to analyze the content of definitions provided for the term “sexual assault.” We coded the 2016-2017 SMPs from a sample of 381 U.S. schools. We identified 125 unique terms and documented both a terminological and conceptual morass around sexual assault. Policy language may have implications for students’ and administrators’ evaluation of experiences and reports of sexual assault.
ISSN:	1077-8012 1552-8448 1552-8448
DOI:	10.1177/10778012231189477