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Article: Crime on college campuses: female students are at high risk of violence, especially sexual assault. Litigation based on assumption of duty, foreseeability, and other straightforward premises theories can ensure that colleges live up to their promises to keep students safe.
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- Trial
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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College campuses are high-crime areas. A person is more likely to be a crime victim on a college campus than almost anywhere else in the country. Most colleges know this, yet the institutional response to the problem is often just a cover-up.
Of all violent crimes that occur on campus, rape is the most common. (1) One in four college women is the victim of rape or attempted rape. One study found that in just seven months, there were 35 rapes for every 1,000 female students. (2) Ninety percent of women who are raped on campus know their assailants--usually classmates, friends, boyfriends, or ex-boyfriends. (3) Most of the rapes occur at parties or in dormitory ...