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FACTSHEET:
Campus Crime: Colleges & Universities

The absence of immediate oversight by parents and caretakers offers college students the freedom to make choices, develop personally and experiment. While these are natural and necessary components of maturation, they also create an environment susceptible to crime and victimization. Incidents of drug and alcohol abuse, sexual assault and hate crimes are common on today’s college campuses.

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FAQ and Factsheets: OVC Help Series

The OVC Help Series is a crisis referral resource meant to supplement the information victim service providers can offer. Each topic-specific brochure describes crime facts, the victim's experience, and how to seek help.

Assault Victimization
Child Abuse Victimization
What You Should Know About Child Abuse (For Children Ages 6-11)
What You Should Know About Child Abuse (For Teenagers Ages 12-16)
Domestic Violence Victimization
Sexual Assault Victimization
Stalking Victimization
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· In "Research": More factsheets are listed in the Research section.

Resource Guide
Guide to Survivor Services
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The Resource Guide is a free information service from The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault.

If you know of a resource for sexual assault survivors which should be included in the Guide, please tell us about it.


Voices and Faces:
Charlotte Pierce-Baker
Charlotte Pierce-Baker, Professor, Author
"The way out is to tell: Speak the acts perpetrated upon us, speak the atrocities, speak the injustices, speak the violations of the soul. Someone will listen, someone will believe our stories, someone will join us."
Read more about Charlotte at The Voices and Faces Project »
Celebration of Excellence Award Ceremony