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Abstract: 

Our regular review of the research literature looks at misconceptions about stalking that make victims less likely to report the crime; efforts to increase bystander intervention in sexual assault through online reproting; two psychological assessments that measure sexual aggression on college-age males; a study comparing how male and female college students perceive what constitutes sexual assault, and how those perceptions are usually at odds with actual statutory law; a study that finds violent video games, a popular pasttime for college-age males, desensitizes participants to violence; and a surprising and sobering study that found college students understood very little about the healthiness and nutritional value of the food they eat. Reviews include: “College Student Perception of Victim Action: Will Targets of Stalking Report to Police?” by Cass, A., & Mallicoat, S., in American Journal of Criminal Justice; “An Online Bystander Intervention Program for the Prevention of Sexual Violence” by Kleinsasser, A., Jouriles, E.N., McDonald, R., & Rosenfield, D. in Psychology of Violence; “Measuring Sexual Aggression Perpetration in College Men: A Comparison of Two Measures” by Testa, M, Hoffman, J.H., Lucke, J.F., & Pagnan, C.E., in Psychology of Violence; “Like the Good Guy—Empathy in Antisocial and Prosocial Games” by Happ, C., Melzer, A., & Steffgen, G.in Psychology of Popular Media Culture; “Protective Factors, Campus Climate, and Health Outcomes Among Sexual Minority College Students” by Woodford, M.R., Kulick, A., & Atteberry, B., in Journal of Diversity in Higher Education; “Food Safety Knowledge and Practices of Young Adults” by Green, E.J., & Knechtges, P.L., in Journal of Environmental Health.

Keywords: Misconceptions About Stalkers and Campus Threats; Moving Campus Safety Initiatives Online; Improving Sexual Violence Prediction; Addressing Misconceptions About Sexual Violence; Effects of Violent Video Games; Food-borne Illness

Affiliations:  1: Georgia Gwinnett College.