TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Structural barriers to preventing and responding to sexual assaults: Distinctions between community- and campus-based advocates
JO  - Crime prevention and community safety
A1  - Payne, Brian K.
A1  - Ekhomu, Jessica
A1  - Carmody, Dianne
SP  - 258
EP  - 276
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
N2  - Research shows that sexual assault advocates confront barriers in their efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault. Research also highlights distinct collaboration issues related to the advocates' constituencies or victim populations. In particular, past studies show that collaboration issues arise differently for community-based versus campus-based sexual assault advocates. Building on past research, this study assesses whether structural barriers are also different for community- and campus-based advocates. Focus groups were conducted with 49 sexual assault advocates in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Results show that structural barriers differ between community- and campus-based advocates. The authors discuss the implications of the different barriers, recommendations for addressing them and suggestions for future research.  Keywords: sexual assault, rape, date rape, campus crime<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1460-3780
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/cpcs.2009.8
ID  - ref1
ER  -