Resources Archive
The Response to Sexual Violence at Ontario University Campuses
July 14, 2022
This report, submitted to the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, is an examination of the police and institutional responses to sexual violence at Ontario university campuses.
Are students aware of, knowledgeable about, and willing to use campus safety services?
July 14, 2022
This study aimed to investigate the extent to which students were aware of, knowledgeable about, and willing to use services offered by Campus Safety at Carleton University.
Assessing Student Rape Myth Acceptance and Attitude Toward Intervening in Incidents of Sexual Violence
July 14, 2022
This study used the Bystander Attitude Scale-Revised and the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale, to collect data from a sample of 154 students at Nipissing University.
An intersectional analysis of sexual violence policies, responses, and prevention efforts at Ontario universities
July 14, 2022
This dissertation critically analyzes how sexual violence is being conceptualized in post-secondary institutions’ policies, responses, and prevention efforts.
The REDress Project
Casting an Indigenous Feminist Worldview on Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Programs in Ontario’s Universities
July 14, 2022
This article explores the six-month collective endeavour in 2017/18 to challenge and reframe colonial representations of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Transgender and Two-Sprit people through the installation of the REDress Project and its associated events at York University.
“Good People with Good Intentions”: Deconstructing A Post-Secondary Institution’s Sexual Violence Policy Construction
July 11, 2022
This article investigates the expertise of committee members who have been tasked with constructing sexual violence policies at one post-secondary institution in western Canada.
Sexual violence in the lives of first-year university women in Canada: no improvements in the 21st century
July 11, 2022
This article summarizes the frequency, type, and context of sexual assault in a large sample of first-year university women at three Canadian universities.
A 15-Year Population-Based Investigation of Sexual Assault Cases Across the Province of Ontario, Canada, 2002–2016
July 11, 2022
This article aims to estimate the population-level frequencies and standardized rates of sexual assault cases in the province of Ontario.
The Role of Trust in Student Perceptions of University Sexual Assault Policies and Services
July 11, 2022
This study looks at students' perceptions of sexual assault policies and services at a mid-size university campus in Ontario, with a focus on how trust factors into reporting sexual violence and service utilization.
Exploring Inequality in Relation to Rates of Reporting Sexual Assault at Canadian Post-Secondary Institutions
July 11, 2022
This literature review identifies how the policies, barriers, and responses to sexual assault at Canadian post-secondary institutions can impact an individual's chances of reporting sexual assault.