Reducing Sex Offenses on Campus: A Regression Analysis of the VAWA Campus Grant Program in 3Parts

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2014-02

Authors

Sonnichsen, Alex C.

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University of Oregon

Abstract

This paper identifies the systematic differences between postsecondary campuses that do and do not apply for, and do and do not receive funding from the Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus Program(i.e., a Campus Grant) over a period of five years. In particular, this paper uses regression analysis to estimate which institutions apply for and successfully receive a Campus Grant, as well as the subsequent influence that a Campus Grant has on the number of sex offenses at a given campus. Among other findings, my estimates suggest that large public universities with higher sex offenses, ceteris paribus, are more likely to apply and receive a Campus Grant. In addition, in the first three years of operation, Campus Grants are correlated with a 7.0 to 4.9 reduction in the number of sex offenses.

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46 pages. A thesis presented to the Department of Economics and the Clark Honors College of the University of Oregon in partial fulfillment of the requirements for degree of Bachelor of Science, Winter 2014.

Keywords

Regression Analysis, Sex Offenses, Grant Program, VAWA, Economics, College Students

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