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