Justice on Campus: A Cultural Perspective

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Abstract

In recent years the media’s spotlight on college campus sexual assaults has prompted discussions about the process of investigating, responding, and punishing these actions in a “just” manner for both the victim and perpetrator. However, minimal research has been done to understand how students perceive “justice” in regard to campus sexual assault, particularly from a lens of ethnicity. This presentation will present findings from our research looking at how students’ perceptions of “justice” vary across different cultures based on the context of scenarios which are ALL clearly incidents of sexual assault.

Authors

• Jaspreet Chahal, University of Kentucky

• Caihong Li, University of Kentucky

• Diane R. Follingstad, University of Kentucky

• Claire M. Renzetti, University of Kentucky