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From Research to Risk Reduction: Teaching Teens
About
Sexual Assault
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Presenter: |
Suzanne Lindsay, Ph.D., San
Diego State University, Institute for Public Health /
Ellen Hohenstein, MA,
Instructional Design, Educational Applications and Strategies
(IDEAS)
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Date/Time:
Thursday, April 24, 2003 / 1:45-3:15pm |
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Abstract: |
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The San Diego Police Department (SDPD)
Sex Crimes Unit has been collecting information about adolescent
sexual assaults reported to law enforcement since 1992. The SDPD
has used this information to develop and implement a 50-minute
Speaker’s Bureau presentation to encourage adolescent sexual
assault risk-reduction strategies. Since 1995, the Speaker’s
Bureau has presented this material to over 600 high school
classes and over 20,000 student participants.
Building on this success, the SDPD, in collaboration with the
San Diego Unified School District, received a Community Oriented
Policing Services Grant (COPS) in 1999. The purpose of the grant
was to use evidence-based approaches to develop a comprehensive
sexual assault risk-reduction curriculum for high school and
middle school students. Surveys were distributed to stakeholder
groups including students, teachers, parents, law enforcement
officers, medical examiners and victim advocates assessing
knowledge about adolescent sexual assault. In addition,
stakeholders were asked to comment on whether or not they
thought a sexual assault curriculum should be taught in school,
who should teach the curriculum, and what content was
appropriate. Focus groups with stakeholder groups were also
conducted to obtain more qualitative information.
Based on the information gathered, a comprehensive sexual
assault curriculum for high school and middle school students
was developed. This dynamic workshop will describe the process
of content development for this curriculum, highlight research
findings, and introduce the new curriculum. Chapters of the new
curriculum include background information for teachers as well
as specific content that is developmentally appropriate for
grades 10-12, 9-12, and 6-9. The curriculum includes educational
messages, transparencies, teaching steps, teacher tips, examples
of case scenarios, risk reduction tips, student worksheets, and
suggestions for class activities such as brainstorming,
discussion topics, dyads, and role playing. Examples of this
material will be shared with participants. |
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