The Division on Women, Office of Prevention of Violence Against Women, was asked in 2016 to be a member of the New Jersey Task Force on Campus Sexual Assault. The 12 member task force concluded its report and recommendations in June 2017.

To see a copy of the report, entitled: Addressing Campus Sexual Violence, Creating Safer Higher Education Communities, please go to:   www.nj.gov/highereducation/documents  

Resources for conducting campus climate surveys: 

1. Bureau of Justice Campus Climate Survey Validation Study:   https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ccsvsftr.pdf
2. Center for changing our campus culture: http://changingourcampus.org/
3. Center on Violence Against Women and Children:
4. https://socialwork.rutgers.edu/centers/center-violence-against-women-and-children

Sexual Violence Prevention Resources

1. Center for Disease Control – Principles of Prevention Guide: http://vetoviolence.cdc.gov/apps/pop/assets/pop_notebook.pdf
2. Center for Disease Control – Sexual Violence on Campus: Strategies for Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/campussvprevention.pdf
3. National Sexual Violence Resource Center – Primary Prevention Primer: http://campus.nsvrc.org/course/index.php?categoryid=15