University study looks at campus sex aggression

By Christine Legere

"One in 10 students at Bridgewater State University has been the victim of sexual aggression since arriving on campus, according to survey results presented last week to students, faculty, and regional and state care providers who regularly deal with fallout from such incidents."

"Richard Wright, chairman of the university’s criminal justice department and author of the study on unwanted sexual experience among local college students, said Bridgewater State’s 10 percent rate is in fact low for a college setting. The norm is over 20 percent, or one in five, he said. ..."

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