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Alcohol probably makes it harder to stop sexual violence – so why aren't colleges talking about it?

  • Written by Dominic Parrott, Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University
At least half of campus sexual assaults involve alcohol use.Burst/pexels.com, CC BY-SA

Several years ago, one of us (Dominic) was consulting with university administration on their sexual violence prevention program.

All colleges and universities that receive Title IX funding are federally mandated to offer intervention programs, where bystanders...

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