Party School Crime, Campus, and Community

Name: Party School Crime, Campus, and Community
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ISBN: 9781555538194

ISBN-10: 1555538193

ISBN-13: 9781555538194

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Authors: Karen G. Weiss

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On the basis of extensive on-site research, Karen G. Weiss offers a case study of crime victimization at an American "party school" that reverberates beyond a single campus. She argues that today's party school--usually a large public university with a big sports program and an active Greek life--represents a unique environment that nurtures and rewards extreme drinking, which in turn increases the risks of victimization and normalizes bad behavior of students who are intoxicated. Weiss shows why so many students voluntarily place themselves at risk, why so few crimes are reported to police, and why victims often shrug off their injuries and other negative consequences as acceptable costs…

Book details

List price: $48.00
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Publication date: 6/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Welcome to the Party School


Overview



Situating the Party School



Contextualizing the Party Lifestyle


Party University: A Case Study



Introducing Party University



Playing Hard: Students' Drinking and Drug Routines



Getting Wasted: Extreme Party Rituals and Risks



Flirting with Danger: Criminal Consequences of the Party Subculture



Party Disturbances: Secondhand Harms to Campus and Community



Rationales in Defense of the Party Subculture


Conclusion: Sobering Reflections of the Party School



Research Methods



Data Tables



Student Conduct Code and Regulations



Official Crime Statistics for Party University and Ptown


Notes


Works Cited


Index