Book Review: Addressing violence against women on college campuses

• Author: LaDonna Long
• Published date: 01 June 2020
• Date: 01 June 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/0734016818789477
• Subject Matter: Book Reviews

Plus, it is nearly impossible to fully remove these digital footprints and, thus, the information may

still be located by background-checking companies.

In her conclusion, Musto discusses shifting the focus of law enforcement’s efforts away from

victims of sex trafficking and toward the buyers and traffickers. Although these “end-demand

policies” have the potential to help victims of domestic sex trafficking, Musto underscores that

such policies may still not produce the protective, victim-centric results that we hope. Either instead

of or in addition to such policies, we need to experience a true paradigm shift in terms of how we

view, treat, and help these young girls and women. Rather than rescuing victims through carceral

interventions, substantive solutions to sex trafficking require broader social change that drastically

reduce or eliminate structural racism, sexism, and classism, as well as philosophical and economical

reformations to our criminal justice system.

Quite simply, Control and Protect is a captivating read that showcases our society’s puzzling

response to a complicated, technologically evolving issue. Musto’s work draws attention to this

unique and troubling form of blaming, controlling, and managing victims of domestic sex traffick-

ing. It appears that the paradoxical approach that we have taken is hindering our ability to truly help

victims and at-risk youth. While victims of domestic sex trafficking may be hiding in plain sight,

we should not lose sight of these victims and, as Musto argues, the protective punishment we inflict

on them.

Kaukinen, C., Miller, M. H., & Powers, R. A. (2017).

Addressing violence against women on college campuses. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 333 pp. $39.95,

ISBN: 978143991376-5.

Reviewed by: LaDonna Long, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, USA

DOI: 10.1177/0734016818789477

The book, Addressing Violence Against Women on College Campuses, explores the multifaceted

issues surrounding sexual violence on college campuses. It is an edited volume of readings that

explores the nature of violence and current legislation and educational initiatives on campuses. The

end of the book addresses current challenges that universities face in preventing campus sexual

assault. After reading this book, the reader will have a better understanding of the issues of sexual

violence on college campuses, a historical context to federal and school initiatives in preventing

sexual violence and its challenges, and establishing future discussion on what still needs to be done.

Divided into four parts, the first part looks at the prevalence and causes of sexual violence on

college campuses. It includes an in-depth look at the types of violence women experience in college,

including domestic violence and stalking. There is also a focus on the causes of violence such as

hypermasculinity and the prevalence of alcohol use while in college. There is an analysis of the

historical impact of legislation on sexual violence provided in this section. For instance, Figure 1 in

the first chapter gives a detailed time line of federal legislation concerning higher education and

sexual violence, starting with the implementation of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ending with

the 2014 White House Task Force Report. The second section looks at past and current legislation

that helped usher in many of the provisions on college campuses, including an in-depth explanation

of Title IX, the Clery and SaVE Act, and the Dear Colleague letter. One of the most intriguing

writings in this section is Chapter 11, which takes a close look at the mandatory reporting for sexual

assault victims on campus. While the purpose of the legislation was to help victims feel comfortable

reporting sexual violence, mandating reporting requires the victim to see their experience as rape as

well as report it in an official capacity to receive on-campus provisions (e.g., change classes if

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