Justin D. WixomProfessor ChapmanEnglish 1BApril 29, 2015Murder University – Crime on CampusIn a dimly lit bedroom of a fraternity house, a young woman is raped. In a car parked in the campus parking lot, a woman is shot by her boyfriend in a domestic assault. In a hallway outside the courtroom, two men argue over a disagreement that has turned violent. Crime on American college campuses has been a persistent problem in recent decades, but it came into the national spotlight in 1986 when Jeanne Clery, a student at Lehigh University, was raped and murdered by another college student on campus. The event captured the attention of the media and government and soon after the signing of the Clery Act, which required all college campuses to report crimes committed on campus or in direct proximity to a campus. Before that, although crime supposedly still occurred on college campuses, there is no hard data to show a trend one way or the other. While there are many different theories as to why violent crime occurs on college campuses, the issue continues to raise questions among those who wish to curb the problem. Typically, areas or neighborhoods with higher education rates tend to see a reduction in criminal activity, especially violent crime. Yet violent crimes continue to increase in higher education institutions, and at rates on par with those in poverty-stricken urban ghettos. The Office of Postsecondary Education reports an increase in crime on college campuses between 2003 and 2005, in particular sexual crimes increased from 2,621 to 2,722 crimes committed (Office of Postsecondary Education). The steady increase in crime on college campuses can be attributed to the changing demographics of students... center of paper... more effective ways to achieve success and focuses less on violence and more on the positive aspects of human nature. Works CitedHernstein, Richard J., Murray, Charles. The bell curve: Intelligence and class structure in American life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. Document.Kadlec, Dan. “Only Rich Kids Should Go to College.” Time.com (2014): 1. Premier academic research. Network. May 14, 2015. Office of Postsecondary Education. Office of Postsecondary Education. 2015. . May 10, 2015.Raphelson, Samantha. NPR.org. 06 October 2014. Web. . May 11, 2015.Schwartz, Kelly D. ""Chronic Exposure to Violent Video Games and Desensitization to Violence and Event-Related Brain Potential Data."" Journal of Youth Ministry 5.2 2007: 95-98. Premier of academic research. Network. May 7, 2015.Teschler, Leland. ""The wrong school"." Machine Design February 22, 2007: 8. Academic Search Premier. Network. May 7 2015.