The Answer Sheet: murder and uva


Posted at 05:30 PM ET, 05/04/2010

How safe are college campuses?
By Valerie Strauss
Every time there is a sensational murder on or around a college campus, and school security becomes a hot issue, as it is today in the wake of the murder of a University of Virginia student by her former boyfriend, also a student. So exactly how safe are college campuses?

By Valerie Strauss  |  05:30 PM ET, 05/04/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 01:22 PM ET, 05/03/2010

New data on campus violence
By Valerie Strauss
Attackers are most likely seek out specific targets on or near college campuses because they have an intimate relationship with the victim, according to a new government report that analyzed threats and violence at schools over more than a century.

By Valerie Strauss  |  01:22 PM ET, 05/03/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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