Scott Schneider's article "Focus on Colleges Obscures
Country's Broader Problem" was featured in Orlando
Sentinel on April 10, 2015.
According to a Department of Justice report issued several
months ago, there is a rape epidemic among 18 to 24 year-old women
in the United States. To be clear, there is nothing about attending
a college or university that makes someone more likely to be a
victim of sexual assault. Indeed, one of the key conclusions in the
report is that the incidence of sexual assault is higher for
non-students than college students.
In the article, Scott discusses how rape is not just an issue on
college campuses, but a broader issue in the country, in general.
Of course, college and universities are primarily made up of 18 to
24 year-olds and are particularly impacted by the increased risk of
sexual assault for this age group. While the media has attempted to
construct a narrative of institutional indifference about sexual
assault on college
