Transforming the Culture of Hazing: A Research-Based Hazing Prevention Framework

Abstract

Hazing impinges on campus safety, leadership development, and the missions of postsecondary institutions. There is limited research on hazing prevention and a need for a research-informed framework to guide prevention efforts. Based on findings from a research-to-practice initiative to develop comprehensive approaches to hazing prevention, this article describes a data-driven framework for campus hazing prevention with implications for practice.

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The authors thank the Clery Center, the University of Maine, and Deborah Dunklin Tipton (Robert’s mother) for support of this analysis and HPC institutions and liaisons for their leadership, dedication, and contributions to this work and the field of hazing prevention. We acknowledge Michelle Gayne, Morgan Kinney, Andrea Morehouse, and Kayla Collins for research assistance and Jane Stapleton, Abby Boyer, Laura Santacrose, Germayne Graham, and Hal Turner for feedback at various stages of this project.