Assault

Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.

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A new federal survey on hate crimes offers cause for both alarm and confusion.

• By Joe Sexton

For young men, as well as young women, the move to campus brings unprecedented sexual vulnerability. But men are even less likely than women to report sexual assault.

• By David L. Bell

Two studies show that fighting domestic violence just isn't that easy.

• By Nathan Collins

With cuts in support staff, RNs often find themselves alone with difficult patients, a disaster waiting to happen.

• By Vivian Rothstein

Mistrust and resentment may make arrestees more violent once they’re in prison.

• By Lauren Kirchner

With a study of the impact of Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino, a heated debate gets fresh ammunition.

• By Lauren Kirchner

For some, the sense that they are not sufficiently masculine leads to stress, and ultimately to striking out at the women closest to them.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research from Australia says it’s not that simple.

• By Lauren Kirchner