This book answers crucial questions about why students drink, examines its complex links to campus crime and sexual assault, and offers new insights on how to address the issue.

George W. Dowdall is Professor of Sociology at Saint Joseph 's University. His research and teaching interests include mental health, substance use, and research methods. He has been a faculty member at Indiana University, Buffalo State, and Saint Joseph's, and has held visiting appointments at UCLA, the University of Pennsylvania, the Brown University School of Medicine, and the Harvard School of Public Health. His publications include The Eclipse Of The State Mental Hospital, and numerous journal articles on college student drinking. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse and the Board of Directors of Security on Campus, Inc.

Figures and Tables Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Revised Edition Acknowledgements 1. College Drinking as a Social Problem 2. Reframing College Drinking 3. The Impact of College Drinking 4. The "Dark Figure" of Alcohol-Related Campus Crime. The Gap Between Reported Incidents and Victimizations 5. Work Hard, Play Hard. College Drinking, Social Life, and Sex 6. Public Alcohol Policy and College Drinking 7. The College Response. Reframing Prevention 8. What More Can Colleges Do? 9. How to Cope with College Drinking. What Students and Parents Can Do Afterword. 2013-Changing the Culture of College Drinking Appendix A. Sources for Further Information Appendix B. Methods and Data Appendix C. Timeline of Important Events Shaping College Drinking Appendix D. Alcohol and Crime Data for Colleges References About the Author Index