USU UWLP Releases Research on Roots of Sexual Violence in Utah
By Utah State University · June 23, 2026 · 1 min read
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The Utah Women & Leadership Project at Utah State University released a white paper titled The Roots of Sexual Violence in Utah: A Framework for Understanding Harm. The research provides a synthesis of the cultural, structural, and attitudinal factors that allow sexual violence to persist in the state.
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The Utah Women & Leadership Project released research titled The Roots of Sexual Violence in Utah: A Framework for Understanding Harm.
The white paper synthesized information on why sexual violence remains pervasive in the state.
The research identified cultural, structural, and attitudinal factors that allow sexual violence to persist.
The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) at Utah State University released a white paper titled The Roots of Sexual Violence in Utah: A Framework for Understanding Harm. The research offered a comprehensive synthesis regarding why sexual violence remains pervasive within the state and identified the cultural, structural, and attitudinal factors that allow it to persist.
The publication examined the underlying causes of sexual violence in Utah. According to the project, the work provided a framework for understanding harm through an analysis of various contributing factors.
