Examples Of Procedural Safeguards

Schools vary widely on how they fulfill federal requirements on how to report and respond to sexual victimization. Many colleges in Oregon, including the University of Oregon, have been criticized for attempting to keep campus assault reports under wraps, whether to shield victims from harrowing criminal investigations or to protect their own

For Fresno State we recently obtained a victim advocate. Her name is Lisa Kisch and she also went to Fresno State. Her role as an advocate is to help the students who became victims. She independent meaning she does not have to report to the school, like professors have to. When they suspect or are told about a crime like sexual assault. It is up to the victim if they want to seek help. She provides support, resources and referrals. For victims on campus, they can go to her, but they are other places where the victim can go. She said the victims that she sees the most are those who were at parties. Then they do not remember what happened that particular night, but they know something is wrong. As if they have been violated sexually. She doesn’t

Throughout the United States there are several instances where college students are victims of sexual assault. Many big name schools like Florida State University, University of Southern California, Harvard, and Stanford have been noted in many popular sources as being not only great in academics, but also for the amount of sexual assault cases that happen on and off campus between students. Many of these universities attempt to cover up these acts for many different reasons; although, there is an Act passed by Congress that would revoke the school’s participation in federal financial aid programs by them not disclosing any criminal acts between students. This is a problem because it can cause a lot of emotional and physical damage to the

On college campuses across the nation, more sexual assaults have begun to surface, but only a few of these assaults get attention. Sexual assaults can be a very touchy subject meaning that a lot of people, friends and even college counselors or therapists advise the victims not to speak up about the incident. I believe that most of the time administration tries to protect the attacker rather than look out for the victim. Because of this, very few cases are actually investigated properly. Men typically use alcohol or drugs to coerce women into having sex, and some will simply just use force or threats against their victim. While men perform most acts of sexual assault, women are typically the ones who are blamed for whatever happens to them. This blame is generally put onto the women because of the way they dress or act, while the men face little to no repercussions for their actions. Sexual assaults on college campuses have become a huge epidemic across the nation, which is why preventative measures need to be taken to reduce the chances of sexual assault on our college campuses.

Sexual assault is all around society. It is constantly on TV, news reports, and social media feeds. It has become greater every year, and it needs to be stopped. Rape Culture now is making it alright for men to use sexual violence and blame the women for it. Someone 's right to make their own decision can be taken from them at any given moment. Some Universities are rarely handling these situations, but most of them are not handling it at all. They are not getting the cops involved, or victims are having a difficult time coming forward. Many would say Universities need to step in and work on expressing campus safety to their students; however, many rapes may not even be on campus. Some think Universities should not have any involvement with sexual assault cases.

Rape is a serious crime and a huge accusation to make. It is defined in various ways, but can shortly be narrowed down to as nonconsensual sex. This crime causes long- term effects for the victim and the accused. When someone is accused of rape, two sides of the story are to be investigated. If there are two sides, then which side is correct. The one who was accused or the accuser? Campus rape is decided by the universities, while rape outside of that is then, decided in court. Many people are conflicted with this policy in that by having the perpetrator kicked off campus, will not be “justifiable” enough for the victim. Meaning, the victim wants justice by having the rapist locked up, rather than just kicked off campus. In an article by

The study of sexual assault between HBCUs are above 14 percent of females sexual assault reports goes unreported due to the scare or shame that attaches to the victim. The act of violence against women is most likely to go unknown and the ones that are reported are likely swept under the rug to not tarnish the university name. In statics the violence against women on college campus 75 percent are found that there had been drinking leaning towards the accident. At Dillard University who have a zero tolerance for sexual assault and that involving non consensual sex, inappropriate touching , stalking or harassment and sexual discrimination have certain protocol for act of violence that is reported to the university. An interview I had with one

Many universities fail to provide resources to victims after incidents of sexual assault. Every college campus has a campus police they can contact in case of an emergency on school grounds; however, most students do not even know the number to get ahold of these superiors. At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a classroom full of students were asked whether or not they knew the phone number to their own campus police and only two students were able to raise their hands. It is absurd that the university offers this resource to all students, but they do not do a well enough job of informing the students of how to get ahold of the campus police officers.

With the current system in place, a college holds a hearing to determine if the accused should face a penalty, like suspension or expulsion. Also, the college’s Student Life office often becomes involved as well offering services. Student Life communicates and coordinates the options the victim has like counseling and fulfills any possible additional needs. The police may or may not get involved in the current assault cases. The only nationwide legislature in place is Title IX, an educational amendment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. This federal regulation does not establish any guidelines or procedures for the college on how to handle the assault other than they must investigate sexual misconduct. Title IX complaints can be filed when a campus does not adequately handle a case. The Campus Safe Act was proposed after 136 college campuses are now being investigated by the Department of Education after Title IX complaints were brought up for allegedly not handling cases of sexual assault and harassment adequately (Kingkade

There is a disparity in the number of SA cases being reported and the number of cases being investigated. The speaker notes that 41% of schools interviewed had not conducted a single investigation in the last five years. This video shows that there is a lack of cooperation and collusion between local law enforcement and universities when SA is the issue. This disparity coincides with the idea that law enforcement and universities act indifferently when SA is reported. This indifference downplays the experience of victims and further perpetuates violence against them and future victims. Campus authority and administration have a responsibility to students and parents to exact all efforts in preventing sexual assault on their

It’s the classic story: A young woman starts attending college. She is excited to begin college and for this new chapter in her life, and she truly believes that nothing could, or will, go wrong. A few weeks into her stay at the university, she is walking home, across campus from her night class. Even though there have been some talk about attacks happening to women late at night on the campus, the girl feels little fear of walking home alone. However, as she is about half way back to her dorm, a fellow student of hers jumps out and sexually assaults her. After this, the girl decides to report her attack to the campus authorities. However, instead of being met with sympathy, she is met by the college authorities with accusations and little

College aged women are at the highest risk of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The most at risk age group is women from sixteen to nineteen, and the second most at risk age group is women twenty to twenty four years of age (Ward 65). Sexual assault can be defined as unwanted and/or inappropriate sexual advances or obscene remarks, grouping, and any form of rape such as date rape. Studies have shown that sexual assault on college campuses ranges from a 15 percent to 78 percent (Ward 65). In numbers this equates to well over 100,000 victims (Schlozman 236). These staggering amounts reflect the extremely high tolerance for sexual assault is. Belief in rape-myths, attitude and hostility towards women, and mentality are some of the reasons

College should be one of the most developmental periods for a young adult. They strive to attain autonomy, intellectual growth and self-sufficiency. Although college students strive for success they are at risk of becoming victims of sexual assault. Each state and university have policies and procedures set in place to protect and prevent students that may fall victim to sexual assault. I have researched the states of Montana, Nebraska, Nevada and New Hampshire and found that each state complies with Title IX. Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities in federally funded schools. Title IX protects students, employees, applicants for admission and employment, and other persons from all forms of

There are a plethora of factors that contribute to a sexual assault case, which suggests that all cases should not be handled in the same manner. Rather, as an alternative to mandatory reporting, professors should be allowed or able to assess the situation using their knowledge of the student and their experience. The professor may consider criterions, such as the number of incidents and the student’s relationship to the accused, important in their decision of whether they should report the incident (Classen et al. 2005, 116). In a situation where the assault was a single incident and the student did not know the perpetrator, the professor may feel more comfortable allowing the student to avoid reporting. Though this criterion suggests that the victim would be less likely to endure any future sexual violence, the professor can never know for sure, and the student body is still vulnerable to a repeat offender (Classen et al. 2005, 111). Changing legislation to give professors more room to assess the circumstances when a student would like to abstain from reporting can be beneficial to the victim, while also allowing professors to not be put into a position where there relationship with the student can be

On the other hand, some think that any evidence at all is enough to prove someone guilty of a sexual assault. With schools increase in responsibility it is thought to be a reason why people are not receiving a universities full attention and fail to receive a full fair trial. University’s claim that every case they investigate is to their best of their ability but the accused and even the victims have reported what they thought of as a failure of a fair trial. Some statements also show that people seem to think that students that are involved with a University sports team is treated differently than a normal student. Also, reports seem to show a favor to female genders and discriminate males that are involved in an investigation.