Title: Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus U.S. Dept. of Justice
1Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on
CampusU.S. Dept. of Justice
- Model Policies
- Background and Overview
- Other Universities Efforts
2Why Campus Policy?
- With faculty numbering more than 900,000 and
enrollments of more than 15 million students
(including more than 2 million in graduate and
professional schools), these institutions are at
the center of our social system. - -(Ausubel J., 1998)
3Why Campus Policy?
- Unique Challenges
- A victim of intimate partner violence or
sexual assault may continue to live in danger if
the perpetrator resides in the same dormitory or
attends the same classes. -
4Why Campus Policy?
- Unique Challenges
- A victim may wish to remain anonymous but may
find this to be virtually impossible in such an
insular environment. -
5Why Campus Policy?
- Unique Challenges
- A victim may be harassed by classmates, or by
an assailants friends who claim that the victim
asked for it or provoked the crime. -
6Why Campus Policy?
- Unique Challenges
- Stalking victims may find it difficult to
escape their tormentors because the stalker may
have a seemingly legitimate reason for
remaining in contact with or in proximity to the
victim. (e.g., attending class or studying in
the library). -
7Why Campus Policy?
- Unique Opportunities
- Special environment in which young people can
explore ideas and learn about the world. - Campuses can provide a venue to raise awareness
and communicate that violence against women is
criminal and will not be tolerated. -
8What Guides Campus Policy?
- A brief overview of the Clery Act
- The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security
Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act codified
at 20 USC 1092 (f) as part of Higher Education
Act of 1965, is a federal law that requires
colleges and universities to disclose an annual
report about campus crime and security policies.
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9What Guides Campus Policy?
- Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security
Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act - The Clery Act has several components, three of
- which have particular importance to our task at
- hand
- Annual Report
- Statement of Policy
- Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights
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10What Guides Campus Policy?
- A brief overview of the Clery Act continued
- In order to make more information available
about criminal activity on college campuses in
the United States, President George Bush signed
he CSA into federal law in 1990. The Campus
Security Act was the first inclusive attempt by
Congress to regulate campus safety and it remains
the foundation of campus security policy mandates
today. -
11What Guides Campus Policy?
- What you should know about the Clery Act
- Secondary institutions receiving federal
assistance must report - Sexual assault is among the offenses that must be
reported - Statistics
- Who must report
- Security crime log
12What Guides Campus Policy?
- Clery Act Wrap Up True or False?
- There is a penalty for non-compliance with the
Clery Act. - There is no relationship between the Family
Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the
Clery Act. - Faculty members are required to report campus
crime statistics. - A crime must be investigated in order to be
included in the statistics. - Only crimes against students must be reported.
13What Guides Campus Policy?
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Office of Justice Programs
- Violence Against Women Grants Office
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14What Guides Campus Policy?
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- The Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against
Women on Campus Program (Campus Program) is
designed to encourage institutions of higher
education to adopt comprehensive, coordinated
responses to violent crimes against women on
campuses, including sexual assault, stalking,
domestic violence, and dating violence.
15What Guides Campus Policy?
- What have we agreed to in our SpecialConditions?
- The grantee agrees to establish and maintain a
coordinated community response to violence
against women on campus. This multidisciplinary
response should involve the entire campus and the
larger community in which the campus is located,
including local nonprofit, victim advocacy
organizations, criminal justice partners, and
civil legal agencies.
16What Guides Campus Policy?
- What have we agreed to in our Special
Conditions? - The grantee agrees not to offer perpetrators the
option of entering diversion programs in lieu of
campus disciplinary or criminal justice
proceedings - The grantee agrees not to utilize mediation or
counseling for couples as a response to violence
against women crimes on campus.
17What Guides Campus Policy?
- What have we agreed to in our Special
Conditions? - If graduated sanctions include offender
intervention programs, the grantee agrees to
utilize programs that use the coercive power of
the criminal justice system or campus proceedings
to hold perpetrators of violence against women
accountable for their behavior. Programs that
focus only on controlling anger and impulses,
addressing alcohol and drug abuse, managing
emotions, developing communication skills, or
dealing with stress are not designed to hold
perpetrators accountable for using violence
against their intimate partners.
18What Guides Campus Policy?
- What have we agreed to in our Special
Conditions? - The grantee agrees not to impose sanctions
against victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Victims
should not be ordered to attend therapy or
penalized for choosing to testify in criminal
cases.
19What Guides Campus Policy?
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Office of Justice Programs
- Violence Against Women Grants Office
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20What is Coordination?
- Involves determining all the places in the
university community that have contact with
survivors and students at risk. - Each identified department develops protocols
that delineate the steps required for
appropriately responding. - -- Organizing College Campuses Against Dating
Abuse - -- www.VAWnet.org
- -- Penn. Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- -- Natl. Resource Center on Domestic Violence
21Why Coordination?
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- Effective policy implementation requires a
process for ensuring information flow and the use
of agreed upon guidelines. - Penn. Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Natl. Resource Center on Domestic Violence
- Organizing College Campuses Against Dating
Abuse - www.VAWnet.org
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22How is Coordination Accomplished?
- Coordination requires designation of an agreed
upon entity so that the network of communication
is reinforced and a forum exists to respond to
issues that arise. - Organizing College Campuses Against Dating Abuse
- www.VAWnet.org
- Penn. Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Natl. Resource Center on Domestic Violence
23What have other universities done?
- 1996 Survey conducted by
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign of
members of Assn. of Colleges and University
Housing Offices Internatl - Revealed that very few campus programs
reported broad based coordination efforts. -
24What have universities done?
- Some universities established committees
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- George Mason University, Virginia
- Temple University (Presidential Oversight
Committee)
25What have other universities done?
- Some universities delegated the coordination
effort to law enforcement - University of California at Berkeley
- Stanford University
- University of Florida
26Who has worked together at other universities?
- University South Carolina
- Student Health Services
- Dept. of Student Development
- University Housing
- Div. Of Student Alumni Services
27Who has worked together at other universities?
- Berkeley
- Medical and Counseling Service
- Campus Police Dept.
- Womens Resource Center
- Student Activities and Services
- Housing Office
- Ombudsperson for Students
28Who has worked together at other universities?
- Stanford University
- Vice Provost for Student Affairs
- Director of Human Resources
- Provost
29Who has worked together at other universities?
- Southern Methodist University
- Educational programs on interpersonal violence
for students will be conducted by the - Victim Services Program via
- Wellness Program
- Orientation Week Program
- Programs in Residence Halls
- and seminars for specific groups as requested.
30What was the first step in formulating policy?
- Statements of Purpose
- What they hoped to accomplish by the content of
the policy
31Statements of Purpose
- To create a caring and effective
university-wide response to students involved in
an incident of interpersonal violence. - -South Carolina University
32Statements of Purpose
- Thoughtful persons recognize the critical
- need for educational institutions to develop a
comprehensive policy that addresses the serious
national problem of campus interpersonal
violence. - -Temple University
33Statements of Purpose
- A safe campus environment is one in which
students, faculty and staff are free to conduct
their daily affairs both inside and outside the
classroom without fear of physical, emotional, or
psychological harm. Personal safety is a basic
human need that must be preserved if the mission
of the university is to be pursued. - -National Student Personnel Administration
- -Task Group on Safety and Security, 1980
34Statements of Purpose
- A college is like any other organization that
you freely join. By joining, you agree to abide
by its rules. Just as the college has rules
prohibiting arson, assault and drug sales on
campus, and has disciplinary responses for such
infractions, it has a responsibility to prohibit
sexual assault between students. Without
policies in place to deal with sexual assault,
cases brought to the schools attention can be
badly botched, harming all parties involved. - - Students Active for Ending Rape (SAFER)
35Model Policies
- The University of South Carolina
- created a Policy Statement asserting
- that violence will not be tolerated,
- that students are encouraged to use services of
the Ofc. for Sexual Health and Violence
Prevention (OSHVP) and - that OSHVP manages the policy.
36Model Policies
- The University of South Carolina contd.
- Other components included
- Definitions for Sexual Assault, Relationship
Violence Stalking and separate policies for
addressing each.
37Model Policies
- The University of South Carolina contd.
- Other components included
- University definition for each behavior addressed
and - The criminal definition, including state code
citations.
38Model Policies
- The University of South Carolina contd.
- Other components included
- Victims Bill of Rights
- Discipline Policies and Procedures for
Victims/Witnesses and for Accused - Resources
39Model Policies
- The University of South Carolina contd.
- Other components included
- Value statements regarding reporting sexual
assault (encouraged to report to police, strongly
urged to have rape medical exam)
40Model Policies
- The University of South Carolina contd.
- Other components included
- Immediate Care and Tx Procedures for Victims
- Follow-up and Recovery Services for Victim
- Follow-up Services for Acccused
41Model Policies
- The University of South Carolina contd.
- Other components included
- The university may proceed with disciplinary
action even when the alleged victim voluntarily
chooses not to participate in the process..on the
basis of statement of relationship violence from
the victim or witnesss statement or complaint.
42Model Policies
- The University of South Carolina contd.
- Other components included
- .Value statements regarding strongly encouraging
university community members to report incidents
of relationship violence and
43Model Policies
- The University of South Carolina contd.
- as rationale for reporting, cited
- potential harm to persons
- violations of community standards
- the need to monitor the campus climate.
44Model Policies
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Stakeholders formed a Committee, which sponsored
a public awareness campaign and distributed
resource materials. - Committee evolved into a Coordinating Committee
open to all interested parties. - Committee developed protocols and procedures.
45Model Policies
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Components include
- Family Housing Office maintains an apartment for
use as an emergency shelter - available to
students, faculty and staff. - Established Intervention Group for students who
abuse - Support groups for women experiencing
relationship abuse
46Model Policies
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Components include
- Professional Training
- Peer Education
- Public Awareness
47Model Policies
- Temple University
- Comprehensive education programs
- Procedures sensitive to victims
- University disciplinary sanctions for assailants
- Presidential Oversight Committee to review
effectiveness of the Universitys policy and
relevant programs and procedures. -
48Model Policies
- Temple University contd.
- Other components
- Formal Informal Complaint Reporting Procedures
- Informal Complaints
- If a person reports to University faculty or
staff that she or he has been assaulted, but
chooses not to file a formal complaint at that
time, the complaint will be referred immediately
to the Universitys Victims Services and notified
of available services on and off campus and
alternative remedies. Informal complaints will
be treated confidentially.
49Model Policies
- George Mason University
- Peer Advocates
- University protocol requiring notification of
Victims Services - even anonymous reports - Training to faculty
- Resource Guide
- Team Talks
50Model Policies
- George Mason University contd.
- Procedures for handling assaults that
represent a potential danger to the campus
community for purposes of creating a - Campus Alert Notification such as
- a pattern of acquaintance sexual assaults
- a stranger assault
- a violent or sadistic assault or
- a gang rape
51Model Policies
- Relevant Components From Other University
policies - Filing formal charges through the student
judiciary does not preclude filing criminal
and/or civil charges. Students who wish to file
criminal and/or civil charges may receive
information and assistance from the Office of the
Dean of Student Life and the University Dept. of
Public Safety. - -Southern Methodist University
52Model Policies
- Relevant Components from Other Universities
Policies - University Police Dept. policy members shall
- Honor a victims request to speak to an officer
of the same gender. - Inform the victim of services available on and
off campus. - Ensure that the University victims services
coordinator is notified and is aware of the
victims location, so that throughout the
process, the crime victim advocate can address
the victims needs and concerns. University of
Florida
53Model Policies
- Relevant Components From Other Universities
Policies - The lead investigator of the University police
department will complete an in-depth interview
with the victim, unless due to injuries or
emotional distress, the interview should be
delayed. - The crime victim advocate should be present
unless there is good and sufficient reason to
conduct the interview outside the advocates
presence with the victims consent. - - University of Florida