Trigger Warning:
Sensitive information regarding sexual assault is below, please proceed with caution
Sensitive information regarding sexual assault is below, please proceed with caution
It's fairly difficult to understand the full reality of sexual assault handling at a college solely based on objective facts and statements, but it is possible to read into the information available to at least try to interpret the bigger picture. As a result, the information in this database is that basic information but not interpretations about that information. This guide is intended to help users with the comprehension process.
Each school in the database follows the format as follows:
College Name
Town, State
Most recent number of students in (year)
Reported Rapes:
Every college is required to release this information for the last three years in an annual crime report. |
Reported Fondling:
Statistics usually include on-campus, in residence halls, or off campus, though not every report specifies which is which. |
(Keep in mind that the crime report statistics work with the number of students, not as a stand-alone number)
(Unfortunately, not every sexual assault is reported; only about 23% of all sexual assaults are reported, and only 4.6% lead to an actual arrest. (RAINN) )
Student Survey:
While we weren't able to gather this information for Version One, in the future, our goal is to ask students from each campus and would ask them both how many years were spent at that school, and how many people they know have been sexually assaulted. We will then make a chart of the responses.
While we weren't able to gather this information for Version One, in the future, our goal is to ask students from each campus and would ask them both how many years were spent at that school, and how many people they know have been sexually assaulted. We will then make a chart of the responses.
Prevention/Response Procedures
Each school does different things to prevent sexual assaults on campus. This section's purpose is to record the unique features of the college. For information on the procedures every school has to follow, please see below.
As research continued for Version One, a lot of this information blurred with the information in the Resources Section below, or was just not unique. This section will develop more in the future.
Each school does different things to prevent sexual assaults on campus. This section's purpose is to record the unique features of the college. For information on the procedures every school has to follow, please see below.
As research continued for Version One, a lot of this information blurred with the information in the Resources Section below, or was just not unique. This section will develop more in the future.
History of Responses
The Department of Justice released a list of 55 colleges in America that they would investigate for potentially mishandling reports of sexual assault. If the college is on that list, it is noted and details are given as available.
The Department of Justice released a list of 55 colleges in America that they would investigate for potentially mishandling reports of sexual assault. If the college is on that list, it is noted and details are given as available.
Resources
This is where any hotlines, medical facilities, Title IX contacts, crisis centers, and more are listed. Anything that the school provides for students' safety and health and justice are included.
This is where any hotlines, medical facilities, Title IX contacts, crisis centers, and more are listed. Anything that the school provides for students' safety and health and justice are included.
Links of websites used
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Bad Signs in a College |
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Procedures Every College Should Follow
- Each college is required to begin a Title IX investigation when a report to a non-confidential source has been made, but if the victim requests for no investigation, it will usually be honored
- Can be formal investigation, with a resolute ending, or informal, which ends without finding or discipline
- Investigations usually should take no more than 60 days, with exceptions made to extremely complex cases
- Both parties can call witnesses and provide evidence, and those parties don't have to interact
- Will find guilty of sexual misconduct if the likelihood is over 50% sure
- Victim has appeal rights if the case ends with a unsatisfactory result
- If investigation doesn't follow policy, report to greater Title IX administration or office for equal rights/opportunities
For comprehensive procedures, please see this flyer: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/title-ix-rights-201104.pdf