In the article “Implementing Yale’s Sexual Misconduct Policy: The Process of Institutional Change”, the authors Constance E. Bagley, Priyamvada Natarajan, Liena Vayzman, Laura Wexler and Shirley McCarthy, detail the sexual misconduct policy at Yale University and the effects it has had on the school. Sexual misconduct is a problem that has been plaguing college campuses for decades and as stated by the authors, most universities don’t know how to define sexual misconduct. This means that they cannot properly handle the issue they’re faced with. Yale University was faced with this problem and changed their sexual misconduct policy to better handle the situation of sexual misconduct. With the help of the Women Faculty Forum, the university was …show more content…
Hull, John H. Hull, and Erin Sheplavy start off with an inquiry to undergraduate students. This inquiry involves the students detailing their level of agreement on statements on sexual misconduct. This anonymous inquiry questioned the students on whether they, experienced acts of sexual misconduct, had committed them, or knew someone who did either. The authors who are performing this inquiry expand the knowledge of these students by telling them what the actual law against rape was and the consequences the school had and the consequences the would face should they be charged. The students who took the survey reported that they would report any actions of sexual misconduct after they were taught what the law actually had to say about sexual assault. This article provides an insightful view on different methods of preventing sexual assault and misconduct and how to solve the problem after it …show more content…
This article focuses on the Dear Colleague Letter and how it helped guide the sexual misconduct code at different universities. Under the Dear Colleague Letter or DCL for short states that the definition of sexual misconduct is too narrow and allows for a lot of different interpretation. The article also states that a policy for sexual misconduct should be implemented in increments to assure maximum results. This article touches base on different scenarios of sexual misconduct and how a university should structure its approach on handling each case. The DCL states that policies for sexual misconduct should be structured broadly to fit every possible contingency. This article implores different universities to change their sexual misconduct policy to make sure there aren’t very much loop holes. This article helps provide different policies to ensure that justice is
There should be more aggressive and strict policies in cases like sexual harassment because it causes lots of trauma to the victim and as in this case the complaint was filed way later than the actual violation committed. There should be more supportive ways for all the individuals in an organization to report such cases with utmost confidentiality.
Sexual Assault on campus has become an epidemic, for many different reasons but one major factor that contributes is when a sexual assault occurs on a University and nothing is done. By allowing the perpetrator to get away with his or her crime your “Okaying” them and in a way giving approval which can lead
The outcomes of these relationships are varied; some end happy, some end with hurt and shame, not only for the student, but the professor and other stakeholders. Until recently, these relationships were swept under the rug, with administrators looking the other way or the professor resigning in shame only to move on to another university to behave in the same manner. Since 1972, State universities that employ more than 15 employees are no longer exempt now subject to Title VII Civil Rights act of 1964 when hiring and are subject to cases of sexual harassment as well. In this case, a Title IX complaint would ensue. Title IX has been very controversial within academia. Under this act, complaints must be “investigate[d] … promptly through a campus-based process” (Pope, 2014), which are meticulous official processes. The process for investigating the complaints has been scrutinized by “civil liberties groups and the American Association of University Professors” (Pope, 2014) who many professors are members. Stronger ethic training for cases described above may curtail some of these complaints. The faculty and senate committee may not see this as a subject that needs to be covered in the ethics training. Many members of this community feel as if their colleagues would not behave in this manner, therefore, it does not need to be addressed. However, it is obvious that these relationships continue to occur and the two people who are involved are not the only ones who are affected. The university’s, department’s, program’s, student’s and professor’s reputations suffer, valuable time and resources are spent and the outcome typically is a tragic one. Policies prohibiting these relationships need to be enforced. The challenge will be to break the “blue” academic
Professor Devane had written a male-bashing book entitled “Wolves and Sheep.” The book had created quite a controversy and Professor Devane had appeared on numerous talk shows. Dr. Delaware discovered that Professor Devane had set up a committee at the university where she was employed. This committee was established to assist students who claimed to have been sexually harassed by other students. There were only three cases handled by the committee before the head of the university dissolved it.
Diane Rosenfeld wrote an article in the Washington post on the position of Betsy Devos has on campus sexual assault. Betsy Devos is the Secretary of Education on the President Donald Trump’s committee. During a demonstration, she had given a serious thought on the issue of sexual assault and that her position is only based on two fundamental flaws. In an analysis of Devos confess that it’s a school obligation to protect the civil rights of its Students under Title IX and having the defendant’s rights in the criminal- justice system. Students deserve a fair process in their sexual assault case and leads to them either still having their privileges to their education or lose any type of priority they have in their education.
The Hunting Ground reveals how colleges are incentivized by the current federal laws to sweep allegations of sexual assault under the rug. As institutions of higher education, one might
‘Sexual Violence is more than just a crime against individuals. It threatens our families; it threatens our communities. Ultimately, it threatens the entire country’ (qtd. in Burleigh pg. 2). In the article, “Confronting Campus Rape” written by Nina Burleigh; a writer, journalist, and professor at Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, describes what students are doing to force universities to take a stronger stand against campus sexual assault. Burleigh also describes what the government is doing to make a difference on the issue. This includes laws that have created consequences for the assaulter and laws that protect the victim. According to Burleigh, a young woman called Laura Dunn was sexually assaulted on campus. Dunn was a student of
According to a statement addressing the sexual victimization of college women The Crime and Victimization in America states that, “ One out of four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus.” This disturbing fact has not minimized throughout the years, instead it is continuing to worsen throughout college campuses. Sexual assault is not an act to be taken lightly. Society must stop pinpointing the individuals who commit these crimes one by one, but rather look at the problem as a whole and begin to understand the main cause of sexual assault and possible methods to reduce these acts of sexual coercion.
The students cannot trust or rely on the university to take action because many do not have policies. It is alarming that even in the 21st century, we are still facing problems to deal with sexual assault
Rape on College Campuses American college campuses are held on a pedestal as places of higher learning, socialization, creative and innovative thinking, and career training. American college campuses are also the place where an average of 31,302 women will be a victim of rape or sexual assault every year. About 20% of rape cases will be reported to schools, and a small percent of schools will investigate and take action against the alleged rapist. In fact, many colleges and universities will allow students accused of rape to transfer before a proper hearing can take place. The larger interest when it comes to colleges and sexual assault is simply protecting the colleges reputation, rather than their students safety.
College officials and Law enforcement need to work better together in order to help victims report their assault. Researchers and sociologist believe that heightened awareness and education for both men and women can reduce the instances of sexual assault at colleges and universities. One such study provided students with a number of different scenarios and asked them to decide which of the situations constituted sexual assault. Student perceptions revealed that many young people do not have an accurate definition of what constitutes sexual assault. In a large number of cases, incidents that met the legal definition of rape or sexual assault went unreported because the women involved did not perceive the incident as a sexual assault.
The evidence brought to the surface can define if the act was really sexual harassment or consensual. Either way this is one process that the college have adopted to handle the
Students are advised to avoid academic misconduct in universities and other educational institutions. Misconduct can be defined as when an employee or student conduct wrongful behaviour that may put into motion some disciplinary action or codes of the institution. An example of this would be the use of fighting in the office or involving in exam malpractice. Therefore, academic misconduct is any unacceptable action or behaviour a student does which could result in an unauthorized academic advantage for himself or disadvantage for another student in an assessment or examination. An example of this is plagiarism and collusion during class works or reports. This essay would be looking at the reasons why academic misconduct is unacceptable in educational
To conclude sexual harassment is a tremendously huge issue that should be taken seriously. The only solution for tackling this situation is to speak up when this situation happen to someone. Encourage the victim of sexual harassment to come forward and report to proper authority as soon as possible. The longer the victim waits, the less probability that it will be corrected. If there is someone out there that had been victim of harassment confront the person regarding the situation. Call for help and consult with local HR representative or appropriate authority. Do not become part of the statistics of such shameful acts. Get help! Finally, sexual harassment laws must be strengthened in order to fix what has become a serious problem today in the workplace in order to avoid having more victims.
In addition to legal measures, many governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, and other bodies are using a range of techniques to prevent sexual harassment and help its victims. Governments, for example, issue guidance on how to design anti-sexual harassment measures and to offer counselling to workers who have been targeted. Workers’ and employers’ organizations are producing model policies and collective agreement clauses, issuing guidance on complying with laws, conducting research and providing training. At the workplace, growing numbers of employers are introducing sexual harassment policies and complaints procedures. Moreover, there appears to be an emerging consensus around what workplace policies should contain and the steps to be taken to implement them, which can be used by those employers who have yet to take action.