Transcript Safe And Formally Educated Task Force “CLEARY” we are the best

Safe And Formally Educated
Task Force
“CLEARY” we are the best
Erin Porter
@erinporter1
Maura McCool
@
Mick Earley
@ITSMEMICK
University of Florida, Student Personnel in
Higher Education
Goals of Task Force
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Develop a multifaceted
approach to addressing
sexual violence on our
campus
Utilize methods to engage
and educate the student
through a variety of
methods, including social
media
Defining Consent
• It is the responsibility of the
person initiating sexual
activity to make sure the
other person is capable of
consenting to that activity.
• Consent is given by an
affirmative verbal response
or acts that are unmistakable
in their meaning. Consent to
one form of sexual activity
does not mean consent is
given to another type of
activity
Quick Facts
•Consent can be withdrawn at
any time
•People under the influence or
people with a disability that
would prevent them from
consenting are unable to give
consent.
•Past sexual history, clothing, or
other factors do not contribute
to consent
•Most sexual assault
perpetrators are known by the
victim
•No means No!
Common Myths
• Men cannot be sexually assaulted
• One in six men are victims by age
18
• Sexual orientation has nothing to
do with it
• Rapes are usually reported
• Rape is usually the most
underreported crime
• 50-90% go unreported
• Sexual assault requires some level
of cooperation
• Assailants will use whatever force
necessary
Accommodating
Survivors
• Collaborative efforts with Victim Advocate
• Protecting the victim during class and
time on campus
• Does the accused student need to be
trespassed?
• Providing outreach through a University
Care/Advocacy area to keep in contact with
the student and support them
• Sending Courtesy Letters to Faculty
letting them know the student is
dealing with a high stress situation
• Medically Withdrawing the student
• Connecting the student to counseling and
wellness center
• Accommodating Disability
(Depression/Anxiety) if it effects their daily
life
• Providing Educational Outreach to families
(if victim has shared information) to help
them understand how to best support their
student
Accommodating
Survivors
• Engaging student in Secret Support Groups
for survivors of sexual assault
• Working with campus partners to ensure
the student feels safe
• Providing Emergency Housing for
student
• i.e. Student lives off-campus and
the event occurred at his/her
apartment, therefore emergency
housing would provide this
student to live on campus or in a
new apartment
• Ensuring the student knows of his/her rights
and accommodations but not forcing them
to go seek this help
• Allowing the survivor to participate in the
hearing by writing a statement or letter to
the accused, this ensures the survivor feels
heard, but does not have to directly
communicate with the accused
• provide assistance to write letter
(through a conflict resolution office or
mediation conduct official)
Protecting the
Accused
•Protecting the accused from angry
family, friends, or community
members
•Ensuring the accused has the right to
defend themselves first and
remembering as professionals to allow
all facts be stated first in a hearing
before making assumptions
•At the University level, both the
victim and accused are starting at
even in terms of who is right and
wrong
•FERPA Protection of information of
student
Protecting the
Accused Cont.
•Allowing Character references in
support of the Accused in a conduct
hearing
•Allowing the Accused to bring in
witnesses to a conduct hearing
•Questioning the Victim in the
appropriate conduct setting
•Ensuring if there is Interim action
and then found them not
responsible in a conduct hearing
•Repairing the harm, allowing them
back a semester of classes, etc.
Changing Myths to
Facts
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Education specifically geared
towards men, women, LGBT
communities, etc.
Outreach that debunks myth
with fact
Campus Tabling
Social Media Campaigns
Student Advocacy and
Involvement
Training for faculty and staff
that provides education and
resources
Sexual Misconduct
Prevention:
A Multifaceted
Approach
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Policy Implications
Education
Training
Outreach
Policy
Implications
Student Right-to-Know and
Campus Security Act
1990-Requires all Title IX eligible
institutions to publicly disclose
crime statistics, crime prevention
and security policies/ procedures
on campus
1992-Ammended to require
schools to afford victims specific
basic rights
1998- Established reporting
obligations regarding sexual
assault on campus
Title IX
• Institutions need to respond promptly
and effectively and take action to
prevent the recurrence and effects of
sexual discrimination (sexual
harassment & violence)
• Required to report incidents of sexual
violence and track patterns of sexual
misconduct
• Must have and distribute a policy
against sexual discrimination
• Each school must have a coordinator
to coordinate compliance with Title IX
and address complaints of sexual
discrimination
• Must make known the procedures for
students to file complaints of sexual
discrimination
Cleary Act
• Publish annual security report
(ASR)
• Public Crime log: Publicize
crime statistics/incidents in
public places on campus
(common areas, bulletin
boards) and resources such as
school paper to raise awareness
of actual occurrences of crimes
• Issue timely warnings of
ongoing threats
Education
• Focus more on education and training
and less on safety measures to create
a culture of understanding for the
most common scenarios for rape and
provide best practices for response
• Need to revisit our sexual assault
policy to ensure that the definition of
sexual assault is clear and
encompassing of the following areas:
penile-vaginal rape, sexual contact,
other forms of penetration,
date/acquaintance rape, and incest
• Emphasize in policies, education, and
training that rape is a crime regardless
of the relationship between the victim
and the perpetrator- be open about
“what counts” in the policy so
students are aware and will be
informed if they have been a victim
Education Continued
• Educate students that they will not
face repercussions if assault
happened after a violation of the
drug and alcohol policy
• Develop innovative ways to reach
students and campus community:
• Create a campus campaign focused
on caring for each other &
advertising resources This
campaign should raise awareness,
educate, and offer resources using
a variety of methods: social media,
campus newspaper, signs in public
areas & on transportation vehicles
Training
Potential audiences for training:
• Training for all campus staff and
police who may respond to an
incident (include best practices for
understanding victim behavior) and
offer general training for anyone
interested on campus or in the
community to assist victim in
identifying the crime and reporting itfriends and family should be an
audience of focus, not just traditional
groups such as staff, security and
Resident Assistants
• Student Conduct Committee
• Peer Advocates
• Faculty & Staff
Outreach
Consider opportunities for proactive &
reactive approaches
Proactive:
Develop Peer Advocate Program (ex: Rutgers
University-Sexual Health Advocates trained
through Sexual Health Advocacy course to assist
peers with making responsible decisions)
Educate students as part of Orientation Program, a
First Year or Transfer Seminar, or mandatory online
learning modules
Develop a mobile safety application for cell phones
with a link to resources if a student has
experienced a sexual assault
Develop a tiered response system to designate
university point person when incidents occur
Review process for victims to report incident to
help victim avoid feeling re-victimized as they go
through process: offer an anonymous reporting
option
Reactive:
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Reach out to affected communities:
residence halls, Greek community,
athletics, etc. after an incident has
occurred to offer support and resources
Provide support for victim through a
victim advocate, peer advocate, or
member of CARE team
Utilize the university spokesperson if an
issue arises and have university relations
direct all inquiries to this person
Provide a timely and appropriate
response to inquiries on social media
regarding the event or the use of
inappropriate hashtags (not social media
monitoring)
Offer victim the opportunity to
participate in a restorative justice
process to identify outcome that they
would like to see from situation
Changing the
Paradigm:
Creating a Culture of
Care
• Cultivate ally concept in education and
marketing materials: its everyone’s
responsibility- helps to reduce victim
blaming
• Partner with local schools to provide
education for middle and high school
students
• Collaborate with other campuses to
share best practices and create a statewide culture of care
• Offer town halls meetings to assess
campus climate & address ongoing
issues
• When possible, utilize restorative
justice as part of the conduct process
and offer accused opportunities for
retribution to victim or community