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[Shirley Banks <>]

Good point, Susan.

May I also add that, as far as I've seen, the "red zone" idea is used as 
a basis for programming directed at first- year students, with nothing 
said to sophomore, junior, and senior men as the majority of actual 
/potential perpetrators.  The message to all of the students, therefore, 
is that we do not expect/insist that the more "mature" students refrain 
from attacking first-year students.


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Susan Marine wrote:

> Colleagues,
>
> In terms of the debate about 'the red zone', I think it's *really* 
> important that we, who commonly serve as the spokespeople for ending 
> violence on our campuses, do not continue to spread this bit of urban 
> legend until someone has documented, in *some* way, that it's actually 
> true.
>
> The reasons are probably obvious, but to me it's more than just making 
> sure we don't spread false information as a truism, which damages our 
> credibility. It's also about the fact that many of us spend the lion's 
> share of our energy reaching first year students with prevention and 
> risk reduction information, neglecting the other three or more years 
> we have access to our students and opportunities for creating deeper 
> dialogue with them about interpersonal violence. I worry that it also 
> sends the message to upperclass students that this is an issue of 
> naivete' and inexperience, and once they cross the threshold into 
> 'adulthood' (i.e. sophomore year) they don't need to worry about 
> sexual assault anymore.
>
> Women (and men) are still at greatest risk of being raped under age 
> 18, and women are twice as likely to be revictimized at a later age if 
> raped as a child (http://ncjrs.org/pdffiles/172837.pdf). I hope I'm 
> not alone in thinking we need to continue to think about (and educate) 
> about sexual violence and its impact across the lifespan, even thought 
> we only have access to college students for four (or so) years.
>
> Susan
>
> Susan Marine
> Director
> Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
> Harvard University
> 340 Holyoke Center
> 1350 Mass. avenue
> Cambridge MA 02138
> 617 384-9081
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