Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

["Ben Atherton Zeman" <>]

Actually, Ms. Edwards-Bodmer, I've found the opposite - students don't know 
that they have an option other than the campus judicial system.  I travel to 
quite a few colleges, and have heard many more horror stories than happy 
ones about campus judicial systems that give a slap on the wrist, if that.  
Many survivors I've talked to reported their rape to their RA or dean, and 
were never cognizant of remedies through our criminal justice system (not 
that those are any better).

Wendy Murphy emailed me after a recent exchange, suggesting some kind of 
"rating system" for college judicial systems - how they handle campus sexual 
assault, how in-depth their training is for judicial board members, how many 
complaints result in sanctions and what kind of sanctions, etc.  It could be 
listed alongside other college rating systems - parents should know which 
colleges take sexual assault prosecution seriously.

I'm curious to hear the responses to your question - thanks for asking it!  
- Ben

Ben Atherton-Zeman, Acton MA
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