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[Mandy Mount <>]

Our student conduct office provides an additional 6 hours of training, which includes a mock hearing, for hearing board members who wish to qualify to hear sexual misconduct cases.  This training is facilitated by the sexual violence prevention office (CARE) staff.  All students/staff who wish to hear these cases, must complete and pass a short quiz and participate in all 6 hours before they are qualified.  During the mock hearing, we evaluate the questions asked, the evidence provided, etc.  We are in the process of taping all of the actors so that the mock hearing is sustainable and we don’t have to rely on new actors each time.

 

The University of California system is using this training program (loosely based on Brett Sokolow’s hearing board training manual) and other training programs (as well as consultation with Ed Stoner) to identify a best practices training for sexual misconduct cases.  This should be distributed to the UC campuses by year’s end.

 

Mandy

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Mandy K. Mount, Ph.D., Director
UCI Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE)
630 Aldrich Hall
Irvine, CA 92697-2215 

Phone: (949) 824-7273
Fax: (949) 824-1235
www.care.uci.edu

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From: McGough, Elizabeth M. [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 10:52 AM
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Subject: Judicial board specifically for sexual misconduct cases

 

We are in the process of reviewing and revising our conduct code and sexual assault policy.  One part of this is to create a separate judicial board to hear sexual misconduct cases.  I’ve been looking at policies and procedures from a variety of schools and haven’t seen any that are doing this.  I’m wondering if any of you have formal or informal hearing boards for sexual misconduct cases.  If so can you share your policy or procedure that talks about it?    I’m especially  interested to see anything you have set up about qualifications of the board members, how they are (chosen) appointed, and any training requirements.

 

Thanks

-Liz

 

Liz McGough, PhD, LMHC

Project Coordinator & Case Manager

Violence Intervention and Victim Advocacy

Buffalo State College

Weigel 223

1300 Elmwood Ave.

Buffalo, NY 14222 

(716) 878-4029

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