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[Molly Dragiewicz <>]

Thank you for clarifying this point Brett.

This is a very important distinction, and highlights the fact that some universities are assuming all of the sexual assault survivors that they may be assisting are necessarily female, that perpetrators and only perpetrators are necessarily male, and that the services would be required to be “fair” by having the same people service alleged survivors and perpetrators. That is indeed a serious misreading of Title IX on the institution’s part and a rather telling one.

 

All students on a campus with some sort of counseling service would have access to those services on an equal basis.

Sexual assault services offices likewise support all survivors of abuse.

 

The same mechanism for information and personal support should be applied across all forms of student misconduct, so if the university seeks to develop such a policy for the first time it should be addressed to all  student code of conduct violations. *This will help to ensure that the policy developed is reasonable and that sexual assault reports are not being uniquely set up as intractable he said/she said so we can’t do anything scenarios.*

 

Such measures often include an administrator whose job it is to explain the process, and a personal support person selected by the student (usually a teacher or staff member who does not work for sexual assault services or have some other conflict of interest by virtue of their professional role) as pointed out in this thread.

Best,

Molly Dragiewicz

Visiting Fellow

School of Justice, Faculty of Law

Queensland University of Technology

&

Associate Professor of Criminology

Faculty of Social Science and Humanities

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

 

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From: Brett Sokolow [mailto:]
Sent: January-16-13 9:30 AM
To: Rose-Mockry, Katherine G; Holly Rider-Milkovich; O'Brien, Lynn
Cc:
Subject: {Disarmed} Re: responding to students accused of sexual assault

 

While it's not a bad idea to offer advocacy for accused students, Title IX compliance isn't the reason why.  Title IX would say that if you provide advocates for female victims, you have to provide for male victims.  Title IX confers no rights on a person accused.  

 

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From: <Rose-Mockry>, "" <>
Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 4:49 PM
To: Holly Rider-Milkovich <>, "O'Brien, Lynn" <>
Cc: "" <>
Subject: RE: responding to students accused of sexual assault

 

I would like this information as well.  During my tenure, we have provided services to both survivors and those accused but can be doing a better job of communicating this to our campus community.  As always, I appreciate the helpful info.!

 

Regards,

 

Kathy

 

Kathy Rose-Mockry
Director, Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity
University of Kansas
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From: Holly Rider-Milkovich []
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 3:30 PM
To: O'Brien, Lynn
Cc:
Subject: Re: responding to students accused of sexual assault

 

Here at U-M, we are engaged in exactly this kind of work as well.  I would appreciate also receiving protocols that other campuses have already developed.  We're also looking for supervision or reintegration protocols for students found responsible that are returning to campus after suspension.

HRM

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:24 PM, O'Brien, Lynn <> wrote:

Dear colleagues,
I work at the Counseling Center at Marquette University.  We have developed a protocol for working with victims of sexual assault which we think serves to create consistent and sensitive mental health support to survivors who present for care.  We are feeling compelled to develop a protocol for students that present who have been accused of sexual assault as well; in order to be Title IX compliant and to demonstrate similar consistency of practice.  Can any of you direct me to counseling centers where there may already be such a protocol in place.
Thanks for your assistance.

Lynn O'Brien, LCSW, LMFT
Counselor
Coordinator of Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Services
Marquette University
phone:  (414) 288-7172
fax:  (414)288-7598

 

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