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["Hotvedt, Carmen" <>]

Hi all:

 

Students from our campus student government are working with state legislators to introduce a bill that would provide amnesty for underage drinkers in trouble who were responsible and sought help for themselves or a friend through legitimate channels.  Though UW-Madison does NOT call its policy amnesty, it does include sexual assault victims and other victims of crime in its “Responsible Action Guidelines,” which indicate that underage victims who behave responsibly in getting help for themselves or a friend will not be subject to campus disciplinary action.  The students are working with their state legislators to model a bill on the UW-Madison Responsible Action Guidelines.  Further information can be found in these news stories: 
http://badgerherald.com/news/2012/10/23/committee_addresses_.php

http://badgerherald.com/news/2012/12/04/committee_reviews_co.php#.URAlf5n3KW8

 

Does anyone of other state alcohol amnesty laws that include underage SA victims who were drinking? 

 

You can read UW-Madison’s Responsible Action Guidelines here, and I’ve included the text of the portion about victims of crime. http://students.wisc.edu/alcoholinfo/resp_action_guide.html “·  Victims of Crime- In those cases where a student has been a victim of sexual assault and/or a violent crime while under the influence of alcohol, neither the Dean of Students, University Housing nor UW-Madison Police will pursue disciplinary actions against the student victim (or against a witness) for his or her improper use of alcohol (e.g., underage drinking). A student victim who is under the influence of alcohol at the time of a sexual assault is entitled to university and community assistance and encouraged to seek help.”

 

Thanks! 

Carmen Hotvedt
Violence Prevention Specialist
University Health Services
UW-Madison

EVOC:  End Violence On Campus
EVOC Change.  EVOC Equality.  EVOC Respect. 
An initiative at UW-Madison to address sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.