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

[Evelyn V Whitehead <>]

This is in reference to the emails below and the ASR.  We have to include this data in the Annual Security Report if it occurred within Clery geography and was reported to a non-confidential person.   The institutional numbers would look rather skewed if a conduct hearing was not held.  Any thoughts on this?

 

Evelyn V. Whitehead

Coordinator

Substance Abuse & Sexual Assault Prevention

Chair, VSU Coordinated Community Response Team on Sexual Assault

Virginia State University

Phone:  (804) 524-6942

Email: 

 

 

 

 

 

From: MONNIE H. WERTZ [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2015 9:47 AM
To: Torres-Zickler, Alina M.
Cc:
Subject: Re: Working with wishes to not take judicial action

 

I would also appreciate any information on this topic from other institutions.  We are using the directives from the DCL that give institutions latitude in their decisions to move forward and make decisions on a case by case basis.  I would be interested in specific process information.

 

Thank you.

Monnie Wertz

 

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Monnie Huston Wertz

Assistant to the Vice President, Operations and Planning

The University of Tampa

401 W. Kennedy Blvd.; Box P

Tampa, FL  33606

phone - (813) 257-3757

fax - (813) 258-7254

 

 

On Sep 22, 2015, at 9:34 AM, Torres-Zickler, Alina M. <> wrote:

Would love some insight into a conversation that I’ve had with professionals at my own institution and others nearby recently-

 

How do you deal with taking no judicial action when working with survivors?

 

We have had a growing number of survivors who have been involved with a range of situations (for example dating violence and sexual harassment), that wish for nothing to happen expect maybe one or two interim measures. We of course comply with the interim measures they need to be safe and continue to be part of the community but there are additional voices who are concerned.

 

We are seeing no patterns related to the perpetrators and the actors pose no risk to the greater campus community.  But certain campus partners feel we should have judicial hearings anyway to protect the survivor.

 

The way I interpret the guidance is if the survivor requests that nothing happen and there is no risk to the greater community – nothing happens. I think because we are having so many requests for no action, it is making some people feel uneasy.

 

Would love any thoughts that others have on this or how you handle requests for no action.

 

Alina Torres-Zickler

Assistant Director

Office of Social Equity

West Chester University

Ph. 610.436.2838

Email: 

 

Be kind, for everyone is fighting their own quiet battle. - Cicero