Although the issues of sexual assault on college campuses are starting to be taken seriously, the precautions these schools have established must be publicized in order to ensure the safety of their students.
The Research On Campus Sexual Assault Sexual assault on university campuses has been a major issue. There have been many cases involving victims of sexual assault and sexual misconduct. Several students that have been sexually assaulted on school campuses seek to have their predator expelled or receive punishment, but not all colleges agree with that idea. In the beginning of April 2014 a student from Stanford University, Leah Francis, was sexually assaulted during her winter break. According to research Leah was not fully …show more content…
Nine out of the thirty-eight were expelled or suspended. UC Berkeley refused to mention how many students were expelled, Kingkade states: "UC Berkeley declined to say exactly how many students were expelled. The numbers would be small enough to be identifying. However, no one has been expelled since 2011” ( Kingkade, Tyler).
After a student victim has been sexually harassed or assaulted, most of them go directly to the head of the school. Most colleges do not expel the students; many are just given suspensions, classes or community service hours. Victims are disappointed by how the schools handle punishments of school abusers. College campuses should hand out harsher punishments and focus more on the safety of their …show more content…
Victims are always the one’s who are blamed. According to Beiner article, “Sexy Dressing Revised: Does Target Dress Play A Part In Sexual Harassment Case?” Beiner writes, “Jurors often blame the victims, believing that their provocative dress somehow plays a part in the perpetrator’s decision to rape” (Beiner 126). With Jurors also believing it the victim’s fault, studies show many sexual assault cases are eliminated.
The fact that even the Jurors believe this myth as well is just sad. I feel like women victims don’t have a say, especially if they were dressed nicely at the time of there attack. I find that wearing “provocative” clothing cause assault is not equal nor fare. In one of William Bradford’s stories; “Of Their Voyage, And How They Passed The Sea; And Of Their Safe Arrival At Cape Cod”, he discusses the voyage of the Puritans and how they were not treated as equals. Bradford story and the idea of not being equal is similar to the victims of this
The Research On Campus Sexual Assault Sexual assault on university campuses has been a major issue. There have been many cases involving victims of sexual assault and sexual misconduct. Several students that have been sexually assaulted on school campuses seek to have their predator expelled or receive punishment, but not all colleges agree with that idea. In the beginning of April 2014 a student from Stanford University, Leah Francis, was sexually assaulted during her winter break. According to research Leah was not fully …show more content…
Nine out of the thirty-eight were expelled or suspended. UC Berkeley refused to mention how many students were expelled, Kingkade states: "UC Berkeley declined to say exactly how many students were expelled. The numbers would be small enough to be identifying. However, no one has been expelled since 2011” ( Kingkade, Tyler).
After a student victim has been sexually harassed or assaulted, most of them go directly to the head of the school. Most colleges do not expel the students; many are just given suspensions, classes or community service hours. Victims are disappointed by how the schools handle punishments of school abusers. College campuses should hand out harsher punishments and focus more on the safety of their …show more content…
Victims are always the one’s who are blamed. According to Beiner article, “Sexy Dressing Revised: Does Target Dress Play A Part In Sexual Harassment Case?” Beiner writes, “Jurors often blame the victims, believing that their provocative dress somehow plays a part in the perpetrator’s decision to rape” (Beiner 126). With Jurors also believing it the victim’s fault, studies show many sexual assault cases are eliminated.
The fact that even the Jurors believe this myth as well is just sad. I feel like women victims don’t have a say, especially if they were dressed nicely at the time of there attack. I find that wearing “provocative” clothing cause assault is not equal nor fare. In one of William Bradford’s stories; “Of Their Voyage, And How They Passed The Sea; And Of Their Safe Arrival At Cape Cod”, he discusses the voyage of the Puritans and how they were not treated as equals. Bradford story and the idea of not being equal is similar to the victims of this