Police can and should be involved in sexual assault cases, but only with the victim’s consent. Even if the victim did choose to get the police involved in his or her case, would the police be able to solve it? Would the attacker be convicted? Research shows that less than three percent of rapists are actually convicted. Attorney Brandt-Young says “the accused student deserves a timely resolution, and these police investigations can literally go on for months or even years.” A study shows that most schools finish their sexual assault investigations and adjudication within sixty days. So if the college or university leads the investigation, the victim’s case will be handled faster and there is a better chance of the attacker being punished.
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The most widely known of these is Title IX, which barrs sex discrimination in education. Title IX also requires schools getting federal money to investigate sexual assault complaints both fairly and equally. The 1990 Clery Act provides a bill of rights for campus sexual assault victims and also requires colleges that take federal funds to make crime statistics public. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act takes the Clery Act one step further by requiring campus crime reports to include statistics about dating, stalking, and domestic violence. By making it mandatory for colleges and universities to publish these statistics, the schools will have more motivation to inform students about sexual assault and make punishments more serious. If a college or university has high crime rates, potential students will not feel the campus is safe and will enroll at another school. Also, with high crime rates, current students will no longer feel comfortable while on campus. No one would want to pay tuition to be in constant fear. so that college or university will not only see a decrease in incoming students, but also a decrease in returning students. Because no college or university wants to lose money, the schools are working hard to inform students about sexual assault and encouraging victims to come forward so that the problem can be …show more content…
David Liask says “instead of giving cases to law enforcement, schools should hire specially trained, professional investigators with solid track records. People with the same opinion of Liask are those who support the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act of 2013, which states that all schools receiving federal funds have to provide special training to handle or investigate sexual assault cases”. Currently, only twenty percent of four year colleges and universities do not have specially trained faculty. S. Daniel Carter says “fights occur between students all the time. Colleges and Universities are dealing with serious crimes like robberies and aggravated assault everyday.” So what Carter is saying is that if the proper training is provided, colleges and universities should be able to take care of crimes which occur on their campuses. The topic of sexual assault is extremely sensitive and all cases are highly encouraged and recommended to be reported. Students should be able to feel safe while at school and be able to go to someone in the school’s faculty when they have a problem. By properly training faculty, colleges and universities will be able to investigate sexual assaults on their campuses and hopefully decrease the number of cases so that students feel safe at their home away from
The most widely known of these is Title IX, which barrs sex discrimination in education. Title IX also requires schools getting federal money to investigate sexual assault complaints both fairly and equally. The 1990 Clery Act provides a bill of rights for campus sexual assault victims and also requires colleges that take federal funds to make crime statistics public. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act takes the Clery Act one step further by requiring campus crime reports to include statistics about dating, stalking, and domestic violence. By making it mandatory for colleges and universities to publish these statistics, the schools will have more motivation to inform students about sexual assault and make punishments more serious. If a college or university has high crime rates, potential students will not feel the campus is safe and will enroll at another school. Also, with high crime rates, current students will no longer feel comfortable while on campus. No one would want to pay tuition to be in constant fear. so that college or university will not only see a decrease in incoming students, but also a decrease in returning students. Because no college or university wants to lose money, the schools are working hard to inform students about sexual assault and encouraging victims to come forward so that the problem can be …show more content…
David Liask says “instead of giving cases to law enforcement, schools should hire specially trained, professional investigators with solid track records. People with the same opinion of Liask are those who support the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act of 2013, which states that all schools receiving federal funds have to provide special training to handle or investigate sexual assault cases”. Currently, only twenty percent of four year colleges and universities do not have specially trained faculty. S. Daniel Carter says “fights occur between students all the time. Colleges and Universities are dealing with serious crimes like robberies and aggravated assault everyday.” So what Carter is saying is that if the proper training is provided, colleges and universities should be able to take care of crimes which occur on their campuses. The topic of sexual assault is extremely sensitive and all cases are highly encouraged and recommended to be reported. Students should be able to feel safe while at school and be able to go to someone in the school’s faculty when they have a problem. By properly training faculty, colleges and universities will be able to investigate sexual assaults on their campuses and hopefully decrease the number of cases so that students feel safe at their home away from