campus safety and the violence against women reauthorization act phil crawford, san jose city...
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Campus Safety and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
Phil Crawford, San Jose City CollegeCorinna Evett, Santiago Canyon CollegeCarolyn Holcroft, Foothill CollegeJames Todd, Modesto Junior College
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Session Overview
• Important Regulations:•What are they?•Where are they coming from?•How do they relate to one another?•What can/should you do about
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http://www.campusanswers.com/infographics/
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http://www.campusanswers.com/infographics/
Title IX• Federal law passed in 1972• Requires gender equity in every
educational program that receives federal $$$• Requires schools to combat sex
discrimination in education• Requires schools to prevent and respond to
reports of sexual violence (whether or not alleged victim files a police report)
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http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Colleges-Are-on-the-Hook/146943
Clery Act• Federal law: “Jeanne Clery Disclosure of
Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act” first enacted in 1990• Requires higher ed campuses to file an
Annual Security Report (ASR) including:• statements of policy (must impose
certain basic requirements for handling sexual violence, emergencies)• campus crime stats
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http://clerycenter.org/summary-jeanne-clery-act
VAWA (Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act)• Federal law originally signed by President
Clinton in 1994• Broadly addresses crimes against women
including provisions for investigation, prosecution• President Obama reauthorized in 2013• Amends Clery Act effective July 1, 2015• Our focus today is on its SaVE Act
provision…
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Campus SaVE Act• “Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act”• Provision of VAWA (thus amends Clery)• Requires higher ed to:• increase transparency re: sexual violence
on campus• guarantee enhanced rights for victims•meet standards in conduct proceedings• provide prevention programming
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http://www.cleryact.info/campus-save-act.html
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http://clerycenter.org/article/vawa-amendments-clery
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Affirmative Consent Law added California Ed Code §67386
• (a)(1-4) Campus Policy re: “Yes Means Yes”• (b)(1-13) Victim-centered campus
policies/protocols re: sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking• (c) Provide or refer student services• (d) Campus implementation of prevention
and outreach programs including during orientation
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB967
A little help here, please?
• CA first state to adopt affirmative consent standard• Still waiting for legislation/guidance
from state re: implementation/enforcement• Information bulletin from CA
Attorney General (1/27/15): https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/law_enforcement/info-bulletin-dle-2015-01.pdf
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Faculty Role in Prevention Program Development/Implementation (§67386(d))• Contribute to assessment of current campus
program(s)• Locate your campus data/plan/programs
on your web site?• Help identify any needed additions/revisions
to comply with ed code• Facilitate/participate in discussions about
integration with orientation programs
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What else should local senates do?
• Determine level of collaboration between Title IX officer and Campus Security (whoever responsible for Clery Act’s Annual Security Report)
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Yes Means Yes (§67386(a))• Requires campus adoption of “Affirmative
Consent” standard• Must actively signal willingness to engage• Accused must prove accuser clearly
consented• Campus to use “preponderance of evidence”
standard (not “beyond reasonable doubt”)• Accuser guilty if “more likely than not” that
they assaulted the victim• Issue = consent rather than force
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Support Services (§67386(b))
• Campus must provide for student support services:• Counseling• Health (physical/mental)• Victim advocacy• Legal assistance
• Students = victim and/or accused• Can partner with community-based
organizations to provide services e.g. rape crisis centers
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Basic Elements of an Effective Campus Safety Plan
• Introduction• Purpose• Scope• Mission• List of Safety Organization/College Safety Group
Members• Types of Safety Needs• Levels of Response• Training, Drills, and Exercises• Prevention Programs• Campus Coordinators• Recovery Process• Appendix
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Elements of the Sexual Assault and Harassment Portion of Campus Safety Plans
• Sexual Assault and Harassment Education/Prevention • Definitions of Terms• Assault Case Procedures/Conduct Proceedings • Procedures Victims Should Follow• Campus Sexual Assault Victims’ Bill of
Rights/Accommodations• On & Off Campus Resources• Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act Info• Clery Crime Statistics
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Resources
• Text of SB 967 available at: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB967• Information bulletin from CA Attorney
General: https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/law_enforcement/info-bulletin-dle-2015-01.pdf
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Additional Resources
• http://www.cleryact.info/• http://knowyourix.org/title-ix/title-ix-the-
basics/
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Contacts
• Phil Crawford• Corinna Evett:
[email protected] • Carolyn Holcroft:
[email protected] • James Todd
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