CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE TASK FORCE Final Report: Goals and Recommendations Clayton State University June 2014 Introduction Sexual misconduct is a concern on college campuses nationwide. According to a Dear Colleague Letter issued April 4, 2011, by the Office for Civil Rights, 20 percent of female students and 6.1 percent of male students are victims of completed or attempted sexual assault while in college. As incidents of sexual assault and violence continue to increase, new recommendations, standards of best practices and legislation emerge in order to attempt to protect students and prevent additional assaults. Building on the requirements of the Clery Act, which requires annual reporting of statistics for various criminal offenses, the Campus Sexual Violence Act (Campus SaVE) was signed into law in March 2013 as a new amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. In February 2014, Clayton State University President Tim Hynes confirmed the University’s commitment to do all it can and should do to prevent sexual assault of its students and to properly respond to every individual report of sexual assault. To that end, he charged a group of University academic personnel, staff and students to come together as the Campus Sexual Violence Task Force. This report outlines the work of the Task Force and offers recommendations in response to the President’s charge. President Hynes’ Charge to the Task Force The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) was signed into law last year and imposes new obligations on colleges and universities under its Campus Sexual Violence Act provision, Section 304. The obligations refine, clarify, and to some extent change existing requirements and enforcement regulations. In light
CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE TASK FORCE Final Report: Goals and Recommendations Clayton State University June 2014 Introduction Sexual misconduct is a concern on college campuses nationwide. According to a Dear Colleague Letter issued April 4, 2011, by the Office for Civil Rights, 20 percent of female students and 6.1 percent of male students are victims of completed or attempted sexual assault while in college. As incidents of sexual assault and violence continue to increase, new recommendations, standards of best practices and legislation emerge in order to attempt to protect students and prevent additional assaults. Building on the requirements of the Clery Act, which requires annual reporting of statistics for various criminal offenses, the Campus Sexual Violence Act (Campus SaVE) was signed into law in March 2013 as a new amendment to the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. In February 2014, Clayton State University President Tim Hynes confirmed the University’s commitment to do all it can and should do to prevent sexual assault of its students and to properly respond to every individual report of sexual assault. To that end, he charged a group of University academic personnel, staff and students to come together as the Campus Sexual Violence Task Force. This report outlines the work of the Task Force and offers recommendations in response to the President’s charge. President Hynes’ Charge to the Task Force The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) was signed into law last year and imposes new obligations on colleges and universities under its Campus Sexual Violence Act provision, Section 304. The obligations refine, clarify, and to some extent change existing requirements and enforcement regulations. In light
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