NCJ Number
143281
Date Published
1993
Length
288 pages
Annotation
This book examines how sexual assault, date rape, and acquaintance rape cases that occur on college campuses are currently being handled and recommends how they should be handled.
Abstract
The data and information upon which the book is based come from social science evidence; analysis of legal doctrine and cases; and interviews with victims, their parents, campus security officers, and college administrators. Issues addressed include the nature and severity of pressures on college administrators in their response to reported acquaintance rape cases and how such cases as well as other types of sexual assault cases reported to the authorities are handled on campus. Other topics considered are the relationship between the campus and the legal system in such cases, the outcome of these cases, who sues the college or the defendant and why, and the lessons colleges should learn in this area. A chapter on relevant legislation notes recent State and Federal legislation, notably the Campus Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights signed into law in 1992. Extensive recommendations designed to create a campus free of acquaintance rape focus on the general areas of administrative policies and procedures and education for campus personnel and students. Appendixes contain the Ramstad amendment to the Higher Education Act, the student's right to know under the Campus Security Act, grants for sexual offenses education, and a guide for college administrators.