42 editorials: Heather MacDonald: Are One in Five College Women Sexually Assaulted? – April 5 Wendy Kaminer: Sexual Harassment and the Loneliness of the Civil Libertarian Feminist – April 6 Hans Bader: Education Department Shreds Presumption of Innocence in April 4 Letter – April 8 Cathy Young: Sexual Assault on Campus–Is it Exaggerated? – April 18 Hans Bader: Falsely Accused Teachers and Students will be Harmed – May [...]
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Campus Accountability and Safety Act Four opinion polls reveal Americans place far greater confidence in the criminal justice system than in campus committees to handle sexual assault allegations. Nonetheless, the Campus Accountability and Safety Act endorses and expands upon the current regime of campus adjudication of sexual assault cases. CASA was first introduced in 2014 (S.2692 and H.R.5354). It was reintroduced [...]
The Hunting Ground: ‘No Insensitive Questions’ “We don’t operate the same way as journalists — this is a film project very much in the corner of advocacy for victims, so there would be no insensitive questions or the need to get the perpetrator’s side” — THG co-producer Amy Herdy The Hunting Ground, a film about campus sexual [...]
Climate Surveys In an effort to monitor the extent of campus sexual assault, many colleges have implemented “climate surveys” of students. The survey developers typically avoid using the words “rape” and “assault.” Instead, they ask if the students experienced any types of sexual contact, and if these contacts were “unwanted.” The problem with the word [...]
August 29, 2013: Letter to Kim A. Gandy, President of National Network to End Domestic Violence Recently we reviewed your Fact Sheet found at http://nnedv.org/downloads/Stats/NNEDV_DVSA_factsheet2010.pdf. We compared the information found in your Fact Sheet against 10 objective criteria. Unfortunately, we found your Fact Sheet met only 2 of the 10 criteria. Summary Sheet Organization: NNEDV F Name [...]
August 1, 2013: Letter to Esta Soler, President, Futures without Violence Recently we reviewed your Fact Sheet found at http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/content/action_center/detail/754. We compared the information found in your Fact Sheet against 10 objective criteria. Unfortunately, we found your Fact Sheet met only 3 of the 10 criteria. Summary Sheet Name of president: Esta Soler F Organization: Futures Without Violence Dept. [...]
Summary Sheet Organization: New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence F Name of president: Gwen Wright, Executive Director Dept. of Justice funding (2011): (Unknown)* URL: http://www.opdv.ny.gov Date of review: 10/4/13 Fact Sheet Grade: F QUESTIONS YES NO NOTES Totals 1. Does the Fact Sheet list at least three of the causes and [...]
Summary Sheet Organization: New York City Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence F Name of president: Yolanda B. Jimenez, Commissioner Dept. of Justice funding (2011): (Unknown)* URL: http://www.nyc.gov/html/ocdv/downloads/pdf/Intro_to_Domestic_Violence_Presentation.pdf Date of review: 10/14/13 Fact Sheet Grade: F QUESTIONS YES NO NOTES Totals 1. Does the Fact Sheet list at least three of the causes and risk factors [...]
Oct. 3, 2013: Letter to Rita Smith, Executive Director of National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Recently we reviewed your Fact Sheet found at http://www.ncadv.org/files/DomesticViolenceFactSheet(National).pdf. We compared the information found in your Fact Sheet against 10 objective criteria. Unfortunately, we found your Fact Sheet met only 1 of the 10 criteria. Summary Sheet Organization: NCADV F Name of president: Rita [...]
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