DED Directive Robs the Accused of Their Civil Rights UPDATE: On September 22, 2017, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rescinded the controversial 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on sexual violence. You can read the announcement HERE. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The U.S. Department of Education (DED) has issued a directive that requires colleges to use the “preponderance of evidence” standard in handling allegations [...]
VAWA Must Require Accreditation of DV Educational Programs The upcoming Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act will include a new focus on teen dating violence. SAVE supports evidence-based programs for persons of all ages. When done right, youth who are in abusive relationships can break the cycle of violence. The key words here are, “When [...]
Interactive Spreadsheet of Lawsuits Against Universities In 2016, SAVE published the first-ever quantitative analysis of due process lawsuits against universities. Lawsuits Against Universities for Alleged Mishandling of Sexual Misconduct Cases analyzed the first 30 lawsuits that had been decided at least partly in favor of the accused student. Four years later, SAVE published a more comprehensive [...]
Special Reports Campus Due Process Appellate Court Decisions for Allegations of Campus Due Process Violations, 2013-2020 Defending Against ‘Victim-Centered’ Proceedings: Guide for Criminal Defense Attorneys ‘Believe the Victim:’ The Transformation of Justice Six-Year Experiment in Campus Jurisprudence Fails to Make the Grade Victim-Centered Investigations: New Liability Risk for Colleges and Universities Lawsuits Against Universities for [...]
Accused Students About 40-50% of campus sexual assault allegations are known to be unfounded. But campus "Kangaroo Courts" are widespread, resulting in frequent findings of "responsibility" of innocent men. To date, over 800 lawsuits have been filed by accused students against their universities. Families Advocating for Campus Equality (FACE) has developed a number of recommendations [...]
Victim-Centered: Death of Due Process Due process is a bedrock concept in our nation’s legal system. The words “due process” appear twice in the Constitution — in the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendments. Both Amendments guarantee due process when someone is denied “life, liberty, or property.” Due process consists of: Substantive due process: Laws and policies may not [...]
CAMP: Countering Abuse Misinformation Project Relying on quick-response, high-visibility media and advocacy campaigns, SAVE’s Countering Abuse Misinformation Project — CAMP — seeks to promote the dissemination of accurate information and reform biased policies. Stop the Biden Title IX Take-Over -- Success! Victim-Centered: Death of Due Process Rein in the Campus Kangaroo – Success! Say ‘No’ to Mob Justice – Success! #StartByListening or #StartByBelieving? – Success! [...]
Methods Stop Abusive and Violent Environments commissioned a national telephone survey of American households. Conducted by Political Research of Centreville, VA, the surveys utilized a computer-activated interactive telephone technology with a pre-recorded human voice. The technology requires all questions be phrased so they can be answered with a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ response. Calls were placed to 9,876 landline [...]
Findings Percentage of persons answering ‘yes’….. Group No. of Respondents % of Respondents Heard of Affirmative Consent Law? Support Ongoing Consent? Support Affirmative, Conscious and Voluntary Consent? Gov’t Have Authority? All 2,081 100.0% 14.2% 40.7% 55.4% 14.4% Sex: Male 402 55.6% 21.6% 36.8% 49.3% 15.9% Female 321 44.4% 17.1% 44.5% 63.2% 12.8% [...]
Overview SAVE commissioned a national opinion poll designed to probe persons’ views on Affirmative Consent policies. The survey was conducted October 27 – 28, 2014. Over 600 persons participated in the telephone poll. The respondents consisted of 55.6% males and 44.4% females. Many respondents agreed that consent to sex should be conscious, voluntary, and ongoing. But 6 [...]
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