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15 Geo. J. Gender & L. 563 (2014)
Addressing Sexual Violence in Higher Education: Ensuring Compliance with the Clery Act, Title IX and VAWA

handle is hein.journals/grggenl15 and id is 579 raw text is: ARTICLES ADDRESSING SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CLERY ACT, TITLE IX AND VAWA LAURA L. DUNN* 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................... 563 II. THE PREVALENT PROBLEM OF CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE ....... .... 565 III. FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS TO ADDRESS CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE ... 567 A. THE JEANNE CLERY DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS ACT ................... 567 B. TITLE IX OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972. 568 C. SECTION 304 OF THE 2013 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REAUTHORIZATION ................................ 570 IV. PROGRESSIVE CAMPUS POLICIES AND PROCEEDINGS ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE. .......................................... 571 A. CAMPUS POLICIES THAT ENCOURAGE REPORTING AND PREVENTION .................................... 572 1. Policies to Encourage Reporting on Campus.......... 572 2. Policies on Prevention Education Programs .......... 574 a. Prevention to Deter Perpetration .............. 574 b. Programs that Encourage Bystander Intervention . . 576 c. Improved Risk Reduction Efforts ............... 577 B. CAMPUS PROCEDURES THAT EFFECTIVELY INVESTIGATE, ADJUDICATE AND SANCTION PERPETRATION .............. 578 1. Initial Response to and Investigation of Complaints .... 578 2. Campus Disciplinary Hearings and Final Resolutions ... 580 V. CONCLUSION. ........................................ 584 I. INTRODUCTION In recent years there has been increased national attention to the issue of campus sexual violence. In 2010, the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) released the investigative series Campus Sexual Assault: A Frustrating Search for Justice, 563 * J.D. 2014, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Laura Dunn is a survivor of campus sexual assault who lobbied for the Violence Against Women (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2013 and served as the primary student negotiator on the U.S. Department of Education's 2014 VAWA Rulemaking Committee through SurvJustice. © 2014, Laura L. Dunn.

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