Policies, Procedures and Programs Flashcards
Do your policy statements need to accurately reflect what your institution currently does to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, and the procedures it follows when one of these crimes is reported.
Yes
Your statement must include what 8 items?
list as many as you can
a. description of the institution’s educational programs and campaigns to promote the awareness VAWA crimes.
b. description of the institution’s ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns for students and employees. These campaigns must provide the same information as primary awareness and prevention programs.
c. the procedures victims should follow if VAWA crime
d. information about how the institution will protect the confidentiality of victims and other necessary parties
e. a statement that the institution will provide written notification to students and employees about existing counseling, health, mental health, victim advocacy, legal assistance, visa and immigration assistance, student financial aid and other services available for victims, both within the institution and in the community.
f. a statement that the institution will provide written notification to victims about options for, available assistance in, and how to request changes to academic, living, transportation and working situations or protective measures. The institution must make such accommodations or provide such protective measures if the victim requests them and if they are reasonably available, regardless of whether the victim chooses to report the crime to campus police or local law enforcement
g. a clear statement of policy that addresses the procedures for institutional disciplinary action in cases of VAWA crimes
h. a statement that, when a student or employee reports to the institution that the student or employee has been a victim of VAWA crimes, whether the offense occurred on or off campus, the institution will provide the student or employee a written explanation of the student’s or employee’s rights and options.
Primary prevention programs
programming, initiatives and strategies intended to stop dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking before they occur through the promotion of positive and healthy behaviors that foster healthy, mutually respectful relationships and sexuality, encourage safe bystander intervention, and seek to change behavior and social norms in healthy and safe directions.
Awareness programs
community-wide or audience-specific programming, initiatives and strategies that increase audience knowledge, and share information and resources to prevent violence, promote safety and reduce perpetration.
Programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking must be directed at (who)
all incoming students and new employees.
TRUE OR FALSE Programs to prevent VAWA crimes: The statute and regulations do not require that all students and employees take or attend the training, but we encourage institutions to mandate training to increase its effectiveness.
TRUE
Your description of the institution’s primary prevention and awareness programs for all incoming students and new employees must include
a statement that the institution prohibits the crimes of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking as those terms are defined for purposes of the Clery Act.
Required or Not?
Provide the definition of “consent” in reference to sexual activity, in the applicable jurisdiction
Required
Required or Not?
Provide the definitions of the terms “dating violence,” “domestic violence,” “sexual assault” and “stalking” in your institution’s local jurisdiction.
Required
What do you do if your local jurisdiction does not define a term?
State there is no definition
Bystander intervention
safe and positive options that may be carried out by an individual or individuals to prevent harm or intervene when there is a risk of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
Bystander intervention includes
- recognizing situations of potential harm;
- understanding institutional structures and cultural conditions that facilitate violence (this might include fraternity or sports cultures at some institutions);
- overcoming barriers to intervening;
- identifying safe and effective intervention options; and
- taking action to intervene.
Risk reduction
options designed to decrease perpetration and bystander inaction; increase empowerment for victims in order to promote safety; and help individuals and communities address conditions that facilitate violence.
Information about risk reduction must not be presented in a manner that encourages
name calling
victim blaming
shaming
victim blaming
In addition to the primary prevention and awareness programs provided to incoming students and new employees, you must also provide
ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns for all current students and employees.