Policies, Procedures and Programs Flashcards
(36 cards)
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
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.
Primary prevention 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.
Awareness programs
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
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
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.
Risk reduction
TRUE OR FALSE ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns are for all current students and employees.
True
TRUE OR FALSE Ongoing prevention and awareness campaigns means programming, initiatives and strategies that are sustained over time.
TRUE
Your campaign should use multiple strategies in a coordinated way throughout the year to reach all populations of students and employees at the institution.
Which of the following are acceptable means?
social media posts
posters
advertisements
booths at student fairs or other campus events
ALL OF THEM
You must provide victims of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking with written documentation of?
their rights and options.
Which of the following is a required statement?
proceedings will include a fair and impartial process from the initial investigation to the final result
proceedings will include a prompt, fair and impartial process from the initial investigation to the final result
proceedings will include a fast, fair and impartial process from the initial investigation to the final result
proceedings will include a prompt and impartial process from the initial investigation to the final result
proceedings will include a prompt, fair and impartial process from the initial investigation to the final result
Institutions are not required to list all examples of acceptable protective measures here but must describe the range of protective measures they may offer. These may include, but are not limited to
- orders of protection, including no-contact orders, restraining orders, or similar lawful orders issued by a criminal, civil or tribal court, or by the institution;
- transportation assistance or security escorts;
- modifications to academic requirements or class schedules; and/or
- changes in living or working situations.
TRUE OR FALSE
you are not required to list all of the possible sanctions you have identified for each VAWA Offense.
False
TRUE OR FALSE
If there are no on- or off- campus services available, then you just omit from your ASR.
False, you must include a statement that there are no on- or off-campus services.
What is considered PII?
anything that might identify a victim such as name, date of birth, phone number, address, etc.
Do you have to keep accommodations confidential?
Yes
A victim’s PII should never be included in what?
A Timely Warning Notification or the Daily Crime Log as well as reports with VAWA crimes.
4 categories of the Socio-Ecological Model
Individual
Relationship
Community
Societal
TRUE OR FALSE Socio-Ecological Model is commonly applied to sexual violence and intimate partner violence prevention by those in the public health field.
TRUE