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ABSTRACT
The #metoo movement has drawn attention to the significant issue of sexual assault. The concern has been so considerable that the US Department of Education (DoE) mandated adherence to various crime prevention, reporting and support practices through the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). As public affairs scholars and university professors, we are concerned with the well-being of our students and the effectiveness of programs within our universities and societies. And, more importantly, our students will be administrators in public organizations who are affected by the same oversight and efficacy issues that influence program implementation of federal policy such as the Clery Act. Using a content analysis of more than 20 years of Clery Act investigation documents (1996–2017) and interviews with Clery and Title IX coordinators, this study examines the Act as a mechanism for sexual assault prevention, reporting and survivor support.
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1. It should be noted that sexual assault policies were more consistently missing from the ASR than most other topics of policies.
2. There was difficulty in the language around how to classify someone who was accusing someone else of sexual assault. Accuser was wildly unpopular among reviewers. So, the decision was made to make those alleging sexual assault a victim-survivor, victim, alleged survivor or survivor. This is an important point because the author does not want readers to get mired in the vernacular of the sexual assault problem. I offer apologies to all who disagree with the language used here in relation to sexual assault.
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Jessica Terman
Dr. Jessica Terman is an Associate Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University where she teaches courses in public administration and research methods. Prior to joining the Schar School, she spent 2 years as a faculty member at the University of Nevada. She received her PhD in Public Administration from the Florida State University and her BA in Policy from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She teaches in the Master of Public Administration program. Her primary research is on procurement and state and local government.