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Once the policy is written: implementation & enforcement

October 25, 2011

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Lindy Aldrich, Deputy Director of the Victim Rights Law Center, led today’s web conference on working to improve survivor-centered institutional response to sexual violence.  She addressed common challenges that arise when enforcing policy as well as the intersection of our work with the Office on Civil Rights Dear Colleague Letter issued in April 2011.  Campuses dialogued

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Once the policy is written

October 21, 2011

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Lack of administrative buy-in?  An ad-hoc disciplinary board with rotating officers that routinely fails to attend specialized training on sexual violence? These are but a few of the institutional challenges campuses encounter when developing and implementing policies that are survivor-centered in a campus-wide effort to create and maintain a safe environment.  How can campuses create

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What is survivor-centered training for campus law enforcement?

July 26, 2011

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Teresa White-Walston, Director of Education at Women Organized Against Rape in Philadelphia, led today’s webinar on critical concepts for training first responders and campus law enforcement on how to respond to reports of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Materials from today’s webinar include: Powerpoint (pdf) for Survivor Centered Training for First Responders

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Survivor centered lens critical for law enforcement

July 21, 2011

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Survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating/relationship violence and stalking navigate myriad systems, social stigma and range of emotions after experience violence.  The decisions a survivor makes as they cope are further impacted by their encounters with others.  How first responders, such as law enforcement personnel, interact with survivors of sexual violence have a tremendous

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Campus Project Directors meeting

February 17, 2011

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On February 16, 2011, the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women Campus Program Managers led the winter Project Directors meeting. The Project Directors meeting is an opportunity for the OVW Campus Program Managers to answer questions and address concerns from the Project Directors. Historically, the Project Directors of the OVW Campus

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Campus Program unveils new TA Team

December 2, 2010

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On December 2, 2010, the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women Campus Unit announced the coalition of specialized technical assistance providers that will work with recipients of the Grant to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on college and university campuses across the United States, Guam and Puerto

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