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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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Campuses: how to enhance your communication

September 27, 2011

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Trainings are a critical component of the work that we do in the anti-sexual violence field.  Often times, the message (read: content), although relevant, highly applicable and innovative, is lost because of the approach or techniques used to reach the target audience.  Derek Lane, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Communications at the University

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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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Violence targeting LGBTQH communities increased in 2010

July 13, 2011

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The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Program (NCAVP) released its report Hate Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Communities in the United States in 2010.  The report sheds light on how people of color and transgender individuals are disproportionately more likely to experience violence in light of the attempts and successes of extending

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Are colleges doing enough to protect students from sexual assault?

May 23, 2011

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In light of the recent “Dear Colleague” letter from the United States Department of Education.  Sexual assault on college campuses is being brought to light with this recent segment on the Today Show. In addition, the universities mentioned on the Today Show also submitted their response to the segment. University responses    

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