AP Gov
Period 3
The Hunting Ground
1. Sexual assault is so prevalent on college campuses because the school officials take no action against suspects. They protect their institution only, so victims have nowhere to fall back on for support. This creates an easy hunting ground for the rapists. Freshmen are especially vulnerable to sexual assault, and frat parties are one of the easiest places for assault to occur (alcohol flowing, drugs, etc).
2. Colleges are federally required to report all incidents of sexual assault on their campuses. However, the school officials (deans, professors, vice president, etc) usually sweep the claims under the rug to keep their crime stats low. Campus police hold the power in handling the case alongside the school. Title IX is available to students, but colleges completely disregard this right and often times retaliate against the victims that filed the claim.
3. When students try to enforce their rights, they get harassed. Like a survivor said in the video, her dorm room was broken into and vandalized. The school punishes them, or protects their attackers by enforcing no punishment. Also, the school could file suit against the survivors as retaliation.
4. Title IX is a gender equality law. It prohibits discrimination based on gender on all school based activities the receives federal funding . When women and men are sexually assaulted on campus and the school obtains knowledge of it, the school is legally obligated to take actions, and it is unlawful for them to retaliate against the victims that filed the law suit. Not many sexual assault cases (especially from the video) followed Title IX.
5. I would organize a sexual assault survivors group. We would gather rallies weekly in front of frat houses or alleged suspect's home.
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