IPR Blog: What is right and what is wrong with responses to sexual violence in universities?

Description

This blog will explore what is right and what is wrong with current responses to sexual violence at university. Firstly, we examine what is ‘positive’, including: (i) the growing number of campaigns to get universities to improve student safety, (ii) the positive interventions by Government, (iii) the steps some universities are taking to prevent sexual violence, including bystander initiatives, and (iv) improvements in victim-survivors support. We then examine where universities are going wrong: (i) lack of clear policies dedicated to sexual violence, (ii) lack of meaningful long-term intervention to tackle cultures that facilitative sexual violence, (iii) lack of staff/student awareness of procedures and services; and (iv) non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in sexual violence cases. We recommend that to effectively address sexual violence there needs to be a whole university approach.

Period	15 Aug 2022
Held at	Institute for Policy Research (IPR)
Degree of Recognition	International