More than half of all reported sexual assaults occur against persons aged 12 to 24. Middle school, high school, and college-aged victims of sexual assault often do not report the crime to law enforcement. Instead, they turn to their schools as institutions of trust in seeking accommodations or justice through the institution’s disciplinary process.
Unfortunately, however, these schools, institutions, and colleges too often fail to adequately address campus sexual violence due to inadequate policies, preferential treatment of particular perpetrators (such as school athletes or members of high-profile fraternities), or refusal to follow mandated procedures.