- Columbia's sexual assault policy is as follows: Victims of sexual assault must contact a campus security officer or the Dean of Students Office to report the incident.
- The security guard or Dean of Students will determine if the investigation will proceed. If it does, both the victim and the alleged perpetrator will be present for a trial in front of the board.
- If there is not enough evidence and the victim is accused of lying, he or she may be suspended or expelled.
- With this policy intact, victims are hesitant to report incidents. Therefore, we are under the illusion that there is a low occurrence of sexual assaults.
- Students have no access to on-campus counselors trained in sexual assault and there is no sexual assault response training for RA's, security personnel and deans.
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