1. Federal Review Concludes Campus Crime Reporting Deficiencies Corrected By California State University And The University Of California Systems 2. OCR Issues Ruling In Harvard "Corroboration Rule" Case 3. Campus Crime In The News
	Federal Review Concludes Campus Crime Reporting Deficiencies Corrected By California State University And The University Of California Systems University Of California Final Program Review Determination Letter (03/31/03) California State University Final Program Review Determination Letter (03/31/03) San Francisco, California-Both the University of California and California State University systems have taken extensive steps to come into compliance with federal campus crime reporting requirements according to the findings of a two and a half year probe that was closed Monday. The landmark investigation was launched in the fall of 2000 after an expose by the Sacramento Bee, and a complaint filed by the non-profit watchdog organization Security On Campus, Inc. revealed extensive problems with campus crime reporting at campuses across California. The review conducted by the San Francisco office of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) confirmed that the University of California had improperly excluded crimes from annual statistics required to be reported under the Jeanne Clery Act, but found that they have since "taken steps and implemented policies and procedures that adhere to the Clery Act." More... OCR Issues Ruling In Harvard "Corroboration Rule" Case Boston, Mass.-Since August of last year, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has been investigating Harvard because of its new rule requiring sexual assault victims on campus to produce "sufficient independent corroboration" as a prerequisite to a full investigation and adjudicatory resolution of their claims. Since the inception of OCR's investigation, Harvard has substantially revised its policy. When revisions were complete, OCR issued its ruling finding no violation of Title IX and "closing the case" on April 1, 2003. By "closing the case" and concluding after the revisions were completed that the current iteration of the policy did not constitute a violation of Title IX, OCR did not rule that Harvard's policy was lawful when first enacted. To the contrary. The best way to assess the significance of OCR's final ruling is to compare and contrast the policy as it was first enacted in May of 2002 to the current policy. More... Campus Crime In The News Classroom gunman kills one student at Louisiana trade school, wounds another (AP; 04/07/03) Sound of silence: Penn State officials should talk about Phillips case (The Daily Collegian; 04/07/03) Probe: UC underreported crimes (The Sacramento Bee; 04/05/03) Football: Sexual assault case puts PSU's disciplinary policy on trial (Post-Gazette; 04/05/03) Industry Hammered for Marketing to Kids, Binge Drinkers, Alcoholics (Join Together Online; 04/04/03) Man sentenced to life in prison for abduction, murder of Colorado college student (AP; 04/04/03) Spanier defends PSU's decision regarding Phillips (AP; 04/04/03) Students must be told about safety threats (Daily Iowan; 04/04/03) US review finds no bias in Harvard's revised policy on sex assault (Boston Globe; 04/02/03) CIA rape study grant writers not supported by Appalachian (The Appalachian; 04/01/03) Howard's Security Changes Fall Short, Parent Says (Washington Post; 04/01/03) GU Disclosure Policy Challenged (The Hoya; 04/01/03)
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