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Boston Call to Action:Prevention of Sexual Assaults
on College Campuses"July 24, 2014!
#BOSwomen"@BostonWomen"
Chief Felix Arroyo"Health & Human Services!
Deputy SuperintendentNorma Ayala Leong"
Boston Police Department!
Peggy Ings"Associate Vice President of!
Government and Community Relations!Emerson College!
Megan Costello"Executive Director!
Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement!
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Foundation:The Jeanne Clery Act Requirements!
Publish annual
security report"
Have a public
crime log"
Disclose crime
statistics "
Issue timely
warnings"
Devise emergency response
policy"
Publish annual fire
safety report"
Enactpolicy for reports of missing students"
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Statistics:Sexual Assault in the United States!
!of sexual assaults that were
reported were determined to be substantiated with sound evidence.3!
!!
Every 2.5 minutes,"someone is sexually assaulted.2"
1 in 6 women report experiencing an attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives.1!
95%"
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Statistics:Sexual Assault in Massachusetts!
Every two hours, someone is sexually assaulted.4!
Over 13,000 calls are made to sexual assault hotlines each year.6!
More than 2,000 incidents of sexual assault are reported annually.5!
Women of color, residents with disabilities, and those who are LGBT are at significantly increased risk.!
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Statistics:College Students in the U.S.!
1 in 4 women experience rape or attempted rape during their college career.7!
84% !know their!attacker.8!
5%"report to!the police.8!
42%.!tell no one.8!
Sylvia Spears"Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion!
Emerson College!
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Goals of Call to Action!Short-Term"
Share best practices with nonprofit assistance!
Increase student involvement in policy development!
Provide a forum for dialogue between college reps!
Develop recommendations for Walsh administration!
Create safer campuses for all of Boston’s students!
Long-Term"Standardize an accurate/appropriate reporting protocol"
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Suggestions for Improvement"
Education & Risk Reduction"
Survivor Support"
Response & Reporting"
Policy Reform & Compliance"
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Resources for Your Campus!
Professional training!Community education!
Case management!Medical advocacy!
Legal services!Counseling services!Education groups!
Support & training!Education!
Public awareness!Prevention!
Public policy Advocacy!Networking!
Training seminars!Reference guides!Educational videos!
Prevention!Public policy
Advocacy!Partnership!
Gina Scaramella Executive Director
!
Stephanie"DeCandia"Director of Client!
Services & Advocacy!
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Roundtable Discussion!
What sexual violence prevention
strategies does your campus utilize?!
What policies does your
campus have in place to encourage reporting?!
How does your campus
police department collaborate
with BPD?!
1" 2" 3"
How can the City of
Boston be a useful and supportive resource?!
4"
Report Back Session"
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Action Ideas for Next Meeting Wednesday, October 1!!
Develop Memorandum
of Understanding
with Boston Police
Department !
Assemble Policy Reform
Committee to evaluate list of suggested
changes!
Create Campus Climate
Survey to gauge
attitudes and awareness!
Q&A Session"Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement!
Boston Police Department!Boston Area Rape Crisis Center!
@BostonWomen" #BOSwomen"
Statistical References!1 Tjaden, P., and Thoennes, N. Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings from the National Violence against Women Survey. Washington (DC): Department of Justice (US); 2000. Publication No.: NCJ 181867. Available from www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/181867.htm!!2Calculation based on National Crime Victimization Survey, 2004 !!3Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2003!
!4Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, September 2006 and U.S. Bureau of the Census, MA & US Population Projections, 2006!!5,6Jane Doe, Sexual Violence Services in Massachusetts Fiscal Year 2010. Available from http://www.janedoe.org/site/assets/docs/SA_Facts_2011.pdf!!7Fisher BS, Cullen FT, Turner MG. The sexual victimization of college women. Washington (DC): Department of Justice (US), National Institute of Justice; 2000. Publication No.: NCJ 182369!!8Warshaw, 1994 !!Special thanks to Boston Area Rape Crisis Center and Jane Doe, Inc. for their compilation of these sources.!!!