Colleges Continue to Struggle to Balance the Rights of Alleged Victims of Sexual Assault and Students Accused of Sexual Assault
Author: Ralph Gerstein.; Lois Gerstein.
Source: Volume 18, Number 01, Fall 2016 , pp.3-8(6)
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Abstract:
Colleges, perhaps motivated in part by pronouncements by the Department of Education or Department of Justice regarding Title IX, are tightening their definitions of what constitutes consent. However, since an erroneous finding of guilt on a sexual misconduct charge can destroy a male student’s career or even his life, every effort must be made to protect the rights of male students who maintain their innocence.Keywords: Doe v. Columbia University; gender-based misconduct; non-consensual sexual intercourse; Yusuf v. Vassar College; Erroneous Outcome; Selective-Enforcement; Doe v. Brown University; gender bias; Wells v. Xavier University; Doe v. Salisbury University;
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