Sexual Assault on Campus
Defending Due Process

What are the best ways to ensure fairness and transparency for both sides in investigations of campus sexual misconduct?

Tamara Rice Lave (Author)

9781108843577, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 July 2022

280 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.5 kg

'In Sexual Assault on Campus, Professor Lave sets forth a crucial and timely analysis of the controversial legal regime governing sexual assault on college campuses. The book is essential reading for students, lawyers, activists, and others interested in striking a fair balance between accused students' rights and justice for survivors.' Aya Gruber, Ira C. Rothgerber Professor of Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice, University of Colorado Law School

Fair adjudication of campus sexual assault is one of the most divisive issues facing the United States. Victims contend that schools aren't doing enough to protect them, and accused students complain that they are presumed guilty. Sexual Assault on Campus: Defending Due Process begins by critically assessing the extent of the problem, before explaining why the criminal justice system has been unable to respond adequately. The book discusses the Department of Education's attempts to force schools to take campus assault seriously and uses original data in assessing the fairness of adjudication in the wake of the 2011 'Dear Colleague Letter.' It also includes excerpts from interviews with complainants, accused students, and administrators, which offer readers a first-hand account of these proceedings. Finally, the book provides a critical, in-depth look at the Title IX regulations put in place by the Trump Administration, with detailed recommendations for how they can be improved.

Introduction
1. The problem
2. The fix?
3. Fixing the fix
4. The rubber meets the road
5. Ready, fire, aim
6. There's a new sheriff in town
7. Due process at last!
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Constitutional & administrative law [LND]