Word: assaults
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...prevent such violations from recurring, the HUPD has created a new system for the recording of reports and arrests related to sexual assault. The Police department deserves credit for its hasty response to the public's complaint, though they should not have needed a major incident to force compliance with state and federal...
Under the old system, police reports on sexual assault cases were tagged as "confidential" and were protected by a computer system from being entered into the police log. The omission of Elster's arrest from the blotter stemmed from an error in which the arrest was reported under the original confidential call and was therefore also kept out of the blotter...
...past few weeks, very serious questions about journalistic ethics and responsibility have come forward about The Crimson's coverage about an important campus issue--the arrest of a Kirkland House resident on charges of rape and assault...
...Crimson to protest what they believe has been a "trial by media." Some took issue with the fact that defendant Joshua M. Elster '00 was named in The Crimson; some alleged that the prominence of Elster's name and picture on the front page, under the words "Rape" and "Assault," have damaged Elster's reputation and violated his right to a fair trial. Many more were disturbed by the profile, which included both anonymous quotations and characterizations of the defendant...
...reviewing the main story, headlined "Kirkland House Sophomore Charged with Rape, Assault," I found The Crimson's coverage to be responsible in communicating the facts of the case. The decisive point is that the defendant has been not merely accused of but charged with a serious crime, and that this crime allegedly occurred on campus...