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Cases of date rape and sexual assault at Harvard--as well as sexual misconduct, a less severe, non-criminal breach of Harvard's behavioral standards--are currently settled by the Ad Board, the same board that adjudicates other disciplinary and academic cases in the College. In its recently released report, the Task Force proposes measures that would improve the Ad Board's procedure for handling date rape cases...
Fair enough. There may be special requirements in an academic community that require stricter standards of behavior. So even if Massachusetts law doesn't consider "sexual misconduct" a crime, this standard should be upheld by Harvard...
...report includes a policy that clearly defines rape, sexual assault and sexual misconduct as anathema to the Harvard and Radcliffe community. The policy forcefully states the refusal to accept these behaviors and the commitment to work to eliminate and address this problem both internally and in conjunction with the criminal justice system...
Before drafting this policy, the College's position regarding rapes was only a matter of speculation. This vagueness allowed for assumptions by survivors, friends and potential perpetrators that sexual misconduct was not taken as a serious offense. Having a policy is only a first step--but a vital one in all educational and preventative processes...
...Procedural recommendations have been made in order to assure all individuals a fair hearing in sexual misconduct cases. Changes include the concurrent writing of statements about an incident, the definition of the roles of senior advisors and senior tutors in order to avoid conflict of interest and a method of cooperation with the legal system in order both to avoid decriminalizing through concealment serious offenses and to insure the right of the accused in a trial. Codifying procedure provides a solid foundation for disciplinary response to sexual misconduct cases...