Word: osapr
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It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact number of rapes and sexual assaults at Harvard because the victims often stay silent; but with 32 cases reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) and 50 student victims seeking assistance from the OSAPR last year—the OSAPR’s first—it’s clear that rape and sexual assault permeate even the Harvard bubble...
...study by the National Institute of Justice and Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that 20 to 25 percent of college women will be the victims of rape during their time at college. According to Heather Wilson, Education Specialist at the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR), the vast majority of rapes and sexual assaults are linked to alcohol. Sometimes used deliberately to facilitate rape, alcohol also has the unintended consequences of making people more aggressive and less able to recognize and respect signs of resistance...
...regard to finals clubs.” Harvard knows but has not made public where rape occurs on campus, and offers vague warnings as their form of prevention, while they refuse to confront the reality of oppression at the College. Opening the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR) because of pressure from student activists does not compensate for the fact that the university enables a structurally unequal environment that fosters sexism and facilitates sexual assault...
...OSAPR is ahead of schedule in the implementation of education programs for first-years, sophomores and leadership groups. It has met the goal of instituting first-year educational events—including one required evening event during Freshman Week and a series of small-group discussions—for fall...
...OSAPR has hosted 15 training sessions for College officers and clinicians over the past year, in addition to organizing educational events for first-years, leadership groups and upperclass students...