Word: victimizations
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...criminal justice system there are also stringent rules surrounding the gathering and admissibility of evidence. The fairness of the investigation of a case is an important issue in the fairness of the overall proceedings. Harvard has no set procedures for investigating a case. Harvard presents the victim with its conclusions, but ordinarily allows no input from her or him during the investigation, and no response after the investigation. The victim has no means of verifying any of Harvard's findings in a case. This situation essentially places the burden of proof entirely on the victim--yet another violation...
...University also excludes the victim from discussions of appropriate sanctions once a finding has been reached and she or he is not ordinarily informed of the punishment which is ultimately determined. This is considered to be a "private matter between the instructor and the Dean," and is based on the "Dean's assessment of the instructor's individual circumstances." Again, this is precisely the reverse of the accepted procedure in the criminal justice system. It is somewhat akin to a judge accepting the defense attorney's sentencing recommendations while the prosecuting attorney and victim are barred from the courtroom...
Harvard's procedures, or rather the lack of set procedures, make the complaint process as difficult as possible for the victim. Their approach violates almost all the notions of fairness we would expect to be respected in a judicial proceeding of this kind...
When sexual harassment occurs in the workplace, it creates a hostile and threatening environment which becomes an inescapable part of the victim's daily life. She or he is likely to feel isolated, and frightened by the harassment, particularly when the institution seems in different to the problem. For students, sexual harassment and the fear of harassment can limit one's academic choices. It can cause victims to forego needed assistance with coursework, change or drop class or section, and to alter choices of concentration, research or career...
Sexual harassment is considered to be sex discrimination partly because these barriers in education and employment fall primarily (though not exclusively) on women, and partly because sexual harassment is a product of centuries of regarding women primarily as sexual objects. Sexual harassment emphasizes the victim's sexuality over her or his role as student, scholar, or worker. This behavior is demeaning both to the victim's sense of self, and to her or his work...