July 5, 2014

Harvard University's Sexual Assault Policy Not Law Based


This policy indicates that Harvard University has moved beyond the rule of law into the therapeutic state. No more lawful standards of criminal liability. It is all about feelings.

[From article]
activists and administrators alike say that the next hurdle, which is related but perhaps more daunting, is changing a culture that propagates the normalcy of sexual violence and mistreatment of its victims.
[. . .]
Harvard’s culture as a more fundamental source of problems related to sexual assault.
Alicia Oeser, director of OSAPR, notes that there is “definitely” a culture of victim blaming at Harvard and nationwide.
[. . .]
a very small number of men commit the vast majority of rapes on campuses, they still largely act with impunity,” Smith wrote in an email.

Definition, Culture: the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2014/5/29/sexual-assault-campus-culture/

From Policy to Practice
Harvard turns its eye to campus culture in fight against sexual assault
By NOAH J. DELWICHE and BRIANNA D. MACGREGOR
Harvard CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS
May 29, 2014



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