Hurricanes Like Irma Increase Risk For Sexual Assault
Officials are well aware that incidences of rape and assault become more common in the wake of hurricanes such as Irma and Harvey. When state-wide evacuations for Hurricane Irma began last week, Florida’s Polk County sheriff announced that sex offenders would...SurvJustice’s Founder Shuts Down Opponents Of Title IX; Their Misguided “Due Process” Claims
“The resulting Title IX guidance, known commonly as the Dear Colleague Letter, encouraged a wave of student- and survivor-driven activism across the country. As part of this activism, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights received hundreds of...Opioid Drug Users Tell Of Rarely Discussed Injury: Rape
In Cambridge, a woman named Kristin sits down on a stone bench to talk about a common, but rarely discussed injury during the opioid epidemic: rape. We’ve agreed to use just Kristin’s first name because she’s a victim of this crime. Kristin says she,...10 Attorneys General On Why Betsy DeVos' Sexual Assault Policies Could be Devastating
To the horror of survivors and their advocates, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Thursday that she’ll be doing away with Obama-era Title IX guidelines on campus sexual assault investigations. DeVos hinted at her plans back in July, when she met with...