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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"sexual misconduct"”.
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Factors Related to Clergy Sexual Misconduct
<p><em>Problem.</em> Clergy sexual misconduct creates credibility, marital, family, and financial problems in the general church. The purpose of this study was to determine, through a survey research methodology, personality and situational factors in the lives of active clergy that may be related …
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Use of Preponderance of Evidence in Campus Adjudication of Sexual Misconduct
… higher education institutions (HEI) handled sexual misconduct cases matters. It matters for survivors, accused, administrators, parents, HEI leaders, regulatory bodies (such as the Office for Civil Rights), and the general public. The 2011 Dear Colleague Letter published by the Department of …
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Predicting Staff Sexual Misconduct In Female Housing Units: Individual Versus Social Climate Factors
<p>Staff sexual misconduct in prison has received increased attention since passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act. As part of a larger investigation of violence and conflict in women's correctional facilities, over four thousand women prisoners from 15 facilities and 80 housing units rated the …
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Educator Sexual Misconduct: An Examination of Sanction Disparities among Texas Female and Male Educators
While educator sexual misconduct (ESM) has garnered much attention in the media, there have only been a few empirical studies conducted on this topic. Information is limited because of a lack of standardized reporting policies and limited access to such data. Moreover, research on ESM has largely …
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Educator Sexual Misconduct: An Examination of Sanction Disparities Among Texas Female and Male Educators
While educator sexual misconduct (ESM) has garnered much attention in the media, there have only been a few empirical studies conducted on this topic. Information is limited because of a lack of standardized reporting policies and limited access to such data. Moreover, research on ESM has largely …
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OMBUDS AND TITLE IX COORDINATORS: PROCEDURAL CONVERGENCE OF UNIVERSITY DISPUTE RESOLUTION MECHANISMS FOR HANDLING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
… and Title IX Coordinators) and their handling of sexual misconduct disputes. In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights issued a Dear Colleague Letter to all colleges and universities receiving federal funding. In the letter, the Department of Education substantially …
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From re-traumatisation to rightful recourse: designing just and victim-supportive policies for disciplining campus sexual misconduct
The issue of sexual misconduct in universities has come to a head in South Africa in recent years. Among the concerns that have been raised in student protests, scholarly studies, and research by the Department of Higher Education and Training is the question of effective institutional mechanisms …
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From re-traumatisation to rightful recourse: designing just and victim-supportive policies for disciplining campus sexual misconduct
The issue of sexual misconduct in universities has come to a head in South Africa in recent years. Among the concerns that have been raised in student protests, scholarly studies, and research by the Department of Higher Education and Training is the question of effective institutional mechanisms …
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Due Process for Whom?: Evaluation of Sexual Misconduct Policies at Institutions of Higher Education From the Lens of the Respondent
… process in the investigation and adjudication of sexual misconduct is severely lacking. In response, the Office for Civil Rights proposed amended regulations in November 2018 that require a greater focus on the due process rights of the accused (the Respondent) at IHEs. The present study sought to …
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South African peace mission personnel and sexual misconduct against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Constructivist exploration of Norm Internalisation
UN peace mission personnel sexual misconduct against women violates international norms and law, and persists despite the multitude of interventions aimed at combatting it. South African personnel have repeatedly been identified as perpetrators which calls into question whether the norms that …
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A Multi Case Study Of Sexual Assault Policies And Procedures Of Two Residential Higher Education Institutions In The Midwest
<p>Problem</p> <p>Sexual misconduct is a public health and safety issue affecting most if not all higher education institutions in the United States. Over the past fifteen years, student on student sexual misconduct cases occurring on American college and university campuses have caught the …
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Leadership in times of crisis : a mixed methods case study on administrative responses to social crises related to sexual misconduct and relationship violence in higher education.
… college-aged women remain more vulnerable to sexual harassment and sexual assault than any other demographic. The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights has investigated many institutions to assess the institutions and the systems that are in place to protect individuals from …
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Sexual misconduct in police officers: development of a risk assessment tool for the early identification of police officers and staff who abuse their positions for a sexual purpose.
Sexual misconduct in police officers (PSM) is a form of police corruption which although rare, has a detrimental impact on police reputation and adverse outcomes for victims. PSM often involves targeting of vulnerable people and officers abusing the authority of their role for sexual gain. …
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The (Re)Construction of the Organizational Identity of the Canadian Armed Forces Post Institutional Scandal of 2021
… of the Canadian Armed Forces respond to the sexual misconduct allegations of 2021 among top military officers. The research analyzes how the perceptions of military members and the Canadian military identity have been affected after these institutional scandals. The project builds upon …
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Mobilizing, Resisting, and Transforming Title IX: How College Students Experience Sexual Violence and Administrative Justice
… process, restorative justice, and definitions of sexual misconduct. The articles in this dissertation offer a nuanced cultural analysis of Title IX, critically exploring the law’s interaction with gender, power, and violence. Drawing on qualitative data from 42 public statements made by students …
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Dismissal of Tenured Teachers in Illinois from 1990 to 2008
… insubordination/absence, drug/alcohol misconduct, personal misconduct, sexual misconduct, physical abuse, incompetency, and lack of qualification to teach. Hearing officers tended to uphold a teacher's dismissal if the teacher had been previously warned and/or if the teacher's …
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Personality Profiles and Problems Related to Clergy Misconduct
<p><em>Problem</em>. Clergy sexual misconduct is a significant problem for the church. There are legal and financial problems, as well as damage to individuals and communities. The purpose of this study was to examine personality profiles and situational themes of ministers in treatment whose …
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A High School’s Approach to Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence Among Students in Chicago
… to increased rates of technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV), defined by Powell and Henry (2018) as sexual violence perpetrated using digital communication technologies. Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, K-12 schools are required to address incidents of sexual …
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Resident advisers' perceptions of their mandatory reporting status under Title IX: How they can help survivors
… reporter, RAs must report any known-to-them sexual misconduct. This requirement to report can be very complicated for RAs, as they often create close relationships with the residents they serve. The present study used a 60-item survey to assess 130 RAs’ perceptions of Title IX. The results …
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The Implications of Sexual Assault Awareness on Sexual Overperception Bias
… investigating men’s overperceptions of women’s sexual receptivity, namely that such overperceptions are less robust than previously considered. Various social movements (e.g., #MeToo) could be a modern-day contextual factor that has reduced men’s tendency toward overperception. In this study, …
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