ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of key issues regarding sexual assault. As the number of reported sexual assaults increases on campuses across the country, conversations about the due process rights of the survivor and the rights of the accused are front and center. Campus administrators are also tasked with enforcing their own set of safety and disciplinary measures. Although colleges and universities may define sexual assault under their sexual misconduct or sexual violence and prevention policies, the FBI's Uniform Crime Report establishes a national standard for defining rape. The Clery Act 7 is a federal law that requires campuses to maintain and share an annual public report containing statistics on seven categories of crime, including homicide, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Thinking about what counts as the campus community is important when thinking about sexual assault and safety.
