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More or less serious assaults

There is nothing that considers a little bit less or "medium stage" [sexual assault] and that is concerning. Like, if it is really serious, maybe you have to go to court or deal with the police, there are more things to deal with.

Recommendations

  • Deliver accessible education about Canadian sexual assault laws, including how they work, and the ways they tend to fail survivors in practice.

  • Describe possible legal and institutional consequences for respondents found to have engaged in sexual violence. Provide indication of the range of consequences likely to follow a range of policy violations.

  • Clarify the relationship between university policy and the criminal justice system.