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...CASV members who attended the private meeting said the committee’s formation is not a sufficient remedy to a policy they claim creates a hostile campus environment for victims of sexual violence by effectively decreasing the number of sexual assault cases the Ad Board will hear...
...specially-trained board—although sharing the current Ad Board’s prerogatives regarding punishment—would require special procedural safeguards reflecting the delicate nature of the cases it examined, including confidentiality throughout the proceedings and separate advocates for each party to avoid conflicts of interest. In designing the new board, experts from rape resource centers and other groups familiar with the complexities of rape cases must be consulted and their advice heeded. A new board should also protect students’ legitimate expectations of a fair process, one of the greatest flaws of the current Ad...
Trials in criminal courts are conducted openly and according to predetermined guidelines, unlike the murky deliberations of the Ad Board. State prosecutors have a far greater power to requisition both physical evidence and personal testimony than any private institution. Most importantly, judges have the ability to put rapists in jail, a clear and strong punishment that not only deters future rapists but also helps foil repeat offenders...
...would be ludicrous for the Ad Board to try a suspected murderer, and we applaud the administration for realizing that it is also ridiculous for a Harvard board to try a suspected rapist...
...better or worse—becomes as simple as a vote, a raising of hands, a counting of yeas and nays. Such was the case May 7 when the faculty voted to amend the Administrative Board policy on peer-to-peer disputes. Under the new policy the Ad Board will no longer adjudicate claims of misconduct brought by one student against another unless there is independent corroborating evidence to support the claim. As a result, the board will drastically limit the number of so-called “he-said-she-said” rape and sexual assault cases that...