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In 2011, I presented on students w/ criminal records & campus crime to a conference of university chiefs/LEOs. I made an offhand remark that if universities were actually serious about relationship & sexual violence, they'd ban frats. One said, "We would if we could," & every other chief agreed.

Nicole Bedera@nbedera.bsky.social

We’ve seen schools do this before. If this one-year party suspension doesn’t turn into a permanent ban, then it’s just a message to fraternities that they have true impunity. That even the worst, most violent behavior will result in a temporary slap on the wrist.

apnews.comCornell suspends fraternity parties for rest of academic year amid sexual assault controversyCornell University is suspending parties and other social events at fraternity houses for the rest of the academic year.

Robert Stewart

@robertstewart.io

That always stuck with me. Campus sexual violence is in large part a policy choice, and unless we take that seriously, it's hard to see how meaningful prevention can be possible.

13/10/26, 6:11 pm9 reposts71 likes

Robert Stewart

@robertstewart.io

(My original point was that criminal record screening questions based on self-report are not effective tools for preventing campus crime, and especially the crimes universities care about like campus sexual assault.)