RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PAMPHLET
Prepared by the Committee on Sexual Violence
Foreword
Bates College denounces the use of violence within our community directed
against any individual or group. We, the college community, regard sexual
assault as a violent crime, a particularly heinous form of sexual harassment,
whether committed by a stranger or an acquaintance on or off campus. We
condemn the commission of sexual assaults and believe persons charged with
such offenses should be dealt with promptly and fairly through the courts
and our own judicial systems. Moreover, we rededicate ourselves to
eradicating hostile settings in which our ability to work, study, live and learn
together is inhibited. Finally, we pledge assistance through the various
departments of the College in aiding survivors of assault to determine how
best they may regain control over their own circumstances.
Definitions
In addition to recognition of the definitions and general provisions of the
Criminal Code of the State of Maine, under which criminal sanction may be
pursued, the College community is provided with the following definitions of
some particular forms of unacceptable social behavior and interference with
the rights of others, which, if committed by a member of the college
community, shall be subject to disciplinary action. Definitions of consent and
force are also included.
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