This presentation is from the National Center for Campus Public Safety’s webinar, Sexual Assault: Courageous Conversations and Bystander Intervention. The prevalence and growing concern regarding sexual assault in higher education cannot be denied. In this webinar, Thomas R. Tremblay, retired Burlington, VT police chief and nationally recognized subject matter expert, advocates for having "courageous community conversations." This webinar is a call to action, encouraging listeners to be leaders in sexual assault awareness and prevention by standing up, speaking out, and engaging in courageous conversations that will make a difference.

2. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Chief Tom Tremblay (Ret)
Tom Tremblay Consulting & Training
www.tomtremblayconsulting.com
2

3. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
3
Activism & Outrage

4. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Courageous Conversations: 1
• What is the University doing to eliminate sexual
harassment / sexual assault, prevent its recurrence,
and address its effects?
4

5. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
5

6. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Report on the AAU Climate Survey on Sexual
Assault and Sexual Misconduct, page ix
6

7. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Prevalence of Sexual Assault
• Historically most sexual violence is committed
by men directed at women…
• Equity & Inclusion: our response must be
culturally relevant and inclusive of diverse
communities, identities, underserved and/or
marginalized populations
• LGBTQ victimization – Need to better
understand their experiences and work in
partnership to address their concerns and safety
7

8. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Harvard President Faust’s Statement
September 21, 2015
“…The prevalence of sexual assault represents a
deeply troubling problem for Harvard, for colleges
and universities more broadly, and for our society
at large…
“…Sexual assault is intolerable, and we owe it to
one another to confront it openly, purposefully,
and effectively. This is our problem…”
h"p://www.harvard.edu/president/news/2015/
statement-on-results-sexual-conduct-survey
8

9. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
The head of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks did
remarkable something on Tuesday: He admitted his
school had not handled sexual assault cases well,
and apologized for it…
h"p://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/college-president-
apology-sexual-assault_5628fc90e4b0443bb562ddc0
9

10. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
I
Are We Working TOGETHER?
10

11. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
White House Task Force:
Model MOU
Building Partnerships among Law Enforcement
Agencies, Colleges and Universities:
Developing a Memorandum of Understanding to
Prevent and Respond Effectively to Sexual Assaults
at Colleges and Universities
www.whitehouse.gov/.../
white_house_task_force_law_enforcement_mou.pdf
11

12. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Best Practices for Investigations
• MDT – Community Coordinated
• Trauma informed training and policy
• Internal audits: data collection and analysis
• After action case reviews
• External Review / External Review Teams
• Recognize and support employees doing this
difficult work – institutional support and self
care
12

13. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Courageous Conversations: 2
What is the role of Alcohol in sexual assault
– are we looking at alcohol objectively?
Drinking is Not A Crime – Rape Is
13

14. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
h"p://feminisHng.com/2015/11/11/bloomingdales./
14

15. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Report AAU Survey: “Risk Factors”
Page ix
• “… the use of alcohol and drugs…”
• First year students:“…may experience
higher risk because they are not as familiar
with situations that may lead to sexual
assault…”
Lets change the lens: “Offenders often target
persons they believe are most vulnerable…”
15

16. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
“Alcohol as a weapon”
16

17. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Alcohol as weapon and a shield…
Alcohol can be used as a WEAPON
against victims to make them
vulnerable and to diminish their
credibility
Alcohol can be used as a SHIELD to
blame victim behavior and excuse
offender behavior
17

18. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Courageous Conversations: 3
Are we examining male dominated cultures
– are we looking at male dominated cultures
objectively?
18

19. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
If 95% of men do
not sexually assault
what role are they
playing in
awareness and
prevention?
We have to make
boys and men part
of the solution!
Winona State Univ. Student Led Awareness
19

20. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Normalizing
and
Promoting
Rape
is not part of
the solution!
20

21. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
“In Luring Rape Bait”
h?p://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/23636290/ga-tech-
frat-brother-sends-out-email-on-how-to-get-a-girl
21

22. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Courageous Conversations: 4
We need bystanders who can have
“courageous conversations to help
address the “thought process” and change
the message!
22

23. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Changing the
message…
• The Impact of
Language!
• Are we speaking
accurately about
sexual assault?
Winona State Univ. Student Led Awareness
23

24. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Changing the message…
Inaccurate:
“Alleged victim”
“Alleged sexual assault”
“The accuser”
24
Accurate:
“Victim / Complainant”
“Reported sexual assault”
The state is the “accuser”
in the criminal justice
system. The university is
the “accuser” for the code
of conduct violation

25. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Changing the
Message…
Most prevention
efforts have not
addressed
offender behavior
Winona State Univ. Student Led Awareness
25

26. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Changing the Message…
26

27. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Leaders Wanted
27

28. The National Center for Campus Public Safety
Chief Tom Tremblay (Ret)
Tom Tremblay Consulting & Training
www.tomtremblayconsulting.com
28

29. www.margolishealy.com
www.nccpsafety.org
info@nccpsafety.org
1.866.817.5817
www.bja.gov