第九条


如果你经历过不当行为

了解你的权利

  • 你有权利 to make a report to campus public safety, local law enforcement, and/or state police.
  • 你有权利 to make a report to ACPHS and to be protected by the College from retaliation for reporting an incident.
  • 你有权利 从学院获得帮助、住宿和资源.

如果我是不当性行为/性暴力的受害者该怎么办?

  1. 去一个安全的地方. 校园 Public Safety and the Albany or Colchester Police Department can help you do this. Officers of those agencies are trained to respond to the needs of a victim of sexual assault, 暴力的关系, 和被人跟踪. They can also make you aware of support and advocacy services and advise you about reporting procedures and requirements.
  2. 就医. 为了您的安全和健康,建议立即就医. Further, being examined as soon as possible is important in the case of sexual assault. 医院将免费安排专门的体检. 我们鼓励您在使用S.A.N.E.,或性侵犯检查护士. Remember that this medical treatment may also provide the opportunity for the collection and documentation of evidence, 你是否应该决定通过法律体系追究事件和罪犯. Public Safety and the Albany or Colchester Police Department may assist you in this effort as well.
  3. 保留证据. We encourage you to take steps to preserve any and all evidence when a 家庭暴力, 约会暴力, 或者发生性侵犯事件, as this evidence may be necessary to prove that the offense took place and/or to obtain a protective order. 要注意攻击的地点, 你的衣服, 你的人可能会被认为是“犯罪现场”,因此, 证据的来源. The location of the incident should be safe guarded and the victim should avoid washing, 冲洗, 在体检/法律检查前上厕所或换衣服.
  4. 报告事件. ACPHS鼓励,但是 不需要, 受害者, 幸存者, 信访人提出的, 申请人, 还有性侵受害者身份的证人, 暴力的关系, 或跟踪(报告个人)报告事件.

决定做个报告

ACPHS鼓励,但是 不需要, 受害者, 幸存者, 信访人提出的, 申请人, 还有性侵受害者身份的证人, 暴力的关系, 或跟踪(报告个人)报告事件. 可以随时进行报告, 不管事件过去多久了. Anyone with knowledge about an incident is strongly encouraged to make a report as soon as possible as a delay in reporting may impact the College's ability to respond promptly and effectively or to take disciplinary action against an individual. 

所有ACPHS员工, 包括住校助理, are considered mandatory reporters and must contact the 第九条协调员 upon notification of an incident, regardless of whether the reporting individual wants them to keep it 保密.  记者必须报道性行为不端事件的所有细节, 包括受害者和行凶者的身份, 事件发生的日期和地点, and details regarding the incident if known for purposes of initiation of an investigation and appropriate action. 虽然强制记者不能提供保密, 他们可以确保隐私, 只向第九条协调员报告信息.

报告事件 :

  • 使受害人有义务对对方采取任何行动;
  • Subject the victim to inappropriate scrutiny or judgment by the person receiving the report; or
  • 以任何方式暗示受害者对犯罪或侵犯行为有过错, 或者应该以不同的方式行事以避免犯罪或违法行为.

报告事件 :

  • Ensure that the victim has knowledge of and access to supportive measures including professional, 保密 counseling from a counselor specifically trained in the areas of sexual assault, 暴力的关系, 或跟踪.
  • 提供收集对起诉至关重要的证据的机会, 以后不能得到的;
  • 确保受害者有专业的知识和途径, 保密 counseling from a counselor specifically trained in the areas of sexual assault, 暴力的关系, 或跟踪.

报告性或基于性别的不当行为事件的选项

ACPHS承认作出报告的决定, 无论是给学院还是给当地执法部门, 会是一个困难的决定吗. 学院鼓励举报性侵犯, 基于性别的骚扰, 家庭暴力, 约会暴力, 和被人跟踪. As a reminder, the 第九条协调员 is here to support all students and employees.

向机密资源报告

作为报告个人, if you are unsure whether or not to make a formal report to the College or to law enforcement, ACPHS鼓励您寻求保密资源的支持. Reporting individuals can utilize 保密 resources to find support emotionally, 精神上, 在不进行机构调查或刑事调查的情况下. They can assist in exploring options to help meet your safety and emotional needs, 就医, 并在ACPHS进行正式投诉和/或在校外采取法律行动. Please visit the Resources pages (see sidebar) for contact information for on and off-campus 保密 resources.

下面列出的资源被指定为 保密 and can share options and advice without any obligation to tell anyone unless you want them to unless there is imminent danger to self or others, 或法律另有规定(如.g., mandatory reporting for sexual violence against minors, subpoena to report in court, etc.).

ACPHS咨询和健康办公室
戈佐学生中心,209室
电话:518-694-7107(上午8时30分至下午4时30分)
电子邮件: CounselingServices@gharsocho.com

向公共安全部门报告

Reporting individuals may make an anonymous report (providing only details of the incident but no identifying information), 或向UHA公共安全(奥尔巴尼)或海航公共安全(佛蒙特州)提交正式报告. 这可能会触发ACPHS的司法程序, 这可能导致违法者被驱逐出校园. It also assists ACPHS in complying with Federal requirements for reporting offenses occurring on campus. Public Safety will assist you in connecting with resources and provide reporting options, 你应该选择做一个正式的报告吗.

注意: As mandated reporters, Public Safety will report any and all information to the 第九条协调员.
澳门大学公共安全
电话:518-244-3177

向当地执法部门报告

向当地执法部门报告 ...

  1. 仅用于文件和/或信息的目的
  2. 为了部分调查的目的,以确定罪犯
  3. 通过刑事司法系统来追查这个案子, 在那里你将得到地方检察官办公室的协助, 当地或州警察局, 以及你选择的支持和倡导服务

奥尔巴尼警察局
亨利约翰逊大道165号.,奥尔巴尼
电话:518-438-4000 

纽约州警察性侵犯受害者小组
电话:1-844-845-7269

向第九条协调员报告

第九条协调员是指那些, 根据法律(第九条), have remedial authority to address sexual misconduct complaints on behalf of the College. The 第九条协调员 will review options and resources with the reporting individual, explain their options for making formal complaints either with the College or with local law enforcement, 以及报告个人的其他权利.

你有权利 to emergency access to the 第九条协调员 or a Compliance Officer, who will be available upon the first instance of disclosure by a reporting individual to provide immediate information and assistance regarding:

  • 继续的选项,包括其他报告选项
  • 在适用情况下, the importance of preserving evidence and obtaining a sexual assault forensic examination as soon as possible;
  • 以及刑事司法程序, including that it utilizes different standards of proof and evidence and that any questions about whether a specific incident violated the penal law should be addressed to law enforcement or to the district attorney. The Compliance Officer will also explain whether he or she is authorized to offer you 保密ity or privacy, 并将通知您其他报告选项.

ACPHS will offer reasonable and available interim measures to all reporting individuals in order to help ensure safety, 防止报复, 避免持续的敌对环境. These measures may take place regardless if the reporting individual 不 request or want them, 确保任何个人或更广泛的校园社区的安全.这些临时措施可包括:

无联系令:当双方都是学生时, ACPHS可以发布相互接触限制, 或者“无联系命令”,”,即: 

Both parties should refrain from contacting and communicating with each other in person, 电子信息, 包括社交媒体, 或者通过第三方.  

当事人在公共场所互相观察的, 无论是校内还是校外, it is their mutual responsibility to refrain from engaging with the other party or directly contacting the other party.

 

向机密资源匿名举报

奥尔巴尼资源  国家资源 
纽约州家庭暴力和性暴力热线 
1-800-942-6906
全国家庭暴力热线 
1-800-799-7233
Equinox热线
518-432-7865
国家性侵犯热线
1-800-656-4673
团结之家热线
518-272-2370
安全地平线热线
1-800-621-4673(家庭暴力)
1-866-689-4357(其他罪行受害人)
1-212-227-3000(强奸 & 性侵犯受害者)