Sexual Assault Prevention

Are Judges Biased Against Sexual Assault Victims? More and More Rulings Supports This Attitude…and

Again and again and again I see signs of judicial ignorance and bias adversely affecting the outcome of sexual assault cases resulting in...

Ignorance + Arrogance = Reputation Downfall for Universities Addressing Sexual Aggression

News stories identifying and exposing universities’ poor response to students’ disclosures of sexual harassment victimization gets major...

Why Expanding the Tracy Rule is Crucial for Real Change

The Tracy Rule outlines specific procedures universities should follow for evaluating prospective athletes backgrounds and disqualifiers for

Time for the Clery Act to Upgrade

Headlines identifying recent reports by Universities and Colleges showing significant differences between the numbers of assaults...

Sequence of Sexual Assault 'Nice Guys' do Rape -Part 3

"Due to the nature of his personality, this man is rarely seen as a predator." In 'Nice Guys' do Rape Part 2, Steve Thompson took us...

Date and Acquaintance Sexual Assault: 'Nice Guys' Do Rape -Part 1

In 1983, I began the serious study of date and acquaintance sexual assault. My focus was to determine if a pattern existed for familiar...

Sexual Assault: A Voice for Victims Part 2

Twenty years ago, Central Michigan University Professor Steve Thompson decided that the sexual assault support programs that were...

Sexual Harassment and Assault: What are the rules?

When it comes to sexual harassment, and sexual assault; "no one knows the rules anymore". So the question I'm asking myself is:...

Sexual Harassment Is Not An Accident

'He has status and position while the victim he targets has little or none.' As we see the stories of sexual harassment unfolding in the...

Sexual Assault Comes to Light: #MeToo Movement

Sexual assault takes place far more often than we would like to think, fueled by the most recent revelations by the New York Times when...

Debunking the Myth of Sexual Assault Responsibility; It’s Not What She Wore

Did you know...Most sexual assaults are not reported Often when survivors of sexual assault do reach out for help they are met with doubt...