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Education

Oct. 29, 2014

Sexual misconduct and due process

The current federal investigations of over 80 colleges and universities for their handling of student sexual misconduct allegations have shone a spotlight on the issue. By Hailyn J. Chen and Emily R.D. Murphy


By Hailyn J. Chen and Emily R.D. Murphy


The current federal investigations of over 80 colleges and universities for their handling of student sexual misconduct allegations - and the criticisms that triggered them - have shone a spotlight on universities' alleged failures to adequately protect the complainants or punish the perpetrators of sexual misconduct. Recent criticism, however, has focused instead on the lack of due process afforded to the accused. The...

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