victims/survivors in a 6-month reporting period.137 The majority of those victims/survivors were white (59–66 percent), female (93–95 percent), and between the ages of
18
and24
(65–71 percent).137
spouse or intimate partner (60 percent), and victims/survivors of stalking were most frequently victimized by a current or former spouse or intimate partner (31 percent).
Table 16. Relationship to offender of victims/survivors served by Campus Program grantees
Relationship to offender Sexual assault
Dating/Domestic
violence Stalking
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Current or former spouse or
intimate partner 149 9 1,286 60 163 31
Other family or household
member 176 11 166 8 20 4 Acquaintance 918 56 172 8 161 30 Dating partner 245 15 512 24 145 27 Stranger 151 9 2 <1 44 8
NOTES: Because victims/survivors may have been victimized by more than one offender, the number of relationships reported may be higher than the total number of victims/survivors served. Not all reported relationships are represented in the table. Percentages are based on known relationships only.
Table 17. Demographic characteristics of victims/survivors served by Campus Program grantees Characteristic July–Dec 2009 Jan–June 2010 July–Dec 2010 Jan–June 2011 Percentage Range Race/ethnicity American Indian 17 50 42 36 3–6 Asian 51 53 52 66 5–9 Black or African- American 87 166 199 162 15–19 Hispanic or Latino 39 95 122 134 7–12 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0 19 3 9 0–2 White 381 534 620 671 59–66 Unknown 245 175 167 252 NA Gender Female 759 1,027 1,106 1,242 93–95 Male 54 53 81 69 5–7 Unknown 3 1 8 14 NA Age 13–17 15 9 14 12 1–2 18–24 528 655 708 862 65–71 25–59 221 336 328 322 27–33 60+ 5 15 20 11 1–2 Unknown 47 66 125 118 NA Other
People with disabilities 38 50 30 26 2–5 People with limited
English proficiency 18 37 17 15 1–3 People who are
immigrants, refugees,
or asylum seekers 14 18 22 16 1–2 People who live in rural
areas 35 137 122 146 4–13
NA = not applicable
NOTES: Data include victims/survivors who were fully or partially served. Because some victims/survivors
identify with more than one race/ethnicity, data may exceed the total number of victims/survivors served.
Percentages are based only on victims/survivors for whom the information was known.
Types of Victim Services
Campus Program grantees provide direct services to students who are
victims/survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on college campuses. A coordinated network of support services, often in
partnership with the community, provides medical, legal, advocacy, and counseling services to victims/survivors on college campuses.
Grantees reported providing the following categories of services138 with the most frequency:
Victim advocacy:
2,711
Crisis intervention:2,264
Support group and counseling services:
1,736
Academic/education advocacy:773
Legal advocacy/court accompaniment:
748
Victims/survivors requested protection orders with the assistance of Campus Program- funded staff. Of those protection orders:
309
temporary protection orders were requested and288
were granted (93 percent).
255
final protection orders were requested and241
were granted (95 percent).G
RANTEEP
ERSPECTIVEWe have noticed that the cases coming in are more complicated and require more counseling and advocacy time. While the actual numbers of clients has not risen dramatically, the clients have needed more case management which has required an increase in the amount of time we spend with the clients. These case management needs include providing them more extended counseling, and meeting with them more often to prepare for court and student conduct hearings, and assisting them with greater needs in navigating the university system.
—Virginia Polytechnic Institute
138
Victims/survivors were reported once for each category of service received in each reporting period. However, victims/survivors may have received multiple services in the same reporting period and the same service(s) in multiple reporting periods. Only the most frequently reported categories are presented.
G
RANTEEP
ERSPECTIVEThese funds have allowed our university to strengthen direct services provision to survivors. We are now able to offer a continuum of care through campus and community resources on an on-going basis from the time of initial reporting. The weekly Incident Team meetings and the addition of the victims service coordinator has increased the ease of communication between departments and has increased services provision to victims. Victims who may have formerly only been known to one department, i.e. campus police or residence life, are now brought to the attention of a multidisciplinary team, thus allowing for the quick provision of a full array of services including counseling offered by the Victims Services staff counselor. In addition, many survivors have reported directly to, and receive services through, the Office of Victims Assistance. Clients'
satisfaction with the services provided by the Office of Victims Assistance was assessed using an anonymous online survey. The results of these surveys were overwhelmingly positive. All respondents noted that they felt that the victim services coordinator and the victim assistance staff counselor showed a true interest in clients’ problems and concerns and that they would recommend the office to other students. Many also felt that the office had a positive impact on their remaining at Winthrop University.
—Winthrop University, South Carolina
Victims/survivors
139Reporting Crimes
The Campus Program seeks to strengthen security and investigative strategies to prevent and prosecute violent crimes against women on campuses. Campus Program grantees reported that among victims/survivors who sought services provided with Campus Program funds:
473
victims/survivors reported crimes occurring on campus—of those,416
reported to campus police/security and57
reported to community law enforcement.
829
victims/survivors reported a crime occurring off campus—of those,650
reported to community law enforcement and179
reported to campus police/security.139
The numbers of victims survivors presented here are not unduplicated—the same victims/survivors may have reported crimes to both campus police/security and community law enforcement and may have reported more than one crime, on and/or off campus, during the two years covered by this report.