The University has an expectation that employees and students will share information they receive about campus crime and off-campus crime that may potentially impact on the campus environment.\u00a0 This form is intended to convey information needed to track the University\u2019s response to incidents (on and off-campus) being reported, as well as to assess the danger the incident represents to the community at large.<\/p>\n
Annual statistical information will be based on this report, as will the need to make timely warnings to the community, for the protection of those who may be at risk.\u00a0 Employees (except those serving in the roles to receive confidential information) are required to complete this form in full, while students may generally withhold certain information (i.e. name of the victim), depending upon their role and the circumstances of the incident.<\/p>\n
Students, faculty and staff\u00a0who are complainants of sexual assault. stalking, domestic or dating violence\u00a0are strongly encouraged to report the incident(s) to law enforcement\u00a0in the jurisdiction in which the incident(s) occurred.<\/p>\n
To report an assault or other crime\u00a0to the SAU Police Department (non-emergency), please call 870-235-4100.<\/p>\n
Non-emergency contact information for other local police agencies include:<\/p>\n
In an emergency, please dial 9-1-1.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Reporting an assault to the University Police or other law enforcement or campus security authorities does not require filing criminal charges, but it does allow all support systems to be put in place for the complainant. Filing a police report will provide the opportunity for collection of evidence, which is helpful in prosecution and will allow the\u00a0complainant to be connected with the appropriate support and medical resources.<\/p>\n Reporting is best done as soon as possible after the assault, but it may be done at any time. Students, faculty and staff\u00a0who choose to notify the police should be aware of the importance of the immediacy of reporting the incident and the importance of preserving physical evidence at the\u00a0incident scene as well as on the person harmed. If possible, a victim of sexual assault should not wash, douche, use the toilet, or change clothing prior to a medical\/legal examination. The gathering of physical evidence can provide important evidence and support of criminal charges leading to a successful prosecution.<\/p>\n Complainants who are reporting an immediate assault should be accompanied to a health care facility of their choice to allow for collection of evidence and treatment, preferably within 96 hours of the incident. If a sexual assault victim chooses to report the incident days, weeks, or even months after the assault, important support systems are still available and can be arranged; however, criminal investigations become much more difficult.<\/p>\n Sexual assaults for which individuals seek medical treatment must be reported to the appropriate police agency by health care officials. However, as noted above, individuals are not required to file a police report.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n If you have concerns about any of the processes listed above or do not know where to go or with whom to speak, you may contact the Title IX Coordinator at ldgreathouse@saumag.edu<\/a>.\u00a0 You may also contact any of the Deputy Title IX coordinators<\/a>.<\/p>\n Complaints and grievances: Should an individual believe that they are the recipient of sexual harassment, assault, violence, or stalking and seeks assistance or grievance proceedings they may\/will:<\/p>\n *should the complainant choose to not participate, action may still be taken in order to protect the campus community, subject to balancing test as outlined by USDOE.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Student Conduct investigates complaints against SAU students and student groups.\u00a0Contact The Office of Student Life \u00a0to arrange a meeting with one of\u00a0the hearing officers to discuss the complaint, Reynolds 101, 870-235-4041 or CareyBaker@saumag.edu<\/a>. You are encouraged to write up a description of the incident. Remember, the more details you can provide the better.<\/p>\n Complaints against SAU faculty or staff members are investigated by Human Resources, Overstreet 115, 870-235-4008, or RogerGiles@saumag.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University has an expectation that employees and students will share information they receive about campus crime and off-campus crime that may potentially impact on the campus environment.\u00a0 This form is intended to convey information needed to track the University\u2019s response to incidents (on and off-campus) being reported, as well as to assess the danger… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":564,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/title-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/title-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/title-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/title-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/564"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/title-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/title-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/title-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/title-ix\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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