May 2017 – CU-CitizenAccess.org

University responds to CU-CitizenAccess, The Daily Illini investigation of sex crime reporting

Post author:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Post published:May 5, 2017
Post category:Justice

The University of Illinois submitted the following op-ed in response to stories by CU-CitizenAccess and The Daily Illini about sexual assault on campus. CU-CitizenAccess is confident in the reporting on the issue. We will address the points made by the university in its letter in subsequent stories. The op-ed, from University police chief Jeff Christensen and Title IX Director Danielle Morrison, is published in full:

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Post author:Jessica Bursztynsky / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 5, 2017
Post category:Public Health

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Read more about the article University officials delay in forwarding sex-related crimes to police

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An emergency phone on campus on April 6.

University officials delay in forwarding sex-related crimes to police

Post author:Megan Jones / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 4, 2017
Post category:Justice

University officials neglected to forward student reports of sex offenses to university police for months, despite the requirement that all sex crimes be reported immediately, according to a CU-CitizenAccess and The Daily Illini analysis and interviews with the police department.

Read more about the article Clery Act numbers lag behind reported sex crimes on campus

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The Take Back the Night march heads west on Green Street in Urbana on April 6.

Clery Act numbers lag behind reported sex crimes on campus

Post author:Megan Jones / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 4, 2017
Post category:Justice

Officials have long said that sex offenses are underreported to authorities on campus, just as they are nationwide. But it has not been apparent that University officials are unable to track the number of sex-related crimes reported to them.

Read more about the article Mass emails few, far between reported sex crimes

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An emergency phone at First and Kirby in Champaign on April 6.

Mass emails few, far between reported sex crimes

Post author:Megan Jones / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:May 4, 2017
Post category:Justice

For three years, the University of Illinois campus police failed to send out mass email alerts on sex-related crimes, despite requirements to do so by the U.S. Department of Education, according to a CU-CitizenAccess and The Daily Illini analysis of police records.