Process and Impact of Reporting Sexual Assaults in a University Setting

Public project summary

One in 5 women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted in college but over 90% of college sexual assault victims do not report the assault (National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 2018). Despite protocols put in place by universities to make reporting sexual assaults more efficient and effective, a lack of reporting is occurring. This will be researched using action research, a needs based assessment, and evaluation research to collect data. Interviews with employees of University X will be conducted and the data retrieved will be analyzed using coding and descriptive statistics. Additionally, databases will be used to retrieve more information about the reporting procedures at this university.