Sensitive Crimes Policy

Policy Overview

Members of the IWU community, guests, and visitors have the right to be free from sexual misconduct. Accordingly, all members of the campus community are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that does not infringe upon the rights of others. As part of the University’s zero-tolerance policy for sexual misconduct, when an allegation of misconduct is brought to an appropriate IWU official’s attention and a respondent is found to have violated this policy, severe sanctions will be used to reasonably ensure that such actions are never repeated. This policy has been developed to reaffirm these principles and to provide recourse for those individuals whose rights have been violated. This policy is intended to define community expectations and to establish a mechanism for determining when those expectations have been violated.

The University reserves the right to take whatever measures it deems necessary in response to an allegation of sexual misconduct in order to protect students’ rights and personal safety, including no-contact order, restraining order, criminal trespass notice, modifying academic situations, and modifying living situations if requested and reasonably available. Not all forms of sexual misconduct will be deemed to be equally serious offenses, and the University reserves the right to impose different sanctions, ranging from a verbal warning to expulsion, depending on the severity of the offense. The University will consider the concerns and rights of both the reporting person and the person accused of sexual misconduct.

Other related Offenses include but are not limited to:

1.   Sexual Harassment

2.   Non-Consensual Sexual Contact (or attempts to commit same)

3.   Non-Consensual Sexual Intercourse (or attempts to commit same)

4.   Sexual Exploitation

5.   Domestic Violence

6.   Dating Violence

7.   Stalking 

Reporting Procedures

Criminal Complaint

File a police report with Campus Police or a local law enforcement agency. You may contact Campus Police by dialing 765-677-4911 or speaking with them in person at the Campus Police Office located in Suite 148 of the Barnes Student Center. Please contact outside law enforcement agencies directly or Campus Police can assist you.

Confidential University Reporting

Students desiring confidentiality of an incident should:

• Fill out an online Incident Report Form
• Speak with free on-campus counselors
• Speak with the IWU Campus Victims Advocate Dr. Katti Sneed (765-677-3305 or katti.sneed@indwes.edu).
• Students can also expect confidentiality from the IWU Health Center.

Non-confidential University Reporting

Students are encouraged to speak to Campus Security Authorities or officials of the institution to make formal reports of incidents.  While, notice to any faculty or staff member is official notice to the institution, below is a list of the most common places students report incidents. Formal reporting means that only people who need to know will be told and information will be shared only as necessary with investigators, witnesses, and the accused individual.

• Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards
• Dean of Students
• Dean for Residential Learning
• Resident Directors
• Campus Police
• Or complete an Incident Report Form

Additional Resources (These resources offer confidentiality, provided the individual is not a minor)

• Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673
• IWU Center for Student Success Counseling (free): 765-677-2257
• IWU Graduate Counseling Center (free): 765-677-2571
• Life Center Counseling: 765-674-2208
• Marion General Hospital ER: 765-660-6680*
• IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital ER: 765-747-3241*
• Hands of Hope Shelter: 765-664-0701 / 800-434-8973
• Cornerstone Behavioral Health Center: 765-662-3971
• IWU Health Center (academic year only): 765-677-2206
• 911rape.org
• Office of the Dean of the Chapel: 765-677-1771
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-SAFE (7233)