On this page, you will find information about the problem of sexual assault at the University of Connecticut and other college and university campuses nationwide. There are three main categories – Sexual Assault, The Problem, and Your Resources. Each of them includes three different pages with varied sources of information. Here is what you will find on each of them:
Here you will find an article about three recent sexual assaults committed on UConn Storrs campus and students reactions. There are also links to judicial updates on the case of student Frank P. Cirillo, the only person arrested so far, and to a first person account written by the former editor-in-chief of the Daily Campus, victim herself during spring break.
Here you will find links to recent news and articles related to the incidents at UConn and similar incidents at other colleges around the nation, as well as links to updated search through Google News.
Here you will can answer some of our polls regarding sexual assault and see the votes results.
Here you will find information about sexual assault, including facts and figures, myths versus reality, what you can do to prevent it or after you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault.
The Problem – A Victim’s Story
Here you will be able to watch the preview of a documentary currently being produced by Safer Campus, in which a victim tells her story. You will also find a graph with sexual assault distribution among women of different races.
The Problem – Crime Map and Statistics
Here you will find a map of crimes committed on or near UConn Storrs campus in the year of 2008, a graph of crime statistics for the Storrs campus from 2003 to 2007, as well s links to crime reports released by the UConn police for each UConn campus for the years 2003 through 2007.
Here you will find information and links to resources and organizations that can help you at UConn.
Your Resources – in Connecticut an Online
Here you will find information and links to resources and organizations that can help you in the state of Connecticut and on the internet.
Here you will can answer some of our polls regarding universities policies and see the votes results.
Note: The photo on the header of this page was taken by Julia Arielle and was a courtesy of Deviantart.com.
