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OCR reports dramatic increase in sexual assault reports since 2005
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
campus security report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-6247
pISSN - 1551-2800
DOI - 10.1002/casr.30176
Subject(s) - staffing , complaint , fiscal year , civil rights , sexual assault , business , political science , medicine , law , medical emergency , poison control , injury prevention
Complaints to the Office for Civil Rights have doubled since 2005, according to OCR's annual fiscal report for fiscal year 2015. However, staffing levels at OCR have decreased, with the office hitting an all‐time low last year despite the increased volume of complaints and consequent investigations. During the time that OCR complaints have doubled (2005 to 2015), staffing for OCR has decreased 15 percent. As a result, the average time that it takes OCR to complete an investigation after a complaint is filed has increased to four years; by comparison, before 2009 the average time for a completed review was a little over one year. In response to this understaffing, 22 senators encouraged lawmakers to provide additional funding for OCR.