NPR Broadcasts First Of Four Reports On College Rape, Sexual Assault

"Morning Edition" on Wednesday aired the first segment in a four-part series examining sexual assault and rape on U.S. college campuses. The series, which was produced in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, focuses on the "failure" of colleges and the Department of Education "to prevent these assaults and then to resolve these cases." According to Department of Justice estimates, one of out of every five college women is sexually assaulted.

Wednesday's segment examined the effects of the Jeanne Clery Act, a crime disclosure law passed 20 years ago. According to DOJ figures, campuses have reported a 9% decrease in violent crime and a 30% decrease in property crime in the past 10 years under the Clery Act. However, DOE has fined schools that violate the act only six times, and most fines have been less than $350,000 (Shapiro, "Morning Edition," NPR, 2/24).


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