One in every five women will be sexually assaulted while in college, but less than 5 percent will report the assault to law enforcement, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Several national efforts are in the works to address the issue: a White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault delivers its recommendations this week, the U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into claims that UC Berkeley mishandled reports of campus sexual assaults and congresswoman Jackie Speier plans to introduce legislation to strengthen sexual assault laws.
- More: State to Audit Sexual Assault Policies at UC Berkeley (Forum archives)
- More: Speier Demands Accountability for Campus Sexual Assaults (KQED News)
- More: The White House Overreaches on Campus Rape – article mentioned by Michael during the show
- More: Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network – organization mentioned during show