Sexual Assault and Institutional Barriers

Steubenville, Wesleyan, North Carolina University, and Notre Dame are institutions that approached sexual assault cases incorrectly or didn't approach them at all even though they were well-aware of the sexual assaults on their campuses that have taken place. Across America, there is outrage towards the self-interest these schools have leaned on in order to avoid the publicity and confrontation of sexual assault cases. Admirable schools take the moral high-ground and report the cases, investigate, then utilize consequences against the perpetrators to reinforce safety on their campuses. However, there are many institutions, such as Notre Dame, that act as institutional barriers themselves, preventing the invesitgation and publicity of rape.