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CONTACT INFORMATION<\/h3>\n
\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

Counseling Services (Confidential Resource<\/em>)
\n(201) 684-7522<\/h4>\n

Monday \u2013 Friday<\/strong>
\n 8:30 a.m. \u2013 4:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When contacting Counseling Services please request a confidential<\/strong> counselor.<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

YWCA Northern New Jersey healingSPACE Sexual Violence Resource Center<\/h4>\n

(Confidential Resource<\/em>)<\/h4>\n

24\/7 HealingSPACE hotline:
\n(201) 487-2227<\/p>\n

Learn more about the healingSPACE satellite office on campus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Ramapo\"<\/div>\n

Public Safety (Non-Confidential Resource<\/em>)
\n(201) 684-6666<\/h4>\n

Public Safety is open 24 hours.<\/strong> Please call Public Safety to speak with an emergency counselor after regular business hours.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Support is always available for survivors of sexual assault and interpersonal violence.<\/h3>\n

If you or someone you know is a survivor it’s important to know there are many options for crisis response, support, medical treatment, advocacy, and reporting.<\/p>\n

Confidential resources allow you to explore your options without making a report to the College.\u00a0Confidential, survivor-centered help is always available:<\/p>\n

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  1. Please call Counseling Services at\u00a0201-684-7522<\/strong> during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday) to\u00a0request a confidential<\/strong> counselor. After business hours, please call Public Safety and request to speak with an emergency counselor.<\/li>\n
  2. Survivors of sexual assault\/rape may also call the YWCA Northern New Jersey\u00a0healingSPACE Sexual Violence Resource Center at (201) 487-2227<\/strong> to speak with a confidential advocate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, or visit the healingSPACE satellite office on campus<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Collecting and preserving evidence is important even if you choose not to report the incident(s) at this time. Learn more about\u00a0preservation of evidence here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    <\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Facts about Sexual Assault<\/div>
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    What is sexual assault?<\/strong>
    \nIn New Jersey, sexual assault <\/em>is the legal term to define what is most commonly referred to as rape. Sexual assault is defined as any act of penetration by a penis, hand, finger or other object (vaginal, oral or anal) performed or perpetrated by another without mutual consent or with the inability of one party to consent due to age, mental or physical incapacitation.<\/p>\n

    Sexual assault, as defined<\/a> by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), is \u201cany type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient.\u201d Sexual activities that fall under this definition include forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child molestation, incest, fondling, and attempted rape.<\/p>\n

    How\u00a0prevalent\u00a0is sexual assault on college campuses?<\/strong>
    \nA 2007     campus sexual assault study<\/a> by the U.S. Department of Justice found that around 1 in 5 women are targets of attempted or completed sexual assault while they are college students, compared to about 1 in 16 college men. The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network reports<\/a> that college-aged women are four times more likely than any other age group to face sexual assault.<\/p>\n

    Each year schools disclose the number of sexual assaults reported on campus in their annual security reports, and to the U.S. Department of Education. In 2013, the requirements for schools were updated as part of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. Colleges and universities will now also disclose the annual number of domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking incidents reported.<\/p>\n

    Who are the perpetrators of sexual assault?<\/strong>
    \nAccording to a     2000 report funded by the National Institute of Justice<\/a>, the vast majority of campus sexual assaults are committed by an acquaintance of the victim \u2014 in 90 percent of the reported cases, the victim knew her or his attacker.<\/p>\n

    How often is rape reported?<\/strong>
    \nLess than     5 percent<\/a> of rapes and attempted rapes of college students are reported to campus authorities or law enforcement.<\/p>\n

    What role does alcohol play in campus sexual assault?<\/strong>
    \nAlcohol is the most widely used date-rape drug;     89 percent<\/a> of assaults occur when the survivor is incapacitated due to alcohol. Sexual assault is never the fault of survivors, regardless of whether they were using drugs or alcohol (voluntarily or against their will). Use of alcohol or drugs by perpetrators is no excuse for their actions.<\/p>\n

    What role does federal law play?<\/strong>
    \n    Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972<\/a> prohibits the sexual harassment of college and university students. Sexual assault, an extreme form of sexual harassment, \u201cdenies or limits, on the basis of sex, a student\u2019s ability to participate in or receive benefits, services, or opportunities at the institution.\u201d When it affects the survivor\u2019s or other students\u2019 educational opportunities, sexual assault creates what the legal system identifies as a hostile environment. In April 2011, the DOE issued guidance on the responsibilities of colleges and universities under Title IX. The 2011 guidance <\/a>requires colleges and universities to:<\/p>\n