Eh, lots of them are. It just doesn't make good press. Check out University of Iowa. They're a great role model of a campus trying to do better.

Oh, burn.

Well, it's not a court of law. Just like your HR proceedings don't involve legal professionals. There is training and consultation with campus legal. It's not a vacuum.

Yes, that's similar to American family court and civil court standards. Nice analysis.

Of course, it's not a proper court system. Nor does one simply toss out on alleged behaviors. The days of Dean Wormer have long passed — campus judicial systems are based on solid higher education law.

What?

Yes, but no. Campus judicial systems only need a preponderance of evidence (50% plus a feather) versus the "beyond a reasonable doubt" criminal standard.

They're students at the University and therefore subject to the code of conduct regardless of residence.

Not at all how it works. You're throwing around a lot of things you're not well informed on.

In judicial boards anything that breaks the code is dealt with from a preponderance of evidence rather than a beyond a reasonable doubt standard. It's actually not that difficult to build a complex case.

Doesn't everything in a modern capitalist society act like a business?

The overwhelming number of institutions in the US are not-for profit.

Drugs.

Sure. But it's not going to.

The reason these cases are popping up are BECAUSE the systems are changing. So schools that are not compliant are being called out. It's going to show some statistical aberration because of this.

Eh, it's technically been in effect since 1972. Just more tightened.

This is about three years old with a more final iteration coming out around November 2014. They are pushing in the direction that I keep writing about.

As per federal mandate the student has the option—it's not even something an individual college can decide. If you would like further debate I highly suggest taking it up with Joe and Jill Biden.

You do know that the DA doesn't always press charges against cases that can be heard in student conduct due to different burdens of proof. Our legal system mandates 'beyond a resonable doubt' where as civil and student conduct is only preponderance.

The way you worded this suggests that a student who was raped should not have the option of criminal court. I assume you met the opposite. And while this would be great the idea is not retraumatize the victim if they don't want to make the criminal report by forcing them. They still, you know, retain control over…