Showing posts with label alcohol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label alcohol. Show all posts

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Issadore quoted on alcohol and consent in Clarion Ledger


Issadore said “alcohol is often used as a scapegoat for victim-blaming attitudes” when it comes to sexual assault.
http://ow.ly/Sse2302HYvj

Friday, June 17, 2016

Inside Higher Ed quotes Sokolow on college defense strategies

“While it is certainly victim blaming to assert that a victim’s own alcohol use and partying contributed to a sexual assault, and administrators should never take such a position, it would simply be actionable malpractice for a lawyer not to assert contributory or comparative negligence as a defense,” said Brett Sokolow, president and CEO of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management. “It may be distasteful to assert such a defense, but college administrators, even if aware, would typically have little to no say in how the case is defended.” 


Friday, May 27, 2016

Chicago Maroon references Sokolow quote


Brett Sokolow's quote referenced: “Sexual assaults will always cluster at the intersection of privilege & alcohol.”