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Toolkits for Addressing Interpersonal Violence on College Campuses
West Virginia’s college campuses requested standardized resources to assist them in addressing interpersonal violence through prevention programs and training efforts. Through the efforts of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Council Against Sexual Violence and a Grant to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program (Grant # 2012-WE-AX-0005 through the Office on Violence Against Women), these resources were created. This project provides three editions of the West Virginia Prevention and Interpersonal Violence Intervention Training (PIVIT) Toolkit.
The target groups for the three editions are:
- Campus law enforcement and security officers;
- Campus personnel involved in interpersonal violence prevention efforts; and
- Campus judicial boards
Users of the toolkits are encouraged to review and utilize all sections in order to provide a more effective and comprehensive response to student victims of sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence and/or stalking (collectively referred to as interpersonal violence).
WV Prevention and Interpersonal Violence Intervention Training (PIVIT) Toolkit:
Law Enforcement and Security Edition
The West Virginia Prevention and Interpersonal Violence Intervention Training (PIVIT) Toolkit: Law Enforcement and Security Edition was developed to enhance and standardize information for campus law enforcement and security officers regarding interpersonal violence. It provides a repository of basic information on this type of violence and discusses law enforcement and security roles regarding initial interventions, reporting, investigation, and maintaining campus safety. The toolkit offers resources to facilitate training programs for campus law enforcement and security officers on interpersonal violence.
Reviewing the toolkit and utilizing the training materials can assist you in:
- Understanding the nature and dynamics of interpersonal violence, victimization, victim trauma and victim behavior, as well as perpetration;
- Increasing knowledge about criminal laws related to interpersonal violence, relevant college policies and federal civil laws;
- Building comfort and competency in discussing these issues in general and with victims of these crimes (victims’ options for protection and assistance, related resources, students’ roles in increasing campus safety, etc.); and
- Increasing knowledge of how to respond to reports of interpersonal violence as per the scope of your duties and intervene in a coordinated manner with other campus and community responders.
The toolkit can also be a reference source for law enforcement and campus security in addressing issues and challenges regarding interpersonal violence among college students.
The toolkit is organized into several sections as summarized below. See the toolkit’s Table of Contents for specific topics covered in each section.
Downloads: Law Enforcement & Security Edition
Toolkit materials can be accessed several ways. You can download the toolkit in its entirety below.
You can download each Section, A through E, of the toolkit separately. Clicking on a Section Title in the table below will open an Adobe PDF of the selected module. Many sections are also available as Microsoft Word (.doc) files.
| Section | Section Title & Description | Alternate Format |
|---|---|---|
| A. | Are You Ready to Respond? This section offers a self-assessment tool to help individual officers (1) assess their readiness for responding to interpersonal violence on campus, (2) identify their strengths and areas for improvement, (3) identify training needs, and (4) identify sections of the toolkit to help build upon identified strengths and address informational needs. This survey takes just a few minutes to complete. |
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| B. | What You Need to Know This section provides an introduction to the key issues for campus law enforcement and security officers. Included is general information on (1) the types of interpersonal violence, (2) how to respond when someone has been victimized, (3) reporting and criminal investigation, and (4) how to promote prevention of interpersonal violence on your campus. |
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| C. | Getting Started This section delves into how interpersonal violence impacts college students and information that college law enforcement and security need to know when interpersonal violence is reported. It also reviews resources available to students. |
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| D. | Resources This section offers extensive interpersonal violence training materials (PowerPoints, suggested agendas, facilitator’s guides) as well as a compilation of supplemental resources which were reviewed and selected for training campus law enforcement and security officers and conducting prevention activities. Supplemental Materials: Dating & Domestic Violence Training This download is a large (7 MB) compressed file (.zip) Stalking Training Resources This download is a large (2.5 MB) compressed file (.zip) Sexual Violence Training This download is a large (82 MB) compressed file (.zip) Sexual Violence Investigation Training This download is a large (9 MB) compressed file (.zip) Sample Participant Training Evaluation Form This download is a MS Word file (.doc) |
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| E. | Sample Policies and Procedures This section offers sample policies and procedures that can impact interpersonal violence interventions with students. You are encouraged to review these carefully and make adaptations as appropriate to your department’s mission and services as well as the needs on your campus. |
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WV Prevention and Interpersonal Violence Intervention Training (PIVIT) Toolkit:
Prevention Edition
The West Virginia Prevention and Interpersonal Violence Intervention Training (PIVIT) Toolkit: Prevention Edition was developed to enhance and standardize information for college personnel involved in interpersonal violence prevention efforts regarding this type of violence and their role promoting prevention as well as responding to disclosures of violence. It also offers tools to facilitate training programs for campus personnel on this topic. (Note that in this toolkit, colleges and universities are referred to as colleges.)
Reviewing the toolkit and utilizing the training materials can assist you in:
- Understanding the nature and dynamics of interpersonal violence, victimization, victim trauma and victim behavior, as well as perpetration;
- Increasing knowledge about criminal laws related to interpersonal violence, relevant college policies and federal civil laws;
- Building comfort and competency in discussing these issues in general and with victims of these crimes;
- Increasing knowledge of how to respond to reports of interpersonal violence within the scope of your duties and intervene in a coordinated manner with other campus and community responders; and
- Promoting prevention of interpersonal violence on your campus and evaluating the effectiveness of your efforts.
The toolkit can also be a reference source in addressing issues and challenges regarding interpersonal violence among college students.
Downloads: Prevention Edition
Toolkit materials can be accessed several ways. You can download the toolkit in its entirety below.
You can download each Section, A through G, of the toolkit separately. Clicking on a Section Title in the table below will open an Adobe PDF of the selected module. Many sections are also available as Microsoft Word (.doc) files.
| Section | Section Title & Description | Alternate Format |
|---|---|---|
| A. | Are You Ready to Respond? This section offers a self-assessment tool to help prevention educators (1) assess their readiness for promoting prevention and responding to interpersonal violence on campus, (2) identify their strengths and areas for improvement, (3) identify training needs, and (4) identify sections of the toolkit to help build upon identified strengths and address informational needs. This survey takes just a few minutes to complete. |
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| B. | What You Need to Know This section includes general and college specific information on the different types of interpersonal violence as well as provides a brief overview of gender bias, victim blaming and perpetrators. |
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| C. | Responding to Disclosures This section discusses what you need to know to respond effectively when someone has been victimized, criminal investigation and school-based judicial processes, and resources available to students. |
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| D. | Getting Started Promoting Prevention This section offers basic information on the concept of primary prevention and its relevance to the elimination of interpersonal violence on college campuses. It challenges you to look beyond the “one-time presentation” and suggests ways to implement a comprehensive campus approach. |
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| E. | Evaluation This section provides basic information to help facilitate evaluation planning and implementation for your prevention program. |
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| F. | Training and Education Resources This section offers interpersonal violence prevention training materials (PowerPoints, suggested agendas, facilitator’s guides) as well as a compilation of supplemental resources for training college personnel who will be conducting prevention activities. Supplemental Materials: Awareness Items This download is a large (24 MB) compressed file (.zip) Bystander Intervention This download is a large (3 MB) compressed file (.zip) Dating & Domestic Violence Training This download is a large (7 MB) compressed file (.zip) Stalking Training Resources This download is a large (2.5 MB) compressed file (.zip) Sexual Violence Training This download is a large (82 MB) compressed file (.zip) Sample Participant Training Evaluation Form This download is a MS Word file (.doc) |
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| G. | Sample Policies and Procedures This section offers sample policies and procedures that can impact interpersonal violence prevention efforts with students. You are encouraged to review these carefully and make adaptations as appropriate to your department’s mission and services as well as the needs on your campus. |
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WV Prevention and Interpersonal Violence Intervention Training (PIVIT) Toolkit:
Student Conduct and Judicial Edition
The West Virginia Prevention and Interpersonal Violence Intervention Training (PIVIT) Toolkit: Student Conduct and Judicial Edition was developed to standardize the knowledge that those college personnel involved in student conduct processes have regarding interpersonal violence and their roles in their colleges’ response to it. It also offers tools to facilitate training programs on this topic. (Note that in this toolkit, colleges and universities are referred to as colleges.)
Reviewing the toolkit and utilizing the training materials can assist you in:
- Understanding the nature and dynamics of interpersonal violence, victimization, victim trauma and victim behavior, as well as perpetration;
- Being familiar with laws related to interpersonal violence and relevant to college policies;
- Building competency in training student conduct administrators and judicial board members on interpersonal violence; and
- Improving conduct and judicial procedures to provide just treatment to victims of interpersonal violence.
The toolkit can be a reference source for student conduct administrators in the course of addressing interpersonal violence on their campuses.
Note that this toolkit focuses primarily on student-on-student interpersonal violence occurring on campus. However, regardless of whether this behavior was exhibited by a student, employee or visitor to the campus, colleges are obligated under Title IX to protect affected students’ access to an education (adapted from Bennett, Gregory and Loschiavo, 2014). Complaints against college employees may be handled by human resources offices that govern employee behaviors. Sokolow and Swinton (2013) also noted that colleges should be prepared to respond to non-students who disclose campus sexual misconduct by students. Such complaints may be handled through student conduct resolution processes and/or as a Title IX violation.
Downloads: Student Conduct and Judicial Edition
Toolkit materials can be accessed several ways. You can download the toolkit in its entirety below.
You can download each Section, A through F, of the toolkit separately. Clicking on a Section Title in the table below will open an Adobe PDF of the selected module. Many sections are also available as Microsoft Word (.doc) files.
| Section | Section Title & Description | Alternate Format |
|---|---|---|
| A. | Are You Ready to Respond? This section offers a self-assessment tool to help student conduct administrators (1) assess their readiness to handle interpersonal violence complaints, (2) identify their strengths and areas for improvement, (3) assess their readiness to conduct training, and (4) identify sections of the toolkit to help build upon identified strengths and address informational needs. This survey takes just a few minutes to complete. |
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| B. | What You Need to Know This section includes general and college specific information on the different types of interpersonal violence as well as provides a brief overview of gender bias, victim blaming and perpetrators. |
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| C. | Federal Legislation This section outlines key federal mandates that guide the student misconduct judicial process. Each campus must insert its own policies into the training process to ensure that all decisions made are congruent with established and approved practices. |
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| D. | Getting Started This section provides an overview on training student conduct administrators and developing a judicial process for addressing sexual misconduct complaints. |
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| E. | Resources This section offers extensive interpersonal violence training materials (PowerPoints, suggested agendas, facilitator’s guides) as well as a compilation of supplemental resources which were reviewed and selected for training student conduct administrators and conducting prevention activities. Supplemental Materials: Dating & Domestic Violence Training This download is a large (7 MB) compressed file (.zip) Stalking Training Resources This download is a large (2.5 MB) compressed file (.zip) Sexual Violence Training This download is a large (82 MB) compressed file (.zip) Sexual Violence Investigation Training This download is a large (9 MB) compressed file (.zip) Sample Participant Training Evaluation Form This download is a MS Word file (.doc) |
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| F. | Sample Policies and Procedures This section offers sample policies and procedures that can impact interpersonal violence interventions with students. You are encouraged to review these carefully and make adaptations as appropriate to your department’s mission and services as well as the needs on your campus. |
Word .doc |