Violence Against Women Act Analysis

Clearly, the Violence Against Women Act has positively impacted the response of institutions of higher education to victims of sexual violence on-campus. However, since the reauthorization Act of 2005, and the 10 years since, gaps in public policy, training, and funding issues still exists in supporting victims of sexual violence. In addition, state and private institutions of higher education have become dedicated to supporting victims of sexual violence while shifting campus culture to being a stronger presence of awareness of sexual violence. Future public policy has to address the absence of standardized reporting policy and defining policy terminology with the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. These piece of legislation goes