Chief Tom Tremblay (Ret)

Tom Tremblay Consulting & Training

www.tomtremblayconsulting.com

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 Activism & Outrage

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 Courageous Conversations: 1

What is the University doing to eliminate sexual

harassment / sexual assault, prevent its recurrence,
and address its effects?

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 Report on the AAU Climate Survey on Sexual
Assault and Sexual Misconduct, page ix
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 Prevalence of Sexual Assault
Historically most sexual violence is committed by
men directed at women

Equity & Inclusion: our response must be

culturally relevant and inclusive of diverse
communities, identities, underserved and/or
marginalized populations
LGBTQ victimization Need to better
understand their experiences and work in
partnership to address their concerns and safety

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Harvard President Fausts Statement
September 21, 2015

The prevalence of sexual assault represents a

deeply troubling problem for Harvard, for colleges
and universities more broadly, and for our society
at large
Sexual assault is intolerable, and we owe it to
one another to confront it openly, purposefully,
and effectively. This is our problem
http://www.harvard.edu/president/news/2015/
statement-on-results-sexual-conduct-survey
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The head of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks did
remarkable something on Tuesday: He admitted his
school had not handled sexual assault cases well,
and apologized for it

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/college-president-
apology-sexual-assault_5628fc90e4b0443bb562ddc0
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 Are We Working TOGETHER?
I

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 White House Task Force:
Model MOU
Building Partnerships among Law Enforcement
Agencies, Colleges and Universities:
Developing a Memorandum of Understanding to
Prevent and Respond Effectively to Sexual Assaults
at Colleges and Universities

www.whitehouse.gov/.../white_house_task_force_la
w_enforcement_mou.pdf

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 Best Practices for Investigations
MDT Community Coordinated
Trauma informed training and policy
Internal audits: data collection and analysis
After action case reviews
External Review / External Review Teams
Recognize and support employees doing this
difficult work institutional support and self care

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 Courageous Conversations: 2
What is the role of Alcohol in sexual assault
are we looking at alcohol objectively?

Drinking is Not A Crime Rape Is

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 http://feministing.com/2015/11/11/bloomingdales./
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 Report AAU Survey: Risk Factors
Page ix

the use of alcohol and drugs

First year students:may experience
higher risk because they are not as familiar
with situations that may lead to sexual
assault

Lets change the lens: Offenders often target

persons they believe are most vulnerable

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 Alcohol as a weapon

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 Alcohol as weapon and a shield
Alcohol can be used as a WEAPON
against victims to make them
vulnerable and to diminish their
credibility

Alcohol can be used as a SHIELD to

blame victim behavior and excuse
offender behavior
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 Courageous Conversations: 3

Are we examining male dominated cultures

are we looking at male dominated cultures
objectively?

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 If 95% of men do
not sexually assault
what role are they
playing in
awareness and
prevention?
We have to make
boys and men part
of the solution!

Winona State Univ. Student Led Awareness

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 Normalizing
and
Promoting
Rape
is not part of
the solution!

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 In Luring Rape Bait

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/23636290/ga-tech-
frat-brother-sends-out-email-on-how-to-get-a-girl
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 Courageous Conversations: 4

We need bystanders who can have

courageous conversations to help
address the thought process and change
the message!

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Changing the
message
The Impact of
Language!
Are we speaking
accurately about
sexual assault?

Winona State Univ. Student Led Awareness

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 Changing the message
Inaccurate: Accurate:
Alleged victim Victim / Complainant
Alleged sexual assault Reported sexual assault

The accuser The state is the accuser

in the criminal justice
system. The university is
the accuser for the code
of conduct violation
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 Changing the
Message
Most prevention
efforts have not
addressed
offender behavior

Winona State Univ. Student Led Awareness

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 Changing the Message

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 Leaders Wanted

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 Chief Tom Tremblay (Ret)
Tom Tremblay Consulting & Training
www.tomtremblayconsulting.com

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