FIU Police Department 305-348-2626
Civil Rights Compliance and
How to file a complaint:
Accessibility (CRCA) The Office of Civil Rights Compliance
interferes with the individual’s University programs, activities and
Form can be found at https://hr.fiu.edu/.
opportunities.
Complaints may also be filed through
and equitable manner. The investigation
the Student Conduct Incident Reporting
will include interviews of the person
Form, found at http://conduct.fiu.edu/
bringing the allegations (complainant/ third party), witnesses and the accused
employment, education or access to
The CRCA Discrimination Complaint
harassment and discrimination in a fair
Definitions:
party (respondent), as well as analysis
such conduct is so severe or pervasive that it substantially
Accessibility (CRCA)
and Accessibility (CRCA) addressed and investigated all complaints related to
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Civil Rights Compliance and
Gender-based Harassment is based
Examples of Sexual Harassment •
Pressure for sexual activity
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Requests for sexual favors
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Unwelcome patting, hugging, or
of documents and other relevant
on gender, sexual orientation, gender
information.
identify, or gender expression, including
touching of a person’s body, hair, or
acts of aggression, intimidation, or
clothing
After a review of the information and facts of a complaint, the individual
hostility, whether verbal or non-verbal,
who made the report and the accused
graphic, physical, or otherwise, even
individual will be advised of the results
if the acts do not involve contact of
of the investigation. Any discipline
sexual nature. Sexual harassment is a
issued to a student will be subject to
form of gender discrimination.
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Sexual innuendos, jokes, or comments
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Disparaging remarks to a person about her/his gender or body
procedures as outlined in the Code of
Sexual Harassment is unwelcome
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Sexual graffiti or Visuals
Student Conduct and Honor Code. Any
sexual advances, requests for sexual
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Asking about a person’s sexual
employee who is found to have engaged
favors, and other verbal, non-verbal,
fantasies, sexual preferences, or
in conduct prohibited by University
or physical conduct of a sexual nature,
sexual activities
policy will be subject to appropriate
including Sexual Misconduct or
disciplinary action, up to and including
Exploitation when:
termination of employment.
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In addition, appropriate corrective consultant, vendor, contractor, visitor or other person is found to have engaged in conduct prohibited by this policy. In addition individuals may be subject to criminal charges.
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submission to or rejection of such
Making sexual gestures with hands or through body movements
promotion, grades, or academics; •
Repeatedly asking for a date after the person has expressed disinterest
submission to such conduct is a condition for employment,
measures will be taken when a
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Offensive letters, email, text
conduct is used as the basis for
messages, posts on social
employment or academic or other
networking sites, internet
decisions affecting an individual;
images or transmissions or voicemail messages.
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