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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
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Men assaulted too
Utilizing K-9 unit
Males do not always come forward due to gender-based stigma
New tactics used for on-campus drug investigations
By Matthew Martinez
By Sydney Czyzon
Many people are familiar with statistics about female sexual assaults, but they may not know the male statistics. One in 33 males are sexually assaulted in their lifetime, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. The largely forgotten conversation about male survivors of sexual assault contributes to a lack of reporting instances and a lack of understanding. There are marked differences between males and females regarding sexual assault, Meghan Stroshine, an associate professor in the social and cultural sciences department, said. “Males are far less likely to report their victimization and therefore far less likely to seek or obtain help,” Stroshine, who researches researches policing and domestic violence, said. “Male victims are more likely than females to be victimized by a stranger and by someone of the same sex.” Stroshine said for a survivor to report an assault, the person must perceive the event as an assault. Many survivors believe it was simply a bad experience or mistake, or they just blame themselves for the event. Once the survivor labels the event as an assault, they also must decide if they want to disclose it, Stroshine added. “Males may be particularly unlikely to report and come forward because victims are thought to be weak, vulnerable, unable to protect themselves and in need of help or assistance,” Stroshine said. “These attributes conflict with many males’ definitions of what it means to be a ‘strong’ man in contemporary society. “If assaulted by a female, male
Among the boxes scattered around the Schroeder Hall mailroom, a package containing a pound of marijuana hid from MUPD officers. While they surveyed the scene from above, a four-legged officer investigated from below. In a few moments, a K-9 unit revealed the package’s location to MUPD officers. K-9 units and undercover officers became part of Marquette University Police Department’s investigation tactics for drugrelated cases in 2015, interim chief Capt. Jeff Kranz said. Before the police department was commissioned in May 2015, the Department of Public Safety relied heavily on assistance from Milwaukee Police Department. While MUPD has achieved greater independence, the department still utilizes MPD’s resources. “We’re a small agency, so we don’t have drug-sniffing dogs and some of the other things that a bigger police department would have,” Kranz said. He said MUPD has brought in dogs from MPD three times since its creation. Evidence gathered from a drug-sniffing dog can be used to acquire a search warrant, Kranz said. MUPD used a K-9 unit under the name “Kass” from MPD in a December 2016 case at the Ardmore Apartments, located between Walgreens and MUPD headquarters. After the K-9 unit made an alert on the door of the suspected apartment, officers obtained a search warrant the same day. In this case, a former Marquette student was among the individuals living in the
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DISCLAIMER: The men featured above are models depicting victims of sexual assault. They are not necessarily sexual assault victims.
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residence and dealing marijuana. The student, originally from Africa, lost legal documentation prior to this incident and was unable to continue attending Marquette, according to the incident report. The report stated that a witness “has seen numerous Marquette students come to their apartment to (buy) weed and knows the weed is being sold by the gram.” At the beginning of each month, the report stated that a pan of marijuana brownies was being sold to a specific Marquette student. The case has since been investigated and ended with two individuals being charged. MUPD utilized MPD’s K-9 unit “Kass” in a December 2016 drug-dealing case. Photo via Milwaukee Police Department Twitter account. The Schroeder Hall mailroom search in 2015 was the only instance when MUPD used a drug-sniffing dog in a residence hall, but the dogs have been used at other campus locations. MUPD used another K-9 unit in 2015 to search a vehicle in a parking garage. MUPD is concerned about drug deals because they can bring about other crimes, Kranz said. “Just somebody smoking weed in their room doesn’t usually bring other criminal behavior along with it,” Kranz said. “But somebody dealing drugs out of their room now raises the chance that somebody could come in and rob them.” The individuals involved in the December 2016 case at the Ardmore Apartments were robbed in August 2016. The individuals said about $3,000 worth of weed was stolen. The incident report said they sold marijuana at about $250 an ounce or $15-20 per gram, and marijuana brownies sold for approximately $10 a piece. MUPD also uses undercover officers. This can be challenging See MCCORMICK page 2
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Guns on campus
Film club expands
National gun reform
MUPD provides space for students’ to store their guns
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EDITORIAL: Gun control is crucial for safety on campus PAGE 10