Misunderstanding Law: Undergraduates’ Analysis of Campus Title IX Policies

Authors

Kat Albrecht, Georgia State UniversityFollow
Laura Beth Nielsen, Northwestern UniversityFollow
Lydia Wuorinen, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law SchoolFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Kat Albrecht: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6535-8009

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-22-2022

Abstract

Colleges and universities are legally required to attempt to prevent and redress sexual violations on campus. Neo-institutional theory suggests that the implementation of law by compliance professionals rarely achieves law’s goals. It is critical in claims-based systems that those who are potential claimants understand the law. This article demonstrates that: (1) intended subjects of the law (colleges and universities) interpret and frame the law in very similar ways (2) resultant policies are complex and difficult to navigate; and (3) that university undergraduates in an experimental setting are not able to comprehend the Title IX policies designed to protect them. These findings suggest that current implementations of Title IX policies leave them structurally ineffective to combat sexual assaults on campus.

Comments

Author accepted manuscript version of an article published by Sage in Albrecht, K., Nielsen, L. B., & Wuorinen, L. (2022). Misunderstanding Law: Undergraduates’ Analysis of Campus Title IX Policies. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737221113576

Recommended Citation

Albrecht, Kat; Nielsen, Laura Beth; and Wuorinen, Lydia, "Misunderstanding Law: Undergraduates’ Analysis of Campus Title IX Policies" (2022). CJC Publications. 46.
doi: https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737221113576

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737221113576