Sexual Misconduct and Violence is an umbrella term which captures a range of behaviours including rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, indecent exposure, image-based sexual abuse or so called “Revenge Porn”, and stalking.
The University definition of Sexual Misconduct and Violence is: any unwanted and/or non-consensual conduct which could reasonably be perceived as sexual in nature. This can be a one-off incident or a pattern of behaviour which occurred in person or by letter, telephone, text, email or other electronic and/or social media. It can be physical and/or non-physical. Under the University's policy, this umbrella term also includes domestic abuse, coercive and controlling behaviour, and stalking regardless of sexual abuse being present. Examples of Sexual Misconduct and Violence include, but is not limited to, the following behaviour:
- Non-consensual sexual act
- Non-consensual sexual touching
- Sexual harassment
- Indecent Exposure
- Stalking
- Image based sexual abuse
- Promoting Rape Culture
- Abuse of Power
- Domestic/dating abuse and/or coercive or controlling behaviour
- Acts of Force
Descriptions of these behaviours can be found in the Sexual Misconduct and Violence Policy.