Report 2013-124 Recommendation 63 Responses

Report 2013-124: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence: California Universities Must Better Protect Students by Doing More to Prevent, Respond to, and Resolve Incidents (Release Date: June 2014)

Recommendation #63 To: University of California, Los Angeles

All universities should provide regular updates on the status of their investigations to students filing or responding to complaints. Additionally, the universities should notify the students of the resolution of the complaints. To demonstrate that they took these actions, the universities should maintain appropriate records.

1-Year Agency Response

The Title IX Office has acquired a systemwide database that will track sexual harassment and sexual violence complaints. This database will assist in tracking and record-keeping for such complaints. The current practice is to notify all sexual harassment or sexual violence victim complainants of the resolution of their complaints. UCLA's newly hired Response Team Coordinator (a position created by the President's Task Force) will assist in tracking complaints and investigations and keeping appropriate records.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

6-Month Agency Response

UCLA Dean of Students has this process in place and is working to ensure documentation is maintained.

The UC Police Department (PD) has created a document, "Reporting a Sexual Assault to the UCLA Police Department." The document will be shared across the campus and includes information describing what students can expect after making a police report. The PD case management system will be used for tracking the actions.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented

60-Day Agency Response

UCLA Dean of Students has this process in place and is working to ensure documentation is maintained.

The PD is currently developing a written protocol for timely updates to individuals, who have reported sexual assault and domestic/dating violence crimes. The PD case management system will be used for tracking the actions.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2013-124

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.