Research Blog #3: Privatization

One way that privatization connects to my topic is through the ways that universities handle reports of sexual assault. It can be speculated that the motives behind the handling of sexual assault cases are self-serving. Because public universities are being privatized and because they need to appeal to students and the guardians of those students, the image or brand of the school is becoming increasingly important to protect. The way universities take on this subject differs quite a bit from the way the law handles it. A lot of the time, the sexual assault cases in university setting are handled by authority figures who have biases, are prone to corruption related to money, or are even downplayed and/or kept quiet.