Response to the Film “The Hunting Ground”
The film demonstrates the challenges the society is facing regarding matters of sexual harassment and abuse, especially in colleges and universities. Therefore, despite criticism for institutions and society, the laws need to provide mechanisms and methods to control the rate of sexual assaults. The universities and respective administration need to report rape cases to the immediate authorities for respective actions. These need to be done despite considerations of the public image regarding the activities and status of institution in society. The protection of human dignity and right is fundamental as compared to corporate image. Thus, the institutions need to enact laws and policies to communicate the impact of being involved in sexual assaults. The approaches include involving federal authority to investigate and determine the reported cases. By doing so, the institution will provide an opportunity to prosecute victims of sexual assault rather than protecting the individuals.
The administrations, to some extent, have a critical role in reducing the cases reported by students and other members of the community. As a result, the systems need to encourage proper investigation procedures to reported cases and finding evidence for incidents presented. Moreover, the administrators are not required to take a position on rape, and sexual assault cases reported. The appropriate approach is to involve the services of the investigation officer and police. The aim is to make the arrest as required by the law and victims facing judicial justice. Therefore, cases reported should not receive any negative response and criticism, as demonstrated in the film. Achieving independent investigation cases will reduce the rate of sexual cases and develop a rationale for providing a solution to victims suffering as a result of sexual harassment and related activities.