"While we’re on the topic of moral attention: A study just published by the American Psychological Association found that universities underreport sexual-assault complaints on their campuses when they’re not being watched by the U.S. Department of Education, although they report complaints accurately during audits by federal officials. 'The result is students at many universities continue to be attacked and victimized,' writes the study’s author, Corey Rayburn Yung, a law professor at the University of Kansas, 'and punishment isn’t meted out to the rapists and sexual assaulters.'"

"Higher education institutions are required by law to report campus crimes. Under the Clery Act, crime rates should be made public. While many universities and colleges do report their criminal cases, a new study found that when it comes to sexual assault, an overwhelming amount of schools report very different rates when they are under federal investigation, oppose to when they are not under the microscope.

"A new report finds that colleges and universities are under-reporting on-campus sexual assaults, some even after they have been fined for doing so.

'When it comes to sexual assault and rape, the norm for universities and colleges is to downplay the situation and the numbers,' said Corey Rayburn Yung, the report's author and a law professor at the University of Kansas. 'The result is students at many universities continue to be attacked and victimized and punishment isn't meted out to the rapists and sexual assaulters.'"

"Some U.S. universities and colleges appear to be under-reporting sexual assaults on their campuses, a new study concludes.

Researchers looked at data about on-campus sexual assaults reported by 31 large private and public universities and colleges during audits by the federal government. During the audits, the number of reported sexual assaults rose an average of 44 percent compared to previously reported figures.

"'The problem of sexual assault on campuses is enormous.' (Young woman #1)

'I think it's fair to say that they (universities) cover these crimes up. There's a lot of victim blaming.' (Young woman #2)

These two lines are from a new US documentary, The Hunting Ground, which examines the prevalence of sexual assaults on campuses and allegations that colleges cover up the assaults.

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