Affiliations of Respondents in SVSH reports to OPHD, by type of harm alleged

The term "respondent" refers to an individual alleged to have caused harm in a report of SVSH. Figure 9 illustrates the information known to OPHD about the affiliations of respondents, and the type of harm they are alleged to have caused. (As is true of complainants, OPHD does not always receive enough information, in a given report, to determine whether a respondent is affiliated with UC Berkeley and, if so, whether the respondent is a student, staff, or faculty member.) 

Figure 9 (respondents), below, reflects the same important asymmetry seen previously in Figure 8 (complainants). For staff respondents, Figure 9 shows that by far the majority of allegations against staff and faculty respondents involve sexual harassment, while for students, sexual harassment, sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking all appear in sizable proportions. The fact that sexual violence is a much more common experience for students (respondents and complainants alike), as compared to employees, points to a dynamic of peer-on-peer violence which the campus must continue to address through education and support.

In comparing Figure 8 (type of harm reported, by complainant affiliation) and Figure 9 (type of harm reported, by respondent affiliation), it is important to note that students made up 81% of complainants but only 44% of respondents. By contrast, employees made up less than 10% of complainants and roughly 15% of respondents. (Note that a single allegation may have multiple complainants or respondents.) This asymmetry may well reflect the power dynamic that is inherent in, and potentially magnifies the impact of, many instances of alleged SVSH. 

Non-affiliated third parties and unknown respondents made up about 40% of respondents in reports of SVSH made to OPHD.

Even if a respondent in a report is unknown or unaffiliated with the University, however, OPHD is still able to offer any identified complainants supportive measures and resources as appropriate.