A handbook released last Friday by the NCAA calls on member institutions to fully cooperate with sexual-assault investigations and to educate their athletes on methods of response and prevention, among other things. The 50-page handbook is meant to be an educational resource for colleges and does not include any punishments for noncompliance.
"The [NCAA's] executive committee acknowledges that it is our members' collective responsibility to maintain campuses as safe places to learn, live, work, and play," the handbook states.
The book's release comes weeks after the executive committee passed a resolution requiring colleges not to interfere with sexual-assault investigations involving athletes.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/ncaa-releases-handbook-on-athletics-role-in-campus-sexual-assault/85311