Greek organizations, bands, athletics/club sports, ROTC, and other student organizations, including some academic communities, use hazing to create commitment and loyalty, even though participants know it is against policy and the law. Merely prohibiting hazing is not enough. While campuses have been training civil rights investigators, they have not put the same emphasis on developing investigators for hazing and other acts of group misconduct.
Investigators attending this session will leave with the critical skills necessary to investigate hazing and other group misconduct. They will learn techniques for dealing with group/organization loyalty issues, finding weak links, utilizing group/organization interviews, preventing groups/organizations from closing ranks, and cooperating with international headquarters, coaches, advisors, alumni, and house corporations.
Participants will also learn effective questioning techniques, keys to assessing evidence, and utilization of technology to assist in information retrieval, especially when evidence may be posted to transient social media apps and accounts.
Learning outcomes:
- Understanding the history and psychology of hazing
- Empower investigators with the critical skills necessary to investigate hazing and other group misconduct
- Utilize effective questioning techniques, discuss how to assess evidence, and ways to utilize technology to assist in information retrieval