S25 Ep20: Orchestrated Complexity in the Title IX System with Dr. Jacqueline Cruz

About this episode

Dr. Jacqueline Cruz discusses the complexities and challenges within the Title IX system regarding sexual violence and institutional responses.

*Content Warning : sexual violence, institutional betrayal, rape, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, and abuse. Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources Support Dr. Jacqueline Cruz: Beyond Compliance Consulting: https://www.beyond-compliance-consulting.com/ SWW Sticker Shop! : https:// brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop SWW S25 Theme Song & Artwork: The S25 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ The S25 theme song is a cover of Glad Rag ’s U Think U from their album Wonder Under , performed by the incredible Abayomi instagram.com/Abayomithesinger . The S25 theme song cover was produced by Janice “JP” Pacheco instagram.com/jtooswavy/ at The Grill Studios in Emeryville, CA instagram.com/thegrillstudios/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources : -Cruz, Jacqueline. (2021). The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence. The Journal…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tiffany Reese, Janice “JP” Pacheco

Guest: Dr. Jacqueline Cruz

Topics covered

• Title IX
• sexual violence
• institutional betrayal
• gender-based violence
• domestic violence
• true crime

Keywords

• Title IX
• sexual violence
• gender-based violence
• institutional betrayal
• domestic violence
• true crime
• Dr. Jacqueline Cruz
• Beyond Compliance Consulting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beyond Compliance Consulting

Books & works: The Journal of Higher Education

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