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By Lssri Hopple '
The UNL Student Watch Group will begin its final
training phase Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Red Cross volunteers will train the group in first aid
before the group's campus patrols begin Sunday.
Gayle Smith, the group's vice president, said
about 00 volunteers participated in the first two
training sessions conducted by the UNL Police
Department and the Rape-Spouse Abuse Crisis Cen
ter of Lincoln.
The organizations emphasize education about
and prevention of sexual assaults on campus.
Beth Meyer and Margie Rine of the center outlined
the psychology of the potential rapist and the
potential victim at the center's training center
Thursday.
There are three types of rapists, Meyer said: sadis
tic, power or anger assailants. Sadistic rapists
make up only 2 to 3 percent of all assailants, while
the other two types comprise the remaining
number.
"These are the guys who get all the press," she said.
"These are the guys like Jack-the-Ripper."
Power and anger oriented assailants use the act
of intercourse as a way of gaining control over
another person. The assailant usually has very low
self-esteem and often feels helpless and depressed,
she said.
Rapists often search for certain types of prime
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A suit filed against the UNL Police Department for
alleged sexual discrimination against female emplo
yees ha3 resulted in a recommendation that Police
Chief Gail Gade be suspended for five days without
pay. . .
" Affirmative Action Office Martin Bradley Munn of
the UNL Equal Opportunity agency made the recom
mendation to UNL Chancellor Martin Msssengsls
last week after UNL Police Parking Control Officers
Barbara Houlihan and Susan Feller filed suit in
August -According
to an Associated Press article in the
Lincoln Star Thursday, Massengale should reach a
decision sometime this week.
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Munn also recommended that UNL Police Lt.
John Burke be suspended for three days with pay,
the article said. Burke is the supervisor for Houlihan
andFeiler. -
Munn was unavailable for comment this weekend.
Houlihan said she filed suit because of unfair
treatment from her male supervisors.
She said she was placed on probation for SO days
alter being two minutes tardy on Aug. 1 8. Both Houl
ihan and Feller received counseling because of
tardiness.
Houlihan said the male officers who were tardy
did not receive counseling or probation.
"Probation can lead to termination that's the
scary thing," Houlihan said.
According to the AP article, lawyer Dorothy L.
Thompson was called in to review the case. Thomp
son also is affirmative action director at Kansas
State University. : .
A report by Thompson indicated that no such
action was taken against two male security guards
who were occasionally tardy, the article said.
Houlihan said sexual discrimination happens
frequently in the department.
She filed a previous sexual discrimination suit a
year ago with the Nebraska Equal Opportunity
Commission. She said she filed suit after receiving a
negative evaluation by a supervisor. She- also said
she was disciplined for infractions for which males .
' were not disciplined.
"The negative evaluation was based on personal
feelings rather than my performance as a parking
control officer, she said.
Houlihan said the suit ended with a pre-dctermina-tion
settlement which that stated that female secur
ity guards at the university would not be discrimi
nated against in the future.
"Obviously it didn't work," Houlihan said.
Houlihan said she b not optimistic about possible
changes brought about by the new suit.
"This i3 not the first suit filed and the administra
tion has taken no action, so this suit miht not
change anything" she said. .
Burke scid Sunday he preferred not to comment.
victims, Meyer said. These are people who appear to
be vulnerable, indecisive and passive. Other signs
may be a failure to meet the potential rapist's gaze
or fumbling with car keys or other objects, she said.
Meyer said rapists often use fear tactics or size
advantage against the victim more often than wea
pons. The most frequent type of rape is date rape, or the
assault of one person by another when they are
together in a social situation. This type of rape is the
least frequently reported, she said.
Meyer also explained Rape Trauma Syndrome
and how Student Watch Volunteers should handle
people affected by it.
The first stage of RTS is the acute stage, Meyer
said, which occurs immediately after the assault.
The victim could be hysterical or extremely calm.
Calmness is considered psychological shock. The
acute stage leasts from a few hours to three days.
Denial is the second stage, where the victim pre
tends the assault did not upset her. It usually lasts
from one to two weeks but can last longer.
The final stage is what Meyer terms the trigger to
resolution. This is usually when the victim finally
. comes to the crisis center for help, Meyer said.
, Meyer and Rine evaluated the volunteers' abilit
ies to handle potential rape situations by assigning
them roles to play at the training session.
The UNL police conducted a training session Sept.
23 and 29 to instruct volunteers in use of two-way
radios, patrol techrdques.and assessing auspicious
persons and situations, descriptions and crimes in
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The volunteers also were instructed in the legal
aspects of participation in a crime watch group,
Smith said.
Smith said the group's policies are to call the
police immediately if criminal activity is suspected
and to make the" presence of the group known at the
scene if the crime involves endangering another's
life. '
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