Sexual Violence Prevention and Awareness
The EC3 community has a stake in preventing sexual violence, and all members have a valuable role to play. With our commitment to a primary prevention approach to contest sexual abuse, we intend to help create environments that promote respect, equality, civility, and healthy relationships. Ultimately, we strive to maintain a campus environment where students are safe and learning successfully.
EC3 recognizes sexual violence as a public health issue that involves both men and women. Anyone can experience or be a perpetrator of sexual abuse, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. Perpetrators can be anyone: a stranger, someone you have known for a long time, or someone you have just met. This offense can impair or limit the educational and occupational opportunities of any person at EC3 and has no place in our community. We have committed to reduce its occurrence and provide information, as well as action steps, for the campus community. EC3 has a relationship with the Crime Victim Center who visit regularly to provide information and resources for the campus community.
EC3's Policy for Sexual Offender Notifications
Erie County Community College will meet the requirements of The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act which provides for the tracking of convicted sex offenders enrolled at, employed by, or carrying on a vocation at institutions of higher education. This Act requires colleges to issue a statement advising the College community where information concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained. Sex offenders are required to take certain steps upon enrollment in an institution of higher education, regardless of whether their enrollment is full or part time. Pursuant to the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act, individuals are required register as a sex offender in the jurisdiction where their residence is located and, in the jurisdiction, where the college they attend is located.
In addition, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania maintains a system for making certain registry information on violent sex offenders publicly available. Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law, 42 PaC.S 9799.1, requires the state police to create and maintain a registry of persons who have either been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty to, or adjudicated delinquent of certain sex offenses listed in Megan’s Law. The Pennsylvania State Police is required to make certain information on registered sex offenders available to the public.
