▁of ▁bias . ▁A ▁commit ment ▁to ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁scientific ▁evidence ▁as ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁survey . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁scientific ▁knowledge ▁base ▁and ▁a ▁transparent ▁scientific ▁process ▁must ▁guide ▁this ▁work ▁if ▁the ▁research ▁is ▁to ▁have ▁integrity ▁and ▁accuracy . ▁Pe er ▁review ed ▁studies ▁are ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁determ ining ▁survey ▁content . ▁Equ al ▁focus ▁on ▁surve ying ▁victim ization ▁and ▁perpet r ation ▁Mean ing ful ▁prevent ion ▁rest s ▁on ▁ident ifying ▁the ▁reasons ▁sexual ▁mis con duct ▁is ▁perpet r ated ▁and ▁the ▁environments ▁that ▁fost er ▁it . ▁Data ▁that ▁are ▁focused ▁on ▁both ▁victim ization ▁and ▁perpet r ation ▁creates ▁a ▁scientific ▁foundation ▁for ▁administrative ▁work . ▁The ▁ad option ▁of ▁a ▁civil ▁rights ▁approach ▁ground ed ▁in ▁Title ▁IX ▁Our ▁work ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁acts ▁that ▁const itute ▁student ▁on ▁student ▁inc idents ▁an ▁institution ▁must ▁respond ▁to ▁and ▁process ▁under ▁gu idel ines ▁of ▁Title ▁IX , ▁the ▁Vi ol ence ▁Again st ▁Women ▁Act , ▁the ▁Cl ery ▁Law ▁and ▁other ▁applicable ▁local , ▁state , ▁and ▁federal ▁law ▁and ▁gu idel ines . ▁F ram ing ▁our ▁efforts ▁with ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁The ▁Bel mont ▁Report ▁Res pect ▁for ▁persons : ▁Ens ure ▁that ▁students ▁are ▁informed ▁and ▁particip ate ▁volunt arily . ▁Ben ef ic ence : ▁Part icip ation ▁in ▁a ▁campus ▁climate ▁survey ▁is ▁an ▁educational ▁opportunity ▁and ▁an ▁inter vention . ▁Justice ▁As ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁Bel mont ▁report ,