The Campus Violence Prevention Program (CVPP) unit of the University of California, Davis, Police Department explores myths and exposes the realities of sexual violence, relationship violence, and hate related activity, focusing on prevention through education. The program's primary mission is to eliminate these forms of violence and in the interim, to ensure support services are available for survivors. The program is committed to the advancement of services available to survivors through prevention, intervention, education, training, and policy.
Immediate, confidential and supportive response to survivors is a priority as is advocating for victims of violence with initial medical evaluation, legal and police procedures, and academic and housing issues. Confidential crisis intervention and advocacy is available to both recent survivors and those working to recover from a past incident. We also provide short term intervention and support for friends, family, housemates and co-workers of the survivor.
Our prevention activities support the campus community by helping to create an environment that encourages awareness of the issues of sexual assault, relationship violence and hate or bias related activities. We offer workshops, classes, and consultation. Workshops are available for classes, departments, residence halls and other groups and training is provided to the campus community regarding these forms of violence. Methods used to provide information and build skills include discussion, role plays, exercises and videos. Specialized workshops are available. Workshops are facilitated by professional staff and student peer educators. Student Peer Educators are trained through a year long series of classes.
To provide for appropriate supportive response to survivors, training is provided to university staff and faculty that addresses both the issues themselves and the effects of the incident on survivors, friends and families. Participants are trained to deal sensitively and effectively with persons affected by an assault or incident.
The Campus Violence Prevention Program unit recognizes the impact that sexual assault, relationship violence, and hate/bias related incidents have on the campus environment. We work to prevent and respond to incidents by collaborating with community services and other campus departments such as the Women's Resources and Research Center, Resident Education Program, Student Judicial Affairs, Sexual Harassment Education Program and the Counseling Center.
