Presentation Title

Affirmative Consent Policies at the Federal, State, and University Levels

Presenter's Name(s)

Gillian M. Natanagara, University of VermontFollow
Andrew L. Ehler, University of VermontFollow
Kaity Tuohy, University of VermontFollow

Abstract

The following report offers an overview of affirmative consent policies in the United States. Specifically, this report researches affirmative consent at the federal, state, and university levels and examines academic and legal literature both supporting and critiquing enacted and proposed affirmative consent policies. This report was written for Vermont General Assembly Representative Selene Colburn to inform affirmative consent legislation in Vermont.

Primary Faculty Mentor Name

Anthony Gierzynski

Status

Undergraduate

Student College

College of Arts and Sciences

Program/Major

Political Science

Primary Research Category

Social Sciences

Secondary Research Category

Vermont Studies