Definitions
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Reporting Party: The individual who provides information about any bias incident/hate crime to a University official. The reporting party can be any person who witnessed the incident, the complainant, a friend, or an advocate of the complainant. Complainant: The individual who is the object of the unwanted act, crime or incident. Respondent: The individual who is allegedly responsible for committing and/or participating in the bias incident/hate crime. Witness: The individual who was present while the bias incident/hate crime was taking place and who can provide a first-hand account of what occured. |
