An affirmative act or statement by each person that is informed, freely given and mutually understood. 同意 cannot be gained by force, 通过恐吓, 通过威胁, by ignoring or acting in spite of the objections of another, 通过强迫, through manipulation or assumption, or from an individual who is incapacitated.
 
Lack of protest or resistance does not mean 同意, nor does silence mean that 同意 has been granted. Within each sexual encounter,re may be separate individual sexual acts involved, 同意一种行为本身并不构成同意另一种行为. Also within each sexual encounter, 同意 can be revoked at any time. The existence of a dating relationship between the persons involved, or the fact of past sexual relations, 永远不能被认为是同意任何当前或未来的性接触的一个指标.

在34美国定义.S.C. 12291(a)(11), 与受害者有或曾经有浪漫或亲密性质的社会关系的人实施的暴力，如果存在这种关系，应根据考虑以下因素来确定:关系的长短, 关系类型, 关系中双方互动的频率.

在34美国定义.S.C. 12291(a)(12), 包括受害者的现任或前任配偶或亲密伴侣根据接受赠款资助的司法管辖区的家庭或家庭暴力法犯下的重罪或轻罪, in the case of victim services, includes the use or attempted use of physical abuse or sexual abuse, or a pattern of any other coercive behavior committed, 启用, or solicited to gain or maintain power and control over a victim, 包括口头, 心理, 经济, 或者可能构成也可能不构成犯罪行为的技术滥用, (a)受害者的现任或前任配偶或亲密伴侣, or person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim; (b) is cohabitating , 或者同居了, with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner (c) shares a child in common with the victim; or (d) commits acts against a youth or adult victim who is protected from those acts under the family or domestic violence laws of Florida.

Physical force, violence, threat, intimidation, or 强迫.

A temporary or permanent state in which a person cannot make informed, 理性判断，因为人缺乏身体或精神上的能力来理解他们的言语或行为的性质或后果, or the person is unable to physically or verbally communicate 同意.

Where alcohol or another drug is involved, 丧失行为能力取决于饮酒或吸毒对个人决策能力的影响程度, 意识到后果, ability to make informed judgments, and ability to communicate unwillingness.

恐吓, 威胁, 强迫, 或歧视任何个人，以干涉本政策所保障的任何权利或特权, or because the individual has made a report or complaint, 作证, 协助, 或以任何方式参与或拒绝参与调查, 进行, or hearing under this Policy. 根据本政策，包括恐吓在内的行为自动构成报复, 威胁, 强迫, 或歧视, 包括对个人违反行为准则的指控，但不涉及性别歧视或性骚扰, 但与报告或投诉性别歧视的事实或情况相同, or a report or formal complaint of sexual harassment, 以干涉本政策所保障的任何权利或特权为目的.

在联邦调查局统一犯罪报告系统中被归类为暴力或非暴力性犯罪的犯罪行为. “性侵犯”一般是指针对他人的性行为, without the consent of the victim, including instances where the victim is incapable of giving consent. 在不限制性侵犯定义的情况下，以下是性侵犯的例子:

• 被溺爱的人 -为了性满足而触摸他人的私密身体部位, without the consent of the victim, 包括受害者因其年龄或因其暂时或永久的精神或身体丧失行为能力而无法给予同意的情况.
• 乱伦 -在法律禁止结婚的范围内相互联系的人之间的非强制性交
• 强奸 -穿透, 无论多么微不足道, 阴道或肛门的, with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim. This offense includes the rape of any sex/gender.
• 鸡奸 - oral or anal sexual intercourse with another person, without the consent of the victim, 包括受害者因其年龄或因其暂时或永久的精神或身体丧失行为能力而无法给予同意的情况.
• 法定强奸罪 -与未达到法定同意年龄的人发生非强制的性行为. There is no force or 强迫 used in statutory rape; the act is not an attack.
   

Under this definition of sexual assault, which is mandated by federal 第九条 regulations, 类似的行为可能被归类为性侵犯的一种或多种变体, 或者不同的变体, depending on the sex or gender of 发牢骚的人 or 被调查者. 例如, 根据这些定义, oral sex without consent on a vagina would be “rape,” but oral sex without consent on a penis would be “sodomy.“大学不会在申诉程序或此类案件的纪律制裁中基于性别或性别进行歧视. 大学将适用相同的程序和相同范围的纪律处分，无论性别或性别.

 

一种潜在的性骚扰形式，包括在未经同意的情况下对他人进行性侵犯, 其中包括, 但不限于, causing or attempting to cause the 使无能力 of another person so as to gain or facilitate a sexual advantage over such other person; causing the prostitution of another person; recording, photographing or transmitting identifiable images of sexual activity or intimate parts of another person without that person’s 同意; allowing third parties to observe sexual acts without the consent of all participants; engaging in voyeurism; exposing one’s genitals to another without 同意; or knowingly or recklessly exposing other persons to a significant risk of a sexually transmitted infection, 包括艾滋病毒.

在34美国定义SC 12291(a)(36), 从事针对某个人的一系列行为，导致一个理智的人担心那个人的安全或他人的安全，或遭受严重的情绪困扰. 例子包括, 故意, 恶意, 不断地跟着, 骚扰, 或者网络跟踪另一个人，因为他或她的性别/性别而成为目标, sexual orientation or gender identity.

首先告诉他们，你是一名被授权的记者，必须将任何有关性骚扰或不当行为的披露告知学校. 询问报告方是否愿意继续谈话. 如果没有，尊重他们的决定，并在他们需要进一步帮助时为他们提供资源. If so, continue on to the next section.

Ensure that the person is not in any immediate danger. Ask if they are safe to go to class, go to work, go home, etc. 如果有迫在眉睫的威胁，问他们你是否可以代表他们打电话:

• 执法-如果需要的话，UWF警察局有便衣警察
• 学生办公室主任
• 第九条项目

不带评判地倾听. 记下你可能需要在提交给第九条协调员的报告中包含的任何细节，包括相关各方的名称, 日期, 位置, 特定的行为. 

听, but do not investigate. 通常当善意的人开始问别人问题或试图调解时, 它可以阻止第九条程序像它应该的那样发挥作用. This could include violating parties’ privacy, 不让我们的办公室接受未受影响的第一手资料, initiating punitive requirements prior to a finding of responsibility, 甚至提供善意的住宿，从而妨碍公平地参加大学活动和项目，包括课堂参与.

Everyone reacts differently to their circumstances, and there is no right or wrong way to deal with personal trauma. 确认对方对这种情况的反应，不要做出任何空洞的承诺. “你完全有权生气”或“我很抱歉你要处理这件事”是完全可以接受的.

在这个阶段，你和或第九条工作人员可以寻求授权报告方的选择. 那些经历过性骚扰或不当行为的人通常会觉得自己已经无法控制自己的处境, 因此，允许他们开始自己做决定是迈向治愈的一步.

提醒他们，你必须向第九条协调员报告这一事件, but also encourage them to seek out other 资源. 我们在网站上列出了一些校内和校外的资源，供那些寻求帮助的人使用.