Legal
Seeking
support and safety for yourself and those you care about is important.
You can consult the Oasis Program or other agencies listed below
to learn of your legal options and options for protecting yourself.
•
Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse
•
Wingspan
• Southern
Arizona Legal Aid
To
Make a Formal Report
If
you were harmed…
On campus, in a UA-owned facility or at a UA-sponsored
event you can contact UAPD to report the crime (520) 621-8273 or
call 911 from a campus phone.
Off-campus you can contact Tucson Police Department
at 911.
To
Make a Confidential Report
Some
individuals want to file a report but do not want anyone to know
that they have done so. If you are a victim of a violent crime on
campus and do not want to pursue action with the Dean of Students
Office or with the police department, you may want to consider making
a confidential report. The Oasis Program is able to provide this
service to students, faculty, and staff. With your permission, the
Oasis Program can file a report on the details of the incident without
revealing your identity. The purpose of a confidential report is
to comply with your wish to keep the matter confidential, while
taking steps to ensure the future safety for yourself and others.
With such information, the University can keep an accurate record
of the number of incidents involving students, determine where there
is a pattern of crime with regards to a particular location, method,
or assailant, and alert the campus community to potential danger.
Reports filed in this matter are counted and disclosed in the annual
crimes statistics for the UA.
For
Shelter Services
Tucson
offers emergency shelter services and 24-hour crisis services for
individuals experiencing harm or danger from relationship violence.
Assistance is available for both male and female victims.
Filing
for an Order of Protection or an Injunction Against Harassment
In
Arizona there are two legal routes to attempt to gain safety. Be
aware that filing for either of these orders does not guarantee
safety.*
An
individual can file for an Order of Protection if they are living
with, have lived with, have a child with, or are a family member
of the individual from which he/she needs protection. Check out
this website below for information about how to file for an Order
of Protection:
Tucson
City Court: Orders Of Protection
If
you do not meet the requirements for an Order of Protection (see
above), you can file for a similar legal order called an Injunction
Against Harassment. Check out this website for information about
how to file for an Injunction Against Harassment:
Tucson
City Court: Injunction Against Harrassment
*
Filing for either of these orders is an individual decision and
should be based upon information regarding each person’s situation.
Research has documented that in some cases risk can increase after
a protective order is served. However, in other cases, the risk
is decreased by an order. There is no way to know for sure how the
perpetrator will react to being served. It may be helpful to talk
with professionals about this option. Most importantly, listen to
what your instincts are telling you.
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