As it currently stands, only designated"reporters" are required to tell police in theevent that they discover that a crime hasoccurred.

Nadja B. Gould, a licensed clinical socialworker at the UHS, along with all senior tutorsand some other member of the Ad Board, aredesignated as "reporters" under state law.

But many administrators, including AssistantDean of Students Karen E. Avery '87--whom theCollege advises students, in handbooks andpamphlets, to consult if they have been raped--arenot required to report alleged incidents of rapeto HUPD or the Commonwealth.

Gould said she sees less than a half dozen rapecases per year, in keeping with published HUPDstatistics.

Massachusetts law requires Gould to report anyincident of sexual assault she learns about.

Gould said the form she files with policeleaves the victim anonymous and does not requireeither the victim or the alleged perpetrator to beidentified.

A copy of the form she fills out is sent to theCommonwealth--and to HUPD, which must include thereport of the rape in their crime statistics.

In an interview, Avery said that ACCRA's goalof opening up administrative disciplinaryprocedures to public scrutiny would make victimsof sexual assault less likely to come forward.

"[It] would close the mouths of those victimsand survivors out there who have a story to telland who want to come forth to get some assistancein some way," she said.

Avery, who said she was not able to give anestimate as to how many students per yearconsulted her office about rape, said the Collegedoes keep internal records about the incidents.

"We do keep track of statistics like that," shesaid. "We aren't keeping names or numbers toreport."

But Avery is aware of the legal distinctionthat keeps her from disclosing what she knowsabout alleged sexual crimes on campus.

"Maybe I get away with that because of my roleas administration," she said.

What to Report

At the end of each school year, the HarvardUniversity Police Department files its statisticswith the U.S. Department of Education.