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LA Times Today: Most California colleges don’t offer rape kits on campus. Students demand better access

LA Times Today: Most California colleges don’t offer rape kits on campus. Students demand better access

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13% of college students are victims of sexual assault — and yet college students are less likely to report these crimes to law enforcement.

Advocates say colleges and universities should be doing more to provide care to victims, including post-assault medical exams.

L.A. Times staff writer Mackenzie Mays wrote about how California students are lobbying politicians and pushing university administrators to provide on campus treatment for survivors.

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