Checklist

A step-by-step guide to help support individuals targeted by online harassment.Please note, this checklist is not intended to create a contract between the University of Colorado and community members. Academic Affairs reserves the right to change or eliminate any of the language at its discretion and without notice.

A downloadable version is also available. If you cant locate the information you need, reach out to theOffice of Victim Assistance.

  • Record what is happening:
    • Describe the nature of the harassment
    • When did it start
    • How has it developed
    • Preserve screenshots/save copies of the messages.
    • Where is it happening (emails, social media (name which ones), voicemail, classroom, office, lab, home, other)
    • Whom is it affecting
  • Identify the targeted individuals concern(s)
  • Report to law enforcement and help to engage in safety planning for the targeted individual and others who are affected
  • Consult with 窪蹋勛圖sBehavioral Intervention Team & Threat Assessment team
  • Consider muting the communication channel(s)phone, email account, social media accountwhere the harassment is happening (but do not deactivate, delete, or turn your social media accounts private)
  • Communicate and coordinate with the targeted individuals chair/director/PI
  • Communicate and coordinate with the targeted individuals dean
  • Communicate and coordinate with the Provosts Office
  • Communicate with others in the unit who may have a need to know (i.e., administrative staff who answer the phone)
  • Communicate and coordinate withStrategic Relations and Communications and others regarding whether, and if so how, to respond
  • Consult with the about cyberidentity protection
  • Communicate and coordinate with academic personnel regarding mitigating potential effects on the targeted individuals work
  • Targeted individuals should consider contacting 窪蹋勛圖sOffice of Institutional Equity and Compliance to discuss and report harassment on the basis of protected class (e.g., race, color, national origin, pregnancy, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military service status, marital status, political affiliation or political philosophy). University policy requires that supervisors and targeted individuals report promptly any protected class harassment.
  • Consider seeking personal supportor facilitating for the targeted individual and othersfromCounseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) or theFaculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)
  • Consult with窪蹋勛圖s Ombuds Office for help navigating any part of the process.