Print 🖨 PDF 📄 About the author: Michael Conzachi is a retired three decade police detective from Southern California, a former police academy instructor, a U.S. Army veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division and is a frequent contributor and current NCFM Adviser. The Current Push for Colleges to Investigate Allegations of Sexual Assault can hurt valid cases: A Law Enforcement Perspective. In recent weeks and months, there has been a flurry of activity regarding the investigation of sexual assault allegations on college campuses, to be handled by administrators and student disciplinary boards. That is probably the worst idea since the invention of the square wheel, and the clapper. I speak from the perspective of having spent three decades in law enforcement and nearly two decades as an investigator. Not only are college tribunals unqualified to take on such as task, but many in law enforcement are not sufficiently trained as well. Let’s take for example a typical law enforcement response to a sexual assault. The alleged victim calls the police to report a sexual assault. The investigation begins at that point. How was the call made; from where and who was present? Was the call made from a cell phone … Continue reading NCFM Member/Advisor Michael Conzachi, The Current Push for Colleges to Investigate Allegations of Sexual Assault can hurt valid cases: A Law Enforcement Perspective.