What Happens to a Report or Complaint of Discrimination or Harassment?

UCR's Office of Civil Rights reviews every report and complaint made under the Anti-Discrimination Policy and the applicable procedure. These flowcharts illustrate the assessment process, which involves:
-Reviewing to determine if the reported conduct is covered by the Anti-Discrimination Policy. If not, the matter may be referred or the reporter will be notified. (Example, if the report is about abusive conduct instead of harassment, it may be referred to Employee & Labor Relations.)
- Reaching out to the person reported to have experienced the discrimination or harassment, if they are a UCR community member, to give them information about rights, options, and resources and offer an intake meeting. 
- Determining the appropriate resolution process. This is based on the conduct reported, the identity of the people involved, the relationship of the reported incident to UCR, the complainant's preferences, and other factors.
- If a matter is closed after initial assessment, OCR will take non-disciplinary steps to ensure that the reported conduct ceases/does not recur if appropriate.

For Frequently Asked Questions, click here. 

For information about Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action policies click here.  For information about retaliation, download Retaliation FAQs.

Please click on the following links for pdf versions of the flowcharts below:
Discrimination, Harassment or Retaliation Complaint Intake and Assessment Flowchart
Discrimination, Harassment or Retaliation Complaint Resolution Flowchart