Why Should Colleges Judge Rape Accusations? In recent years, students at several colleges have protested the way reports of rape are handled. The federal government requires colleges to take aggressive action against sexual violence and, even when rape victims don't want to face the trauma of a criminal investigation, deal with the accusation through quasi-judicial systems. These systems, though, which sometimes include student members, lack the expertise resources of the criminal justice system. Should colleges even be dealing with something that by all rights is a criminal matter or should police and prosecutors be required to do more?