Michigan State University’s Department of Police and Public Safety, or DPPS, often touts its commitment to supporting those who have experienced sexual trauma.
An entire unit is dedicated to it, part of a division committed to “trauma-informed” service. MSU even built a special room in the department’s headquarters to allow for a “calming and warmer environment for survivors” during interviews with police.
But behind the scenes, police sometimes struggle to properly respond to cases of Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct, or RVSM, according to a trove of internal affairs investigations obtained by The State News through public records requests…