This week National Public Radio (NPR) started a 4 part series on the failure of college campuses to deal effectively or appropriately with sexual assaults on campus.

Here is link to today's segment of the story. Failed Justice Leaves Rape Victim Nowhere to Turn.

Below is the blurp for the series, which serves as a table of contents to listen to the podcasts for the full series.

Seeking Justice For Campus Rapes

One of out 5 women will be sexually assaulted during her college years. And despite federal laws created to protect students, colleges and universities have failed to protect women from this epidemic of sexual assault. Even after they've been found responsible for sexual assault, students are rarely expelled or suspended. NPR News Investigations and the Center for Public Integrity teamed up to examine this ongoing problem on college campuses.

Part 1: Morning Edition, Feb. 24

After Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her dorm room in 1986, her parents devoted their lives to changing federal law to try to make college campuses safer. It's been 20 years since a federal law was passed in their daughter's name. Still, campus discipline systems rarely expel men when they're found responsible for a sexual assault. And women have been unable to count on help from the government's oversight agency. Read this story.

Part 2: All Things Considered, Feb. 25

Margaux was a freshman at Indiana University when another student living on her floor raped her. She reported the assault to campus security, but the judicial hearing did not go as she had hoped. This is the story of her struggle for justice — and to feel safe again.

Part 3: All Things Considered, Feb. 26

Even after reporting her rape to campus security, Margaux found that schools often have a limited ability to investigate these complex cases.

Part 4: Morning Edition, March 2

One reason colleges have a hard time stopping sexual assault is a misconception about who is committing these crimes. The assumption is that rapes are often committed by young men whose judgment is impaired from drinking. But University of Massachusetts forensic psychologist David Lisak says most are serial predators.