One can only hope the two senators promoting rape arrests for campus sex crimes also have the same enthusiasm for protecting the rights of the defendants and ridding institutions of kangaroo courts, too.

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Claire McCaskill, who led sweeping changes in how the U.S. military handles rape cases, now want to increase the number of prosecutions for sexual assault on college campuses.

The lawmakers are preparing legislation related to campus sexual attacks, including the controversial issue of how police, prosecutors and state laws treat victims of rape, said Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York.

Students across the U.S. have filed complaints with the Education Department, alleging their colleges have violated federal regulations on sexual violence. While planning to bolster these campus-based protections, the senators’ plans also include encouraging victims to take their cases to police, Gillibrand said.

“The schools must, under Title IX, have a safe environment and they must report attacks under the Clery Act,” Gillibrand said in an interview in her Washington office. “You have a second track under law enforcement, and we’re going to work on both.”

McCaskill is planning Senate hearings this year on campus sexual assault, and Gillibrand said the topic is ripe for study by the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ investigative arm. The two are calling for sexual-assault data to be more accessible to prospective students and their parents, perhaps in school ratings.