This led to criticism that such policies do little to protect victims of campus sexual assault.

Inside Higher Ed reports.

Stanford’s ban on large containers of hard alcohol sparks debate about sexual assault

Stanford University on Monday announced a new policy banning large containers of hard alcohol from undergraduate housing and events. The policy bans containers 750 mL and larger of distilled liquor, spirits and hard alcohol — a standard-size bottle of vodka or whiskey — for all undergraduates on campus, including students who are over 21.

The university says the policy is aimed at reducing “the availability and accessibility of hard alcohol” and the “high-risk behaviors” that can accompany heavy drinking, including those that might lead to sexual assault. But victims’ advocates argue that the policy — which comes after the university was the site of a high-profile rape case in which alcohol was consumed — puts the onus on victims to avoid drinking rather than on would-be attackers to not assault.