Examples of Policy Against Harassment Violations and Resulting Sanctions (structured data instances) 

To help the community better understand and potentially codify the types of behaviors that violate the Policy Against Harassment at ACM Activities, https://www.acm.org/about-acm/policy-against-harassment this section first presents the general structures of (a) behaviors that violate the Code and (b) sanctions that are imposed on those who engaged in these behaviors. It then uses these structures to present in a uniformly organized way the data that corresponds exactly to the same actual instances of violations and associated sanctions presented in the previous section. 

A. General Structure

A Policy Against Harassment violation can typically be described with sentences that follow something like the structure below, with some parts being optional: 

WHO did WHAT ACTION to WHOM at WHERE during WHEN

Table H3 below explains the semantics of each part: 

Table H3. Semantcs of the Key Elements of Harassment Policy Violations

Harassment Policy Violation
Information of interest	Explanation
WHO	respondent
WHAT ACTION	action violating policy
ACTION SPECIFICS	features of action in violation
WHOM	victim(s) / complainant(s)
WHEN	timeframe of violation
WHERE	location / event of violation

Correspondingly, the sanctions imposed as a result of a policy violation can typically be described with sentences that follow the structure below, again with some parts being optional:

WHO must do/not do WHAT SANCTION to WHOM at WHERE for WHEN

Table H4 below explains the semantics of each part:

Table H4. Semantics of the Key Elemenets of Sanctions for Harassment Policy Violations. 

Harassment Policy Violation Sanction
Information of interest	Explanation
WHO	respondent
WHAT SANCTION	obligation or prohibition
SANCTION SPECIFICS	features of obligation or prohibition
WHOM	complainant(s) / victim(s)
WHEN	duration of sanction
WHERE	location / event of sanction

B. Example Instances

Following the above structures, Table H5 below provides in a uniform fashion the same information as Table H2, i.e., some examples of reported behaviors that violated the Harassment Policy and have resulted in sanctions being imposed on those who engaged in these behaviors. 

Table H5. Policy Against Harassment Violation Exemplars. 

Example Harassment Policy Violation #1
Violation		Sanctions
WHO
WHAT	discriminatory comment	WHAT	apologize	demonstrate an understanding
SPECIFICS	religion	SPECIFICS		discriminatory nature of comment
WHOM		WHOM	complainant
WHEN	presentation	WHEN
WHERE	ACM conference	WHERE
Example Harassment Policy Violation #2
Violation		Sanctions
WHO	senior scholar
WHAT	flirting	WHAT	complete approved course
SPECIFICS		SPECIFICS	creating work environments supporting women and other groups marginalized in computing
WHOM	women attendees	WHOM
WHEN	after drinks	WHEN
WHERE	ACM conference	WHERE
Example Harassment Policy Violation #3
Violation		Sanctions
WHO	senior scholar
WHAT	unwanted conversations	WHAT	banned	complete approved course
SPECIFICS		SPECIFICS		harassment
WHOM	attendee	WHOM
WHEN	during and after	WHEN	1 year
WHERE	ACM conference	WHERE	in-person ACM events
Example Harassment Policy Violation #4
Violation		Sanctions
WHO	senior scholar
WHAT	unwanted and uninvited contact	WHAT	banned	demonstrate an understanding
SPECIFICS		SPECIFICS		unwanted & uninvited nature of contact
WHOM	attendees	WHOM		ACM CEO and COPE
WHEN	networking event	WHEN	3 years	after 3 years
WHERE	ACM-sponsored conference	WHERE	in-person or virtual ACM events
Example Harassment Policy Violation #5
Violation		Sanctions
WHO	senior scholar
WHAT	predatory behaviors while intoxicated	WHAT	banned	complete approved course
SPECIFICS		SPECIFICS	in-person or virtual ACM activities – including holding a volunteer position (elected, appointed …)	harassment
WHOM	attendees	WHOM
WHEN	social event	WHEN	5 years
WHERE	ACM-sponsored conference	WHERE

C. Definitions and Examples of Abstract Terms and Concepts

There are several abstract terms and concepts used above for purposes of anonymity and generality. Below are definitions and/or non-exhaustive lists of concrete examples for them, drawn from several actual instances of Policy Against Harassment violations brought to ACM (some of them possibly but not necessarily related to any of the cases in Tables H2 /H5) as well as from other potential cases. 

Table H6. Definition and Examples of Abstract Terms and Concepts.

Concept	Definition	Examples
discrimination	Prejudicial discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, family status, gender identity, labor union membership, military status, nationality, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other inappropriate factor.	comment: “<this group> is so conservative”; “<this group> is the smartest”; “never trust <this group>”; “<this group> is responsible for bad things”; … action: (not) hiring/promoting /rewarding/criticizing people in <a group>; …
flirting	behavior that entails usually playful conversation, body language, or physical contact that potentially indicates an (often superficial or casual) romantic or sexual interest
unwanted conversations	conversations on topics that are unjustified by respective stature, social relation, or area of work and/or in which the unwilling party has expressed discomfort verbally (directly or indirectly) or through body language, but the other party continues engaging in	inappropriate topics: physical appearance (self and cloths); demographic characteristics as basis for discrimination; politics; personal beliefs; … verbal direct: “this makes me uncomfortable”; “I don’t want to talk about this now”; … verbal indirect: “Sorry, but I have work to do”; “Sorry, I have another meeting”; … verbal indirect: no initiative; only brief responses; … body language: walking during conversation; increasing distance; looking elsewhere; looking at phone; …
unwanted and uninvited contacts	(physical) contact that the unwilling party neither initiated nor reciprocated, expressing discomfort verbally (directly or indirectly) or through body language, but the other party continues engaging in	inappropriate contacts: touching any body part except in handshake (in some cultures, not even that); standing very close; cornering against a wall; prolonged staring; … verbal direct: “this makes me uncomfortable”; “please stop”; “I need some space”; … verbal indirect: “Sorry, but I have work to go”; “Sorry, I have another meeting”; … body language: no initiative; no reciprocation; stepping back; closed body posture; …
predatory behaviors	actions (perceived to be) inclined or intended to exploit others for personal gain	unwanted and uninvited conversations and contacts (see previous two entries); persistent suggestions for communication unjustified by respective stature, social relation, or area of work; …
demonstration of (evidence of) understanding		document analyzing the wrongful nature of past conduct; lecture on the same; successful completion of relevant approved course; concrete changes in own work environment; …