Students charged with a federal, state, or local criminal offenses, whether the underlying conduct occurred on or off campus, or students behaving in ways that could be grounds for federal, state, or local charges, whether the prosecutor pursues or other party seeks charges or not, violate this policy. The University is not required to wait for legal processes to conclude before resolving an accountability proceeding. Given the evidentiary standard used in a criminal proceeding is different than the standard used in an accountability proceeding, a not guilty finding or dismissal in legal processes has no bearing on a determination reached by the University.