Victim reporting and notification system and alert mechanism for organizations

1. An incident notification apparatus, comprising:

at least one memory;

at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to execute a plurality of processing instructions stored in the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor executes instructions to:

obtain, via the at least one processor, a report by an accuser who is a victim or a witness of harassing, bullying and/or discriminating conduct by an accused, the report comprising structured data related to the conduct;

parse, via the at least one processor, the structured data related to the conduct to determine a set of key points regarding the conduct;

analyze, via the at least one processor, the determined set of key points to categorize the conduct associated with the report as (1) Category 3 relating to behaviors or instances occurring on multiple occasions over time, (2) Category 2 relating to behavior or instance which involved a link of subordination between the victim and the accused, or (3) Category 1 relating to behavior or instance which occurs only on one occasion; and

present, via the at least one processor, a dashboard providing access to the report, the report including a colored light, wherein the color of the colored light corresponds to the category associated with the report.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the structured data related to the conduct comprises a combination of:

structured data related to Who is the perpetrator of the harassing, bullying and/or discriminating conduct and comprising answers to Who pillar of questions;

structured data related to What the harassing, bullying and/or discriminating conduct is and comprising answers to What pillar of questions;

structured data related to Where the harassing, bullying and/or discriminating conduct occurred and comprising answers to Where pillar of questions; and/or

structured data related to When the harassing, bullying and/or discriminating conduct occurred and comprising answers to When pillar of questions.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the report includes a report identifier, a report timestamp and an employer identifier of the accuser's employer, and wherein each pillar of questions includes employer-specific questions associated with the employer identifier.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the set of key points regarding the conduct includes a combination of: behavior, frequency, and/or relationship between the victim and the accused.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes instructions to:

parse, via the at least one processor, the structured data related to the conduct to determine the accused and the accuser associated with the report;

retrieve, via the at least one processor, previous reports associated with the accused and the accuser, the previous reports having report timestamps within a specified time period; and

wherein the conduct associated with the report is categorized also based on analysis of the retrieved reports.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the specified time period is one of: 3 days, 6 months, 3 years.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the color of the colored light is one of: yellow, orange, red.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes instructions to:

determine, via the at least one processor, that the conduct associated with the report is categorized as Category 3 relating to behaviors or instances occurring on multiple occasions over time; and

generate, via the at least one processor, a recommended action for the accused to address the conduct.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the recommended action is training or discipline.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes instructions to:

determine, via the at least one processor, that the conduct associated with the report is categorized as Category 1 relating to behavior or instance which occurs only on one occasion;

determine, via the at least one processor, that a second Category 1 report identifying a second accused is associated with the accused's department; and

generate, via the at least one processor, a recommended action for the accused's department to address the conduct.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes instructions to:

categorize, via the at least one processor, existing reports to determine a set of reports filed by the accuser; and

wherein the dashboard further provides access to other reports in the set of reports associated with the accuser.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes instructions to:

categorize, via the at least one processor, existing reports to determine a set of reports filed regarding the accused; and

wherein the dashboard further provides access to other reports in the set of reports associated with the accused.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes instructions to:

provide, via the at least one processor, a real-time alert to the accused's employer regarding the conduct associated with the report.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the real-time alert indicates the category associated with the report.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the real-time alert is sent via one of: push notification, email, phone call, text message.

16. An incident notification processor-readable non-transitory physical medium storing processor-executable instructions to:

obtain, via at least one processor, a report by an accuser who is a victim or a witness of harassing, bullying and/or discriminating conduct by an accused, the report comprising structured data related to the conduct;

parse, via the at least one processor, the structured data related to the conduct to determine a set of key points regarding the conduct;

analyze, via the at least one processor, the determined set of key points to categorize the conduct associated with the report as (1) Category 3 relating to behaviors or instances occurring on multiple occasions over time, (2) Category 2 relating to behavior or instance which involved a link of subordination between the victim and the accused, or (3) Category 1 relating to behavior or instance which occurs only on one occasion; and

present, via the at least one processor, a dashboard providing access to the report, the report including a colored light, wherein the color of the colored light corresponds to the category associated with the report.

17. A processor-implemented incident notification method comprising executing processor-executable instructions to:

obtain, via at least one processor, a report by an accuser who is a victim or a witness of harassing, bullying and/or discriminating conduct by an accused, the report comprising structured data related to the conduct;

parse, via the at least one processor, the structured data related to the conduct to determine a set of key points regarding the conduct;

analyze, via the at least one processor, the determined set of key points to categorize the conduct associated with the report as (1) Category 3 relating to behaviors or instances occurring on multiple occasions over time, (2) Category 2 relating to behavior or instance which involved a link of subordination between the victim and the accused, or (3) Category 1 relating to behavior or instance which occurs only on one occasion; and

present, via the at least one processor, a dashboard providing access to the report, the report including a colored light, wherein the color of the colored light corresponds to the category associated with the report.