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The Clery Act. Consumer Information Requirements and Disclosures Campus Security Act Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Janet Dodson Tuition Exchange, Inc [email protected]. Today’s Focus. What is the Clery Act (CA) Requirements The Players – (CSA’s) Campus Security Authorities - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Clery Act Consumer Information
Requirements and Disclosures Campus Security Act
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Janet DodsonTuition Exchange, Inc
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Today’s FocusWhat is the Clery Act (CA)RequirementsThe Players – (CSA’s)Campus Security AuthoritiesUnderstanding the BasicsCampus Crime ReportingClery Reportable Offenses
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Today’s Focus con'tGeographic AreaTimely Warning NoticesEmergency Notifications and
Response TestingFire SafetyMissing PersonNoticesPolicy StatementsViolence Against Women Act (VAWA)Resources
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What is the Clery ActThe Crime Awareness and
Campus Security ActSection 485 of HEARecords and reporting
◦Annually◦No later than October 1
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RequirementsAre complexNeed coordinationInvolve most campus officesRecords and reports are
prescribed
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The Players – “CSA’s”PresidentSenior administratorsSafety administratorsStudent life employees
◦Resident hall ◦Athletics
coaches◦Financial aid◦Student accounts
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Campus Security Authorities
Any school employee with significant responsibility for…◦ Students, or◦Campus activities, or◦Building relationships
HINT! Focus on the function of the employee
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Campus Security Authorities
Differ from Clery Compliance Officers (CCO)
CSA includes ALL personnel involved with:◦Public safety◦Security◦Student advisors
CCO have specific assigned duties for insuring school compliance with ALL Clery Act elements
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Understanding the BasicsCampus crime reportingTimely warning noticesEmergency notifications
◦TestingFire safety reportingMissing student proceduresNotices
◦Prospective students◦Employees
Policy statements
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Campus Crime ReportingBy October 1 requirements
◦Publish and disseminate annual report◦Crime stats for current calendar year
and two preceding yearsShould the crime be included?
◦Was the crime reported to CSA?◦Is the crime one of the 12 Clery-
reportable offenses?◦Did the crime occur in a Clery-
reportable geographic area?
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Clery-Reportable OffensesMurderSex Offenses
◦Forcible rape
◦Non-forcibleRobberyAggravated assaultBurglaryMotor vehicle theftManslaughterArson
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Clery-Reportable Offensescon't
Arrests or persons referred for campus disciplinary action for:◦Liquor law violations and/or◦Drug-related violations and/or◦Weapon Possession
Hate crimes◦When the victim is intentionally
selected because of actual or perceived race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or disability
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Geographic Area Three types of school property
◦Campus and◦Non-campus buildings or property and◦Public property areas
HINT! Publish a map in your annual security report depicting the boundaries of these areas
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Geographic Area con'tCampus
◦Buildings or property owned or controlled by the school
◦Branch campus and geographically disconnected areas
Public property◦Adjacent sidewalks, streets or public
parking lotsNon-campus
◦owned or controlled by a school recognized student organization
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Timely Warning NoticesRequires schools to communicate
to the campus community timely◦Serious crime◦Emergency
Timely Warning Notices must be considered for CA crimes when◦Reported to CSA’s or local police◦Determined to represent a serious or
continuing threat to students and employees
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Timely Warning Notices con't
Notices must be◦Substantively accurate◦Specific enough to be helpful◦Not downplaying◦Transparent from the beginning
Hindsight is 20/20◦Department of Education audits◦Media focus
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Emergency Notifications and Response Testing
MUST distribute to the campus community upon confirmation of a dangerous campus situation◦regardless of whether a crime is
involved.
HINT! Think team approach
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Fire Safety On campus residential facilities?
◦Must publish fire safety report annually Include:
Fire statistics Injuries and/or deaths related to fireFire safety system and practicesValue of property damageNumber of regular supervised fire drills
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Fire Safety con'tCampus policies regarding:
◦Portable electric appliances◦Smoking ◦Open flames◦Evacuation procedures
Staff Students Faculty
Future improvements
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Missing PersonProvide on campus housing?
◦Establish missing student notification policy for students living in residential facilities
◦Provide students the option to identify a specific contact person
Determine a student is missing?◦Age of student?
18 or under.. At least 2 mandatory notifications to emergency
contact(s)
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NoticesAnnually to
◦All current students◦All prospective students◦All employees
Must include at least the following◦Statement of report’s availability◦Statement that paper copy is available
upon request and how to obtain one◦Description of the contents◦Exact electronic address of the report
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Policy StatementsAnnual Crime and Fire Safety
Reports◦MUST contain statements about
your… Policies Procedures Practices
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Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
A comprehensive approach to violence against women ◦Holding offenders accountable
Provides improved the criminal justice response to violence against women
Ensures that victims and their families have access to the services needed to achieve safety and rebuilding their lives
Is creating positive changes
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ResourcesGeneral information:
◦ http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/campus.htmlThe President’s Guide to the Clery Act
◦ http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Documents/A-Presidents-Guide-to-the-Clery-Act.pdf
Higher Education Act 485(f), 485(i) & 485(j) Clery Act and Related Campus Security Provisions
Handbook for Campus Crime Reporting◦ http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/handbo
ok.pdfFactsheet: The Violence Against Women Act
◦ www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/vawa_factsheet.pdf
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Let’s RecapWhat is the Clery Act (CA)RequirementsThe Players – (CSA’s)Campus Security AuthoritiesUnderstanding the BasicsCampus Crime ReportingClery Reportable Offenses
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Let’s Recap con’tGeographic AreaTimely Warning NoticesEmergency Notifications and Response
TestingFire SafetyMissing PersonNoticesPolicy StatementsViolence Against Women Act (VAWA)Resources
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Questions…