Requirements for Higher Ed Institutions:

Annual Security Reporting:

The Clery Act requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to disseminate a public annual security report (ASR.) An ASR must include statistics of campus crime for the previous three academic years, and any efforts taken to improve safety on the institutions campus.

The Annual Report must also include policy statements the institution follows regarding:

• crime reporting,

• campus facility security and access,

• law enforcement authority,

• incidence of alcohol and drug use,

• and the prevention of/response to sexual assault, domestic or dating violence, and stalking

Four Categories of Crime

The Four Categories of Crime that an institution must report on are:

• Criminal Offenses

• VAWA Offenses

• Arrests and Referrals for Disciplinary Action

• Hate Crimes (any of the above mentioned offenses, and any incidents of)
  
  

Where Crimes Are Committed & Crime Logs

Unlike the New Title IX Regulations, The Clery Act crime reporting is not limited to offenses on campus or within campus buildings and residences. Campuses ASR must include statistics of crimes in any of these areas:

• On-campus (anywhere)

• On-campus student housing

• Public property within campus bounds

• Public property immediately adjacent to the campus

• Non-campus buildings and property owned or controlled by the institution that are used for educational purposes and frequently used by students but not a part of the core campus, or those owned or controlled by a student organization officially recognized by the institution

Wherever these crimes occur, campus police and public safety departments must keep a daily crime log of all reported crimes, and this log must be made public during business hours.

Campus Threat Warnings and Notifications

When a crime covered by Clery is reported on campus, campus officials must determine if there is a serious or ongoing threat to the campus community and whether a timely warning should be given to students and staff.

If there is an immediate, significant danger to the health or safety of the campus community (e.g. weather, disease outbreak), campus officials may issue an emergency notification. And emergency notification can include the entire campus, or a specific at risk area.

Victim/Survivor Rights, Options, and Resources

Specific rights, options, and resources offered to victims under the Clery Act:

• Prevention Education

  • including bystander intervention and risk reduction focused on warning signs of the offenses

• Written Explanation of their rights

  • including the option for a relocation/change of housing, transportation, or academic course assignment.

  • They also include access to counseling services, legal services, and law enforcement notification.

• Disciplinary Proceedings

  • Proceedings are required to be conducted by trained parties, be prompt, fair, and impartial, and must give certain procedural rights to both the accuser and the accused.