THE CLERY ACT & CAMPUS CRIMEPresented By: Meghan Campbell

HISTORY

Introduced to Senate as Student Athlete Right-To-Know Act

Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990

Clery Act 1998 Amendments in 2000 & 2008

THE JEANNE CLERYDISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY

POLICY CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS

Publish Annual Security Report by October 1st each year

Keep a public crime log- a crime must be logged within two business days

Emergency Notifications and Timely Warnings Institutions with Residence Halls Policies and Procedures surrounding missing

students

LANDMARK CASES

Mullins v. Pine Manor College (1983) Clery v. Lehigh University (1986) Dickinson v. Eastern Michigan University

(2006) Havik v. Johnson & Wales University

(2007) Commonwealth of Virginia v. Perterson

(2007)

LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

Institutional Administrators, Faculty, and Staff

Students Campus Security

BEST PRACTICES

A President’s Guide to the Clery Act • Basic understanding for senior

administrators• Appoint individual or committee to

serve as Clery Compliance Officer(s)• When in doubt, report• Don’t minimize seriousness of crime

BEST PRACTICES

CAS Standards Mission Program Organization & Leadership Human Resources Law, Policy, & Governance Institutional & External Relations Technology

FURTHER CONSIDERATION

Research by two professors out of Virginia: Gregory & Janosik Found 25% of students knew about Clery Act & Purpose 10% took crime reports into consideration Many campus officials believe crime reports not effective in

reducing campus crime Campus officials did believe that helped to improve policies

and procedures Institutions need to consider additional programs and services

QUESTIONS?