Clery Act Training

What does it mean to be a Campus Security Authority? In short, if you become aware of a Clery reportable offense, that occurs in a Clery geographic location, you are required by law to report the crime to University Police & Public Safety. As a review, the offenses you are required to report are criminal homicide, forceable and non-forceable sex offenses, burglary, motor vehicle theft, robbery, aggravated assault, arson, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, hate crimes, and arrests or referrals for weapon, drug, and liquor law violations. To clarify, you do not need to witness the crime. Under the Clery Act a crime is reported when it is brought to the attention of a Campus Security Authority by a victim, witness, other third-party, or even the offender. It doesn't matter whether or not the individuals involved in the crime or reporting the crime are associated with the institution. As a CSA there are some best practices that you should follow. If you receive a report of a crime, and believe it was provided in good faith, you should encourage the reporter to contact the police. If the individual reporting does not wish to report the crime to the police, they are not required to do so. In a scenario where a crime is disclosed to you, but the reporter does not wish to speak with the police, tell the person you must report the incident but will not provide personally identifiable information.