Clery for Student Org Advisors

NOT SURE?

REPORT!!!

Jeanne Ann Clery

• Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered by a student in her dorm room at Lehigh University in 1986;
• Her parents believe she would have been more cautious if she had known about other violent crimes at the University;
• Congress agreed.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

• As a Title IV Institution, MSU is required to comply with the Clery Act or lose federal financial aid;
• CSA’s may be questioned during a federal audit;
• The Department of Education may audit MSU to determine compliance and issue civil fines of up to $35,000 per violation.
• MSU is required to:

Campus Security

Authority (CSA)

• Campus police department or campus security department of an institution;

• Any individual or individuals who have responsibility for campus security;

• Anyone designated by the institution to receive a crime report;

• Have emergency notification and evacuation procedures
• Issue timely warnings and immediate notifications
• Keep a crime log
• Keep a fire log
• Collect statistical crime reports from CSAs
• Request crime statistics from local law enforcement

• Submit yearly crime and fire statistics to ED via web-based data collection
• Have missing student notification procedures
• Publish and Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

Referrals for discipline for

LIQUOR, DRUG & WEAPONS LAW VIOLATIONS

Annual Training

Let's Break this Down

• Police must keep statistics on numbers of people arrested for liquor law violations, drug law violations and illegal weapons possession;

• The Dean of Students' Office must keep statistics on number of people referred for disciplinary action for drug, liquor law and weapons violations;

• Clery requires crime STATISTICS from MSU about certain crimes committed by ANY individual within our Clery GEOGRAPHY! The crime does not have to be committed by a student, faculty or staff member.

• You are a mandatory reporter for ALL Title IX violations involving students and University employees no matter where or when it occurs, but only some Title IX violations and crimes are counted for Clery. Confused yet?

• Conduct Code violations that occur on student trips may or may not be be Clery countable, but SHOULD be reported to the Dean of Students.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 U.S.C. § 1092 (f))

• You're an official who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities;

• You’re a trusted person on campus;

• You’re in a role where someone may come to you for support.

How do I report a crime?

REPORT!!!

*Online CSA Crime Reporting form at:

montana.edu/clery/

*If Sexual Assault, you must ALSO report a Sexual Misconduct Reporting Form at: montana.edu/titleix

*In person (MSU Police Department)

• Keep good records, you may be asked to assist in an audit;
• Get a good description of the incident or crime

*Specific questions will help police assign the

crime to the correct category;

*Get as accurate & complete as you can

When in doubt... REPORT!!!

• If a survivor (victim) calls it to your attention;

• If a witness or third party calls it to your attention;

• Use the Clery Crime Report Form, which can be found at montana.edu/clery or montana.edu/deanofstudents;

• If you feel something presents an imminent danger to the community, call the police!

...More on Trips and Geography!

• Overnight, school-sponsored trips: If your institution sponsors students on an overnight trip, for example to see a play, and they rent motel rooms, you DO have to include crimes that occur in those rooms in your Clery Act statistics if the students stay there for more than one night.

• Repeated use of a location for school-sponsored trips: If your institution sponsors students on an overnight trip every year and the students stay in the same hotel each year, you must include portions of the hotel in your noncampus geography. For example, students in the debate club take a trip to Washington, D.C. and stay at the same hotel every year. You must include in your statistics any crimes that occur in the rooms used by your students and any common areas used to access the rooms (lobby, elevators, etc.) for the times and dates specified in the rental agreement.

What if...

I'm Concerned about Someone?

• In order to promote student safety and wellness, the Campus Safety & Welfare Team addresses behaviors that are disruptive or concerning
• May include mental health and/or safety issues
• Please visit:
• www.montana.edu/deanofstudents to report a student welfare or safety concern

PRESENTER:

QUESTIONS?

• The Clery Act was first enacted in 1990 and amended in 1992, 1998, 2000, 2008 and most recently in 2013 with the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

• Requires institutions of higher education that accept federal funds through Title IV of the Higher Education Act to report crime statistics to current and prospective students and employees.

Ed McKenna

• Clery Act Crime Statistics

• Daily Crime Log

• Timely Warnings & Immediate Notifications that pose a continuing threat to the campus

• Information & Support to survivors
• Rights & options in writing (Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence & Stalking

Montana State University

What Information should I collect?

Assistant Dean of Students

for Student Conduct

*Murder/Non-negligent Manslaughter

*Manslaughter by Negligence

*Sexual Assault

*Rape *Fondling

*Incest *Statutory Rape

*Robbery

*Aggravated Assault

*Burglary

*Motor Vehicle Theft

*Arson

*Dating Violence

*Domestic Violence

*Stalking

• Date/Time of the incident;

• Detailed location (inside building, outside building, cross streets, etc;

• Detailed description (nature of crime);

• May need to share more information based on other requirements and/or preference of person reporting;

• We do not expect you to be an investigator, just a recorder.

Any of the previously listed crimes, plus:

*Larceny/theft

*Simple Assault

*Intimidation

*Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of

Property

Please make sure to note bias of crime:

*Race *Sexual Orientation

*Gender *Gender Identity

*Religion *National Origin

*Ethnicity *Disability

May I have a

Map Please?