To comply with federal law, specifically the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the University is required to report “statistics concerning the occurrence on campus of the following criminal offenses reported to local police agencies, or to any official of the institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities: murder, sex offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft.” This year, the Violence Against Women Act has added dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking to the list of crimes that must be reported. The University must also report any of these offenses that were hate crimes, as well as any other hate crimes that may have resulted in bodily injury.
For the purposes of the Clery Act, the law broadly defines campus security officials as an employee of the institution who “has significant responsibility for student and campus activities.” Pastoral or professional counselors are exempt from reporting these crimes. Yet, in the interest of providing a more complete picture of campus crimes, pastoral and professional counselors may voluntarily share information with security and police to include in the statistics. Identifying the victim is not required.
Those who are not exempt from reporting and are aware of any crimes that occurred on campus from January 1 through December 31, 2014 that were not reported to law enforcement, the health center, Campus Ministry, or public safety department should forward that information to Gerald Gregg, public safety, no later than June 30, 2015. Location and date of the incident are important to provide, and a brief description of the incident is needed so it can be properly classified following guidelines established by the FBI Uniform Crime Report program.
To find out more about reporting requirements contact Gregg at 7161 or gregg@up.edu.