Campus Security Authorities (CSA) | Clery Act (2024)

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Who are considered campus security authorities as defined by the Clery Act? ›

Clery Act regulations define “campus security authorities” as: An institution's campus police or security department. Other people with security responsibilities, like those monitoring access to campus property (such as parking lots, residence halls, and athletic venues)

In 1988, Josoph Henry, another Lehigh University student, was convicted of murdering and raping Clery and was sentenced to death, but he later agreed to drop all appeals in exchange for life imprisonment without parole.

CSAs must also report any Clery Act crimes reported to them or that they witness. However, CSAs are not required to report crimes that they learn of indirectly (e.g., overhear; through in‐class discussion; mentioned during a speech, workshop, or group presentation).

A CSA is a person referred to as a campus security authority by the Clery Act. CSAs are a vital part of data collection for the annual safety and security report.

Examples of individuals who would not meet the criteria for being campus security authorities include: A faculty member who does not have any responsibility for student and campus activity beyond the classroom. Clerical or cafeteria staff. Facilities or maintenance staff.

A Campus Security Authority (CSA) is an individual, who by virtue of their university responsibilities and under the Clery Act, is designated to receive and report criminal incidents to the Department of Public Safety or the Office of Clery Act Compliance so that they may be included and published in the university's ...

The Clery Act was named in honor of Jeanne Clery. In April 1986, Jeanne was sexually assaulted and murdered in her dorm room at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. She chose Lehigh University because it was close to home.

Bissey, now 45, remains in state prison where he is serving two consecutive life sentences with no chance of parole.

In April of 1986, at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, a student named Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her residence hall (dorm room). In the three years before Clery's attack, Lehigh University experienced 38 violent events.

Examples of individuals who do not have significant responsibility for student activities are as follows: a faculty member who does not have any responsibility for student and campus activity outside of the classroom; clerical or cafeteria staff who do not supervise student employees; administrative staff not ...

Is a CSA who reports an incident to their supervisor? ›

A CSA who reports an incident to their supervisor is not also required to report the incident to the reporting structure identified by the institution to comply with the Clery Act - reporting to one's supervisor is sufficient.

Reporting Clery Act Crimes

Colleges are required to submit statistics on Clery Act crimes along with an annual security report to the U.S. Department of Education by October 1 of every year.

The Act defines CSAs as those having the authority and duty to take action or respond to particular issues on behalf of the institution and who have significant responsibility for student and campus activities. • Advisors are deemed to have significant responsibility over student activities (undergraduate or graduate.

However, anyone who has significant responsibility for student activities and/or campus activities is considered a CSA. The only individuals that are expressly exempt from being CSAs under the Clery Act are professional or pastoral counselors while operating within the scope of their license.

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), one type of direct marketing, consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits ...

Common examples include positions such as resident advisors, coaches, athletics directors, staff that oversees student housing, campus police and security staff. The duty of a campus security authority is to listen to people who approach them with crime information.

The Clery Act defines “Campus Security Authority” as: A campus police department or a campus security department of an institution. Any individual(s) who have responsibility for campus security, but who do not constitute a campus police department or security department.

Victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking have specific rights, options, and resources guaranteed to them by the Clery Act.