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1. Via issuance of timely warnings, alert the campus community of Clery Crimes that pose a serious or continuing threat to the campus and surrounding community. Timely warnings will be disseminated throughout the community as soon as pertinent information is available and will provide information that will allow the community to take precautions to protect themselves and prevent similar crimes from occurring.
2. Via issuance of emergency notifications, alert and inform the campus community about a “significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees occurring on the campus."
3. Maintain a daily crime log of all crimes reported. This log will be available for public inspection, upon request.
4. Maintain a daily fire log of all fire‐related incidents reported. This log will be available for public inspection, upon
request.
5. Compile and disclose statistics of reports on the types of Clery Crimes reported for the school’s campuses, the
immediately adjacent public areas and public areas running through the campuses, remote classroom facilities and
certain non‐campus facilities.
6. Collect reports of Clery Crimes made to local law enforcement, school officials and others associated with the school
who have significant responsibility for student and campus activities.
7. Create and publish an annual report to the Department of Education disclosing statistics of Clery Crimes reported over
the past three years, as well as DEC’s policies and procedures addressing campus security and safety.
8. Annually disclose/provide access to the campus community and the public, the Annual Security Report, which provides:
a. Crime data (by type);
b. Fire incident data;
c. Security policies and procedures in place to protect the community; and
d. Information on the handling of threats, emergencies and dangerous situations.
9. Identify CSAs on a regular, ongoing basis, and notify these individuals of their obligations under the Clery Act to report any and all Clery Crimes that they witness, or are reported to them.
10. Provideregular,mandatorytrainingforallCSAs.
11. Intheeventthatapersonisreportedasmissing,notifylocallawenforcementthathasjurisdictioninthegeographical
area around the school, and utilize the emergency contact information available for the missing person to notify those listed as emergency contacts for the alleged missing person. Questions may be directed DEC’s Primary Campus Security Authority Michael Crosby at 724‐653‐2196 or mcrosby@dec.edu
Responsibilities:
All DEC Faculty, Staff, and Students on DEC’s Facilities or Property:
• Promptly report any activity that is perceived as criminal, potentially dangerous or suspicious to a Campus Security
Authority (CSA).
• In accordance with Policy AD67, Disclosure of Wrongful Conduct and Protection from Retaliation, "make good faith
reports of suspected wrongful conduct, and to protect such individuals from retaliation for making such reports to the school or an appropriate authority, participating in any investigation, hearing, or inquiry by the school or an appropriate authority or participating in a court proceeding relating to an allegation of suspected wrongful conduct at the school." No reporter making a report "in good faith" will be retaliated against, and all reports will be taken seriously.
• All DEC Visitors on DEC Facilities or Property:
• Promptly report any activity that is perceived as criminal, potentially dangerous or suspicious to a Campus Security
Authority (CSA).
• Compile and disclose statistics of reports on the types of Clery Crimes reported for the school, the immediately
adjacent public areas and public areas running through the campuses, remote classroom facilities and non‐campus
facilities.
• Collect reports of Clery Crimes made to local law enforcement, school officials and others associated with the school
who have significant responsibility for student and campus activities.
• Create and publish an annual report to the Department of Education disclosing statistics of Clery Crimes reported over
the past three years, as well as DEC’s policies and procedures addressing campus security and safety.
• Annually disclose/report, to the campus community and the public:
o Crime data (by type);
o Fire incident data;
o Security policies and procedures in place to protect the community; and
o Information on the handling of threats, emergencies and dangerous situations.
o Provide regular, mandatory training for all CSAs.
o Work with School departments to establish Clery Act related educational programs and promotion of safety awareness
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