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Campus Security Authority (CSA)-individuals at the Douglas Education Center (DEC) who, because of their function for the School, have an obligation under the Clery Act to notify the school of alleged Clery Crimes that are reported to them in good faith, or alleged Clery Crimes that they may personally witness. These individuals, by virtue of their positions due to official job duties are required by federal law to "report" crime when it has been observed by, or reported to them by another individual. They individuals typically fall under one of the following categories:
1. People or offices that are not members of a campus police/security department, but where policy directs individuals to report criminal offenses to them or their office.
2. Officials having significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including but not limited to, student housing, student discipline and campus judicial proceedings. At DEC these persons include:
- Michael Crosby / Senior Financial Aid Coordinator / Primary Campus Security Authority / Title IX Coordinator
- Jeffrey D. Imbrescia / President / CEO
- Debra Wise / Director of Financial Services
- Julian Imbrescia / Vice President of Academic Affairs
- Rick Price / Maintenance Technician Supervisor (After Hours)
Clery Act Crimes ("Clery Crimes")-crimes required by the Clery Act to be reported annually to the school community, include: criminal homicide (murder and negligent/non-negligent manslaughter); sex offenses (forcible and non-forcible); robbery; aggravated assault; burglary; motor vehicle theft; arson; hate crimes (including larceny, theft, simple assault, intimidation, or destruction/damage/vandalism of property that are motivated by bias); dating violence; domestic violence; stalking; and arrests and referrals for disciplinary action for any of the following: (a) liquor law violations, (b) drug law violations, and (c) carrying and possessing illegal weapons.
Emergency Notification—an announcement to 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." An emergency response expands upon the definition of "timely warning" as it includes both Clery Act crimes and other types of emergencies (examples: a fire, infectious disease outbreak,
"Reasonably Contiguous" (as pertaining to a college campus) buildings or property owned or controlled by the school, located in an area that is considered and treated as an integral part of campus and covered by the same security policies as the main campus.
Timely Warning—an announcement made to alert the campus community about Clery Crimes and other serious incidents in the event that a reported crime may pose a serious or continuing threat to the campus and surrounding community.
DEC’s Primary Security Authority works collaboratively with various offices at the school to develop implement and oversee programs that ensure the school’s overall compliance with the Clery Act and associated regulations at all school locations.
Policy:
In accordance with the requirements the Clery Act, DEC shall:
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:
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Crime data (by type); Fire incident data;