Campus Security Authorities
Who Is A CAMPUS SECURITY AUTHORITY?
• Definition – Campus Security Authority (CSA)
A campus police or security official or other official with significant responsibility for campus and student activities.
A CSA primary responsibility is to “report allegations made in good faith to the reporting structure established by the institution”. That information from CSA’s is placed under the Clery Act and reported for crime statistics and or a timely warning.
· Focus on individual students might seek out to report a crime
– Line responsibility
– Student life - housing, judiciary, dispute resolution, clubs, sports, etc.
– Contact with students
• Focus on student activity advisors, residence advisors, coaches, and academic advisors, not faculty and staff
Who Is Generally Included?
• Includes:
– Vice President for Student Affairs and non-support staff
– Student Housing officials
– Judicial Affairs & discipline
– Athletic director & team coaches
– Any advisor to student groups (clubs, club sports, etc.)
– Director of Human Resources and non-support staff
• Some examples of those excluded from the definition of campus security authority include:
– Individual faculty who are not advisors to student groups
– Individual campus health center physicians
– Clerical staff
– Licensed counselors
– Pastoral Counselors
• YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REPORT IF •You are a licensed mental health counselor, or a pastoral counselor (recognized by a religious organization to provide confidential counseling) AND You are working within the scope of your license or religious assignment at the time of the report
CSA Reporting
• I’m not a counselor…what must I do?
• If someone tells you about a crime and or incident that may be a crime, you must record the information and report it to the University Police Department
– Just get the information as related by the person
– Police will do the analysis
– Use the Clery Incident Form
• When in doubt, report
• Tell the person you must report the incident as an anonymous statistic but will not identify anyone involved unless the victim consents to being identified
• Let the person know about options for reporting to Police
• Remember: The decision to identify someone isn’t yours to make
– A person who talks to you does not have to talk to the Police
Clery Crimes By Classification
• Criminal homicide -
– Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter
– Negligent Manslaughter
• Sex offenses
– forcible & non-forcible
• Robbery
• Aggravated assault
• Burglary
– Forcible entry
– Unlawful entry – no force
• Motor vehicle theft
• Arson
• Liquor, drug, or weapons law violations
• Hate crimes