1. THE CLERY ACT
& CAMPUS
CRIME
Presented By: Meghan Campbell

2. HISTORY
Introduced to Senate as Student Athlete
Right-To-Know Act
Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act
of 1990
Clery Act 1998
Amendments in 2000 & 2008

3. THE JEANNE CLERY
DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY
CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS
Publish Annual Security Report by October 1st each
year
Keep a public crime log- a crime must be logged
within two business days
Emergency Notifications and Timely Warnings
Institutions with Residence Halls
Policies and Procedures surrounding missing
students

4. LANDMARK CASES
Mullins v. Pine Manor College (1983)
Clery v. Lehigh University (1986)
Dickinson v. Eastern Michigan University
(2006)
Havik v. Johnson & Wales University
(2007)
Commonwealth of Virginia v. Perterson
(2007)

5. LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
Institutional
Administrators, Faculty, and Staff
Students
Campus Security

6. BEST PRACTICES
A President’s Guide to the Clery Act
• Basic understanding for senior
administrators
• Appoint individual or committee to serve as
Clery Compliance Officer(s)
• When in doubt, report
• Don’t minimize seriousness of crime

7. BEST PRACTICES
CAS Standards
Mission
Program
Organization & Leadership
Human Resources
Law, Policy, & Governance
Institutional & External Relations
Technology

8. FURTHER CONSIDERATION
 Research by two professors out of Virginia: Gregory & Janosik
 Found 25% of students knew about Clery Act & Purpose
 10% took crime reports into consideration
 Many campus officials believe crime reports not effective in
reducing campus crime
 Campus officials did believe that helped to improve policies and
procedures
 Institutions need to consider additional programs and services

9. QUESTIONS?