In , President George H. The Clery Act "requires colleges and universities to record campus crime statistics and safety policies. These security reports must be disclosed to current and prospective students and employees at a campus. The Santa Clara University campus community will be provided complete, accurate and timely information about crime and the safety of our campus environment. With this information, students, staff and faculty will be better equipped to make informed decisions to keep themselves safe.
Santa Clara University is required under Federal Law to compile and publish an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for statistics regarding the occurrence of certain criminal offenses reported to campus safety, local law enforcement or a designated Campus Security Authority as well as fires. A campus police department or a campus security department of an institution. Any individual or individuals who have responsibility for campus security but who do not constitute a campus police department or a campus security department e.
An official of an institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities e. Not every employee is a Campus Security Authority. Clerical staff, accounting and IT personnel, and faculty without responsibilities beyond classroom instruction are generally not designated as CSAs. However, while individuals may not be designated as CSAs, they are strongly encouraged but not obligated to report Clery qualifying crimes to Campus Safety Services.
Any building or property that is within or reasonably contiguous to paragraph 1 of this definition, that is owned by the institution but controlled by another person, is frequently used by students, and supports institutional purposes such as a food or other retail vendor.
In plain language: The public property that immediately borders and is accessible from the campus. For many institutions, this is the public sidewalk that borders the campus, the public street, and the public sidewalk on the other side of the street. It also includes public property within the core campus. Any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or.
