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The Jeanne Clery Act
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics
Act, codified at 20 USC 1092 (f) as
a part of the Higher Education Act
of 1965, is a federal law that requires
colleges and universities to disclose
certain timely and annual information
about campus crime and security policies.
All public and private institutions
of postsecondary education participating
in federal student aid programs are
subject to it. Violators can be fined
up to $25,000 by the U.S. Department
of Education, the agency charged with
enforcing the act and with receiving
information about alleged violations,
or face other enforcement action.
The Clery Act, originally enacted
by Congress and signed into law by
President George Bush in 1990 as the
Crime Awareness and Campus Security
Act of 1990, was championed by Howard
and Connie Clery after their daughter
Jeanne was murdered at Lehigh University
in 1986. They also founded the non-profit
Security On Campus Inc., in 1987.
The law was amended in 1992 to add
a requirement that schools give the
victims of campus sexual assault certain
basic rights and was amended again
in 1998 to expand the reporting requirements.
The 1998 amendments also formally
named the law in memory of Jeanne
Clery. The law was most recently amended
in 2000 (The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention
Act) to require schools beginning
in 2003 to notify the campus community
about where public "Megan’s
Law" information about registered
sex offenders on campus could be obtained.
Clery Act Summary
Schools must publish an annual report
disclosing campus security policies
and three years of selected crime
statistics.
- Schools must make timely warnings
to the campus community about crimes
that pose an ongoing threat to students
and employees.
- Each institution with a police
or security department must have
a public crime log.
- The U.S. Department of Education
centrally collects and disseminates
the crime statistics.
- Campus sexual assault victims
are assured of certain basic rights.
The DOE can fine schools that fail
to comply.
"How To Report Crimes on Campus"
Students and employees should immediately
report any crimes to the Facilities
Manager at 415.575.6283 and the Dean
of Students at 415.575.6171.
They must report to these individuals
if they become aware of any crime
that has occurred:
- On campus (CIIS’s main
campus on the 1400 block of Mission
Streets, the Minna Street Center
on Minna Street near Eighth and
Mission Street, and Fox Plaza,
1390 Market Street, Suite 111).
- In any off-campus building owned
or controlled by CIIS
- On public property immediately
adjacent to or accessible from
the CIIS campus and the Minna
Street Center.
Students and employees are cautioned
never to attempt to apprehend or pursue
a suspected criminal. Crimes or suspected
criminals should be reported to the
Facilities Manager and Dean of Students
or if appropriate to 911.
If you have any doubts whether to
report something that has occurred,
report it. Victims or witnesses of
crimes may disclose them on a voluntary,
confidential basis to the director
of public safety or the dean of students.
The designated CIIS administrators
can then determine whether the event
constitutes a crime that has to be
collected and statistically reported.
Your cooperation in timely reporting
assists CIIS to issue timely warnings
to the community. All crimes must
be reported immediately.
See
Tables on Crime Statistics for the
CIIS Campus
You may view the Student
Handbook for information on
drug & alcohol policy, sexual
assault and sexual harassment.
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