Course Summary
Cultural diversity is vital and should not be considered an option in the 21st century workplace.
All Universities that offer any level of federal financial aid must comply with this act as well the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and Title IX. Each year, every University receiving financial aid must submit its on-campus crime statistics to the Department of Education and make the Annual Security Report available for public review. By taking this training seriously you are helping in ensuring complete compliance with both of these very important components of the Clery Act. For any individual receiving this important training regarding the federally mandated Jeanne Clery Act we would ask that you take this training very seriously.
Why?
Because failing to follow the federal mandates as stipulated by the law may result in:
Physical or emotional harm to University’s students, employees or visitors
A serious financial penalty levied against the University, and
Presents a negative image to the public that could result in harming the University’s overall reputation.
This training is necessary for campus security authorities for several important reasons.
Chief among them are:
It is a Federal law: The Clery Act is a Federal law that helps to provide current and prospective students and employees with accurate information about the realities of crime and threats to their personal safety and property on America’s college campuses
The Clery Act is tied to Federal Financial Aid: Educational Institutions receiving Title IX funding must comply with the Clery Act
Non-Compliance with Clery can result in fines: The United States Department of Education through the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Office enforces the Clery Act and therefore can impose fines for non-compliance. As of 2022 the fine for non compliance has increased to $67,524 per violation. As an example, the Clery Act Program Review of Pennsylvania State University conducted by the United States Department of Education and published in 2016 resulted in fines totaling $2,397,500.
Course Syllabus
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Module 1 - What Is the Clery Act? Why Does It Matter?
- Course Goals and Objectives
- Introduction by Mardi Walters, Ed.D.
- The Death of Jeanne Clery
- General CSA Introduction
- General CSA Introduction - Continued
- History of the Clery Act
- Clery Act Fines - Part 1
- Clery Act Fines - Part 2
- Module Assessment
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Module 2 - Clery Geography
- Introduction to Clery Geography
- On Campus
- On-Campus Student Housing
- Public Property
- Non-Campus
- Module Assessment
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Module 3 - Clery Crimes
- Crime Classifications
- Reportable Crimes
- Hate Crimes
- Hate Crimes Continued
- Violence Against Women Act
- Arrests for Disciplinary Action
- Module Assessment
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Module 4 - CSA - Campus Security Authority
- Who are Campus Security Authorities?
- CSA Exemptions
- Duties of a CSA
- Examples of Reported Crimes
- How are Clery Statistics Collected?
- Reporting a Clery Crime
- Hierarchy Rule
- Module Assessment
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Module 5 - Emergency Notifications - Part of the Clery Act Requirements
- Timely Warnings
- Contents of a Timely Warning
- Emergency Notification
- Reporting Options for Victims of Sexual Assault
- Missing Student Notification
- Unfounded Crimes
- Summary
- Module Assessment