12.4 Policy regarding Crime on Campus

As prescribed by Public Law 101-542, Title Two, Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, each University must gather, publish and disseminate the following information to all students, employees and applicants of the University, beginning September 1, 1992, and each year thereafter.

1. A statement of current campus policies regarding procedures and facilities for students and others to report criminal action or other emergencies occurring on campus and policies concerning the institution’s response to such reports.
2. A statement of current policies concerning security and access to campus facilities, including campus residence, and security considerations used in the maintenance of campus facilities.
3. A statement of current policies concerning campus law enforcement, including:
   1. The enforcement authority of security personnel, including their working relationship with State and local police agencies.
   2. Policies which encourage accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to the campus police and the appropriate police agencies
4. A description of the type and frequency of programs designed to inform students and employees about campus security procedures and practices and to encourage students and employees to be responsible for their own security and the security of others.
5. A description of programs designed to inform students and employees about the prevention of crimes.
6. Statistics concerning the occurrence on campus during the most recent school year, and during the two preceding school years for which data are available, of the following criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies:
   1. murder,
   2. rape,
   3. robbery,
   4. aggravated assault,
   5. burglary, and
   6. motor vehicle theft.
7. A statement of policy concerning the monitoring and recording through local police agencies of criminal activity concerning off-campus student organizations whose participants are students of the institution. The off-campus student organizations are those recognized by the institution, including student organizations with off-campus housing facilities.
8. Statistics concerning the following crimes occurring on campus:
   1. liquor law violations,
   2. drug abuse violations and,
   3. weapons possessions.

A statement of policy regarding the possession, use, and sale of alcoholic beverages and enforcement of State underage drinking laws and a statement of policy regarding the possession, use, and sale of illegal drugs and enforcement of federal and state drug laws, and a description of any drug or alcohol abuse education programs as required under Section 1213 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

The institution will be required to submit the information collected under paragraphs (F) and (H) above to the Secretary upon his request in order to allow the Secretary to fulfill the requirement of a report to Congress in 1995 on campus crime statistics.

Title II of Pub. L. 101-542 also requires the Secretary to amend the Program Participation Agreement (PPA) for the Title IV Programs to contain a new certification that the Institution has established a campus security policy and disclosed the information contained in the paragraphs above.