Campus Security Authorities (CSA)
The Clery Act requires institutions to collect crime reports from a variety of individuals and organizations that are considered to be “campus security authorities” under the law.
“Campus security authority” is a Clery Act-specific term that encompasses four groups of individuals and organizations associated with an institution.
- A campus police department or a campus security department of an institution. If your institution has a campus police or security department, all individuals who work for that department are campus security authorities. A security department can be as small as one person. (More about this in Chapter 5.)
- 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.g., an individual who is responsible for monitoring the entrance into institutional property). Include individuals such as those who provide security at a campus parking kiosk, monitor access into a campus facility, act as event security, such as for sporting events or large, registered parties, or escort students around campus after dark (including other students).
- Any individual or organization specified in an institution’s statement of campus security policy as an individual or organization to which students and employees should report criminal offenses. As mentioned in Chapter 1, your institution must publish a number of safety- and security-related policy statements. (These are discussed in Chapters 7 and 8.) If you direct the campus community to report criminal incidents to anyone or any organization in addition to police or security-related personnel, that individual or organization is a campus security authority.
- An official of an institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline and campus judicial proceedings. An Chapter 4. Collecting Statistics: Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies The Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting 4-3 official is defined as any person who has the authority and the duty to take action or respond to particular issues on behalf of the institution.
The function of a CSA is to report allegations of Clery Act crimes that they conclude were made in good faith (meaning that there is reasonable basis for believing that the information is not rumor or hearsay) to the Clery Director or University Police. CSAs are not responsible for determining authoritatively whether a crime took place and should not try to apprehend the alleged perpetrator.
Clery Act crimes include:
- Criminal Offenses that we are required to disclose are Criminal Homicide including Murder/Non-negligent Manslaughter and Manslaughter by Negligence; Sexual Assault including Rape, Fondling, Incest and Statutory Rape; Robbery; Aggravated Assault; Burglary; Motor Vehicle Theft; and Arson.
- VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Offenses that we are required to disclose are Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking.
- Arrests and Referrals for Disciplinary Action that we are required to disclose are liquor law violations, drug law violations and/or illegal weapon possession.
- Hate Crimes that we are required to disclose include the above listed crimes as well as Arson, Larceny-Theft, Simple Assault, Intimidation, and Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property that were motivated by bias. Bias categories include race, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, or disability.
CSUEB discloses statistics for offenses that occur on campus, in on-campus residential facilities, in or on noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by our institution, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to our campus. If you are unsure of the location of a crime reported to you or are unsure of whether or not the location falls within our Clery geography, please still report this crime to us. It is our job to determine whether or not the information you share meets the requirements of being considered a Clery statistic and then classifying it as such.
If a CSA is in doubt as to whether a crime is reportable, please err on the side of reporting the matter.
Reports can be made by anyone to include students, faculty, staff, otherwise affiliated, local community members, visitors, and otherwise non-affiliated.
Frequency: At CSUEB, Campus Security Authorities (CSA) are required to complete CSA training annually.
Location: The training is offered through CSU Learn, and an email with the link to the training is sent to all individuals identified as CSAs.
Authority: In the 2021 revision of the Systemwide Policy titled "Implementation of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act" (formerly referred to as Executive Order 1107), language was added regarding a requirement for individuals in positions designated as Campus Security Authorities to complete training as directed by the Clery Director. As a result of the meet and confer process, all questions and concerns were successfully addressed with affected bargaining units. The University has fully satisfied its obligation to meet and confer regarding this revised policy prior to its publication.