University of Connecticut Clery Act Compliance Report UEUNN What  is  the  Clery  Act?   •  The  Clery  Act  is  a  federal  law  passed  in  1990   and  substan;ally  amended  in  1992,  1998,   2000,  and  2008.   •  It  applies  to  virtually  all  U.S.  colleges  and   universi;es.   What  does  the  act  require?   •  Publish  an  annual  security  report   •  Maintain  a  public  crime  log   •  Disclose  crime  sta;s;cs  for  campus,  and   certain  non-­‐campus  areas   Further  Clery  requirements   •  Issue  ;mely  warnings  about  crimes  that  pose   a  con;nuing  threat  to  students  and   employees   •  Devise  emergency  no;fica;on  policies   •  Compile  and  report  fire  data   •  Create  policies  to  address  reports  of  missing   students   The  Clery  Act  is  a  mandate   •  All  ins;tu;ons  that  get  Title  IV  student   financial  aid  must  comply   •  Administered  by  the  U.S.  Department  of   Educa;on   •  Failure  to  comply  can  result  in  civil  penal;es   Clery  Act  complica;ons   •  Unspecified  defini;ons  of  key  terms,  such  as   “;mely”   •  Nonstandard  methods  of  defining  and   repor;ng  crimes   •  Geographic  issues,  such  as  defini;on  of   “campus”   Clery  Act  Enforcement   •  •  •  •  •  Audits  and  fines  have  increased     Yale,  2013:  $155,000   Lincoln  University  (Mo.),  2013:  $275,000   Dominican  College  (NY),  2013:  $262,500   Eastern  Michigan,  2008:  $357,500  (largest   ever)   Department  of  Educa;on  audit  of   UConn   •  •  •  •  Audit  was  conducted  in  2011   University  has  not  received  preliminary  audit   No  indica;on  when  audit  will  be  released   University  likely  to  face  fines  for  past   deficiencies   UConn’s  own  Clery  review   •  Self-­‐ini;ated  in  2012  to  iden;fy  Clery   compliance  deficiencies   •  Hired  independent  specialist  firm,  D.  Stafford   &  Associates   •  Developed  proac;ve  plan  to  address  gaps  in   compliance   UConn  response  to  Stafford  review   •  Hired  full-­‐;me  Clery  Compliance  Coordinator   •  Developed  ;mely  warning  protocol  and   standard  opera;ng  procedure   •  Annual  university-­‐wide  compliance  training   now  includes  Clery   •  Clery  Compliance  Commicee  established   Areas  for  con;nued  improvement   •  Training  staff  in  Clery  requirements,  including   contractors   •  Streamlining  repor;ng   •  Development  of  comprehensive  website   Questions and Comments UEUNN