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 post secondary educational institutions participating in federal student aid programs are subject to it.

Howard and Connie Clery championed the law, originally enacted by Congress in 1990 as the Campus Security Act, after their daughter Jeanne was tragically murdered at Lehigh University in 1986. Amendments to the Act in 1998 renamed it in memory of Jeanne Clery.

The Clery Act requires colleges and universities to publish an annual report every year by October 1st that contains 3 years worth of crime statistics and certain security policy statements including sexual assault policies which assure basic victim's rights, the law enforcement authority of Campus Safety and where community members should go to report crimes.

The Higher Education Act (HEA), as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), specifies additional campus safety requirements in the following areas: hate crime reporting and emergency response and evacuation procedures – required of all Title IV institutions, and missing student notification and fire safety issues – required of any Title IV institution that maintains an on-campus student housing facility.

The complete text of the Clery Act is available on the Security On Campus, Inc. web site at http://clerycenter.org/ as are the implementing regulations published by the U.S. Department of Education. The Colby-Sawyer College Department of Campus Safety is responsible for gathering crime statistics and providing safety information to its constituent.

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report