QUIZZES Flashcards
Which of the following policies is not prescribed by the Clery Act?
The institution must have an MOU in place with the local PD regarding the investigation of alleged criminal offenses
Describe the jurisdiction of security and/or police personnel
Describe the enforcement authority of police and/or security personnel working for the campus.
Describe the campus security personnel’s relationship with local and State police agencies
The institution must have an MOU in place with the local PD regarding the investigation of alleged criminal offenses
Which of the following pieces of documentation is not typically retained for Clery Act compliance purposes?
Letters to/from Local Law Enforcement regarding Clery Act crime statistics
Copies of Campus Public Safety or Police Department Crime Reports
ASR Availability Notices to Students and Employees
The Campus Public Safety or Police Department Organizational Chart
The Campus Public Safety or Police Department Organizational Chart
Which of the following statements best capture the difference between providing notice of the availability of the Annual Security (& Fire Safety Report) to current students and employees versus prospective students and employees?
For prospective students and employees, it is permissible to combine the notice of availability with other notices.
Current students and employees must receive a hard copy of the Annual Security (& Fire Safety) Report whereas prospective students and employees must only be provided with a hard copy upon request
Prospective students are required to receive a copy of the report during their campus visit
Current students and employees can only receive a postmarked notice of availability
For prospective students and employees, it is permissible to combine the notice of availability with other notices.
Which of the following is not a required component of presenting crime statistics data in a compliant manner?
Presenting the data in the year in which the crime was reported for each of the three most recent years
Presenting the data in the year in which the crime occurred for each of the three most recent years
Include all required crime statistics from within the four general categories (Primary Crimes, VAWA Offenses & Arrests and Referrals for Disciplinary Action) and list each one separately on a table or tables. (List Unfounded statistics and Hate Crime statistics in either tabular format or narrative/descriptive format for each of the 3 most recent calendar years).
Categorizing the data separately based on the Clery Geographic category (On Campus, On Campus Student Residential Facility, Noncampus Buildings and Property & Public Property)
Presenting the data in the year in which the crime occurred for each of the three most recent years
If a campus is located in a state that has open public records laws and therefore does not allow for confidential crime reporting (or does not have a procedure established to take confidential reports), what is the most appropriate policy statement approach?
Provide a statement that describes the institution’s procedures to report crimes anonymously in lieu of confidentially
Omit addressing this statement in the ASR since the procedure is not available
Provide a statement indicating that confidential reporting of crimes is not a process available at the institution
Develop a confidential crime reporting procedure regardless of state open records laws.
Provide a statement indicating that confidential reporting of crimes is not a process available at the institution
If an institution has separate campuses and they elect to publish a single Annual Security Report for all campuses, which item below best describes how the institution should prepare the report?
Combine statistics for Primary Crimes, VAWA Offenses, and Arrests and Referrals for Disciplinary Action from all campuses and publish that data a single crime statistics chart.
Address each policy statement for each campus and publish separate crime statistics for each campus
Only disclose policy statements for the main campus
Identify all campus names on the cover page of the main campus Annual Security Report but do not add any crime statistics for separate campuses and do not distinctly address any policy statements for which there is a separate policy, procedure, or practice at a separate campus.
Address each policy statement for each campus and publish separate crime statistics for each campus
Identify the policy statement below that TYPICALLY does not vary for separate campuses.
A statement indicating to whom should crimes be reported for that location
If there are security/police officers on site, a statement indicating if they have the same authority as the police/security on the main campus
A statement encouraging accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to the campus police and the appropriate police agencies, when the victim of a crime elects to, or is unable to, make such a report.
Security of and access to the campus facilities.
A statement encouraging accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to the campus police and the appropriate police agencies, when the victim of a crime elects to, or is unable to, make such a report.
Which of the following describes a compliant manner to present hate crime statistics?
Combine the Hate Crime data into the crime statistics chart used to present Primary Crimes, VAWA Offenses & Arrests and Referrals for Disciplinary Action
Refer the consumer to the Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool for Hate Crime Statistics
Narrative or descriptive reporting that includes the crime category, geographic category & bias category
Tabular reporting that includes the geographic category and bias category
Narrative or descriptive reporting that includes the crime category, geographic category & bias category
Which of the following category of policy statements is NOT required to be included in the Annual Security Report?
Sex Offender Registration Policy
Drug and Alcohol Policies
Law Enforcement Policies
Campus Security Authority Training Policy
Campus Security Authority Training Policy
You must provide a statement of current campus policies regarding procedures for students and others to report criminal actions or other emergencies occurring on campus. Which of the following is not a required statement relating to this concept?
A statement addressing the institution’s policies concerning its response to these reports.
Titles of each person or organization to whom crimes should be reported for the purposes of making timely warning reports and the annual statistical disclosure.
A statement that crimes can be reported to any campus official.
A statement that encourages accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to the campus police and the appropriate police agencies, when the victim of a crime elects to, or is unable to, make such a report.
A statement that crimes can be reported to any campus official.
All of the following attributes should be included on an audit trail of student conduct/residence life disciplinary records except which attribute?
Date and time of the incident
Name(s) of Student(s)
Incident Report Number
Name of Adjudicator
Name of Adjudicator
Campus police respond to a report of a disorderly subject in the campus library. They take the subject into protective custody based upon his obvious level of intoxication and his lack of compliance with verbal commands. While conducting a pat-down of the subject, the officers find a butterfly knife, which is unlawful to possess, as well as a marijuana joint. Possession of any quantity of marijuana in this jurisdiction is a criminal offense. Police take the subject into custody and subsequently issue a criminal summons for both the unlawful possession of a weapon and the unlawful possession of a controlled substance. What is the correct classification and count for this incident?
1 Weapon Law Violation Arrest
1 Drug Law Violation Arrest
1 Weapon Law Violation Arrest and 1 Drug Law Violation Arrest
1 Weapon Law Violation Arrest or 1 Drug Law Violation Arrest (law enforcement discretion should be used to determine which violation to count)
1 Weapon Law Violation Arrest or 1 Drug Law Violation Arrest (law enforcement discretion should be used to determine which violation to count)
Which of the following charge types should be avoided when adding Code of Conduct charges to a student’s record in the institution’s student conduct records management system when the narrative of the incident report fails to establish a Clery-reportable violation of law?
Policy Violation Charge
Combined Charge
Law Violation Charge
Any of these charges
Law Violation Charge
Which of the following does not apply to counting arrests and referrals for Clery Act purposes?
Only referrals involving students and employees should be included in the annual crime statistics; referrals involving non-students or non-employees should not be included
Only arrests involving students and employees should be included in the annual crime statistics; arrests involving non-students or non-employees should not be included
If a person is arrested for a Clery-reportable Liquor, Drug or Weapon Law Violation and is also referred for the same violation, only the arrest should be included in the annual crime statistics
If a person is referred for disciplinary action for multiple violations during a single incident (e.g., Drug Law and Liquor Law Violations), law enforcement or security officer discretion should be used to determine which violation to count.
Only arrests involving students and employees should be included in the annual crime statistics; arrests involving non-students or non-employees should not be included
When reconciling crime statistics between the campus police or public safety unit and the student conduct unit(s), which of the following statements most accurately depicts the steps institutions should take to compile accurate crime statistics?
Representatives from campus police/public safety and student conduct should meet to review all Primary Crimes to ensure there is no inappropriate duplication of incidents/people (in accordance with Hierarchy Rule), then the campus police/public safety audit trail should be combined with the student conduct unit audit trail to arrive at the final crime statistics
Representatives from campus police/public safety and student conduct should meet to review audit trails for all Clery Act crime categories to ensure there is no inappropriate duplication of incidents/people (in accordance with Hierarchy Rule), then the campus police/public safety audit trail should be combined with the student conduct unit audit trail to arrive at the final crime statistics
Representatives from campus police/public safety and student conduct should meet to review audit trails for all Liquor, Drug and Weapon Law Violation Arrests and Referrals to ensure there that individuals will only be counted once for each incident (as an arrest or a referral), then the campus police/public safety audit trail should be combined with the student conduct unit audit trail to arrive at the final crime statistics
Representatives from campus police/public safety and student conduct should meet to review audit trails for all Liquor, Drug and Weapon Law Violation Arrests and Referrals as well as any incidents of Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking to ensure there that there is no inappropriate duplication of incidents/people, then the campus police/public safety audit trail should be combined with the student conduct unit audit trail to arrive at the final crime statistics
Representatives from campus police/public safety and student conduct should meet to review audit trails for all Clery Act crime categories to ensure there is no inappropriate duplication of incidents/people (in accordance with Hierarchy Rule), then the campus police/public safety audit trail should be combined with the student conduct unit audit trail to arrive at the final crime statistics
A campus police officer responds to an incident at which 2 students and 10 non-students are consuming alcohol underage in violation of state law. Seven of the non-students are juveniles. The officer contacts the parents of each juvenile and holds the juveniles in custody until a parent arrives, at which point the juvenile is released to their parent(s). None of the juveniles are charged with the Liquor Law Violation observed by the officer. How, if at all, should the non-student juveniles be reflected in the institution’s crime statistics?
7 Liquor Law Violation referrals for disciplinary action
7 Liquor Law Violation arrests
0 Liquor Law Violation arrests
7 Liquor Law Violation referrals and 7 Liquor Law Violation arrests
7 Liquor Law Violation arrests
A student is issued a criminal citation for cocaine possession on a public street that runs through your campus. The student is referred for disciplinary action because of the arrest. What are you required to do?
Count the incident as an arrest for a Drug Law Violation in the Public Property statistics
Count the incident as an arrest and a disciplinary referral in the Public Property statistics.
Count the incident as an arrest and a disciplinary referral in the On Campus statistics.
Count the incident as an arrest for a Drug Law Violation in the On Campus statistics.
Count the incident as an arrest for a Drug Law Violation in the Public Property statistics
Which of the following statements is true regarding Weapon Law Violations?
Laws or ordinances that prohibit the possession of specific weapons (such as brass knuckles) should be treated as Clery-reportable Weapon Law Violations for statistical reporting purposes
All institutions should count as Weapon Law Violations offenses involving the possession or use of a knife with a blade that is equal to or greater than 3 inches in length
The Clery Act requires that all air guns be identified as countable Weapon Law Violations, regardless of state law, at every institution that must comply with the Clery Act
Agencies are not required to include in the category of Weapon Law Violations the use of silencers
Laws or ordinances that prohibit the possession of specific weapons (such as brass knuckles) should be treated as Clery-reportable Weapon Law Violations for statistical reporting purposes
On the night before commencement, a group of 4 seniors are observed by a campus police officer to be holding open containers of alcohol on a public sidewalk within the campus border. The institution is located in a jurisdiction that makes it unlawful for a person (regardless of age) to possess an open container of alcohol in public. After confirming all subjects to be 21 years of age, the officer instructs the students to pour out the alcohol and carry on with their night safely. The officer takes no other action, but forwards an incident report to the student conduct office for possible disciplinary action. The director of the student conduct office reviews the report and enters it into the office’s electronic records management system, but ultimately chooses not to charge any of the students with a violation of the Student Conduct Code since all of them will have graduated by the time the case is resolved. How, if at all, should this incident be included in the institution’s crime statistics?
Include this incident in the crime statistics as 4 Liquor Law Violation referrals for disciplinary action in the Public Property category
Include this incident in the crime statistics as 4 Liquor Law Violation arrests in the Public Property category
Include this incident in the crime statistics as 4 Liquor Law Violation arrests in the Public Property category and 4 Liquor Law Violation referrals for disciplinary action in the Public Property category
Do not include any of these persons in the annual crime statistics, as none have been arrested or referred for disciplinary action
Include this incident in the crime statistics as 4 Liquor Law Violation referrals for disciplinary action in the Public Property category
Six underage students (two residents and four guests) are documented in a Resident Assistant’s incident report to have been present in a residence hall room where numerous open containers of alcohol were observed in plain view. The report does not identify which, if any, of the six students were possessing or consuming alcohol in violation of state law and institutional policy. The student conduct office enters the incident report in their system and charges each of the six students with a violation of the institution’s Alcohol Policy. How, if at all, should this incident be included in the institution’s crime statistics?
Include the total number of students determined to be responsible for violating the alcohol policy as a result of the disciplinary process as Liquor Law Violation Referrals for Disciplinary Action in the annual crime statistics
Do not include any of the six students in the crime statistics since the report does not establish which students, if any, were individually in violation of the law
Include six Liquor Law Violation Referrals for Disciplinary Action in the annual crime statistics
Include only two Liquor Law Violation Referrals for Disciplinary Action in the annual crime statistics for the two underage students that live in the room
Include six Liquor Law Violation Referrals for Disciplinary Action in the annual crime statistics
Which of the following statements is true regarding Drug Law Violations?
Drug Paraphernalia includes items prohibited by institutional policy (such as hookahs) that are not also specifically prohibited by state laws and local ordinances
Incidents involving marijuana odor violations in which no marijuana is found during an incident are countable Drug Law Violations at every institution that must comply with the Clery Act
A person that uses prescription drugs in a manner inconsistent with the instructions provided by the physician has committed a Drug Law Violation when the use occurs on or within the institution’s Clery Geography
If a 21-year-old student possesses a small amount of marijuana in a campus residence hall that is located in a state that has legalized possession of small quantities of marijuana by persons 21 or older, but the student is referred for disciplinary action pursuant to an institution’s policy that no student may use or possess marijuana on campus, that student should not be included in the crime statistics as a Drug Law Violation Referral.
If a 21-year-old student possesses a small amount of marijuana in a campus residence hall that is located in a state that has legalized possession of small quantities of marijuana by persons 21 or older, but the student is referred for disciplinary action pursuant to an institution’s policy that no student may use or possess marijuana on campus, that student should not be included in the crime statistics as a Drug Law Violation Referral.
When assessing state laws and local ordinances to determine which offenses are countable Liquor, Drug and Weapon Law Violations for Clery Act purposes, institutions should do all of the following except what?
Include all violations prohibited by state code and local ordinances that are contained within the jurisdiction’s Alcohol Beverage Code, Controlled Substances Act and Weapon/Firearms codes
Note whether certain violations of law are criminal versus civil in nature
Include only those violations prohibited by state code and local ordinances that correspond to the Clery-reportable UCR categories of Liquor, Drug and Weapon Law Violations
Limit the assessment to laws and ordinances that apply to the calendar year for which the assessment document will be used to classify offenses
Include all violations prohibited by state code and local ordinances that are contained within the jurisdiction’s Alcohol Beverage Code, Controlled Substances Act and Weapon/Firearms codes
Which of the following statements is true regarding Liquor Law Violations?
Drunkenness should only be included as a Liquor Law Violation Referral when a student or employee is referred for disciplinary action for drunkenness and the laws of the jurisdiction classify drunkenness as internal possession and a violation of possession laws
Arrests for drunkenness should always be counted at every institution that must comply with the Clery Act
Referrals for Disciplinary Action for drunkenness should always be counted at every institution that must comply with the Clery Act
Drunkenness should only be included as a Liquor Law Violation Arrest when a student or employee is arrested for drunkenness and the laws of the jurisdiction classify drunkenness as internal possession and a violation of possession laws
Drunkenness should only be included as a Liquor Law Violation Referral when a student or employee is referred for disciplinary action for drunkenness and the laws of the jurisdiction classify drunkenness as internal possession and a violation of possession laws
A concerned employee in the Business Office calls campus police to report that a colleague arrived at work this morning wearing a holstered firearm on his belt in plain view. The College has declared itself to be a “gun free zone” and has a zero tolerance policy for any student or employee that possesses a firearm on campus. Campus police respond to the Business Office and advise the employee of the College’s policy. The employee agrees to give the firearm to campus police for safekeeping until the end of the work day, at which point the employee will retrieve the firearm. In response to the incident, the College places the employee on paid administrative leave while an investigation into the employee’s conduct occurs. The College is located in a jurisdiction that does not make it unlawful for people to open carry firearms on college and university campuses. What is the correct classification and count for this incident?
1 Weapon Law Violation Referral
1 Weapon Law Violation Arrest
1 Weapon Law Violation Referral and 1 Weapon Law Violation Arrest
Not Clery-reportable; Do not include in the institution’s crime statistics
Not Clery-reportable; Do not include in the institution’s crime statistics
Twenty-six underage students are listed in an incident report generated by the campus public safety office. The report is sent the Student Conduct Office for review. The incident report clearly identifies that 8 of these students were possessing alcohol in violation of state law. According to the report, none of the remaining students were violating any liquor laws. How many students in this example have been referred for disciplinary action (Note: this question is NOT asking how many should be included in the institution’s crime statistics)?
8 students have been referred for disciplinary action
18 students have been referred for disciplinary action
26 students have been referred for disciplinary action
10 students have been referred for disciplinary action
26 students have been referred for disciplinary action
While engaging in consensual horseplay, two roommates were wrestling when one of the men fell backwards and was impaled through the chest with a wooden stake. This injury resulted in his death. What is the correct classification for this incident?
Murder/Non-Negligent Manslaughter
Manslaughter by Negligence
Simple Assault
Aggravated Assault
Manslaughter by Negligence
Which of the following items is NOT typically required on a compliant audit trail as requested by the Department of Education?
Name of the victim
Location of the offense
Clery Geography category
Date of offense
Name of the victim
Which of the following does not constitute an Aggravated Assault(s)?
A student was punched and sustained a broken nose
A subject pointed a knife at 2 people and threatened to stab them
A campus police officer was punched by a subject and sustained a bruise
A male reported that his roommate choked him and he could not breathe
A campus police officer was punched by a subject and sustained a bruise
A male and female are engaging in consensual dialogue using social media. However, the male begins to send the female threatening messages and she tells him to stop communicating with her. On the following day, he sent her 4 more messages with threatening content. The female received all of the messages while on campus at the library. What is the correct classification?
Dating Violence
Domestic Violence
Stalking
Not Clery reportable and should not be included in Annual Security Report statistics
Stalking
A student reports that her roommate was having what appeared to be consensual sex with her brother, who was visiting from out of town. She walked into her room and discovered the two engaging in intercourse. She reported the incident to her Resident Advisor. What is the correct classification for this incident?
Not Clery Reportable
Rape
Incest
Statutory Rape
Incest
Two unknown males approach 3 female students who are walking across campus. They grab the women and pull them to the ground while they are kicking and punching them. All of the women sustain serious or aggravated injuries during the attack. One of the men demands that the women turn over their book bags to them. The women begin to comply when suddenly, the men hear a noise nearby and flee the scene without the book bags. What is the correct classification and statistical count for this incident?
Count the incident as 1 Robbery
Count the incident as 3 Aggravated Assaults
Count the incident as 3 Robberies
Count the incident as 3 Aggravated Assaults and 1 Robbery
Count the incident as 1 Robbery
Which of the classifications most accurately apply to the following scenario? A male student reported that his ex-boyfriend entered his residence hall room and, without his consent, touched his genitals while making a sexual advance towards him. What is the correct classification and statistical count for this incident?
One count each of Fondling and Dating Violence
One count each of Rape and Dating Violence
One count each of Rape and Stalking
One count of Rape
One count each of Fondling and Dating Violence
Which of the following elements does NOT support unfounding a Clery crime report?
The prosecutor declines prosecution due to lack of evidence
An investigation conducted by sworn or commissioned law enforcement personnel concluded the report was false
The crime did not occur and was never attempted
An investigation conducted by sworn or commissioned law enforcement personnel concluded the report was baseless
The prosecutor declines prosecution due to lack of evidence
Which of the following is NOT an example of crime being “reported” for the purposes of the Clery Act?
A resident advisor receives a report of a sexual assault directly from a resident student
A campus police officer observes a robbery occur on a public street
A coach learns about the Burglary of one of her player’s residence hall room because the player emailed her
A student organization advisor overheard two students talking about a Rape while they were eating in the student union
A student organization advisor overheard two students talking about a Rape while they were eating in the student union
A disgruntled female professor enters a campus building and opens fire in an office space. She shoots and kills 5 individuals and seriously wounds 6 others. What is the correct classification and statistical count for this incident?
5 Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughters and 6 Aggravated Assaults
5 Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughters
6 Aggravated Assaults
5 Manslaughters by Negligence
5 Murder & Nonnegligent Manslaughters
John and Bill are at a party on campus and witness the 14-year-old sister of an athlete having sex with a grad student who is 25 years old. The 14-year-old seems to be a willful participant in the sexual activity and there does not appear to be any force involved. The age of consent is 16 in the state in which this institution is located. They report the incident to Campus Police. What is the correct classification for this incident?
Rape
Fondling
Incest
Statutory Rape
Statutory Rape
A male and female meet online and start an online dating relationship. The male tells the female that she must delete all of the male contacts in her cell phone. If she does not comply, he told her that he will come to campus and physically harm her. She reports the incident to Campus Safety. What is the correct classification?
Dating Violence
Simple Assault
Stalking
Intimidation
Dating Violence
All of the following statements are true pertaining to requesting statistics from local law enforcement agencies EXCEPT which of the following:
Requests for statistics should be made only verbally
The institution is permitted to rely on information provided to them by the local/state police department
The institution is not responsible if the information is not provided or is inaccurate
Institutions must collect statistics from ALL local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction on or within the institution’s Clery Geography
Requests for statistics should be made only verbally
An unknown individual removed a golf cart from the Facilities Management parking lot on campus after normal business hours. The golf cart was found abandoned in another area of the campus the next morning. This incident should be classified as:
Vehicle Theft-Recovery
Motor Vehicle Theft
Theft from Motor Vehicle
No Theft Occurred-Joyriding
Motor Vehicle Theft
A student intentionally ignited a fire in a trash can in his residence hall room, and as a result, four rooms were damaged. The fire was investigated by the institutional official responsible for making such determinations. What is the correct classification and statistical count for this incident?
4 Counts of Arson
1 Count of Arson
Suspicious Fire-not arson
None of the above
1 Count of Arson
Three female students report to campus police that they were each raped by five male students. The rapes occurred at an off-campus house owned by a fraternity that is officially recognized by the institution. Campus police send a copy of the report to the student conduct office for review. The student conduct office charges all five male students for each of the rapes. What is the correct classification and statistical count for this incident?
5 Rapes in the noncampus location
15 Rapes in the noncampus location
3 Rapes in the noncampus location
Not Clery reportable and should not be included in Annual Security Report statistics
3 Rapes in the noncampus location
An unknown person carves the word FAG into the door of the Gay and Lesbian Student group office in the student union on campus. Camera footage provides a lead in an investigation and the final result of the investigation indicates that the perpetrator is gay and was trying to bring attention to hate crimes against gay students on campus. How should the incident be classified?
Count the incident as intimidation, motivated by a bias.
Count the incident as vandalism, motivated by a bias
Do not count this incident as a hate crime.
Count this incident as intimidation and vandalism, motivated by a bias
Do not count this incident as a hate crime.
An unknown male subject entered 3 locked faculty offices in a classroom building located in the center of campus after normal business hours when the facility was closed and stole a laptop from each office. What is the correct classification and statistical count for this incident?
3 Burglaries
1 Burglary
3 Larcenies
1 Larceny
1 Burglary
During a heated argument, a husband shoves his wife in front of the library causing her to fall to the ground. She scrapes her hand and knee during the fall. What is the correct classification and statistical count for this incident?
One count of Aggravated Assault
One count of Aggravated Assault & Dating Violence
One count of Domestic Violence
One count of Aggravated Assault & Domestic Violence
One count of Domestic Violence
Which of the following crime categories is ALWAYS reported along with the other most serious offense (if there is another Clery-reportable offense that occurs within the same incident)?
Burglary
Domestic Violence
Aggravated Assault
Sex Offense
Domestic Violence
Which of the following does not constitute Public Property for Clery Act purposes?
Public parking lot
Public library
Public park
Public transit station
Public library
