Timely Warnings & Emergency Notifications Flashcards
The legal standard for distribution of a Timely Warning Notice is a serious threat to safety of the campus community?
Choose one alternative.
True
False
False - not the campus community it’s to the students and employees
The Department of Education has not fined any institutions of higher education for failing to assess crimes for the potential distribution of a timely warning notice, they have only fined campuses in instances when they failed to actually issue a timely warning notice when the Department of Education determined that they should have issued a notice to the campus community.
Choose one alternative.
True
False
False
Crimes reported only to a licensed or certified professional or pastoral counselor are exempt from being disclosed in the crime statistics, thus are exempt from being assessed for the distribution of a potential timely warning notice?
Choose one alternative.
True
False
True
Institutions can include information that promotes safety and will assist individuals in protecting themselves in each timely warning notice as optional information, but they are not required to include this information.
Choose one alternative.
True
False
False
A timely warning is required to be distributed to the campus community as soon as pertinent information is available.
Choose one alternative.
True
False
True
Institutions are not required to assess the 4 Clery Sexual Offense categories for a potential Timely Warning Notice if the offender and the victim knew each other, this assessment is limited to offenders who are not known to the victim.
Choose one alternative.
True
False
False
If the victim of a reported acquaintance rape has not identified the name of the offender, the institution is not obligated to assess the case for distribution of a Timely Warning Notice?
Choose one alternative.
True
False
False
The Department of Education does not include which of the following suggested policy components for inclusion in your Annual Security Report?
Choose one alternative.
- The circumstances for which a warning will be issued
- The individual or office responsible for issuing the warning
- The manner in which the warning will be disseminated
- A statement that timely warnings will be issued for off-campus crimes that pose a serious or continuing threat to students and employees
A statement that timely warnings will be issued for off-campus crimes that pose a serious or continuing threat to students and employees
Posting a timely warning notice on the institutions public website is an acceptable means of distributing a timely warning notice to the campus community.
Choose one alternative.
True
False
False
An institution only has to assess the following crime categories for the distribution of a potential timely warning notice:
Choose one alternative.
- Murder/Non Negligent Manslaughter, Robbery and Aggravated Assault
- All 15 Clery Crime categories
- Only Crimes Against Persons
- All Clery 15 crime categories except the VAWA offenses
All 15 Clery Crime categories
If a serious incident occurs on campus that warrants notifying the campus community and the institution officials follow their Immediate (Emergency) Notification procedures, they do not need to follow their procedures for distributing a timely warning notice as well.
Choose one alternative.
- True
- False
True
A compliant Annual Security Report will disclose all of the following statements of policy concerning immediate (emergency) notifications EXCEPT:
Choose one alternative.
- A description of the process the institution will use to determine the appropriate segment or segments of the campus community to receive the notification
- A description of the process the institution will use to confirm that there is a significant emergency or dangerous situation
- A description of the process the institution will use to initiate the notification system
- A description of the process the institution will use to notify senior institutional officials of the forthcoming notification
- A description of the process the institution will use to determine the content of the notification
A description of the process the institution will use to notify senior institutional officials of the forthcoming notification
What is the correct legal standard for distributing an immediate (emergency) notification message?
Choose one alternative.
- Confirmation of a serious or continuing threat that jeopardizes the health or safety of students or employees occurring on the campus
- Confirmation of a serious emergency or dangerous condition that poses an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees occurring on the campus
- Confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees occurring on the campus
- Confirmation of a serious emergency or dangerous condition that poses an imminent risk of bodily harm to students or employees occurring on the campus
Confirmation of a significant emergency or dangerous situation involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees occurring on the campus
SIGNIFICANT!!!
The following incidents would likely not warrant sending an immediate (emergency) notification message to the campus community.
Choose one alternative.
- Active Shooter on campus
- Gas Leak in a campus building
- Explosion in a campus building
- A prediction of 20 inches of snow in the area of the campus
- A prediction of 20 inches of snow in the area of the campus
TRUE OR FALSE Campuses are not required to describe the procedures for disseminating emergency information to the larger community in their Annual Security Report.
false
