Policy Manual   University of North Texas

Classification          Number: 18.1.15                Page 1 of 2    Date Issued: 8/01

SUBJECT: CRIME AWARENESS AND CAMPUS SECURITY ACT

APPLICABILITY: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AND UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM                                   CENTER AT DALLAS

Policy: It is the policy of the University of North Texas to provide an environment conducive to its educational mission by complying with the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, as amended.¹ Accordingly, each year the university shall prepare, publish and distribute through appropriate publications and mailings to all current students and employees and to any applicant for enrollment or employment, upon request, a security report containing crime statistics and campus security policies of the institution. The President shall designate a university official or university officials to be responsible for the development and continued implementation of this policy.

Implementation: The university shall create procedures to implement this policy and to comply with the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act and publish information informing the university community of these policies. These publications and procedures shall include:

1. a statement of current campus policies regarding procedures and facilities for students and others to report criminal actions or other emergencies occurring on campus;
2. the university's policies concerning response to reports of criminal actions or other emergencies occurring on campus;
3. a statement of current policies concerning security and access to campus facilities, including campus residences and security considerations used in the maintenance of campus facilities;
4. a statement of current policies concerning campus law enforcement, including the enforcement authority of security personnel (including their working relationship with State and local agencies) and policies that encourage accurate and prompt reporting of all crimes to the campus police and the appropriate police agencies;
5. a description of the programs designed to inform the university community about campus security procedures and practices and to encourage individuals to be responsible for their own security and the security of others;
6. a description of programs designed to inform students and employees about crime prevention
7. statistics concerning the occurrence of crimes on campus, in or on noncampus buildings or property, and on public property during the most recent calendar year and during the two preceding calendar years, as defined and required by the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act;
8. a statement of policy concerning the monitoring and recording, through local police agencies of criminal activity at off-campus student organizations which are recognized by the institution and that are engaged in by students attending the institution, including those student organizations with off-campus housing facilities;
9. a statement of policy regarding the possession, use, and sale of alcoholic beverages and enforcement of State underage drinking laws; and
10. a statement of policy regarding the possession, use, and sale of illegal drugs and enforcement of federal and state drug laws and a description of any drug or alcohol abuse education programs.

Program Review: The Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities ("CSSR"), in conjunction with representatives from the University Police Department, Office of the Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, and Marketing and Communication Department, shall review the procedures, policies, law annually, to ensure that the information provided to the university community is current and that the university remains in compliance with applicable federal and state laws.

REFERENCE

20 U.S.C. §1092, as amended.