Updates from the CEO

The latest update from Albert Roberson, on where the civil rights docket is heading this term.

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Coverage and program

Clery Act compliance

The annual security report, the crime statistics inside it, timely warnings, emergency notification, the daily crime log, and the campus security authorities who feed all of it. We build and run the program so the report that goes out in October can be traced back to the record.

How an engagement starts

  1. 01
    Scoping conversationYour last report, your geography, who holds each piece of the work today, and the next deadline.
  2. 02
    Written termsA defined program review, a reporting cycle, or a standing seat, with scope and fee in writing before we begin.
  3. 03
    First reviewThe last report and its records checked, and a short list of gaps delivered before the next cycle starts.

When to call

When institutions engage us

  • 01

    The report is due

    The annual security report has to be published by October 1, and the statistics and policy statements behind it are not ready.

  • 02

    No one owns Clery

    The work is split between campus safety, student affairs, and the Title IX office, and each assumes another is holding it.

  • 03

    The requirements grew

    New obligations, including the hazing statistics added by the Stop Campus Hazing Act, have landed on a program built for fewer.

  • 04

    A review is coming

    A Department of Education program review or a complaint means the record behind every statistic will be read.

The program

What the program covers

  • Annual security report

    The required policy statements and three years of crime statistics, compiled, checked, and published on time.

  • Crime statistics

    Each incident classified under Clery definitions and counted by Clery geography, with the reasoning kept on file.

  • Timely warnings and emergency notification

    Written procedures for when a warning or notification issues, who decides, and how the decision is documented.

  • Daily crime log

    Entries made on time, kept open to inspection, and reconciled against the statistics.

  • Campus security authorities

    Who they are, what they must report, how they report it, and the training that tells them.

  • Title IX alignment

    The same incident counted as a Clery statistic and handled as a Title IX matter, under rules that differ, without either being lost.

Worth knowing

Where it usually goes wrong

Statistics compiled in September from whatever records can be found, rather than classified as incidents arrive. A Clery program that runs all year produces a report that can be defended; one assembled at the deadline rarely can. A standing Clery Compliance Officer seat is published on the fractional leadership page.

See the published retainer schedule

Questions

Questions we get

All questions
Who does the Clery Act apply to?

Colleges and universities that participate in federal student aid programs. It does not apply to PK-12 districts.

Can you train our campus security authorities?

Yes. CSA training is part of the program and is also offered through the Learning Institute.

How is the work priced?

A standing seat is priced on the published retainer schedule. A program review or a single reporting cycle is quoted after scoping, and the figure holds for the work agreed.

Scoping

Start with a scoping call.

We look at what you have, tell you plainly whether we fit, and put the terms in writing before anything begins.

Trust, operationalized

Work with us

Engagements begin with a scoping conversation. We look at the portfolio you are carrying, the exposure you are managing, and the seat you need covered, then we tell you plainly whether we are the right firm for it.

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