www.mybrcc.edu
TITLE:
JEANNE CLERY DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY
AND CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS ACT
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 7, 2007
LAST REVISION: October 1, 2013
Policy No. 7.1008
POLICY STATEMENT
Baton Rouge Community College is committed to serving the constituents of the college and
promotes the safety and wellbeing of all. The College adopts this policy to facilitate full
compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime
Statistics Act (the “Clery Act”).
SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY
This policy applies to all members of the college community and provides information to
College visitors, prospective students and prospective employees.
PURPOSE
To provide students, parents, employees, and the campus community with accurate, complete,
and timely information relating to safety on or near the premises of BRCC to make informed
decisions.
PROCEDURES
This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that
occurred in on-campus buildings owned or controlled by Baton Rouge Community College; and
on public property within, immediately adjacent to, or accessible from the campus. The report
also includes institutional policies concerning issues of campus security, such as sexual assault
and other matters.
BRCC’s annual security report is made available to the general public via the BRCC Police
Department section of BRCC’s website. A notice of the report’s release and availability is
disseminated electronically to all current students, faculty, and staff members; this notice
includes the following direct link to the report:
http://www.mybrcc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=198&Itemid=
326
If necessary, a paper copy can be obtained by contacting Baton Rouge Community College’s
Police Department at 225-216-8001, or by Email at publicsafety@mybrcc.edu.
The Annual Security Report is also composed of a Daily Crime Log used to record alleged
criminal incidents reported to campus police or security departments. Crime log entries include
all crimes reported to campus police or security departments, in addition to Clery-Act Crimes.
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Baton Rouge Community College provides the Daily Crime Log in electronic format for all
criminal incidents reported to the BRCC Police Department within the 60-day period prior to
Requests for data can be made on-site during normal business hours at the BRCC’s Police
Department (Bienvenue Building) located on the Mid-City Campus at 201 Community College
Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act,
originally known as the Campus Security Act, is a federal law that require colleges and
universities across the United States to disclose information about crime on and around their
campuses. Legal Requirements of the Campus Security (Jeanne Clery) Act requires colleges and
universities to:
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Publish an annual report every year by October 1 that contains three years of campus
crime statistics and certain campus security policy statements;
Disclose crime statistics for the campus, public areas immediately adjacent to or running
through the campus, and certain non-campus facilities and remote classrooms. The
statistics must be gathered from campus police or security, local law enforcement, and
other college officials who have “significant responsibility for student and campus
activities;”
Provide “timely warning” notices of those crimes that have occurred and pose an ongoing
“threat to students and employees;” and
Disclose in a public crime log “any crime that occurred on campus… or within the patrol
jurisdiction of the campus police or campus security department and is reported to the campus
police or security department.”
The Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) Police Department is responsible for preparing
and distributing this report, which is compiled through a cooperative effort with other
departments of the
College, such as the Dean of Students and local law enforcement agencies.
We encourage members of the Baton Rouge Community College community to use this report as
a guide for safe practices both on and off campus.
BRCC’s annual security report is made available to the general public via the BRCC Police
Department section of BRCC’s website. If necessary, a paper copy can be obtained by contacting
Baton Rouge Community College’s Police Department at 225-216-8001.
Source of Policy: Campus Police
Related Policy: 908
Approved by:
Chancellor Andrea Lewis Miller
Vice Chancellor for
Responsible Administrator: Finance
LCTCS Policy Reference: 4.008
Security Policy and
LCTCS Guideline Reference: Crime Statistics
Date: 10/01/13
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