The Clery Act
Responsibilities of Global Education Program Directors
According to a federal law known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Cleary Act), Drew University is required to disclose “statistics
concerning the occurrence of certain criminal offenses reported to local law enforcement
agencies or any official of the institution who is defined as a “Campus Security Authority.” We
are required to disclose statistics for offenses that occur on campus, in or on non-campus
buildings or property owned or controlled by Drew, and public property within or immediately
adjacent to our campus.
Drew-sponsored global education programs are subject to the reporting requirements of the
Cleary Act and directors of such programs have legal obligations in ensuring Drew meets those
requirements. This document summarizes the requirements of the Clery Act as they relate to any
international or off-campus initiative and defines the responsibilities of its director(s).
Campus Security Authority
The law defines “Campus Security Authority” as: “An official of an institution who has
significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student
housing, student discipline, and campus judicial proceedings.”
Given that a director of an international or off-campus program has significant responsibility for
student and campus activities, he or she is a “Campus Security Authority.”
Non-Campus Property
A non-campus property is defined as “Any building or property owned or controlled by a student
organization that is officially recognized by the institution; or any building or property owned or
controlled by an institution that is used in direct support of, or in relation to, the institution’s
educational purposes, is frequently used by students, and is not within the same reasonably
contiguous geographic areas of the institution.”
The buildings and properties Drew uses for international or off-campus programs (ie, classroom
space, student accommodations for long or short-term programs) are non-campus properties.
Drew is required by law to report crimes that occur in such locations.
Reportable Incidents
The criminal offenses for which we are required to disclose statistics are murder/non-negligent
manslaughter, negligent manslaughter, sex offenses (forcible and non-forcible), robbery,
aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, arson, liquor law violations, drug abuse
violations and weapons: carrying, possessing, etc.
We are also required to report statistics for bias-related (hate) crimes for the following offenses:
murder/non-negligent manslaughter, sex offenses (forcible and non-forcible), robbery,
aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson. Additionally, larceny-theft,
vandalism, intimidation, simple assault, and damage/destruction/vandalism of property, if they
are related to a hate crime, must also be reported.
Requesting Statistics from Local Law Enforcement Agencies
In addition, Clery requires that every institution make a “reasonable, good-faith effort” to obtain
Clery crime statistics from local law enforcement agencies with reporting jurisdiction that have
jurisdiction over the school’s Clery geography.
For any Drew-sponsored global education programs, this means requesting statistics from local
law enforcement agencies for non-campus properties for the specific duration of the program.
Summary and Responsibilities
In order to be compliant with Clery Act requirements, every Drew-sponsored international or
off-campus program must:
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designate a “Campus Security Authority” for each trip;
have the “Campus Security Authority” report incidents that occur in or on non-campus
buildings or property owned or controlled by Drew;
provide Drew’s Director of Public Safety with the dates, duration and location(s) of your
program. The Office of Public Safety is charged with the responsibility of requesting
crime statistics from local law enforcement agencies for the non-campus buildings or
property owned or controlled by Drew during the program
If you have questions about the responsibilities of a “Campus Security Authority” or the Clery
Act is it applies to an international of off-campus program, please contact Stacy Fischer, Director
of International & Off-Campus Programs, or Rob Lucid, Director of Public Safety.
Last Updated: September 2014