Required Disclosure for the Clery Act

 

 

The Public Safety Office at Juniata College is an important area within Student Affairs. The staff of six full-time officers, one full time office support officer, three part-time officers, and 8 student student assistants.

The Public Safety Office is a service-oriented operation on our campus. The Public Safety Officers have a variety of training and professional experiences ranging from criminal investigation procedures, self-defense techniques, and medical training. Each officer must go through periodic training as part of their employment requirements. Public Safety personnel are on the job 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The department has at its disposal a Public Safety vehicle and full radio communication equipment to communicate with local law enforcement agencies and EMA. The Public Safety Office has an excellent working relationship with the local and state police.

The College employees approximately 400 non student employees. To view employee information click on the following: Human Resources

To view other policies and procedures click on the following: Pathfinder

Routine checks by Public Safety and Facilities Services occur with regards to outdoor lighting, landscaping, grounds keeping and any other potential Public Safety problems.

Students and employees may report emergencies or criminal acts in a variety of ways: By calling the The Public Safety Office 3163 or 911-1, Through their resident assistant or residence director, or by calling the Huntingdon Police directly. The college investigates all incidents that are reported by students and staff to determine the appropriate response and follow-up either through the campus judicial process or through the Local or State Police Departments

The following statistics are furnished in compliance with the Federal Student Right-to-know and Campus Security Act of 1990(Clery Act) you can view the statistics supplied to the Department of Education at the following web address: http://ope.ed.gov/ security /instDetail.asp?UNITID=213251. The College also maintains the stats required by the University Security Safety Act (PA Act 73) U.C.R. crime report. You can also view information about the campus judicial system.

The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act requires institutions to notify employees and students on where they can go to obtain the state information on individuals who may be employed or enrolled on campus that have been convicted of a criminal offense against a minor or convicted of a sexually violent offense.

This information can be obtained from the following web maintained by the PA State Police: www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us

This information is provided on an annual basis to all current students and employees and upon request to prospective students and employees.

Any questions concerning this information should be directed to The Public Safety Office at (814) 641-3163.

 

 

Statement of current campus policies regarding:

  • Procedures and facilities for students to report criminal actions or other emergencies;
  • Policies for making timely warning reports to the campus community;
  • Policies for preparing the annual disclosure of campus crime statistics;

Security Home

List of the titles of each person or organization reports should be made to for the purpose of making timely warnings and the annual statistical disclosure. This disclosure "must" include a statement disclosing whether or not the institution has a voluntary confidential reporting system for annual crime statistics and a description of the program if they have one.

Emeregency Procedure

Notice of Concern

 

Description of type and frequency of programs designed to inform students and employees about campus Public Safety procedures and practices to encourage responsibility for personal and community safety.

Campus Safety Programs

 

Description of programs designed to inform students and employees about crime prevention.

Blue Light call boxes

Campus Safety Programs

 

Statement regarding monitoring and recording through local police criminal activity in which students engaged at off-campus locations of student organizations officially recognized by the institution, including organizations with off-campus housing.

Off Campus Living

 

Statement of policy re: the possession, use, and sale of alcoholic beverages and enforcement of Federal and State underage drinking laws.

Alcohol

 

Statement of policy re: the possession, use, and sale of illegal drugs and enforcement of Federal and State drug laws.

Other Controlled Substances

 

Description of drug or alcohol-abuse education programs as required under 120(a)-(d) of the Higher Education Act (can be a cross reference to other publications).

Other Controlled Substances

Health and Wellness

 

Statement of policy regarding campus sexual assault program to prevent sex offenses, and procedures to follow when a sex offense occurs. Statement must include:

i. Description of educational programs to promote the awareness of rape, acquaintance rape and other forcible and non forcible sex offenses
ii. Procedures students should follow if a sex offense occurs, including:

  • Who should be contacted
  • The importance of preserving evidence for the proof of a criminal offense
  • To whom the alleged offense should be reported

iii. Information on the student's option to notify proper law enforcement officials (including on campus and local police) and a statement that institutional personnel will assist the student if requested.
iv. Notification of existing on-and off-campus counseling, mental health or other student services for victims of sex offenses
v. Notification that an institution will change the victim's academic and living situations if changes are requested and are reasonably available.
vi. Procedures for campus disciplinary procedures in cases of an alleged sex offense, including a clear statement that:

A. The accuser and accused are entitled to the same opportunities to have others present during a disciplinary proceeding;
B. Both the accuser and the accused shall be informed of the outcome of any institutional disciplinary proceeding brought alleging a sex offense (the institution's final determination and any sanction against the accused).

vii. Sanctions the institution may impose following a final determination of an institutional disciplinary proceeding regarding rape, acquaintance rape, or other forcible or non forcible sex offenses.

Criminal Sexual Misconduct

Sexual Harassment

 

 

Statement advising the campus community where law enforcement agency information provided by a State concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained.

This information can be obtained from the following web maintained by the PA State Police: www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us

 

Institution shall distribute the report by October 1st of each year to:

1. Current students and employees by appropriate publication and mailings through:

i. direct mailing to each individual (US Postal Service, campus mail, or electronic mail), or
ii. Publications provided directly to each individual, or
iii. posting on an Internet or Intranet web site (provided all required recipients are directly notified of how to access the report and given an opportunity to request a paper copy)

2. Prospective students and employees upon request provided each is informed of the availability of the Public Safety report, given a summary of its contents and given the opportunity to request a copy. Institutions may comply with this requirement by using an Internet web site if they provide the exact electronic address of the report and provide a paper copy upon request.

3. The crime statistics must also be submitted to the US Department of Education every year in a manner to be prescribed by the DOE.